Amitabh Bachchan and Virendra Sehwag Stop Filming as Cinematographic Protests Against Pulwama Attack | Hindi movie news

The shooting of Virendra Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina, filmed by the cricketer, was stopped for two hours on Sunday, because of a protest against the terrorist attack in Pulwama. Following a terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy in Kashmir that claimed the lives of at least 40 soldiers, 24 film badociations, including the Federation of Film Employers of the Federation of Western India (FWICE) and the Indian Film and Television Directors' Association (IFTDA), organized a demonstration at Filmcity in Goregaon.

Sehwag, Singh, Raina and VVS Laxman, among others, were filming for an advertisement in Filmcity but they joined the protest to show their solidarity.

"Whatever we say or do, it may be less for the soldiers and their daily lives, we can only thank them and we should do everything in their power to help them. hopefully the best time for all of us in the future, "said Sehwag.

Harbhajan said that he hoped that the sacrifice of martyred soldiers would not go in vain.

"The times are tough but stay united so that they can not break us in. I am grateful to all the soldiers who protect us day and night.Crickers are not heroes.The real hero of the nation is our soldier, "said Harbhajan.

The event brought together leading film organizations and the badociation of cinematographers, makeup artists, costumes, aspiring artists, editors, fighters and dancers.

The casting director and director Mukesh Chabra, the actor Nia Sharma, Isha Kopikar and others were also present at the demonstration to show their solidarity.

According to sources, Bachchan was shooting for "Brahmastra" at the venue but the megastarian could not go to the protest because he was getting up for the movie.

BN Tiwari, president of the Federation of Western Indian Cinema Employees (FWICE), said that all cinematographic bodies had decided to "completely boycott" any Pakistani artist working in Hindi films.

"We will not let any actor play in a film including even a song of any Pakistani singer.We will take drastic action if we come to know everything".

Ashoke Pandit, president of IFTDA, echoed a similar sentiment and said the film bodies had decided to boycott Navjot Singh Siddhu.

Sidhu, who appears on a show, condemned the incident but sparked controversy when he asked if an entire nation could be blamed for a handful of people.

The comments of the Punjab Minister raised an uproar on social networks. Many people have asked for his withdrawal from the program.

"We will not let the Pakistani amateur, Navjot Singh Sidhu, and others like him, work in the country.As a federation, we will not let any anti-national works here, we are clear to this subject, "says the pandit.

Forty CRPF soldiers were killed and five others seriously injured when a suicide bomber struck a vehicle loaded with explosives in their bus on Thursday.

The Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) claimed responsibility for attacking the convoy of 78 vehicles en route from Jammu to Srinagar.