Kareena Kapoor Khan's new film is about peace and empathy among Muslims and Hindus
Kareena Kapoor Khan hopes people walk away from her film feeling like we are all part of "one human race".
Kareena Kapoor Khan says her new film 'The Buckingham Murders' has an underlying message of hope for Muslims and Hindus to unite in peace.
The 2023 crime thriller stars Kareena - who took on a producer role for the first time - as grieving British-Indian detective Jaspreet Bhamra who is assigned the case of a murdered Indian child in Buckinghamshire, and the main suspect has Pakistani Muslim origins.
Last summer, Leicester, in England, saw tensions between predominately British Hindus and British Muslims of South Asian origin result in rioting, protest marches, sloganeering and ethnic violence.
And although the situation was "woven into" the film, they did not intended to make it political, instead reminding everyone that there is "one human race".
Speaking to Sky News, she said: "I strongly believe at the end of the day, we belong to one human race.
"Everyone is under the same sun. We are standing on the same earth - so why should there be any issues?
"I deeply believe in peace.
"When you watch the movie, in a subtle way, we're trying to talk about the fact it's all about being together."
Director Hansal Mehta added: "The truth is that it exists around us and yet we continue living our lives.
"You live in a country [Britain] where this kind of backdrop exists. So when a conflict situation arises... these prejudices that are deep-rooted… they come up… they come out to the fore."
The filmmaker says the "religious divide is getting wider and wider" and insists "a little bit of empathy" is required.
He went on: "This polarisation is a global phenomenon now. We live in very polarised times. It's getting worse.
"Whether it is between Jews and Muslims, whether it's a Muslim and Hindu, the religious divide is getting wider and wider.
"It is becoming a means of manipulating people and staying in power worldwide. That concerns me as a filmmaker.
"I try to show it in whatever way I can through my work.
"I'm trying to connect human emotion to this larger, politically volatile world that we live in.
"A little bit of empathy is all that is needed."
