Don’t support the ban: Salman Khan, Karan Johar
Salman Khan isn’t known to take political stands, but on this issue, for once, the superstar did have a straightforward opinion. When he was asked whether or not actors from across the border should be banned here, Khan replied: “They are artists. We have killed the terrorists. Artists are not terrorists. These are two different subjects. They come to our country after acquiring visa, and it’s our government who allows them with the work permit in our country.” He had also said, of the current tensions between the two countries: “[The] ideal situation would have been love and peace, but now it has happened, so obviously it was a reaction to some people’s action. In this day and age, I feel handling things with love and peace would have been better, especially for common people. But after Uri attacks, it seems (like) proper action because they were terrorists.” Incidentally, Khan’s NGO Being Human has stated its intention to help the families of the soldiers who were martyred in Uri.
Actors don’t matter. The country does: Nana Patekar
In the wake of Salman’s support of Pakistani artistes, Nana Patekar was asked for his opinion the issue. He told the Financial Express: “Pakistani actors and others come later, first comes my country. Actors are like bed bugs in front of the country, we don’t have any worth. No hero can be better than the soldiers. We actors are just common people, the real heroes are our soldiers. Don’t pay attention to what we say, don’t give this much importance to anyone. And those who keep on speaking, they don’t deserve that much importance.”
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:www.filmibeat.com)
