<p>Khan, 45, who was speaking at a promotional event for his latest film 'Ra One', said he is keen to act in Tamil movies but only in a "dumb" character because he did not know the language and it would be difficult to deliver dialogues with perfection.<br /><br />This led to a sharp reaction from an audience who said the actor should avoid using the word 'dumb' while referring to people with speech impairment.<br /><br />Promptly apologising, Khan asked Jayashree for the right word to be used to refer people with speech impairment and she suggested "you can use the word mute."<br />The Bollywood Badshah was talking to the audience after launching the music for 'Ra One' promo here.<br /><br />Khan also expressed his thanks to superstar Rajinikanth for accepting his offer to play a cameo role in Ra One, which will be simultaneously released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi on Diwali.<br /><br />He also paid a return visit to Rajinikanth, who flew to Mumbai on October 2, putting his health issue aside to shoot for Khan's dream project Ra One.<br /><br />Khan spent about 15 minutes with Rajnikanth."He was well when I spoke to him. He is very keen to start work," Khan said, replying to a question on Superstar's health.<br /><br />Rajnkanth will be seen in the role of 'Chitti', the robot, in the science-fiction film 'Ra.One'.</p>
<p>Khan, 45, who was speaking at a promotional event for his latest film 'Ra One', said he is keen to act in Tamil movies but only in a "dumb" character because he did not know the language and it would be difficult to deliver dialogues with perfection.<br /><br />This led to a sharp reaction from an audience who said the actor should avoid using the word 'dumb' while referring to people with speech impairment.<br /><br />Promptly apologising, Khan asked Jayashree for the right word to be used to refer people with speech impairment and she suggested "you can use the word mute."<br />The Bollywood Badshah was talking to the audience after launching the music for 'Ra One' promo here.<br /><br />Khan also expressed his thanks to superstar Rajinikanth for accepting his offer to play a cameo role in Ra One, which will be simultaneously released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi on Diwali.<br /><br />He also paid a return visit to Rajinikanth, who flew to Mumbai on October 2, putting his health issue aside to shoot for Khan's dream project Ra One.<br /><br />Khan spent about 15 minutes with Rajnikanth."He was well when I spoke to him. He is very keen to start work," Khan said, replying to a question on Superstar's health.<br /><br />Rajnkanth will be seen in the role of 'Chitti', the robot, in the science-fiction film 'Ra.One'.</p>