"Some difficult calls must be made"

The Hindi film industry condemning the terrorist attack in Pulwama and not broadcasting films in Pakistan, it also forbids all Pakistani artists from working in India. The winning actress Vidya Balan said on Friday that a strong position was to be adopted.

"Although I've always believed that art should be removed from all borders and politics, I think we need to take a stand now, enough," Vidya told the media at the news conference. launch of his first radio program Dhun Badal Ke Toh Dekho .

In the worst terrorist attack ever in Jammu and Kashmir since militancy began in 1989, a suicide bomber fired his explosive SUV on February 14 on a CRPF bus in Pulwama district. at least 40 victims. The Pakistan-based terrorist group, Jaish-e-Mohammed, then claimed responsibility for the attack.

When asked if the art was to stay out of politics, the actress Tumhari Sulu responded: "As & # 39; I believe that whether it be music, poetry, dance, theater, cinema or any other form of art, there is no better way to bring people together, but this time, I think we should just take a break from this practice and see what can be done for As I have said, it will take some hard steps at some point. "

A crowd Bollywood actors including Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Ajay Devgan and Vicky Kaushal, among others, have condemned the Pulwama attack.

The film Total Dhamaal made by Indra Kumar was also not distributed in Pakistan for the same reason.

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