As for the physical nature of the film, Johar said given the fact that it dealt with sex and adultery there had to be more sensuality and sexuality to it than his previous films. "But we could not alienate the older and more traditional audiences," he said. "We had to be very careful how we showed passion in the film."
He remembered that Yash Chopra's Silsila also dealt with infidelity and extra-marital affairs, and that film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Jaya Bachchan and Sanjeev Kumar raised quite a bit of controversy when it was released in 1981.
Many people in India expect their stars to be exemplary, he said, and that is the reason why some of them are upset that actors in KANK are playing adulterers.
An elderly gentleman sitting next to me quickly scribbled on his notepad: Wasn't Silsila inspired by the real life story in Amitabh's life? I am going to ask the question.
But he did not get an opportunity to ask the question.
Meanwhile, another reporter had asked Shah Rukh if he would have followed the example of his character in KANK if he had an affair in real life?
"Remember I am a Muslim," Shah Rukh quipped, laughing gently.
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