said . `` This was my point of view ... it was n't as if I was saying something new . I did n't know it would cause so much trouble , and especially when a film was releasing , you do n't want that kind of trouble . It just went completely through the roof . '' Khan is keen to keep his roles as an actor , cricket team boss and icon for millions as far from the political realm as possible . His face is one of the most salable in India with his image used in a raft of adverts and supporting products . Yet his recent film '' My Name is Khan '' did touch upon religious sensitivities , striking a chord among cinema goers in Muslim countries across the world . In the film Khan , himself a Muslim , plays an autistic Muslim immigrant in American soon after the terrorists attack on September 11 , 2001 . `` I really thought the film was about humanity . It 's not about Islam , it could have been about any religion to be honest , '' he said . `` But I simply thought
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Shah Rukh Khan , the Bollywood superstar , has become more than a little accustomed to being adored by millions . `` I do n't want to be anonymous ... I 'm very honest about that . I love being recognized , I love people liking me , I love the fact that people scream when I go out . I think I 'll miss all that when it 's taken away , '' he told CNN . But earlier this year comments by Khan , the owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders , caused a storm of controversy and attention he did n't want . Khan questioned the lack of Pakistani players in this year 's competition , and Indian Hindu nationalist party Shiv Sena interpreted the comments as inflammatory . Threats were made to boycott his latest film and some activists made some threats against him and his family 's safety . `` It just went onto a political agenda platform , onto an activist platform . I 'm not on the same playing field . I 'm an actor , I 'm not a politician , '' he