The actor wants young boys to learn to be gentle, good and respectful towards women
Kolkata:
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan defended Kolkata in the wake of rising number of crimes against women in the city. He said the whole world had issues when it came to the safety of women.
Shah Rukh Khan, who is the state's brand ambassador, said, "This is very personal. You can't pick on a city because it's easiest to blame the system...the whole country... the whole world actually has issues as far as safety of women is concerned."
The star also stressed the need to teach children to respect women.
"We can always turn around and say that it's sad...but I think the younger people... and I feel I am young...we must change the concept of how we bring up our children at home. The thing is the mentality of not telling the boys how to be gentle, and good and respectful. So I have started doing that," he told reporters during the promotion of his film Chennai Express in the city.
"When I talk to my son about girls, I don't talk about girlfriends. I tell him: 'Don't break a girl's heart, treat it gently and there is no way that you can look at an atrocity done on a women and if you do that you will not be forgiven by your father and mother'. So we should start from there," he said.
Downplaying the issue of surrogacy and his new born, SRK cleared the air by stating: "I didn't do it to promote surrogacy in the country...I did it to have a baby...I don't know how to explain that."
Directed by Rohit Shetty, Chennai Express is slated for an August 9 release. It features Deepika Padukone as the lead actress.
Shah Rukh Khan, who is the state's brand ambassador, said, "This is very personal. You can't pick on a city because it's easiest to blame the system...the whole country... the whole world actually has issues as far as safety of women is concerned."
The star also stressed the need to teach children to respect women.
"We can always turn around and say that it's sad...but I think the younger people... and I feel I am young...we must change the concept of how we bring up our children at home. The thing is the mentality of not telling the boys how to be gentle, and good and respectful. So I have started doing that," he told reporters during the promotion of his film Chennai Express in the city.
"When I talk to my son about girls, I don't talk about girlfriends. I tell him: 'Don't break a girl's heart, treat it gently and there is no way that you can look at an atrocity done on a women and if you do that you will not be forgiven by your father and mother'. So we should start from there," he said.
Downplaying the issue of surrogacy and his new born, SRK cleared the air by stating: "I didn't do it to promote surrogacy in the country...I did it to have a baby...I don't know how to explain that."
Directed by Rohit Shetty, Chennai Express is slated for an August 9 release. It features Deepika Padukone as the lead actress.
