That is indeed a 'bitter pill' given to this long overdue NA for SRK...all those who didn't like the film, don't like SRK - for whatever reason - got arguments for negative comments...did anyone argue against Vikrant Massey getting the same NA for his role in 12th Fail? Of course not.
What a sly move... (and not the only one)
But: if SRK (genuinely) is happy, then nothing else matters
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