On Thursday, the Indian motion picture producers’ association (IMPPA) banned Pakistani actors and technicians from working in Bollywood. The association made it clear that actors who have already shot for the films, may not face any problem. The big decision was taken after political party, MNS demanded Pakistani actors to leave the country in 48 hours after the Uri terror attack. Actors including Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan and Ali Zafar were asked to leave the country in the given time or they will be pushed out.

Earlier today, at an event in Delhi, Salman Khan was asked to comment on the same. The actor said “they were terrorists, these are artistes. Two different issues.” When asked to elaborate, Mr. Khan said, “Are these artistes terrorists? They come here on a visa, who gives them that visa? Our government gives them visas.”

In an interview with Times Now, Raj Thackeray slammed Salman Khan over speaking in support of Pakistani actors.

He said, “What we need to understand is that the soldiers who die defending our borders, it’s not that they have some personal enmity with Pakistan. And the bullets that hit them aren’t ‘filmi’ bullets. They’re real, unlike the ones Salman faces in his movies.”