Vaani Kapoor, trolled on social media for her collaboration with Fawad Khan in the approaching film Abir Gulaal, reacted to the Pahalgam terror attack on her Instagram Stories. She stated she was “numb” and “at a loss of words.” “Have been numb, at a loss of words since the time I actually have seen the attack on harmless peoples in Pahalgam. My prayers are with the families,” the actor wrote.
Fawad Khan and Vaani Kapoor’s Abir Gulaal, slated for a theatrical release on May 9, has been facing boycott calls from a big segment of the Internet after the Pahalgam attack.
Vaani Kapoor Reacts to Boycott Calls
Ashoke Pandit, President of the Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association, antagonistic the film’s release and stated, “This incident is an act of conflict against the state. This isn’t the primary time…These attacks were ongoing for 30 years. We, as a federation, have requested with folded palms to not works Pakistanis. They come up with bulls***t reasons like artist, networks, however in the end, the state ought to come first.
People assume ‘agar mere ghar ka aadmi nahi mara toh f**ok it, I do not care’, but if this film’s heroine or makers’ family participants shot by the terrorist, they would not have worked (with Fawad).”
India-PAK Revenge after Pahalgam Terror Attack
On Tuesday (April 22), terrorists gunned down 26 tourists at the famous traveler spot of South Kashmir, Pahalgam. The act of terror spells a dark shadow over Indo-Pakistan political and diplomatic members of the family, impact cultural exchanges.
After the teaser release, Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) said it would oppose the release of Abir Gulaal in Maharashtra, stars Vaani Kapoor. In a post on X, Ameya Khopkar, the president of the MNS’ cinema wing, said no matter several cases that the party permit movies starring Pakistani actors to be released in India, some “rotten mangoes” preserve cropping up.
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