A row broke out on Friday over remarks by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, director Anurag Kashyap and Shyam Benegal that boycotting Pakistani artistes in Bollywood is no solution to terrorism. Salman said artistes come to Bollywood with proper visa and work permit.
The star's comments came in the wake of Indian Motion Picture Producers Association's resolution to ban Pakistani actors from the industry following the terror attack on an army camp in Uri.
Terrorism and art are two different subjects. They come with proper visa and the government gives them a work permit,” Salman said, when asked about his take on banning actors from Pakistan following the Uri attack.
Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal said he does not see why Pakistani artistes should be banned.
“I have no stand on any of these issues. The actors are here because they have been invited to act in Indian films.
Now they are not necessarily representing their government. If they were representing their government, then clearly they should go back. They are here as individual artistes. I don't see any reason why they should be asked to go away,” Benegal said.
