New Delhi: One of the most adored celebrity in India is Shah Rukh Khan, who has dominated Bollywood for several decades. Recently, an old video of the actor from an event started doing the rounds on the internet, in which Rahul Gandhi asked Shah Rukh Khan for "one piece of advice for politicians."
Given that Manmohan Singh's is seated on stage during the event, the video seems to have been taken during his tenure as India's prime minister. Shah Rukh modestly responded, "I am an actor who lies and cheats for a living," in response to Rahul's request for advice.
Shah Rukh Khan's advice for Indian politicians
The actor started by saying, “I’m glad it’s such a simple question.”
“I lie and cheat and do deceit for a living. I am an actor so I am all show, nothing really concrete inside me but I’d like to say, I have a huge amount of respect for people who run the country or who have it in their hearts to run the country,” he continued.
Shah Rukh stated that the people who work for the government are performing a “selfless service” and that he would only for everyone to perform their duty honestly.
“Love the country and we have a wonderful wonderful country so let’s not take money under the table. Let’s not do shady stuff. If we do it right, we are all going to make money, we are all going to be happy and we all will be a great and very proud nation,” Shah Rukh Khan said.
He concluded his his speech by saying, “So my advice to all the politicians is, please be as honest as realistically possible.”
Check out the viral video here:
On the work front, Shah Rukh Khan's has delivered consecutive hits in films, like ‘Pathaan’, ‘Jawan’, and ‘Dunki’, in last two years.