Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has invited the ire of Narendra Modi supporters by asking the PM to apologise for his Pakistan trip with the trolls targeting him on social media
'Modi bhakts' attack Anurag Kashyap for 'rant' against PM for Pak trip
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has stoked controversy by asking PM Narendra Modi to apologise for his Pakistan trip
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apologise for his trip to Pakistan in December last year
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Kashyap vented his frustration on Sunday following the Cinema Owners and Exhibitors Association of India's decision not to screen movies with Pakistani actors, a move that has hit hard film-maker Karan Johar's "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" which features Pakistani star Fawad Khan.
He said that Modi should say "sorry" for his trip to meet the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on December 25 as at the same time, Karan was shooting "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil".
@narendramodi Sir you haven't yet said sorry for your trip to meet the Pakistani PM.. It was dec 25th. Same time KJo was shooting ADHM? Why?
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 16, 2016
The World must learn from us.. We solve all our problems by blaming it on movies and banning it.. #ADHM . With you on this @karanjohar
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 15, 2016
Btw Bharat Mata ki Jai Sir @narendramodi
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 16, 2016
This did not go down well with people on Twitter. Several Modi bhakts blasted the filmmaker for his rant.
No one asked Shri Krishna to say sorry bcz he went to Hastinapur as shanti doot before War? Too bad Anurag Kashyap ji wasn't there to demand
— Paresh Rawal (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) October 16, 2016
Idiots karan johar & anurag Kashyap r only concerned abot their movies & r not concerned abot the sentiments !!
— Raushan Rajðu00c2u009fu00c2u0087®ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0087³ (@AskRaushan) October 16, 2016
Nation must boycott #ADHM !
The only part where Anurag Kashyap's rant makes sense is where he admits to being dumb about the situation.
— Poonam Khatri (@poonamkhatri) October 16, 2016
Every single word used by @anuragkashyap72 is a symbol of fake Nationalism.
— Puneet Sharma (@iSharmaPuneet) October 16, 2016
For him Money comes first & Nation Last.
Shame on these traitors https://t.co/goIS0lcHmG
Anurag kashyap is a guy who would complain to the traffic police as to how his cook makes bad food.
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) October 16, 2016
One of those extremely rare occasions when a liberal actually acknowledges the truth about himself. Kudos @anuragkashyap72 pic.twitter.com/jXxMEFh1Yy
— The Bad Doctor (@DOCTORATLARGE) October 16, 2016
Government of India hasn't decided to ban ADHM. Anurag Kashyap is doing what Kapil Sharma did. Tagging Modi for which he is not responsible. https://t.co/2ezdlNClZV
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) October 16, 2016
@sardanarohit @anuragkashyap72 @narendramodi will anurag say sorry to humanity n women for idiotic movie like wasseypur. Wat message it has?
— vidhya (@vidhyar5thjan) October 16, 2016
But the 'Gangs of Wasseypur' director stuck to his stance, despite being trolled on social media, saying he had every right to question the PM.
Just to make it clear, I complain because I expect my government to protect us, I question the PM because I have every right to..
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 16, 2016
I am not going to address a party that has become redundant and irrelevant and is trying to find relevance again by using the film industry
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 16, 2016
And the real trade between the two countries across the border has not faced any kind of opposition, but we must pay the price for it
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 16, 2016
And anyone who questions my love for the country by shouting , must prove there love by representing the country either on the border ..
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 16, 2016
Or prove your love by representing the country in a honourable way.. Not by shouting here..
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 16, 2016
And yes sir @narendramodi we need protection.. It's really high time..
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 16, 2016
I refuse to live in the fear created by blind fanatics that you cannot have a conversation with your PM or question him or expect from him
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 16, 2016
I would rather ask my questions directly to the PM than trying to impress him by fake nationalism of banning "what puts you in news"
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 16, 2016
He had a message for the media as well.
And media should stop trying to call me because you are wasting your time,because this all that I have to say and they were not drunk tweets
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) October 16, 2016
Justifying his tweets, Kashyap wrote: "Just to make it clear, I complain because I expect my government to protect us, I question the PM because I have every right to."
"I am not going to address a party that has become redundant and irrelevant and is trying to find relevance again by using the film industry. We have been vulnerable for long, and have been paying the price by being used by everyone to find any kind of standing."
The director contended that the real trade between the two countries across the border has "not faced any kind of opposition, but we must pay the price for it".
"And anyone who questions my love for the country by shouting, must prove their love by representing the country either on the border or prove your love by representing the country in an honourable way. Not by shouting here (on social media)," he said.
"And yes Sir Narendra Modi we need protection.. It's really high time. I refuse to live in the fear created by blind fanatics that you cannot have a conversation with your PM or question him or expect from him."
"I would rather ask my questions directly to the PM than trying to impress him by fake nationalism of banning ‘what puts you in news'," he added.
Kashyap, known for making hard-hitting films, has directed movies like "Black Friday", "Dev.D", "Gulaal", "That Girl in Yellow Boots", "Gangs of Wasseypur" and "Bombay Velvet".
The Cinema Owners and Exhibitors Association of India on Friday said that movies featuring Pakistani actors would not be screened in single screen theatres in Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat.
The decision came amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions in the wake of a terror attack on an Indian Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian Army's surgical strikes on Pakistani territory.
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