My goodwill towards the people of Pakistan remains unchanged: Swara Bhaskar
In a series of rather confusing tweets, Bhaskar's frail attempt at clarification seems insufficient
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Veere Di Wedding actor Swara Bhaskar seems to have garnered a lot of attention in Pakistan amid her latest comments about the country. Speaking to film critic Rajeev Masand about the ban on the film in Pakistan, Swara called Pakistan a 'failing state'.
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Responding to the Bollywood actor's intolerance and ill-informed facts, Pakistani celebrities Urwa Hocane, Gohar Rasheed and Armeena Rana Khan shared their two cents.
Urwa schooled Swara of becoming a bitter person, while Gohar and Armeena termed the Bollywood starlet's comments as a way of garnering attention.
After much debate, the actor has come forth saying that she is perfectly "okay' being the enemy as long as brings both the nations together.
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Swara replied to a tweet by user Pedestrain Poet, who wrote, "Indians and Pakistanis. Divided by history, pain, sociopolitical realities, religion, terrorism. United by hating on Swara."
The actor tweeted:
She further added that it looks like "Indo-Pak peace is on the horizon".
The Ranjhaana actor lastly tweeted that matters of government of a country and its people are distinct, and her love for Pakistan remains unchanged.
While talking about the ban on Veere Di Wedding in Pakistan, Bhaskar had said, “For some reason I have to keep answering for that. I don’t know why people think I’m a spokesperson for the Pakistani government. What do you expect from a state that’s run by Sharia Laws?”
“They’re a nonsecular state. I’m not surprised at all. Why should we hold up Pakistan, which is a failing state — I don’t understand why we keep taking pleasure and feeling a sense of self-worth from all the silly things that happen in Pakistan. Apologies to all my Pakistani friends right now. Rest assured, Pakistanis have way worse vocabulary than we do. I know,” she added.
Could this be Swara's attempt of clarifying her offensive comments?
Have something to add to the story? Share in the comments below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjX0fgThyVC/?taken-by=reallyswara
Responding to the Bollywood actor's intolerance and ill-informed facts, Pakistani celebrities Urwa Hocane, Gohar Rasheed and Armeena Rana Khan shared their two cents.
Urwa schooled Swara of becoming a bitter person, while Gohar and Armeena termed the Bollywood starlet's comments as a way of garnering attention.
After much debate, the actor has come forth saying that she is perfectly "okay' being the enemy as long as brings both the nations together.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bihe1-GBDul/?taken-by=reallyswara
Swara replied to a tweet by user Pedestrain Poet, who wrote, "Indians and Pakistanis. Divided by history, pain, sociopolitical realities, religion, terrorism. United by hating on Swara."
The actor tweeted:
She further added that it looks like "Indo-Pak peace is on the horizon".
The Ranjhaana actor lastly tweeted that matters of government of a country and its people are distinct, and her love for Pakistan remains unchanged.
While talking about the ban on Veere Di Wedding in Pakistan, Bhaskar had said, “For some reason I have to keep answering for that. I don’t know why people think I’m a spokesperson for the Pakistani government. What do you expect from a state that’s run by Sharia Laws?”
“They’re a nonsecular state. I’m not surprised at all. Why should we hold up Pakistan, which is a failing state — I don’t understand why we keep taking pleasure and feeling a sense of self-worth from all the silly things that happen in Pakistan. Apologies to all my Pakistani friends right now. Rest assured, Pakistanis have way worse vocabulary than we do. I know,” she added.
Could this be Swara's attempt of clarifying her offensive comments?
Have something to add to the story? Share in the comments below.