Adnan Sami should be kicked out of India - Page 3

Originally posted by: ReemAnshu

Vijay and others, sorry but I have a different opinion on this and I do agree with Adesh in principal (although I dont think Kicking out artists from Pakistan is any answer and nor should he be suggesting that).

When you extend your support, you expect the same from the other side. I know that the people of Pakistan are having great respect for Indian artists, but that makes no difference. This is not a people issue, it is a Government issue.

I had once had a long convo with Sonu Nigam on this and he is also very bitter about this issue. He has so many fans accross the border but he was denied visa so many times and when finally he was granted on, he was threatened and ultimately a bomb went off.

Jagjit singh was never given Visa while Ghulam Ali walks in any time and performs here. Euphoria were denied visa for a show in Pakistan while Strings walk in here anytime and do a show.

Artists like Lata mangeshkar, Asha, Kishore, Rafi etc have millions of fans there but their albums cant release there. While you have Adnan sami, Fuzon, Hassan Jehangir ( a good 20 years ago) selling openly.

What this does is that it encourages Piracy of Music and Movies. All the Pirated Movies which flood Indian markets are coming from our neighbouring countries. Its because people there love our music and films but their Govt overlooks this fact and does not change policies.

How long can things be one sided ??? I have in the past requested a few of my friends from accross the border that they should make enough noise in their country so that it can make a difference.

His visa to Pakistan cancelled, Javed Akhtar is an angry old man! An exclusive with us.

Javed Akhtar is an angry man. And who wouldn't be when things don't work out your way more than just once? If the ignominy of being excluded from the list of credits for the Commonwealth song earlier this year was not enough, now
he has to contend with the fact that he is the only one of a Pakistan-bound contingent of 23 Indian artistes, whose visa has been cancelled.

"They are lying," he reacts angrily to Pakistan government's claim that there was no problem regarding his visa. "The fact is that they gave me a visa on the 20th of this month and cancelled it on the 22nd. Soon after, on 23rd June, when the organiser Akbar Asif, son of K Asif whose film was to be premiered in Pakistan, cancelled the entire tour to express his outrage, they got back saying that the visa stands granted. What kind of a joke is this?"

Akhtar adds that he spoke to the Pakistani High Commissioner, who assured him that he would look into the matter.

According to Akhtar, there was never any specific reason given for the entire episode: "I was not given any reason as to why my visa was denied."

But Akhtar's guess is that the entire brouhaha may have arisen because the Pakistani government might find it awkward to play host to him given his forthright views on India-Pakistan relationship.

When questioned whether there could be a link between Feroze Khan's embarrassing outburst in Pakistan recently and the lyricist's visa denial, Akhtar was evasive: "If Feroze's outburst was the reason, then why was only my visa cancelled? There were 22 other people making the same trip.

Why were they granted permission? All I can say is that my views seem to be the reason why the Pakistan government did not want me there. But no one can be very sure of it."

Other Indian artistes like Lata Mangeshkar and Shubha Mudgal have also been denied visa to Pakistan in the past. More recently, Ashmit Patel was not allowed entry in Pakistan for the premier of his film Nazar in which he starred with Pakistani actress Meera.

After this experience, will Akhtar consider invitations to the neighbouring country in the future? "Yes, but I will be very careful about the reason for the invite, who extends it, their seriousness regarding the issue and so on. I would definitely be more careful in the future," he adds.

source : Times archives

Originally posted by: Indradhanush

Oh really music has no boundaries 😆, was just wondering why Lata ji , Jagjeet and others were denied visa by Pak govt in 2003. Pls dont come come up with explain like Sonu Nigam performed recently , why Pak Govt never tendered an apology in this regard?

Visa is denied on both sides

Magar jahan hum jaate hain, khaate hain, wohan hum bombings nahin karte👎🏼

Bechara Firoz Khan! Boy didn't he have the guts! Gotta admire the man!👏