Aamir Khan speaking out on what he thinks is the growing tolerance in India has led to heated debates outside and even within the Bollywood industry. On Monday, the actor said the growing sense of insecurity and intolerance in the country had led his family to consider moving abroad.

In what seemed like a frank admission, he said his wife was scared to open the papers every day, that she was afraid of the atmosphere in the country and whether it was safe for her child. But after this statement, a lot of industry people — prominently led by Anupam Kher — made caustic comments varying from how Aamir had no right to speak about intolerance and how he should be grateful at having been bestowed superstar status in this country, to how he should be packed off to Pakistan.