Punjabi film industry slams anti-India remark by Pak actor Iftikhar Thakur: ‘This may shut doors for other performers too’

Reacting sharply to a recent statement against India by Pakistani actor Iftikhar Thakur, who is known for his roles in Punjabi films, various people from the state film industry said they will not collaborate with him again.

- GNS News Agency, May 13

“l condemn the recent statement by Iftikhar Thakur. Yes, we have worked together on many projects, but... a person who talks like this against our country should not be entertained at all,” actor Binnu Dhillon recently told reporters. “The one who is against our country is our enemy too. | guarantee that | will not work with him.”Addressing Indians directly on a Pakistani TV show on May 2, days after the Pahalgam terror attack, Thakur had said: “Fizaon se aaoge toh hawa mein uda diye jaoge. Samandar ke paniyon se aaoge toh dubo diye jaoge. Zameeni raston se aaoge toh dafna diye jaoge. (If you come through the winds, you will be blown away in the air. If you come through the waters of the ocean, you will be drowned. If you come through the land routes, you will be buried.)”Expressing his disappointment, Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi, another prominent face in Punjabi cinema, told T