Shaan Says Pakistan Has A Right To Patriotic Films

"Every person has a right to be patriotic about his country," says Shaan, defending the subject matter of the film. "With all due respect, as far as India is concerned, they have been making films bashing Pakistan left, right and centre anytime they want to. As an actor, I feel it is okay, because they are being patriotic Indians. For once, when a Pakistani wants to be patriotic, the whole world has a problem with it."

Shaan's cinematic career boasts a total of 475 films, but Waar has taken his fame to another level. "If a film is made in Pakistan, we are going to give our views and we are going to say what we think is right," he said emphatically. The actor clarifies that the waar' (strike, in Urdu) that the film is not against India, but those that cause conflict within Pakistan. "That is one problem we are facing right now. It is a proxy war and there has to be some hand behind it, and we can nominate anybody [as responsible for it]."

With the upfront criticism hurled Waar's way, Shaan is still hopeful that the film will get a theatrical release in India. "India should play a bigger brother and support our cause of cinema," he said.