The usually sporting and a socially conscientious Aamir Khan recently shared his thoughts on the heavily-panned AIB Roast of Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Karan Johar. Khan said that he was “deeply affected” by the show because he felt it was “violent”—and that celebrities have “certain responsibility” to abstain from verbal violence. His opinions didn’t go down too well with a lot of people, whocriticised him heavily.

However, the PK actor has spoken yet again and explained his angst against the controversial show. “I’m aware that if you sign up for the Roast, you sign up to insult each other. But, in this case, even those who hadn’t signed up were being targeted, like Farida Jalal, Reema Lagoo and a beautiful, young girl I love dearly. The young girl whom I’ve known since she was a kid, was the butt of racist and sexist jokes. She did not even know that a live audience was watching this and couldn’t protect herself. That is unfair! This is what I meant when I described the show as ‘violent’. Films which depict violence are fictional but this young girl is real. So my reaction was more emotional than moralistic.” We wonder, who is that young girl that Aamir is hinting at? Any guesses?

His argument didn’t end there. ‘”If two consenting adults wish to insult each other, that’s their problem. But you can’t go around attacking anyone you feel like. That is no different from the physical violence we see around us and object to. And when someone uses the words “shut up”, it makes me believe that these people are certainly not a part of the group that is for freedom of speech,” added the Dangal actor.

If you will remember, Aamir was also accused of double standards given the fact he produced black comedy film, Delhi Belly, which, as we all know was loaded with expletives. “As I said, I have no moral issues with the use of expletives in content meant for adults. When we made Delhi Belly we were making a film which was meant for an adult certification,” defends Aamir.

src:bollywoodlife