New Delhi: Parts of Rajkumar Hirani’s PK, which questions people’s blind faith in god-men, were shot at Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living Foundation ashram in Bengaluru. When the filmmaker was questioned as to why he has thanked the spiritual leader in his film’s credits, he says he’s “only against fake gurus”.
Hirani said in a statement: “I’m being asked that if I’m against religious gurus, why have I expressed gratitude to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in the film titles. My answer is that I’m not against religious gurus, I’m only against fake gurus.
“Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a courageous man. He gave me the location to shoot, knowing well that this is a film on god and fake god-men. He is beyond pettiness of religion. He can see the larger picture. I admire his work and have tremendous respect for him. We will be showing him the film soon,” he added.
Starring Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma, the movie has already crossed the Rs. 3 billion (Dh17 million) mark in the domestic market.
