Bollywood has stood strongly behind the Khans the biggest stars of Bollywood saying they would not be divided by religion.
The terrorists behind the Bangalore and Ahmedabad blasts had sent out a threat to the Khans - SRK, Aamir, Salman and Saif - saying that as Muslims they should stop acting in films.
Sanjay Khan said that there was really no issue and the matter of what Bollywood represented was settled. "I think this is a media created hype and it is completely blowing matters out of proportion," he said, "There is no threat to Bollywood so far as all of this is concerned."
Prashant Pandey, writer of Ram Gopal Varma's Contract, said "An actor has no religion. One cannot categorise an actor on that basis. His persona is different as an individual both on and off-screen."
Bollywood has always been very strong on the theme of national and religious unity in India and many of its directors have focussed on the subject, like Manmohan Desai with his Amar Akbar Anthony.
The Khans themselves have essayed uniting roles, such as SRK in Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (made by Aziz Mirza).
Filmmaker Jagmohan Mundra, who is making Shoot on Sight, a film on international terrorism, added: "India has always been a secular country and Bollywood has always advocated its secular character. A warning by a handful of people will definitely not matter to the industry."
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