How do you know people are mistreated in Pakistan: Nausheen Shah asks 'extremist' Kangana Ranaut

Actor spoke of her frustrations with the Bollywood star’s attitude towards Pakistan

While many laud Bollywood sensation Kangana Ranaut for her acting and filmmaking talents, local Pakistani actor, model and TV presenter Nausheen Shah expressed her frustration with the Indian actor. On the talk show Had Kar Di, with host and actor Momin Saqib, Shah seemed to harbour a lot of resentment for comments the Tanu Weds Manu actor has been known to make.            

As a guest on Saqib’s talk show, the actor was asked whether she had ever met any Bollywood actor after denying having a resemblance to or having met Kareena Kapoor. While the Pakistani model stated that she had not yet had such an encounter, she expressed a particular interest in meeting Ranaut. When inquired why by the host, Shah began by articulating her anger towards comments the former had made about Pakistan. “The way she says s--- about my country, the way she says a lot of cr-- about the Pakistan army...I salute her audacity.”

She continued, “She has no knowledge but talks about the country – that too someone else’s country – focus on your own country, focus on your acting...You know, you focus on your acting, your direction; you focus on your controversies and ex-boyfriends, and whatnot,” she scoffed, after which Shah went on to question the validity of the Indian star's comments: “How do you know people are mistreated in Pakistan? How do you know about the Pakistan army? How do you know about our agencies? We ourselves don’t know, the agencies are our country’s; the army is our country’s, they don’t share these things with us. They’re secrets, are they not?”

Shah continued to state, “Brilliant actress! Beautiful, she's an extremely beautiful woman. Great actress! But, I’m sorry, when it comes to respecting other people and countries; very bad … she’s an extremist."