Anushka Sharma finally speaks about Uri attacks and Fawad Khan

Karan Johar’s ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ faced a lot of issues before its release as the film starred the Pakistani actor, Fawad Khan. Post the Uri attacks, one of the political parties were against the release of the film, but later the issue was solved and ‘ADHM’ got a smooth release. However, none of the actors in the film spoke about the issue and their co-star, Fawad.

But recently, Anushka Sharma spoke to a leading daily about the equation she shares with Fawad, who played her love interest in the film. When she was asked if things changed between her and Fawad after the incident took place, the actress said, “I’d never been in touch with Fawad, to begin with. We only interacted on the set, and that’s about it. So there was nothing new about it, in that sense, after the incident took place.”

“I remember when Fawad was cast, we all felt relieved because the other person (in the film) just had to be as strong, and it is a cameo, with little space for Fawad’s character (Ali) to reveal his feelings for Alizeh. He had to convey a lot more, merely through expressions,” Anushka added.

Talking about a political party asking for the ban on the film’s release and also banning the Pakistani artistes in India, Anushka said, “We didn’t feel it would turn out the way it did. Everybody had worked hard for months on the movie when things were very different, and now we couldn’t have been held responsible for a changed (Indo-Pak) situation. But things between India and Pakistan have always been iffy, so this self-censorship on the part of filmmakers to not work with Pakistani artistes was weird in its own way, no? I wouldn’t want to comment on the issue because it can get misconstrued. And it’s a much larger issue than a film.”

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“All I know is that I come from an Army background. My father was in the infantry, I’ve sat next to my mother and seen her glued to the TV screen during the Kargil War when my father would call us once in three months, and we didn’t know where he was. I’ve seen it that close, so I can understand how people must’ve felt. But the issue itself is beyond two people’s conversation on it,” the actress added.

Well, the Karan Johar directorial is now one of the biggest hits of the year, and Anushka is getting numerous nominations for her performance in the film.

The actress will next be seen in ‘Phillauri’ which is slated to release in March next year.

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