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I don’t like being told what to do: Shah Rukh

Shahrukh Khan

New Delhi: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has taken another dig at Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss for the latter’s quit-smoking-on-screen appeal to him, saying he does not like anyone telling him what to do and what not to.

“I do not endorse smoking and I do not like anyone telling me what to do and what not to do,” Mr. Khan said in an interview to NDTV.

“You cannot tell me how to earn a packet, you cannot tell me what to eat and what to wear, what not to say to my wife, these are personal things. So, I guard that very jealously,” he said.

Earlier, Mr. Anbumani had said Mr. Khan should not have smoked in the stands while watching a cricket match in Mumbai and that he and Amitabh Bachchan can learn a thing or two from superstar Rajinikant regarding smoking onscreen

But Mr. Khan had this piece of advice for everyone. “I tell children all the time, please do not smoke because it is the worst. If I do not smoke, I would be a big movie star for many, many years to come or maybe I won’t be because I smoke that is such a bad thing to do. Do not do it,” he pleaded.

Mr. Khan (42) has earned the ire of anti-smoking groups on different occasions for lighting up in public in violation of a 2004 ban.

Entering politics

On rumours of his entry into politics, Mr. Khan said despite having a good relationship with the young scions of the Gandhi family, there is no question of joining politics. “Half of the people think that I am very close to the Congress and am going to join politics. I am very close to Priyanka, Robert and Rahul. I tell everyone, I say this whenever I meet them. Why don’t you ask them, are you going to join films,” the actor said in the interview to be telecast on Saturday. — PTI

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