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Supporting the demand of prime slots for Marathi movies in multiplexes,superstar Shah Rukh Khan on August 26 said that importance should be given to promotion and encouragement of regional cinema in the country.
The 44-year-old actor,who was targeted by the Shiv Sena during the release of his latest blockbuster My Name Is Khan,said that regional films are made on a small budget and should be encouraged more.
“I am speaking as a film person and do not want to get into the political agenda, he said. I watch regional movies like Malayalam and Marathi on DVD at home. Even though language is a problem,I feel the best stories on celluloid come from the regional industry. If the DVDs are brought out with sub-titles,the films would get more exposure, the actor said.
Shah Rukh said that it was the duty of the Mumbai film industry to support the cinema belonging to the region. To a question on whether he knows Marathi and would learn to speak the language like his contemporary Aamir Khan is doing,Shah Rukh said that he was bad with languages. My children speak it very well and hopefully they will teach me, he added.
