Was Shahrukh Khan insulting Kajol, Madhuri and Juhi?

The trend may be changing with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor Khan, but Bollywood heroines still have a long way to go. At least the talented actresses of 90s certainly are being discriminated against this reality. Why else are then talented actresses like Madhuri Dixit, Kajol and Juhi Chawla not getting good offers. And everyone knows how beautiful and talented they are. And this is exactly what was bothering Shahrukh Khan because all these ladies have done some block busters with these once leading ladies of Bollywood. And this is what he said recently while talking to a periodical: “Madhuri, Juhi and Kajol are such beautiful women and wonderful actors. I'm a star because of them; they've taught me all that I know. Whenever I can, I try to get them to act in my movies. But we have to realise that this is a business at the end of the day, however much you may think it's a creative field. It pays the bills. It's a dichotomy in many ways. Films are an art; you can call it art that is tacky, fantastic, offbeat, edgy, superb, not-understandable - but it's art. Yet, this art is not based on how beautiful the outcome is like how a Monalisa is judged purely on her smile. Market forces define the art of cinema. A majority of the audience wants to see younger people. People define what they want to watch and the filmmakers follow suit. "