'Pakistani Government Isn't Sending Artists as Agents': "Indian Actor Speaks Out
Indian actor and host Rajeev Khandelwal opposed the ban on cross-border collaborations with Pakistani artists, including actors, singers, and musicians.
Khandelwal, who appeared in the Pakistani serial “Sun Leyna,” shared his experience working in Pakistani productions and expressed his disapproval of the Indian government’s ban. He said, “Nahi nahi, it is politics. Bohot galat hai (No, it is all politics. This is very wrong).”
He added, “Logo ko ban karne waale kaun hote hain politicians. Humari politics dictate karti hai kuchh cheezo ko. Jaha pe pyaar badh sakta hai, uss pyaar ko bhi aap badhne nahi de rahe (Who are these politicians to ban artists? Our politics dictates a certain narrative. Where there is love blossoming between two nations, you don’t even allow that).”
“Mera comment karna bhi galat hoga kyuki mujhe samajh hi nahi aata hai ki kyu. Hum aman ki baat karte hain na. To jaha aman ban raha hai waha bhi political party ke log aa ke usko Hindu-Muslim ka angle de dete hain. Toh wo galat hai. Aisa thodi hai ki Pakistan ki government unhe agent ki tarah bhej rhi hai (I also feel that it’s wrong on my part to comment on this as I don’t understand it. We often speak about harmony and peace. So, where there is genuine peace and harmony, there too political parties give it a Hindu-Muslim angle. That is not right. It’s not that the Pakistani government is sending the artists as agents),” Khandelwal concluded, “Pata nahi (I don’t know). I have only seen a lot of love coming always.”
