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I am completely against ban on Pakistani artistes: Dibakar

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October 21, 2016

Mumbai, Oct 21: Filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee says he is not in favour of banning Pakistani actors from working in India.film

Owing to its casting of Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, filmmaker Karan Johar's "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" has been at the receiving end of MNS' ire.

The party has said it won't allow the release of the film, which is set to arrive in theatres on October 28.

When asked if politics is getting mixed up with cinema, Dibakar told PTI, "It is nothing new. It has always been happening. But I am completely against banning Pakistani actors in India."

The "Khosla Ka Ghosla" dierctor said it totally depends on the director who is facing the backlash, on how he reacts to the situation.

He was speaking at 'Half Ticket Young Adult Script Writing Workshop' at the ongoing 18th Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival with Star.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has extended the Centre's support to makers of the movie and assured security to exhibitors amid threats by MNS.

Johar's multi-starrer film has been at the centre of a controversy since the Uri terror attack last month.

In the aftermath of the terror strike, various sectors demanded a ban on Pakistani artistes from the film industry.

Last week, Cinema Owners Exhibitors Association of India announced it would not release movies featuring Pakistani artistes in four states of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Karnataka.

Director-actor Pooja Bhatt also criticised the demand to stall the movie's release, saying it has nothing to do with nationalism.

"It is neither nationalism nor blackmail. It is schoolyard bullying at its best & worst," Pooja tweeted.

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July 17,2020

Mumbai, Jul 17: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan who is currently getting treated for coronavirus in Mumbai's Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital on Friday expressed gratitude towards his fans for their prayers for his well being.

Bachchan took to Twitter to thank his fans and also said that he is receiving messages from his concerned fans on all of his social media platforms.

"I receive all your blessings and love and prayers for our well being .. on SMS, on WhatsApp, on insta on Blog .. and all possible social media," he tweeted.

"My gratitude has no bounds .. Hospital protocol is restrictive, I cannot say more .. Love," his tweet further read.

Fans of the superstar have been organising special prayers in different parts of the country for his speedy recovery.

Besides Big B, his son, actor Amitabh Bachchan, daughter-in-law, actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and granddaughter Aaradhya Bachchan also tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week.
His actor wife, however, actor Jaya Bachchan, tested negative for the virus.

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June 30,2020

California, Jun 30: Online video-sharing platform YouTube on Monday banned several prominent channels, including those belonging to Stefan Molyneux and Richard Spencer.

The company banned six channels for repeatedly violating YouTube's policies.

According to The Verge, other channels banned include American Renaissance (with its associated channel AmRen Podcasts) and the channel for Spencer's National Policy Institute.

YouTube began taking stern measures on supremacist channels in June 2019.

"We have strict policies prohibiting hate speech on YouTube, and terminate any channel that repeatedly or egregiously violates those policies," the Verge quoted a YouTube spokesperson as saying.

"After updating our guidelines to better address supremacist content, we saw a 5x spike in video removals and have terminated over 25,000 channels for violating our hate speech policies," the spokesperson added.

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March 3,2020

Chennai, Mar 3: Makkal Needhi Maiyam president and actor Kamal Hassan on Tuesday appeared before Chennai Police on Tuesday in connection the deaths last month of three people on the set of the movie, 'Indian 2'.

Hassan appeared before Chennai Police Commissioner in Egmore to record his statement.

Three people died while around 10 suffered injuries when a crane collapsed while shooting of the film was underway in Chennai at EVP Studios on February 19.

Madhu, personal assistant to director Shankar, Krishna, assistant director, and a staffer Chandran, lost their lives in the incident.

In an open letter, "Indian 2" Director S Shankar announced Rs 1 crore as financial assistance to the kin of the deceased.

'Indian 2' stars Kamal Haasan, Kajal Agarwal, Rakul Preet, Siddharth, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Delhi Ganesh and Nedumudi Venu in prominent roles.

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