Javed Akhtar reacted to Pakistani star Fawad Khan’s Abir Gulaal, banned in India after the Pahargam attack: “Half-nothing…”

Javed Akhtar on whether Pakistan Aristi should be allowed to work in India

“Should we allow Pakistani artists to work here?” Lyric poet Javed Akhtar said on Tuesday the questions to be asked after the Pahargam terrorist attacks. The experienced screenwriter Poetry in India Pakistani cultural tie has little “warm today”, while saying it is not even time to consider whether Pakistani artists should be allowed to work in India. “This can be thought about in a better time, and hopefully some sense will prevail after several years. From the establishment of Pakistan, there will be a better attitude towards India. Then this can be considered. However, this should not be asked at the moment.” Akhtar told PTI in an interview. He added that Pakistani artists such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali and Noor Jehan were welcomed by the open arms of Indian authorities in the past, but that was not a reward for Pakistani institutions.

Akhtar’s comments came after government sources said last week that Abir Gulaal, featuring Pakistani star Fawad Khan, would not allow theaters in India. The move comes amid growing calls for a ban on the film, which was released on May 9, after shooting 26 terrorists in Kashmir’s picturesque Pahalgam Mountains on April 22. He told PTI on the sidelines of IP and music: “Especially anything that happens after this (it) shouldn’t even be a topic at the moment. There’s almost no friendly feeling or warmth because of what’s going on in Pahalgam.”

“The question should be, should we allow Pakistani artists to work here?” He also called Faiz Ahmed Faiz a poet on the subcontinent when discussing the great reception that Indians always gave to the great Pakistani artists. “I would not say a Pakistani poet. He lived in Pakistan because he was born there. But he was a poet of the subcontinent, a poet of peace and love. When he came to India, in the position of Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he was respected by his respect and respected people like the kind of respect of the government. But I am afraid that this has never been paid off. I have no complaints to the people of Pakistan,” he added.

The 80-year-old veteran, who is also the chairman of the Indian Performance Right Society (IPRS), said that the melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar was very popular in Pakistan in the 60s and 70s, but did not even perform there. “I wouldn’t complain to the people of Pakistan because of loving her (Mangeshkar). That’s why she’s so popular. They admire her, but there are some obstacles. And there are obstacles in the system. In the system. In this one-way traffic, there is this one-way traffic, which is tired. This absolutely works. He asked.

Akhtar also added that in India, stopping Pakistani artists would only please Pakistan’s military and fundamentalists who want the high wall between India and Pakistan. “Pakistan should not see what kind of freedom, what kind of privilege every citizen of India likes. They want distance, because it’s suitable for them. This kind of kind person we are working with Pakistanis is not suitable for them at all. Because then they will go back, they go back to Indian society, and they have such privilege and happiness for it, they don’t get this opportunity.

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