New Delhi, October 13
Selfish, materialistic, capitalistic and too good looking. This is how Bollywood heartthrob Shahrukh Khan describes himself as he justifies his desire to keep away from politics.
Addressing the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here today, the actor described politics as “one of the most self-sacrificing kind of jobs” and apologised on behalf of the film industry for having “caricatured” politicians in movies.
“I think running a country, a state or a small ‘kasbah’ requires a lot of selflessness. And I am really too business-oriented to be selfless,” Khan said responding to a question on whether he intended to join politics.
In a lighter vein, he said he was “too selfish, too materialistic and capitalistic kind of a person to join politics. Second, I am too good looking.” He then promptly added, “Rahul (Gandhi) is amazing looking. But I have a six-pack,” said Khan.
“To be really honest, I was having a discussion with some of my friends last night and I was asking Rahul (Gandhi) that it is amazing and commendable when young people decide to join politics,” he said.
Shahrukh Khan almost took his shirt off to prove his six-pack abs were real and not morphed. An audience member asked him if the abs as seen in the trailer of the soon-to-be-released film ‘Om Shanti
Om’ were real or morphed, prompting the actor to get up and almost take his shirt off. “I do have the six-pack. I can show it to you,” said the actor as he moved to unbutton his shirt.
— PTI
