Legendary Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah, 71, has said that Aamir, Salman and Shah Rukh Khan, known as 'Bollywood Khans', do not talk about important political and social issues due to threats, fear and harassment.
In an interview to New Delhi Television (NDTV), the senior actor spoke openly about the plight of Muslims in India, the growing pressure of extremist Hindus there, and political and social issues, as well as 'propaganda' films in showbiz. talked.
The actor also spoke openly about the threats he received after one of his videos went viral recently.
According to Naseer-ud-Din Shah, when the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan recently, he criticized some narrow-minded Muslims in India and rebuked them for celebrating, which was misunderstood and threatened.
The actor said that he had criticized only a few people who were happy when the Taliban came to power, but the whole of India thought that perhaps all Muslims were happy when the Taliban came to power.
Naseeruddin Shah said that he had been criticized for promoting secularism in India and in the past extremist Hindus had ridiculed him for going to Pakistan.
The actor said that he is most angry with Hindu extremists and in the past someone had even sent him a ticket to Pakistan.
Naseeruddin Shah revealed that he had been sent a ticket from Mumbai to Colombo and then to Karachi by an unknown Hindu man.
The legendary Bollywood actor asked why he should go to Pakistan. He said that India has more Muslims than Pakistan and being a Muslim does not mean being a Pakistani.
In response to a question from the host, he said that he and singer Javed Akhtar speak openly on other social issues, including mistreatment of Muslims, because they are no longer afraid.
According to Naseeruddin Shah, Aamir, Shah Rukh and Salman Khan do not talk about other important issues including political and social issues because they are afraid and they are afraid of being harassed.
He clarified that the silence of the three Khans does not only mean financial fear but they have many kinds of fears, so they remain silent, because they know that they have a lot to lose.
Speaking on the issue, Naseeruddin Shah said that films were also one of the reasons for the increase in mistreatment of minorities.
Naseeruddin Shah revealed that the Indian government makes 'propaganda' films from big filmmakers and those who make such films are also given various facilities.
He also compared Bollywood filmmakers to "Nazi German filmmakers" and said that even German filmmakers, under Hitler's direction, created problems by making propaganda films.
Asked about the evidence of disclosure regarding 'propaganda' films, he said that apparently he did not have any documentary evidence of his claim but it could be estimated by looking at the films released in Bollywood. How true is their claim?
He said that people who do not believe him should watch Bollywood movies and research how true he is.
Naseeruddin Shah did not name any particular 'propaganda' film during the interview, nor did he name any filmmaker or actor.
Naseeruddin Shah started acting at an early age in 1975. He got married twice and has three children.
Naseeruddin Shah got married for the first time to a woman named Murad Parveen who died. He got married for the second time to actress Ratna Phatak Shah in 1982.
Naseeruddin Shah has three children. He has acted in dozens of classic and art films.
His wife is also a famous actress, who has also acted in dozens of films.
