Pakistani Actors Ban

A video of Pakistani actor-presenter Nadia Khan, in which she claims that top Bollywood actors including "The Khans" are insecure about the talented artists from Pakistan, is grabbing attention on social media.

Salman Khan's Tubelight may not release in Pakistan on Eid. But a Pakistani film distributor says that fans of the actor are eagerly awaiting the film's release in the country

Filmmaker Karan Johar's donation of Rs 5 crore to the military welfare fund, described as "penance" by Maharashtra politician Raj Thackeray for the use of a Pakistani actor in his movie "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", will not be accepted, sources in the Defence Ministry said today.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today poked fun at the meeting called by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanavis to resolve the imbroglio over the release of Karan Johar's "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", which was facing threat by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena over the casting of Pakistani actor Fawad Khan.

Filmmakers who have signed Pakistani actors will have to pay Rs. 5 crore as 'penance' for army welfare, Raj Thackeray said today, suggesting he will not block the release of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, after producers promised not to use Pakistani actors in the future.

The furore over Pakistani actors and technicians has underlined once again exactly how far Bollywood is willing to go to placate the powers that be.

The Karan Johar issue has become another test of nationalism. How much one loves India, that is Bharat, is being decided by one's support or opposition to Pakistani artists and whether they should be allowed to act in Indian movies, or if there should be a boycott of the films the Pakistani artists work in.

In less than a fortnight, it will be clear if Hindi cinema's hit machine, talented director Karan Johar, will have a seamless opening for his forthcoming blockbuster Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (ADHM), or if movie halls will be vandalized and the film taken off screens under pressure from radical groups.

Producers of the upcoming movie 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' met Mumbai's top police officials today seeking protection for the theatres which are going to screen the film. Raj Thackeray's party - the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena or MNS has threatened to vandalise multiplexes if they screen Karan Johar's film because it features a Pakistani actor. There has ...

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and actor Alia Bhatt have expressed support for the release of the film Ae Dil Hai Mushkilwhich was caught in a new controversy after a group of nearly 450 cinema owners announced it would not screen films with Pakistani actors in four states.

Actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday broke his silence on the ban on Pakistani artistes and said think about Indian Army and not the ban on artistes.

Veteran actor Om Puri has been slammed by a section of the film fraternity for comments that were allegedly insulting Indian soldiers.

Pitching for peace, mega star Salman Khan today said a distinction must be made between terrorists and Pakistani artistes who have been allowed by the government to work in India.

The Raj Thackeray-led MNS have said they won't let the film release in Maharashtra because it co-stars Pakistani actor Fawad Khan. Asked about this, Ranbir said: "I can speak about my film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Other than this, I don't know anything about other rumours"

Director Mudassar Aziz claimed there is nothing in the film to defame Pakistan, adding it in fact brings out the positives of the place

A video of Pakistani actor-presenter Nadia Khan, in which she claims that top Bollywood actors including "The Khans" are insecure about the talented artists from Pakistan, is grabbing attention on social media.

Salman Khan's Tubelight may not release in Pakistan on Eid. But a Pakistani film distributor says that fans of the actor are eagerly awaiting the film's release in the country

Filmmaker Karan Johar's donation of Rs 5 crore to the military welfare fund, described as "penance" by Maharashtra politician Raj Thackeray for the use of a Pakistani actor in his movie "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", will not be accepted, sources in the Defence Ministry said today.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today poked fun at the meeting called by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanavis to resolve the imbroglio over the release of Karan Johar's "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", which was facing threat by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena over the casting of Pakistani actor Fawad Khan.

Filmmakers who have signed Pakistani actors will have to pay Rs. 5 crore as 'penance' for army welfare, Raj Thackeray said today, suggesting he will not block the release of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, after producers promised not to use Pakistani actors in the future.

The furore over Pakistani actors and technicians has underlined once again exactly how far Bollywood is willing to go to placate the powers that be.

The Karan Johar issue has become another test of nationalism. How much one loves India, that is Bharat, is being decided by one's support or opposition to Pakistani artists and whether they should be allowed to act in Indian movies, or if there should be a boycott of the films the Pakistani artists work in.

In less than a fortnight, it will be clear if Hindi cinema's hit machine, talented director Karan Johar, will have a seamless opening for his forthcoming blockbuster Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (ADHM), or if movie halls will be vandalized and the film taken off screens under pressure from radical groups.

Producers of the upcoming movie 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' met Mumbai's top police officials today seeking protection for the theatres which are going to screen the film. Raj Thackeray's party - the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena or MNS has threatened to vandalise multiplexes if they screen Karan Johar's film because it features a Pakistani actor. There has ...

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and actor Alia Bhatt have expressed support for the release of the film Ae Dil Hai Mushkilwhich was caught in a new controversy after a group of nearly 450 cinema owners announced it would not screen films with Pakistani actors in four states.

Actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday broke his silence on the ban on Pakistani artistes and said think about Indian Army and not the ban on artistes.

Veteran actor Om Puri has been slammed by a section of the film fraternity for comments that were allegedly insulting Indian soldiers.

Pitching for peace, mega star Salman Khan today said a distinction must be made between terrorists and Pakistani artistes who have been allowed by the government to work in India.

The Raj Thackeray-led MNS have said they won't let the film release in Maharashtra because it co-stars Pakistani actor Fawad Khan. Asked about this, Ranbir said: "I can speak about my film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Other than this, I don't know anything about other rumours"

Director Mudassar Aziz claimed there is nothing in the film to defame Pakistan, adding it in fact brings out the positives of the place