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KJo's said he won't work with Pakistani talent anymore, but MNS isn't convinced

KJo's said he won't work with Pakistani talent anymore, but MNS isn't convinced

MNS thinks his word choice was dubious: '(Karan) said he won’t work with the neighbouring country’s talent. Talent?'
19 Oct, 2016

Yesterday, Bollywood producer/director Karan Johar released a statement, in which he announced his intention to no longer "engage" with Pakistani "talent".

Karan said, "For me my country comes first, nothing else matters to me but my country."

"I'd like say that of course, I'll not engage with talent from the neighbouring country given the circumstance, but with same energy I beseech you to know that more than 300 Indians in my crew have put their blood, sweat and tears into Ae Dil Hai Mushkil," the filmmaker had added.

However, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is not convinced, reports Indian Express.

The party has been threatening to interfere with the screening of Karan's much awaited production, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil because it features Pakistani actor Fawad Khan in a small role. The MNS demands that Pakistani stars be completely boycotted as a response to the September 18 Uri attack.

In response to Karan's video statement, Amey Khopkar, President of MNS' film wing, said, “Has he realised it only now? He didn’t understand it for such a long time?”

Amey also thought some of Karan’s choice of words was suspect.

“He has not mentioned Pakistani actors. He has said he won’t work with the neighbouring country’s talent. Talent?”

Moreover, Shalini Thackeray, general secretary of Chitrapat Karmachari Sena, wasn't convinced by Karan’s sudden change of heart.

“This is the same Karan Johar who once said Pakistani actors should not be banned. Why this sudden change in heart? It’s come a little too late in the day for him.”

So MNS has declared that it has no plans of withdrawing their agitation against the film. “We are firm on our stand and we will not allow him to release the film,” said Khopkar.

Comments

Dipak Singham Oct 19, 2016 05:18pm
We all know he is acting here too, BTW the matter is hundreds millions of rupees.
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VLP Oct 19, 2016 05:21pm
India has become more intolerant under BJP rule
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Honest Oct 19, 2016 05:34pm
serves him right...he changes colors left right and centre...
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Raghu Sapam Oct 19, 2016 05:50pm
Mr Johar I am not against cultural exchange and art...But the situation on both sides is so unhealthy.Better stop for the moment and hope the situation improves soon.Working with anyone is your choice but not at the right moment.
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Yousefzai Oct 19, 2016 07:04pm
India is going backward under Modi. They will go further back and Thanks Modi Jee for Uniting Pakistan once again and Thank You Jinnah once again for making Pakistan.
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Dilip Thorat Oct 19, 2016 07:08pm
India is also not convinced with this guy.
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PKA Oct 19, 2016 09:09pm
@VLP i agree.
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Jason Oct 20, 2016 12:00am
MNS should fire him then...
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Vivek narain Oct 20, 2016 12:21am
The person who should be banned is Salman khan.
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Fas Oct 20, 2016 12:31am
Sad to see the fellow indians distrusting him. Regardless of KJo choice of not working with Pakistanis we still appreciate his work.
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techscribe Oct 20, 2016 12:50am
He can still spend a little more money, replace Fawad Khan's character with an Indian actor, reshoot the movie and release it. The problem is he doesn't want to spend money.
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Tickleme elmo Oct 20, 2016 02:45am
@Yousefzai I thank Jinnah too for making Pakistan!
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Satyameva Jayate Oct 20, 2016 03:31am
India has come down from the grandstand and is not ready to offer the other cheek. It is Tit for Tat now on.
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Narasimha murty Oct 20, 2016 03:42am
So many incidents happened in the recent past including Mumbai blasts. Why didn't MNS object to Pakistani actors acting in Indian movies all this time ? There is still trade going on between India and Pakistan , and there is no active war between them at present. So why ban the artists and the movies ? If a ban is necessary let it come from the government of India. Just like majority of Indians , majority of Pakistanis are also against terrorism and war . It is always preferable to have people to people contact and friendship organizations. I have several Pakistani friends and see nothing wrong in it.
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MK Oct 20, 2016 04:25am
He is bowing to the demands of fringe elements. His movie had been made way back before the current climate and officially there should be no ban on it or on Pakistani talent. Mumbai police have assured they would protect the cinemas showing these films and protect the Pakistani artistes while in India.
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Sunil Oct 20, 2016 05:51am
it is all marketing strategies . He will Pay MMS and everything smoothen out.
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vijay Oct 20, 2016 08:23am
Art have no boundaries but countries have ..
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Sudhanshu Swami Oct 20, 2016 08:28am
@VLP Neither Karan johar is affiliated with BJP nor MNS. With similar logic of yours, India was much much more intolerant during Mahatma Gandhi when during non cooperation and other movements.
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sraut Oct 20, 2016 08:50am
The more you bend to satisfy hooligans more will they demand.
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Muzaffaroklahoma Oct 20, 2016 09:15am
Now that the MNS has taken care of the few Pakistani artists working in Indian movies,now they should start monitoring and raiding all homes where Indians are listening to Music by Pakistanis or Pakistani serials or TVdramas.It is still available in U tube.Go ahead,make India great again!
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Harris Oct 20, 2016 09:19am
Tragic to see such an old civilisation and the largest democracy going backwards as a civil society... No wonder, no one can imagine India as a global power .... Global powers are inclusive not exclusive... They need to get out of this self supremacy which didn't help the Nazis or any other race supremacist group...
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ART KP Oct 20, 2016 09:41am
Then India should pay him the money he has spent on making the movie. Why is India punishing Karan johar?
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AliPasha(USA) Oct 20, 2016 09:49am
Fawad Khan and Mahira khan aren't welcome in India anymore.I hope they get the message.They should explore Iranian or Turkish cinema in my opinion.
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Vin Oct 20, 2016 10:24am
The owner of ipl teams in India have maintained a tradition of not bidding for any Pakistan player. The primary reason was that in the event of hostilities between indo-pak , they should not suffer financial losses as the player may not get visa etc. But this had proved better policy than cutting ties midway or after completion of the project.if sports can think of such financial risk beforehand why not the film industry.
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charu Oct 20, 2016 10:31am
Would have respected him, if he stood his ground...by changing his stance he is only proving he was always in it for the money. He is just giving into shiv sena who are nothing but bullies. i am 1/4 th pakistani...my civilization evolved in Pakistan, some of the sacred texts where i revere were composed in Pakistan, should i ban those too...when all this was done the situation was different, just like when Fawad and Mahira came to work. Why penalise 100s of indians who were as much part of the movie as Fawad.
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Fareed N Oct 20, 2016 10:56am
Why this UTurn ? Obviously pressured by right wing Ruling party and Hindutva followers.
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Kamal Pasha. Oct 20, 2016 11:25am
Pakistanis believe your intention for not to engage with Pakistani talent. Nobody want to risk their life.
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Aamer Oct 20, 2016 12:27pm
Oh Come on, They say India is worlds bigges democracy but it seems like Indian government is worse then Marshall Law. You cant put sanctions on Art and Artists.
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charu Oct 20, 2016 01:38pm
@Aamer indian government dint ban it, infact central government has assured safe release. its the local bullies like shiv sena who are attempting to gain political mileage. It would not have had a severe impact but KJo just want to maximise his gains
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GrammarNazi Oct 20, 2016 05:33pm
@Aamer you mean martial law?
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amir Oct 23, 2016 02:07am
I don't think Karan Johar can change his mind now that the producers guild which he is a part of has decided to pass a resolution to not have any Park actors in Bollywood movies....may be it is a good thing for Park industry as they will these actors available now...although the actors themselves probably mad, sad etc as their international career is over.....
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