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Anupam Kher snubs Pakistan high commissioner's visa offer

Bollywood actor says he has already taken up other assignments on the dates he was supposed to attend KLF

News Desk February 03, 2016

Bollywood actor Anupam Kher

Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Wednesday declined Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit’s offer of a Pakistani visa after he was initially denied one.

Kher declined the offer saying he's already taken up other assignments on the dates that he had planned to visit Pakistan to attend the Karachi Literary Festival for which he had been invited.

Anupam Kher lashes out at Pakistan govt after visa refusal

To this, the Bollywood veteran actor responded, “Thank you Mr @abasitpak1 for your call & offering me visa to visit Karachi. I appreciate it. Unfortunately I've given away those dates now."

@AnupamPkher sorry Sir I don't know who told you about this so-called NoC, we are still to receive your visa application and passport
— Abdul Basit (@abasitpak1) February 2, 2016

@AnupamPkher you are always welcome Sir. You are a great artiste; we respect and admire you
— Abdul Basit (@abasitpak1) February 3, 2016

Try renting an apartment using a Muslim name, Shashi tells Anupam

The Bollywood actor had earlier said that he was the only one of 18 people, who was denied the visa to attend the literary event. He alleged that the rejection might have been due to his stand on the issue of Kasmiri Pandits and his support to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Pakistan’s high commission in Delhi retorted that Kher had not submitted a visa application and hence there was no point of it getting rejected. However, KLF spokesperson Ameena Syed said that the Pakistan high commission in New Delhi advised the organisers to ask Kher not to submit a visa application since he would not be issued one.

Twitter has a field day over Anupam Kher being denied Pakistani visa

Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher lashed out at Pakistani government after he was rejected a visa to the country to attend the Karachi Literature Festival.

The actor was due to travel to Pakistan to attend the Karachi Literature Festival starting from February 5.

The article originally appeared in The Times of India

COMMENTS (14)

Salim Khan | 8 years ago | Reply First of all 18 people applied and only Anupam Kher did not get the Visa and secondly, the organiser who submitted the Visa application was told by the Pakistan high commission NOT to submit Anupam Kher's application as it will be declined. Its very clear who is lying.

Abrar R | 8 years ago | Reply Aha!! This guy said he did apply for visa and the Pak commission was lying. Now he says no one else applied for a visa either. His part of the story is flawed.

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techee | 8 years ago | Reply Kher is a third class actor trying to upgrade his status in BJP politics. His wife is an elected member of parliament and he is vying to go higher. He must be banned from entering Pakistan for life.

Supersequel | 8 years ago | Reply How many times have Pakistani artists/tourists been denied Indian visas or even their travel agency attacked? India needs to stop acting like its "all that," as my nephew puts it. It really isn't.

Parvez | 8 years ago | Reply If he were a true artist and a man of substance he would have accepted the offer....come to Karachi and used his charm to vindicate his stand. But when an artists ego clouds his judgement he losses much more than just his respect.

Hawkins | 8 years ago | Reply Typical indian mb?

Sardar KHAN | 8 years ago | Reply Kher is a spend force.To get attention.He has created all this drama.His Excellence Ambassador Basit shouldn't have intervened in this matter.It is good thing that Kher have shown his true face of arrogance.From now onward,he should be a nonconformist.He should be bard from Pakistan for ever.We don't need such none person to come to our country after creating false propaganda against us.He is a trouble maker creep.

Shaikh Mohommad | 8 years ago | Reply Are there any rules governing visa application particularly by renowned artists and famous personalities? Are American officials refused visa even though these officials carry on espionage activities? If tomorrow Amitabh Bachchan applies for a visa, will Pakistan High Commissioner refuse it. I think Pakistani Commission should be reprimanded for being ignorant of Indian film actors and actresses. Ask a Pakistani and he will say that he has enjoyed Indian films and songs.

Khan | 8 years ago | Reply Ever since Modi came into power, this man has lost his marbles. Attacking anyone who says India is intolerant, bashes pakistan for refusing him visa, going out of his way to praise Modi's government. All he needs is a big hug from Modi.

Amir | 8 years ago | Reply Nawaz Sharif would do anything to get into the good books of Modi, we always knew this was going to happen,

wiserneighbour | 8 years ago | Reply Kher Saab,you made me proud!

roadkashehzada | 8 years ago | Reply kher can talk to shashi tharoor the way he wants to but abdulbasit is high commisioner of pakistan. wht happened to sanskar of india? abdul basit should have maintained the decorum of a senior diplomat and not talked to kher directly.

ShaikhMustafa | 8 years ago | Reply Why are KLF officials even inviting this snob to their event. If he considers himself too grand to attend an event in Pakistan, so be it. Let him feel happy that way. I'm sure he wasn't the only super star in the world.

NHA | 8 years ago | Reply Don't pamper his prejudices and vanity. Anupam Kher is not worthy of such an attention. He ' snubs' Pak High Commissioner, he 'lambasts' Pakistan. Why is this whole drama. Aren't there serious enough other issues and subjects to cover?

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