"Every Industry Has...": Fawad Khan Opens Up On Pakistani Actors Being Threat To Indian Actors
Fawad Khan is one of the rare Pakistani actors who was able to create a huge fan base for himself in India.
Fawad Khan is one of the rare Pakistani actors who was able to create a huge fan base for himself in India. For the unversed, Fawad Actor had debuted in India with 'Khoobsurat' alongside Sonam Kapoor and then he gave an acclaimed performance in Dharma Productions' 'Kapoor & Sons', in which he played the character of a gay. In the latest entertainment news, Fawad Khan made an appearance on Ahmad Ali Butt’s YouTube channel and it was then that he was asked whether his presence in the Hindi film industry was seen as a threat.
“You’ve made a lot of friends in India, but it came to the point where you were being compared to the big names. Did it p**s off a lot of the big dogs? Ali Zafar, Mahira Khan and you were being offered lead roles in one of the biggest industries in the world. Do you think it happened too soon for you in order to become a threat?” the host asked, as per Indian Express.
To this, Fawad Khan replied, "How do I know, man? That’s such a heavy question. I got a lot of love from India, but look, every industry has its politics. In Pakistan as well. But it’s easier to combat in your own industry. I’m not saying it’s unheard of, I’m sure it happens everywhere. There was one thing, I had PRs, and they used to get angry at this… I was like, ‘I need you to take out my name, not put it in there’. I would ask my PR to remove me from places, not put me. My manager would say, ‘You don’t know how the world works’."
“Woh kehte hain jo dikhta hai woh bikta hai, mujhe lagta hai jo kam dikhta hai woh zyada bikta hai," he added.
For the unversed, Fawad and other Pakistani artists were banned from working in India after the 2016 URI attacks.
Recently, the Bombay High Court lifted a ban on Pakistani artists in India last year.
British-Pakistani actor Alyy Khan appeared in prominent roles in the Disney+ Hotstar series 'The Trial' and Netflix's 'The Archies'.
