Actor Naseeruddin Shah commented on the Ae Dil Hai Mushkil controversy said that artists are easy targets. The actor added that since the censor board had cleared the film and government assured a smooth release, filmmaker Karan Johar shouldn't have apologised for casting of Pakistani actor Fawad Khan. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma, is set to hit the screens on October 28.