Drug problem exists in Bollywood but not everyone is involved: Akshay Kumar

Actor recently defended the Indian film industry against rampant allegations of drug abuse

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar shared a video on his verified Twitter account on Saturday, defending the film industry against rampant allegations of drug abuse.

Admitting the drugs problem prevailed in the film industry, Akshay requested people not to generalise and think that every person associated with Bollywood has drug links.

Akshay Kumar, in his video message, said, "In muddon ne hume apne khud ke girebaan mein jhaankne ko majboor kia hai. Humari film industry ki aisi bhot khaamiyon ko dekhne pe majboor kia hai jinpe dhyaan jaana bohot zyada zaroori hai. Jaise narcotics aur drugs ke baare mein aaj kal baat ho rahi hai, mai aaj kaise dil pe haath rakh ke ye kaise bol du ki ye problem exist nahi karti. Zaroor karti hai. Vaise hi jaise har industry, har profession mein hoti hogi magar industry ka har ek insaan usmein involved ho aisa nahi ho sakta. (These issues that have surfaced have forced all of us to look into ourselves and introspect. It has also forced us to look such problems of the film industry that need attention, like narcotics and drug abuse. How can I say that this problem doesn't exist in Bollywood? It does. But not every celebrity is involved in it.)"

Talking about the legal authorities and how he has faith in them, Akshay Kumar said, "Drugs is a legal matter aur mujhe vishwaas hai ki ispe jo bhi action authorities le rahi hain, vo bilkul sahi hoga. Aur mai ye bhi jaanta hu ki film industry ka har insaan unke saath poori tarah cooperate karega. Par please haath jodke kehta hoon ki aisa mat karo na ki poori industry ko ek hi badnaam nazron se dekho. Ye sahi nahi hai. Ye toh galat hai. (I have trust in the authorities that they will arrive at the correct decision and I also know that every celebrity will cooperate. But I join my hands and request you not to look at the entire industry with a negative perspective. This is wrong)."

Talking about how he believes in the power of media, Akshay Kumar said that he wants them to continue raising their voice but do it in a sensitive manner since even one negative piece can ruin somebody's entire career.

Akshay Kumar shared the message with the caption, "Bahot dino se mann mein kuch baat thi lekin samajh nahi aa raha tha kya kahoon, kisse kahoon. Aaj socha aap logon se share kar loon, so here goes... #DirectDilSe "

Take a look at Akshay Kumar's video message here:

 

 

 

 

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Bahot dino se mann mein kuch baat thi lekin samajh nahi aa raha tha kya kahoon, kisse kahoon. Aaj socha aap logon se share kar loon, so here goes...#DirectDilSe 🙏🏻

A post shared by Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) on Oct 3, 2020 at 4:48am PDT

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