Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been in the news ever since he was snapped at legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's funeral on February 6. A video went viral from the last rites ceremony in which SRK and his manager Pooja Dadlani were seen bidding their last goodbye to the 'Nightingale of India'. While offering prayers, in the clip, the actor also blows duas, which a section of social media users mistook as spitting and trolled him.

However, SRK fans and various celebrities including Urmila Matondkar, Swara Bhakser among others came out in the superstar’s support and made it clear that he removed his mask just to blow into the air, which is a part of Islamic ritual after reading a ‘dua’. While Shah Rukh Khan is yet to react, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has now reacted to the controversy and has supported the Swades star.

"It is shameful the way people are trolling him (Shah Rukh Khan). Some people are doing politics in the name of religion even on the sad occurrence of Lata ji's demise. We all know who these people are. Nobody needs to be told," Sanjay Raut was quoted as saying by ANI.  

Recently, an old SRK video too went viral on the internet in which he is shown discussing his vision of India. In the clip, SRK recounted how in school, students had to prepare an essay on 'My Country'.  It was incorrect, in his perspective, because we are Indian citizens who do not own the country.

On the Bollywood front, the actor was last seen in Aanand L Rai's Zero co-starring Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. The film was released in 2018 and turned out to be a box office disappointment. He is currently shooting for Siddharth Anand's Pathan which marks his comeback after a gap of around four years. Reportedly, he has also signed films with Rajkumar Hirani and Atlee. However, an official announcement is still awaited.  

Source: HT

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