It's like asking me why I am not playing golf like Tiger Woods - SRK

Shah Rukh Khan was once asked by a popular daily, when would stars talk about real issues in India. To which the superstar had stated, "Get me a top TV journalist who puts my views across as they are, without trying to add their own point of view. Then I would say something. I have said it before, and I rue the day I said it. It is about how much views are put across, which is very sad. And then the same people ask, 'Why doesn't Shah Rukh Khan say anything?' No, I won't say anything. You say it, but you can't tell me what to say." He even went on to add, "You like Meryl Streep so much, run her tape. God bless you; you have Meryl Streep saying it, so why do you want someone else to say the same thing? Why do you want to be a copycat like you always have been? It's stupid."

Today, SRK wrote an editorial for another leading daily, in which he again talked about the Meryl Streep speech and the constant questions of the stars not speaking against the situations which should be addressed immediately.

He wrote, "What Meryl Streep spoke about at the Golden Globe Awards is related to what's happening in the US, something she believes in, and has a comment to make. Before any journalist starts comparing, is there a similar situation here that you want me to speak about? No. If there is a situation that is different, I am sure people who want to speak will speak differently."

Shah Rukh added, "I found it very odd that all the journalists started saying "When will Indian actors start speaking like this?" Why would Indian actors speak about a situation that does not exist? If there is an agenda and situation you want us to speak on, then you ask us about it and, obviously, we do speak."

"After Meryl Streep's speech, asking me why Indian actors are not doing the same is weird. It is like asking me suddenly why I am not playing golf like Tiger Woods. I appreciate what she said and think it was very brave of her to say that in an event organised by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Our actors do speak. So do our actresses, filmmakers, producers and journalists," says SRK.

He went on to further say, "But the bottom-line is, you've got to speak to people who understand what you are saying. More than the platform Streep used for speaking, she had the platform where people understood what she said... Like I have said before, journalists are not used to stardom " theirs as well as celebrities'. Suddenly, everybody looks better, does better make-up and the anchor is the star of every show. The editor is the star of every snippet. Everybody writes an article with a picture. Everybody is trying to lose weight, look nice. When I was seven years into stardom, I used to behave like this. Meryl Streep is the woman I love the most in this world. I believe singing is God's gift. Acting is something that can be crafted, learnt and trained in. If there is one actor who is gifted by God in acting, it is her. She is in a space where she has the right to talk about it."

Very well said!