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Posted: 9 years ago
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I have seen this writer writes lame articles earlier too. Who gives such 2 rupees people so importance? Faaltu ka udne lagte hai.

Fawad ka kya lena dena. He is just an artist. Sharif ne UN ki speech mein kaha, Burhan Wani was a hero. Nawaz ko letter likho. Not that it's gonna make any difference. But still.. likhna hi hai toh.. unhe likho who are more responsible than mere citizen.


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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: Prarana91

Bloody crap😕. Like awards season, is it 'open letters to celebs' season or what? Why no open letter for DEEPIKA blaming her for cauvery water fight? 😲


Why exaggerate? Did the writer of the letter 'blame' FK for the Uri attack?😕


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Posted: 9 years ago
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fueling irrational hatred just puts me off 🤢

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Posted: 9 years ago
#24
I wish these petty people like Abhijeet and now this guy shut up for God's sakes! These people are trivializing the seriousness of the matter by speaking utter nonsense...There sure must be other ways where they can get their 2 rupees ka fame...Trying to milk this issue for their own petty purposes is not done!
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: KudiAnjani

He is not condemning terrorist attack but I remember during Pakistan school attack our actors were with you guys.This is the difference.

Now just stop this Aman ki asha crap.


Fawad is not condemning the attack. And that is fine with me. I don't expect him to.


But I agree. Any such incident in our Neighboring countries, and our celebs, popular people always support it. Tweet it. And stand by it. The same never is reciprocated I can see. But who cares, I feel proud of us for that.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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This letter is in response to the Indian journalist who wrote an open letter to Fawad Khan asking him to go back to Pakistan. The letter was published on 20 September 2016.

Dear fellow journalist aka an ardent Indian fan,

At the outset, let me clarify that I LIKE the svelte Pakistani actor Fawad Khan not because he and I share the same birthday (my jaw hurts as the smile refuses to fade away from my face but it's true. Yay!), but because he's a self-effacing person, who's here in India, just like Sunny Leone, Katrina Kaif, Jacqueline Fernandez, to do one thing and that's to act. A simple job that's now turned into a cross-border brouhaha thanks to my colleagues. Let's leave the politics to our politicians, not that they're doing some path-breaking job about it but at least they'll do a far better job than you.

Let me again clarify, I'm not singling you out. I'm merely addressing it to you because you have now become the latest face to join Pakophobia. Your love letter to Fawad Khan was not just harsh but also baffling, and it seems money has gotten to your head, dude.


Fawad Khan was already a superstar in Pakistan. (Photo: Poster of the popular Pakistan serial Humsafar')

But here's a fact, it's not us that made Fawad famous, the actor was already a superstar in Pakistan with a net worth of about $2 million. What we did was give his popularity a little impetus. So I really don't think it was the popularity or the money that dragged Fawad from Lahore to Mumbai. Did you think, it could be his passion for acting that brought him here? May be... Being a journalist, I'm sure you would have across the cliche, travel where your work takes you'. Haina?

Nevermind.

Also here is a little reminder again, Fawad is an actor and not a politician. It's unfair on our part to expect him to say anything against his country just because he's done a couple of Bollywood films or we added a few more female fans in his already visible popularity graph. Similarly, it would be unfair for the US to do the same with Priyanka Chopra just because they've probably "given her more money than what she could have possibly earned here" (in your twisted words). Fawad and Priyanka are actors and acting is their craft and mixing craft with nationality is not a smart thing to do. And let's admit it, as a nation, we aren't pretty tolerant to celebs speaking their mind. *Cough, Aamir Khan, cough, anyone?*

Naseeruddin Shah and Fawad Khan starrer Khuda Kay Liye.

This is not a one-sided relationship. Pakistan too has reciprocated, encouraged and allowed some famous Bollywood actors to work in her country. Naseeruddin Shah in Khuda Kay Liye, Om Puri in Actor In-Law, Kirron Kher in Khamosh Pani, to name a few. Culture knows no boundaries and thank god for the film industries to understand it, 'cuz if we leave it to some politicians and a few journalists (like you), you guys would just deepen the faultline and make our neighbouring lives more miserable. Phew!

So why accuse Pakistan alone for supporting piracy? If I remember correctly, didn't someone leak Udta Punjab online a day before it's official release? Raise your hands, if you had illegally downloaded the latest season of Game of Thrones on Torrent before it was premiered on TV? Sorry guys, India-Pakistan are bhai-bhaiwhen it comes to piracy.

We've showered love on you because you deserve it (and also because of your dreamy eyes) not because you are from Pakistan. (Photo Courtesy: YouTube screenshot)

Fawad, you don't lack courage. You don't lack conviction. You definitely don't lack guts, you are one actor, who at an early stage of his career took up a challenging role in Kapoor and Sons and has been applauded for it. You see what you've earned here is only because of your hard work and capabilities. We've showered love on you because you deserve it (and also because of your dreamy eyes) not because you are from Pakistan.

Take care, Fawad, and don't let some random journalist ever tell you to leave India, because Ae Dil Hai Mushkil if it ever came to you leaving Bollywood. So feel at home!

Love,

An ardent Bollywood fan and a friendly neighbour

https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2016/09/22/dear-fellow-journalist-fawad-khan-is-here-to-stay-deal-with-it


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Posted: 9 years ago
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I don't expect any one from Pakistan to speak against what the country supports especially when the PM cant what can these mere artists do except keep quite but where I feel they can do their bit is to actually give feedback of their positive experiences in India back home so that it helps in better understanding of what India is about at least they can present the other side to the picture created and its not like they will be lying bec the truth is they are pretty much welcomed and respected in India too for their skill and are awarded and rewarded too.

They cant condemn the terror for whatever reasons they can atleast have the guts/freedom to speak about the positive India experience back home or may b not ?
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Honestly though, this is kinda embarrassing. But again, this writer guy himself is pretty lame. What more can we expect.
Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: cricketfan1



If you think that then you are either living under a rock or in denial! Any actor who goes international becomes a bigger star than before...Look at PC who is already a bog star in India, today she is something else...Aishwarya became even bigger after Cannes and Hollywood...Irfan Khan and many other too...In fact Anil Kapoor got a second lease in his career because of his Hollywood appearances...

The letter is crap and totally pointless venting on a mere actor as if FK holds some position in the Pakistani Government...That's that!


You must be joking 😆 Sure BW gave some fame to Fawad but saying he became a Superstar because of BW is heights of exxageration 🤣 Fawad Khan was already a superstar when he was signed for Khoobsurat 😃 So no I am not In a denial and neither I am living under a Rock 😛
You go and get your facts straight first 😃
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: -RD-

I don't expect any one from Pakistan to speak against what the country supports especially when the PM cant what can these mere artists do except keep quite but where I feel they can do their bit is to actually give feedback of their positive experiences in India back home so that it helps in better understanding of what India is about at least they can present the other side to the picture created and its not like they will be lying bec the truth is they are pretty much welcomed and respected in India too for their skill and are awarded and rewarded too.

They cant condemn the terror for whatever reasons they can atleast have the guts to speak about the positive India experience back home.


Fawad has always spoken about India's hospitality back home.

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