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Pink star Taapsee Pannu says she's 'disturbed' by Muslims being targeted in India

Pink star Taapsee Pannu says she's 'disturbed' by Muslims being targeted in India

On the trailer launch of Mulk, Taapsee shared how her life is "run by Muslims"
12 Jul, 2018

On the trailer launch of upcoming Bollywood film Mulk, actor Taapsee Pannu highlighted the unfair prejudice faced by Muslims in India.

The film stars Rishi Kapoor as the head of a Muslim family in India whose member was involved in a terror plot while Taapsee plays his lawyer.

Taapsee shared her own experience to explain why the film is close to her heart.

Taapsee explained that "her life was run by Muslims": "My manager is a Muslim, my driver, my house help are Muslims... If I were to feel disturbed in their presence then I would be disturbed whole day and night because my life is run by them. It’s very disturbing to realise that a particular religion is being targeted. These people are inseparable to me."

“So this was a big reason for me to do the film," she said. "I thought if someone has to stand up then I would like to take that responsibility. This fear and this disturbance in my mind, I vented it all out through this film.”

The Mulk director Anubhav Sinha also shared that while it was a risk to make a film that was sympathetic towards Muslims, he feels his effort paid off: “When we started the film it looked against the tide but the kind of comments we are receiving I am happy that I made it. It’s not about Hindu-Muslims, we have had these clashes before. It’s such a diverse country, everybody has fought everybody. Hindus have fought Muslims, Sikhs have fought Hindus, Shias have fought Sunnis, Brahmins have fought Thakurs. So it goes on in our country.”

Mulk, also starring Rajat Kapoor, Ashutosh Rana and Ashrut Abhinandan Jain in pivotal roles, releases on August 3.

Comments

Shaheen S. Jul 12, 2018 01:51pm
The fact that such a film can be released in India and is received well by the audience, speaks about the diversity and inclusiveness of the Indian society. No country or society is perfect, while in India, you see hopes of fixing the issues.
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Gopal Patel Jul 12, 2018 02:16pm
Acting in a film is OK but making a sweeping statement in social media is not.
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Plaque Jul 12, 2018 02:23pm
Kudos to Taapsee for standing up to her moral principles and speaking the truth. However, she should be cautious of attacks by Hindu extremists as a consequence of going against the Hindutva narrative.
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AK Jul 12, 2018 02:25pm
When will Pakistan make a movie on the plight of minorities in Pakistan??
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Chaman Bahar Jul 12, 2018 02:30pm
Don't trust bollywood stars, they can go to any extent to promote their film
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Umar Makhdumi Jul 12, 2018 02:49pm
Full credit to Bollywood and Taapsee Pannu for venting their feelings in such an honest and clear manner. This signifies the pluralistic, liberal and tolerant culture of Bollywood.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Jul 12, 2018 02:51pm
Too little, too late.
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M. Saeed Jul 12, 2018 03:05pm
Bollywood is a dead body without Muslim blood in it.
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Alba Jul 12, 2018 06:50pm
They are more concerned with cinema ticket sales, sales of DVDs and their salaries.
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Aurora Jul 12, 2018 08:35pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad : Than do some thing appreciable at your place. Its also very very late.
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Farland Jul 13, 2018 01:12am
@AK For Pakistan "plight of minorities" is not considered an entertainment like India does. We make documentaries on genuine issues. You can watch them on social media.
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Zala Jul 13, 2018 11:17am
Awesome!
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