Shiv Sena most recently issued threats to popular Pakistani film stars, Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan.
Mahira is playing Shah Rukh Khan’s love interest in the upcoming filmRaees, while Fawad has been roped in two films Kapoor & Sons and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Shiv Sena says that they will not allow the actors to promote their films on Maharashtra soil.
While Mahira and Fawad’s producers have not openly commented on Shiv Sena’s threats, Mahesh Bhatt, who is a vocal supporter of using cultural means to promote Pak-India peace, called on the government to act:
“When I made a film called Saathi with Pakistani cricketer turned actor Mohsin Khan, he was asked to go away. The government should act now and not allow people [to instill] fear in the minds of cultural ambassadors,” he said to Emirates 24/7.
