Tag: Anupam Kher

  • Anupam Kher honours Deepika Padukone, shares old picture from his acting institute ahead of Oscars

    Bollywood veteran actor Anupam Kher congratulated Deepika Padukone for being selected as one of the presenters at the upcoming Academy Awards, posting an old picture of her at his acting institute.

    In the caption, he praised Padukone for her achievement and said that as a teacher, he was proud to witness her journey.

    “Dearest @deepikapadukone! Congratulations on being one of the presenters at this year’s #Oscar ceremony! Every time you climb one step higher on the ladder of success, we at @actorprepares feel proud to have been part of your journey. On a personal note as your teacher I always knew sky is not the limit. You will go beyond!! Love and blessings always! Congratulations for #Pathan too! Jai Ho!  #ActorPrepares #Student #Actress“

    Padukone, along with Pakistani-British actor Riz Ahmed, are the only South Asians to be announcing the Oscar awards that will be held on 12 March.

  • ‘Anti-Muslim’ Bollywood film ‘The Kashmir Files’ spreading overwhelming hatred against Indian Muslims

    ‘Anti-Muslim’ Bollywood film ‘The Kashmir Files’ spreading overwhelming hatred against Indian Muslims

    Bollywood film, The Kashmir Files has recently been released in India which has ignited the environment of hatred against Muslims. It is based on the 1990 exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir valley.

    The film is written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri. The film cast includes Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumar, and Pallavi Joshi.

    Some hatred incidents were reported after people watched the film in cinemas. Anti-Muslim slogans were chanted by the audience.

    After watching the film, One man stood from his seat and loudly said, “If every (Hindu) man started marrying (Muslim) girls then their population will be reduced to half after three generations. They will give birth to less number of children. We are watching a film here and Muslims are increasing population at home.” Later, people started chanting “Jai Shri Ram”.

    Indian Journalist, Mohammed Zubair has shared a clip from a cinema hall where a man was shouting to boycott Bollywood films, especially of Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan. He used vulgar language against these actors.

    The audience joined with him and started chanting, “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Vande Mataram”.

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    Some people have become so violent that they were openly calling out to kill traitors referring to Muslims.

    The film has fuelled the violence and hate against Muslims in the current radical situation of the country.

    The Indian government openly endorsed the film in the public. Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut recently crictised A-list celebrities for not promoting ‘The Kashmir Files’.

    One user also slammed Ajay Devgn for not saying a single word for ‘The Kashmir Files’ but he is promoting the ad campaign of Shah Rukh Khan instead.

    Akshay Kumar and Yami Gautam are among A-list Bollywood stars who talked about the film.

  • Shehzad Roy corrects Anupam Kher over video claim

    Shehzad Roy corrects Anupam Kher over video claim

    Singer and social activist Shehzad Roy corrected Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Friday over a viral video claim.

    Roy had earlier shared the same video on August 11, which was shared by the Bollywood actor. Kher wrongly claimed that video was from an Indian village; the video is actually from Hunza, Pakistan.

    On Friday, Roy re-tweeted Kher’s post, thanking him for his concern and appreciation for the talent.

    “Thanks for sharing the video I shared a few days back. You say that these talented kids are from Bharat, a humble correction, these kids are in fact from Hunza, Pakistan. I am in touch with them and have sent them all the musical instruments they need,” Teri Soorat singer tweeted.

    Kher responded to Roy’s tweet and admitted he stands corrected.

    “Dear @ShehzadRoy ! I stand corrected my friend. I loved the video. Keep up the great work you are doing with these kids!! Love and prayers always!!”

    Shehzad Roy thanked Anupam Kher and said he will keep him “updated about these lovely group of kids and their music”.

  • Anupam Kher believes Muslim genocide is ‘Kashmir solution’?

    Anupam Kher believes Muslim genocide is ‘Kashmir solution’?

    With tensions mounting in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) as the government revokes special status granted to the valley, calls in additional troops and orders tourists to evacuate the region, a statement by veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has left people stunned.

    Prominent Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani had on Saturday taken to Twitter to urge the global Muslim community to help “save their souls” from “the biggest genocide” India is about to launch in held Kashmir.

    With the situation in the Himalayan territory worsening as Indian armed forces martyr at least 10 Kashmiri youth within the last three days and the government announcing its decision to scrap Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, actor Anupam Kher believes that “Kashmir solution has begun”.

    Kher, a Kashmiri Pandit, has been seen supporting Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on several occasions. His wife Kirron Kher is also a lawmaker of the hardliner ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

    The veteran actor had earlier said that “all the issues in the valley will be resolved if Article 370, which provides special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir is abolished”.

    ARTICLE 370:

    Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is a “temporary provision” that grants special autonomous status to occupied Kashmir. All the provisions of the constitution that are applicable to other states are not applicable to the disputed territory.

    According to this article, except for defence, foreign affairs, finance and communications, the Indian Parliament needs the state government’s approval for applying all other laws.

    The residents of occupied Kashmir, therefore, live under a separate set of laws as compared to Indian citizens elsewhere in the country, including those related to citizenship, ownership of property, and fundamental rights.

    As a result, Indian citizens from other states cannot purchase land or property in occupied Kashmir. With the government moving to revoke the article, fate of IoK’s 13 million population hangs in balance.