Pakistani heart throb Fawad Khan was scrutinised by the Indian media and right-wing politicians in the last few weeks after a teaser clip of his upcoming film ‘Abir Gulaal’ was released on social media. Right-wing activists threatened to storm cinemas in protest of the films release, and demanded the government to ban Pakistani actors from working in the country.
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Fawad Khan’s upcoming film ‘Abir Gulaal’ faces threat of ban from right-wing political parties in India
Bollywood actors have now stepped up to defend Khan and ‘Abir Gulaal’, saying that everyone is welcome to work in the country. Speaking to HT City, actor Bobby Deol said the industry should be welcoming to actors from all around the world.
“See, I wouldn’t like to go on to the political side because that’s where things start getting messy. We are actors; we work for everyone all over the world. Even if somebody is watching or not, we are for everyone. So, aisi koi baat nahin hain (nothing like that). The more the way the world has become, we should stay global and let there be more countries; that’s the way it should be,” responded Deol.
Ameesha Patel also stepped up to defend Fawad Khan and urged audiences to respect art.
“I used to like Fawad Khan before also. We welcome every actor and every musician. This is the culture of India. So art is art; I don’t differentiate. International artists are welcome; all around the world, artists are welcome. In any field, painters, musicians, actors, directors, anything.”
