For the last 2 years, if there is one star who has constantly been in the eye of a storm, it has been Aamir Khan, the actor and film maker who has been a blessing to Hindi films and is better known by his second name, Mr. Perfectionist - ALI PETER JOHN
And the reasons for why he has been in all kinds of trouble is mainly because of his belonging to a community which is being targeted by a majority community which is now the favourite community of the ruling powers.
It is also because according to many political experts he has been rubbing the Prime Minister, Narendra Damodar Modi, on the wrong side which is one of the many sides of his total personality.
It is Aamir in the news and literally taking the limelight away from the Sushant Singh Rajput case and other issues of National interest.
He had made a personal trip to Turkey recently in order to scout locations in Turkey for his under production film called "Lal Singh Chaddha" in which he teams up with Kareena Kapoor Khan and in which he plays a “Sardar” throughout the film.
He was personally invited by the President of Turkey, Mr. Edrogan and his wife Emime Edrogan.
He had a personal meeting with the first lady of Turkey who seemed to be his ardent fan and wrote on her twitter handle about how pleased she was to spend time with the actor who she called one of the best actors in the world.
The Indian Ambassador in Turkey, Mr. Sanjay Panda also took to twitter to praise Aamir and called him the best Ambassador to build better relations between Turkey and India…
But, after the warm welcome and response he received in Turkey, he had to come back to face his own country where there was an atmosphere of fear and terror growing up against him.
There have been wild protests against him coming from the bhakts of the Prime Minister and other Hindu elements which have openly shown how hostile they have been towards Aamir for quite sometime.
This show of protest has not been a new experience for Aamir. He had received the first taste of hostility when he had come out openly in favour of the Narmada Bachao Movement and he had to suffer for it when his new film “Fanaa” was banned all over Gujarat at a time when Namo was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
The film suffered huge financial losses and the Indian in him received his first serious jolt.
He faced heavy flak only two years ago when he made a statement talking about how his wife Kiran Rao told him that it was growing more and more difficult to live in the Country and had expressed her fears for the family and the children and had asked Aamir if it would not be safe for them to leave the Country.
This imaginary fear was blown out of all proportions and Aamir was being branded as an Anti- National by vested Interests allover the Country.
And now comes this nasty attack on an Indian who has been proving his being India by making and acting in patriotic and films with the fragrance of India in notable films like ‘Lagaan', ‘Taare Zameen Par’, ‘PK’, ‘3 Idiots’ and even a film like ‘Dangal' and Aamir did what no great Journalist has ever done, when he produced, presented and anchored a serial like, “Satyameva Jayate”.
His next film , ‘Lal Singh Chaddha’ is also based on a theme which speaks about India.
The actor who proved his Nationality as an Indian like very few in the Film have, is now under the scanner of all kinds of dangerous interests, institutions, individuals and even an entire Government, or so it seems.
The other two big Khans, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan and even Naseeruddin Shah, for that matter are living through uneasy, uncomfortable and even scary times.
What will happen to a true Nationalist who has his roots in some of the greatest Muslim Families who have fought for Independence?
Will there be a solution to these ugly situations which should not have happened in a free India but are happening with a consistent and dangerous regularity?