Skip to main content

Varun Dhawan and Rajkummar Rao criticize YouTuber Paras Singh's racist comment on Arunachal Pradesh's MLA Ninong Ering May 26, 2021 at 02:23PM

Actors Varun Dhawan and Rajkummar Rao have stepped forward to condemn YouTuber Paras Singh's racist comment on Arunachal Pradesh's MLA Ninong Ering. Paras Singh runs his channel by the name of ‘Paras Official’ on the video platform.

Varun Dhawan and Rajkummar Rao criticize You Tuber Paras Singh's racist comment on Arunachal Pradesh's MLA Ninong Ering

In one of his recent videos, he called Congress MLA Ninong Ering a ‘non-Indian’. He had also claimed Arunachal Pradesh to be not a part of India, but that of China.

After, this incident, Varun and Rajkummar shared the screenshot of a news article that was originally shared by Stree director Amar Kaushik where Aman wrote “Being ignorant about your country and its region is stupidity in itself, but when that ignorance is expressed in an offensive manner, it becomes toxic. We all need to call out and condemn such ignorance in one voice and make all idiots understand that IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ANYMORE.”

Sharing the screenshot on his Instagram story, Varun wrote "HAVING SPENT SO MUCH TIME ON ARUNACHAL PRADESH IT'S TIME WE EDUCATE OURSELF AND OTHERS ABOUT HOW WRONG IT IS.♥️ AP " Varun Dhawan has been fond of the state since the time he shot for Amar Kaushik’s Bhediya in Arunachal Pradesh with Kriti Sanon. He also spent time with his wife Natasha Dalal in the state and donated an amount of Rs 1 Lakh to a village suffering from Forest Fire.

While RajKummar wrote, " Not acceptable I agree @amarkaushik." sharing the screenshot.

Paras has now apologized in a separate video. He was recently also arrested in Punjab.

Also Read: Varun Dhawan joins hands with Mission Oxygen India to help procure and donate Oxygen Concentrators to hospitals



from Latest Bollywood News | Hindi Movie News | Hindi Cinema News | Indian Movies | Films - Bollywood Hungama https://ift.tt/3bXiugi
via

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Paresh Rawal replaces Rishi Kapoor and resumes shoot for Sharmaji Namkeen June 30, 2021 at 04:06PM

As the Maharashtra government announced some ease in lockdown restrictions, many films have resumed their shoots. Late actor Rishi Kapoor's last film Sharmaji Namkeen has also gone on floors. Rishi played the central character in the movie and passed away on April 30, last year. His remaining portions of the film were taken over by veteran actor Paresh Rawal. Paresh Rawal started shooting for the remaining portions in March this year. However, with the second wave of the novel coronavirus, the shoot came to a halt again. According to a daily, Paresh Rawal has resumed the shoot for an important sequence at a school in Goregaon, Mumbai which also features Juhi Chawla and Satish Kaushik. The team along with Paresh Rawal will shoot for a week-long schedule, after which the movie will wrap up and go for the post-production process. The makers are hoping to release the film on Rishi Kapoor’s birth anniversary on September 4. Helmed by Hitesh Bhatia Sharmaji Namkeen revolves around ...

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari to make digital debut with SonyLIV’s Faadu March 27, 2021 at 04:35PM

Bringing to light beautiful shades of love and relationships with an interesting narration, SonyLIV and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari announce their next original - Faadu. Ashwiny has co-written and directed critically award-winning movies Nil Battey Sannata, Bareilly ki Barfi, Ghar ki Murgi and Panga . Known for her insightful stories and bringing memorable characters alive on screen, Ashwiny and SonyLIV’s next original is one such unique, intense poetic love-story between two different thinking characters. Confirming the news, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, said, “I wanted to tell a unique story that will challenge my brain, allow me to dive deeper into building new dimension of characters, paving a new grammar of storytelling for a new age audience. I am looking forward to debut with SonyLIV who are always finding innovative ways to set world class benchmark for themselves and the creators. We have shared similar passion and excitement over the years when it comes to the stories we want to say, and ...

After Shakuntala Devi and Ludo, Sanya Malhotra’s Pagglait also takes the digital route; to stream on Netflix January 30, 2021 at 12:18PM

Sanya Malhotra had a rocking debut with Dangal (2016), which was also the biggest hit of that year. She even got noticed with Badhaai Ho (2018), another huge grosser. However, it’s in 2020 when she really made her presence felt and added to her fan following. She rocked the show with Shakuntala Devi and even her unrecognizable look got praise. In Ludo , she arguably was a part of the best story of the film and her chemistry with Aditya Roy Kapur was electrifying. Interestingly, both these films were released digitally. While Shakuntala Devi premiered on Amazon Prime, Ludo was streamed on Netflix. And now, it has come to light that her next film, Pagglait , too has opted for a digital release. A source reveals, “ Pagglait was completed somewhere in February 2020, just before the lockdown. It’s a slice-of-life comedy and the makers feel it’s apt for an OTT platform. Hence, they decided to release it on Netflix”. The source also adds that the streaming giant plans to release Paggl...