and this comment has been so completely taken out of context so many times already and I dont know for what reason.
He said it as a sideline comment with his usual sense of good humor.
Excerpt:
Do you regret not doing Chak De! India since you were the original choice for the role of Kabir Khan?

I don’t regret not doing the film but I agree that my judgement about the film was wrong. Adi (Aditya Chopra) had told me during the narration that he’s going to make a damn good film. But I had a problem with the climax. My reasoning was that if you lose to Pakistan then you also have to win with Pakistan. I also had a problem with the title. I wish they hadn’t added India to the title. I felt our fans in Pakistan and Bangladesh might feel bad.

You don’t grudge Chak De.. to Shah Rukh Khan?

Not at all. I refused the film and he signed it so it’s fair. I had refused Baazigar as well. When Abbas-Mustan came to me with the script, I asked my dad for his inputs. He felt that since it’s a story of a negative character they should add an angle of the mother in it.
They didn’t agree. When I turned down the film, they went to Shah Rukh and then they added the mother angle! (Laughs) But I don’t regret it at all. Just imagine, if I had done Baazigar then there would be no Mannat standing in Bandstand today. I’m very happy for Shah Rukh and his success.

How do you view Saawariya’s clash with SRK’s Om Shanti Om?

I’ve a small part in Om Shanti Om so in a way it’s my film too. There is no competition between Shah Rukh and me. I hope both the films do verywell.
The way I see it, if an actor doesn’t do well, 10,000 families are affected. It’s a massive food chain of producer, director, writer, distributor, exhibitor, people who supply popcorn at cinema halls and also the audience. The entire network originates from a star who sells.

Twisting the truth to make the story more interesting is not only disgusting and immoral its against the law (it is called slander and its liable).