Actor Aamir Khan joined the debate over "rising intolerance" in India, saying that his wife, Kiran Rao, had asked if they should move out of the country, as she feared for the safety of their children in a climate of insecurity. Here's all that followed...

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Actor Hrithik Roshan has come out in support of Aamir Khan, praising the superstar for his measured response to the criticism that he faced following his remarks on intolerance.

Anupam Kher and Shirish Kunder: Argue on Twitter over Aamir Khan

When Anupam Kher tweeted, "Dear @aamir_khan. Did you ask Kiran which country would she like to move out to? Did you tell her that this country has made you AAMIR KHAN," director, Shirish Kunder replied, "Dear Anupam Kher, #AamirKhan was talking about Kiran Rao, not Kiran Kher. Hope this clears the confusion. Jai Ho :-)" Anupam Kher responded to Shirish's tweet, with a barb of his own. He tweeted, "Omg. Never realised you are so intelligent. Ja Ho.:)"

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Priyadarshan: Media-inspired negativity killing India

"Media is killing the country. They like only negative things. Look at our newspapers, they are all about political fights and such stuff," Priyadarshan told the media on the sidelines of an event at the 46th International Film Festival of India.

Choreographer-turned-filmaker Farah Khan has come out in support of Aamir Khan, who waded into controversy with his remarks on growing intolerance, and feels it's wrong to attack the actor.

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"We as human beings have divided everything. The colour green is for muslims, 'gerua' for someone else. Even we have divided animals- cow for one and goat for another. We need to understand that we are one race. The moment we take this off a lot of problems will be solved. Lots of people have died in our country in the name of religion and nothing else," said Rajkumar Hirani

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India is the biggest democracy. We have the right to say what we want to say and people have the right to protest. If there are things that some think are are wrong, then people have the right to speak up.

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Vivek Oberoi, too, has commented on the issue of intolerance in the country and Aamir Khan's statement that caused much uproar. "I have a lot of respect for Aamir Khan and his body of work as an actor. My personal belief is that India is the most tolerant country in the world and has been for thousands of years. When the world was fighting in holy crusades, one religion versus another, we were learning to live with each other. How to create monuments, how to create cultural artefacts, paint, write poetries, celebrate each other. This is how India has contributed to the world. India is a confluence of all religions, ideas, ideologies and politics. I have deep respect for that and I have immense pride. I am going to live here and I am going to die here," said Vivek.

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India is tolerant

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Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha has come out in support of Aamir Khan's comments on growing intolerance and said the superstar's opinion should be respected and heard.

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Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman on Tuesday said he agreed with Bollywood star Aamir Khan's statement on growing intolerance in the country. Rahman explained that he faced a similar situation in September, when a Muslim group issued a fatwa against him.

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Aamir Khan had joined the debate over rising intolerance in India, saying that his wife Kiran Rao had asked if they should move out of the country as she feared for the safety of their children in a climate of insecurity. In a series of tweets addressed to Aamir, Anupam Kher expressed what he thought about Aamir's statement. He also questioned Aamir as to when had Incredible India turned Intolerant India for him.

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