Designer Maria B recently took to Instagram and questioned Indian artists being allowed to shoot in the country while Pakistani artists have been outright banned from working across the border. The designer reshared a post that expressed disappointment in an Indian designer getting permission to film a campaign in Pakistan. The video in question was from fashion designer Abhinav Mishra’s recent campaign, and the caption read, “Umm, did we suddenly okay relations with #India? How exactly is this taking place?”
Maria B reposted the video, writing, “This is an Indian designer shoot happening in Pakistan! Whoa!” She added, “Umm, if this is happening in Pakistan, why aren’t we allowed to do this in India?” Resharing the same video from another page to her stories, Maria B wrote, “Shouldn’t we as an industry be reacting the same way as India is towards our designers and our creators in their country rather than a one-sided relationship? And what about our PM’s directives about Kashmir?”
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Prime Minister Imran Khan recently said if the country revived its relations with New Delhi without the latter giving Indian-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) its rightful status back, it would be a major “betrayal” with the people of the region. “We cannot improve our trade with New Delhi at the cost of the blood of the Kashmiris spilt by the Indian forces,” he said, while speaking during a two-hour-long live telephonic session. “However, if they [India] go back to the August 5 state [regarding Kashmir] then we can talk to them… we stand by the Kashmiris and we are aware of their sacrifices.”
As a reaction to actor Mahira Khan’s comments on wanting to collaborate with artists across the border in an interview with Film Companion, Raj Thackeray's right-wing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena issued a statement emphasising that no Pakistani artist will be allowed to work in India, reported Times of India. Ameya Khoplar, the president of the MNS cinema wing said in a statement, "We will not allow Mahira or any other Pakistani artists to work here, be it Maharashtra or in any part of the country."
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Well said Maria B. Pakistan doesn t require any favor or business from India specially under current government from India.
she should be proud of her country Pak and its tolerance levels instead of censuring it for opening its borders. I hope India learns fromt his and allows Pak artists to cross borders.
Just because India is a racist country does that mean we become one What happened to be your best Just because India does or does not do something does not mean we repay in kind. Will you mistreat Hindus because they mistreat Muslims We are much better than them show it. You should have welcomed them and the competition not feel threatened by them.
this is a stupid way to look at it. If there s a designer shoot in pakistan it is helping pakistani businesses hotels eateries etc etc. Its not about reciprocal favours or arrangements. If indians are losing out on certain commercial traffic its their problem.