A king is a king and the badshah of Bollywood has made a tough stand. The superstar has refused to please the egos of the Shiv Sena and refused to say sorry.

In fact the actor is feeling sad and has said ‘it was highly unhealthy, undemocratic and insensitive” on the Sena’s part.

“It is very unfortunate. I think it is unhealthy, undemocratic and highly insensitive. But I guess one has to get used to these things around you. I kind of feel that what I feel and say to youngsters is as an Indian and I am proud to be that. If some situations like this arises, though I wish it didn’t, I wish everything settles down…But yes, I do feel saddened by controversies like these,” he told reporters in US where he and Kajol had gone for a promotional tour of his forthcoming release, “My Name Is Khan’.

The Shiv Sena said if Shah Rukh failed to apologise for his statement, his next big release “My Name Is Khan” could be banned in Mumbai.

“Shah Rukh Khan must withdraw his comments if he wants his new film to be released in Mumbai,” senior party leader Manohar Joshi, a former speaker of the Lok Sabha, told mediapersons in Mumbai.

He also warned that all Shah Rukh’s films could face a ban in the city if he failed to tender an apology. As everybody knows Shah Rukh, who owns the Kolkata Knight Riders team of IPL, had spoken against the exclusion of Pakistani cricketers from the forthcoming tournament.

When asked about the ban that the Shiv Sena plans to impose on “My Name Is Khan” in Mumbai, Shah Rukh said: “The controversy is with me and my statement. It has nothing to do with Karan (Johar), Kajol or the film. I stand up for my comments…there is no excuse for having said what I said and I am proud that I have a take like that.”