Pakistani actors must condemn attack on Indians: Anupam Kher
Updated on: 27 September, 2016 12:00 PM IST |

Veteran actor Anupam Kher says it is really important for Pakistani actors to say that "I condemn the unfortunate massacre of Indian soldiers".
An ultimatum was issued on September 23 to all Pakistani cine and television artistes to leave India within 48 hours as protests over the Uri attakcs on Indian soldiers.
Asked about it, Anupam said at an event for a channel, which will soon beam his first production of a fiction TV show, here: "It is really important to say that &39;I condemn the unfortunate massacre of Indian soldiers&39;. They Pakistani actors need to do that. We have always shown our goodness and friendship.
"There are some people from Pakistan who are wonderful and are great hosts. But when it comes to my country and my jawaans soldiers, I cannot be diplomatic. I&39;m biased towards my country."
The "Special 26" star also believes that art and culture should not have any boundary.
"But I think more than that, the responsibility of the actors who work across the border with us should be to condemn the terrorists who killed our soldiers. It&39;s very important. I am not saying you condemn your country. Politically, it may not be the correct move," he said.
The 61-year-old star says he is biased towards India because "if my dream has come true it&39;s because I am an Indian. Indian people, audiences, producers... everybody made me. I am an international actor but from India," he added.
Anupam says that it is important to tell people "that we are thankful, we are given work in this country. But we also condemn the act of killing Indian jawaans".
In fact, in 2014, Anupam had written an open letter to terrorists responsible for the attack in a school in Peshawar, Pakistan.
"When there was an attack in Peshawar school and 147 children were unfortunately massacred by the terrorists, I being an Indian actor, born in India, wrote an open letter to terrorists, condemning the act.
"When there is a tragedy...you need to sort of feel bad for it and condemn it. From that level, I wrote it because I felt those children were our children," he said.
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