The never-ending debate on whether Pakistani actors should be entertained in India or no has already begun and slowly and steadily Bollywood actors are coming out and speaking their mind on this issue.
Clearly, Bollywood is divided in their opinions. On one hand, we have Salman Khan who believes in supporting the talent and on the other, we have singer Abhijeet who is questioning everyone who is not in support of the ban.
Many actors have condemned the ban while others have welcomed it. Om Puri in a recent chat show said something for which he’s now courting a huge controversy.
The veteran actor, while condemning the ban said something that’s extremely disrespectful towards the soldiers who have lost their lives while protecting us from attacks and their families as well. His comments on the issue shocked the entire nation.
Recently, Om Puri appeared on a News Channel debate to speak about the ban on Pakistani artists on the show. Referring to Indian soldiers and their sacrifices, he made a statement aggressively which has led to a big controversy.
“WE HAVEN’T FORCED THEM TO JOIN ARMY.” HE FURTHER SAID, “PREPARE 15-20 PEOPLE AS SUICIDE BOMBER AND SEND THEM TO PAKISTAN.”
Twitter couldn’t handle this blatant disrespect and went crazy. The actor faced flak on social media for these comments and within minutes #OmPuri started trending on Twitter.
Check out how twitter slammed him back here:
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Om Puri Crossed All Levels And Ashamed #IndianArmy By His Comment, “Who Asked You To Join Army?”#OmPuriSaySorry #PakBeatenAgain pic.twitter.com/OQYQ4tsJ4x
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadejaaaa) October 3, 2016
Puri’s contemporary Anupam Kher also criticised the actor for his statement.
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Dear #OmPuri ji. Mai aapki bahut izzat karta hoon. Lekin kal tv per desh ke sainik ke baare mein aapki baat sunkar bahut DUKH hua. #VerySad
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) October 4, 2016
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What #OmPuri said is unpardonable. #OmPuriSaySorry
Unbelievable that such person even exist in public life.
— ☼ B Raj ☼ (@betki) October 4, 2016
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सरहद पे देश के लिए शहीद हो गया एक लाल,
कुछ नमकहराम बन्दूक से सवाल करने लगे।#OmPuriSaySorry— ~InsomNik~ (@nikbhojal) October 3, 2016
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On the one hand we have #NanaPatekar while on the other we have #OmPuri . Shame on you. #OmPuriSaySorry .We need #ForcesBeforeFawad
— Manish Singh Thakur (@mst229) October 3, 2016
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#OmPuri Sahab confirmed that he may be a good actor but he is definitely not a good human being.Such a disgusting statement.#OmPuriSaySorry
— Shwetank Priyadarshi (@TheShwetankP) October 4, 2016
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Yes they did a mistake bY joining army to safe guard fools like you #OmPuriSaySorry
— saratzz (@SarathSarath4) October 3, 2016
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@OmRajeshPuri “zindagi bhar ki kamai mitti M Milana” bachon ko apka xample dia jarha #utterShame #OmPuriSaySorry #FuckRespect
— Jatin Manocha (@ManochaJatin) October 4, 2016
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For Army Civilians First , Jet next , Self Last.
So now tell me Dont they deserve respect?
Budda saley #OmPuri #OmPuriSaySorry— kill Bill Pandey… (@iamnavamohan) October 4, 2016
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Soldiers don’t go 2 war because they hate the enemies, but they do so coz they love the country.
#OmPuriSaySorry— Rajesh (@rajesh___yadav) October 3, 2016
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#ompuri is part of this Pakistani blockbuster , he cares for his money and image in Pak where is future is. pic.twitter.com/2zsFIsTThk
— B Hari (@harsha99) October 4, 2016
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@shivanis100 These type of ppl(So called reel actor) sud send on the LOC and let them face what is life of soldier (real actor). #OmPuri
— Sumit Kumar (@sumitoye) October 4, 2016
Watch the entire conversation here:
Does being a good actor exempt one from performing his duty as a citizen of his nation? Whatever Mr. Puri said was highly insensitive, and hope he realises the amount of courage and self-sacrifice it takes to fight for your motherland across the border.