No restriction on Pak artists in India:Govt
posted on Oct 26, 2016 @ 4:55PM
Information and broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said that the government has not imposed any restrictions on Pakistani artists working in India but filmmakers should respect the sentiments of people while engaging them. He also felt that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who had mediated between the producers of Ae Dil Hai Muskhil and MNS, did no wrong or had any role in asking the producers to pay Rs 5 crore to army welfare fund. “People say art has no boundaries. Yes, art has no boundaries but countries have boundaries. That has to be kept in mind,” Naidu said. “You have to understand the situation in mind. In normal times, yes. But in a situation where there is practically a proxy war going on and your neighbour is provoking you by encouraging and funding terrorists on a regular basis and killing thousands of people and your jawans, in such a situation if you engage in a debate that art is our right, then that will upset people. But government has not imposed restrictions on anyone”, he added.