Aamir Khan doesn't have a new movie release coming up. That is what surprised people almost as much as his statement about intolerance in India. After all, it is a truth universally acknowledged that Mr Khan doesn't say or do anything without the prospect of it affecting the release of a new movie looming on the horizon. And yet, according to news reports, he did speak out. Without it being part of a marketing campaign. The horror!

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