Karan Johar finally COMMENTS on MNS' ultimatum to ban Pak artists

Karan Johar speaks up!

Published: Sunday,Sep 25, 2016 14:13 PM GMT-06:00

Anita Menon

After the recent terror attacks in Uri, the MNS party has imposed a ban on Pakistani actors in the country. So much so that they have demanded these artists to leave India in 48 hours failing which the shooting of their films will be stopped.

Karan Johar has been asked to chop off scenes of Fawad Khan from his next directorial, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, otherwise releasing the film in Maharashtra would be problem.

Karan as finally decided to speak up on the issue. He told a leading daily, "I understand the anger and the anguish that surround us and I empathize, my heart bleeds for the lost lives. There is nothing that can justify this terrible feeling of terror. Then you are faced in a situation such as this (asking for ban on Pak artistes). If this was truly a solution, one would take it."

"But this is not a solution. I don't believe it is. The larger forces have to come together and sort the situation and this cannot be banning talent or art," the 44 year old director added.

Johar confesses that he feels vulnerable and scared speaking about it. But he also said, "If my film is targeted because of this, it will make me exceptionally sad because my intent was to put out a product out of love and nothing else."

Karan Johar next directorial venture is slated to release on October 28th this year.

(Credit: Deccan Chronicle)