Karan Johar Says Won't Use Pak Actors Anymore But Unfair To Target 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'

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Karan Johar said that he is 'hurt that people think he is anti-national.'

 

NEW DELHI:  My country comes first, filmmaker Karan Johar said today, breaking his silence over the controversy over his film "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" in an emotional video statement in which he pledged to "not engage talent from the neighbouring country" but also made a public appeal for the upcoming release of his film.

Amid calls by a section to block the film starring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, Mr Johar said: "...I beseech you to know one thing...that over 300 Indian people in my crew have put their blood, sweat and tears in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and I don't think it's fair to them to face any kind of turbulence on account of other fellow Indians."

Parties like Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have threatened to vandalise cinemas that screen Mr Johar's film if he does not drop Fawad Khan. This morning, the producers requested the Mumbai police for protection and were given an assurance.

A group of nearly 450 cinema owners has said it will not screen films with Pakistani actors given public sentiment after the Uri attack in which 19 soldiers were killed by terrorists from Pakistan. The group is largely linked to single screen cinemas in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa.

"I respect the Indian army, I salute the Indian army...I condemn any form of terrorism..I hope all of you understand the circumstance and situation we are in and respect the fact that we love and respect our country over and above anything else," said Mr Johar.

The 44-year-old said he had been silent because of a "deep sense of hurt and pain" that people believed he was anti-national. "When I shot my film in September-December last year, the climate was completely different, circumstances were different. There were efforts made by our government for peaceful relationships with the neighbouring country and I respected those efforts then, and I respect the sentiment today...because I feel the same."

As tension escalated over India's surgical strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, a producers' body in Mumbai banned Pakistanis from working in Indian films. In retaliation, Pakistani theatre owners decided to stop screening Indian films.
 

 

Here's the transcript of Karan Johar's statement:

There has been some talk of why remained silent for the past two weeks. Today I would like to clarify why I remained silent. It is because of a deep sense of hurt, deep sense of pain that I felt, that a few people would actually believe that I am being anti-national.

I need to say this and I say this with strength that for me my country comes first. Nothing else matters but my country. I always felt that the best way to express your patriotism is through love and that's all I always tried to do through my work, and my cinema.

When I shot my film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil - in September to December last year - the climate was completely different, the circumstances were completely different. There were efforts made by our country for peaceful relationships with the neighbouring countries and I respect those efforts then, those endeavors then, and I respect the sentiment today. I understand the sentiment because I feel the same. Going forward I would like to say of course I will not engage talent from neighbouring country given the circumstance.

With that same energy I beseech you to know one thing that over 300 Indian people in my crew have put their blood, sweat and tears in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and I don't think it is fair to them to face any kind of turbulence on account of other fellow Indians.

I respect the Indian Army, I salute the Indian Army for everything they do to protect us in our environment. I respect them with all my heart and I say I condemn any form of terrorism. Any form, especially the terrorism that would affect the people of my country and me.

I hope all of you understand the circumstance and situation we are in and respect the fact we love and respect our country over and above anything else.

http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hurt-that-people-think-im-anti-national-karan-johar-on-row-over-his-film-1475876?pfrom=home-lateststories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kontekurradu]

Paisa mei sab kuch hai 

[TheBrahmabull]

hahaha ee mukka mundu seppala.. ante evadem peekuthadu le ani

[Rahul_PG]

noru undi ani paaaresukunteyy.... ipudu ilaaa BJ cheyalsi vachedi kaadhu andarikee 

[TheBrahmabull]

aamir khan gadu pilli laga dasukundu.. vani Dangal inka enni days post pone chesthadu.. marchipoyirru anukuntndemo comments..

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2 minutes ago, TheBrahmabull said:

aamir khan gadu pilli laga dasukundu.. vani Dangal inka enni days post pone chesthadu.. marchipoyirru anukuntndemo comments..

 

lol adhe kadha ..dec lo meliga release chedham anukuntunadu..no way esari oka bumper flop istharu janalu..same for Reass... picha kuntal salman gadu hits ragane sapudu dhaka undaka..rechipoyindu ..adi tubelight kuda adadhu..

 

janalu mundhu lagga leeru ani marchipoyi next day cinema ki poniki.. SRK knows that better than anyone..

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53 minutes ago, Kontekurradu said:

Paisa mei sab kuch hai 

ha ha... dabbulu rakunte desha bhakti tannuku vasthundhi

[boeing747]

ori eedi eshalooo