Later, Shah Rukh said it was a 'false bravado' on NDTV Spotlight. He answered, "It's phoney confidence. When it comes down to it, when my daughter likes someone, I know I won't be able to say anything and will have to accept it. Before anything occurs, I though I'd put this out there in case someone reads it and feels they should respect me a bit more and take it seriously. But I don't believe it is severe."