Indian extremist outfit Shiv Sena has warned Bollywood against hiring Pakistani artists, saying it will teach a lesson to those who do so.
India’s famous film director Mahesh Bhatt revealed that the Maharashtra Cinema Television Sena (MCTS), a frontalorganization of the Shiv Sena, has threatened those hiring Pakistani artists, a private news channel reported.
He received the letter on Feb 19 and it was addressed to all production houses, organizers, event managers and media houses, he said
Threat from the Shiv Sena comes after Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was charged under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and Customs Act. The letter states, “We at MCTS would like to inform you that henceforth if anyone indulges in such an act, wherein Indian soil is used for Pakistani performers, we are determined to teach them a lesson in Shiv Sena style.”
Akshay Bardapurkar, president of the MCTS, said, “We will not allow any Pakistani artiste to perform in Mumbai or any part of Maharashtra.” The MCTS has blamed the film fraternity for hiring Pakistani artistes for songs, film and television shows which, according to them, is rendering Indian artistes jobless.
The film producers have called for an emergency meeting to discuss the issue. Mukesh Bhatt, vice-president of the Film and TV Producers’ Guild, said, “We are an apolitical industry and do not want the interference of any political party in the working of our film industry.”
Via: Business Recorder & TOI
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