Watch: Akshay Kumar reacts to ongoing debate over Bollywood ban on Pak artistes

After announcing financial help for the families of soldiers who died in the recent militant attack that triggered rising tension between India and Pakistan, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar broke his silence on the ban on Pakistani artistes Thursday. In a video that he shared on Facebook, he talks about the families of the soldiers who lost their lives in the Uri attack on September 18..

After announcing financial help for the families of soldiers who died in the recent militant attack that triggered rising tension between India and Pakistan, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar broke his silence on the ban on Pakistani artistes Thursday. In a video that he shared on Facebook, he talks about the families of the soldiers who lost their lives in the Uri attack on September 18.

In a strong video message, Akshay Kumar says it is a shame that the people are debating over the release of films when families of soldiers are mourning and have no clue about their future.

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“Today I am not talking as a star or a celebrity, I am taking as a son of an army man. For the past few days, people have been debating and arguing and asking for proof about surgical strikes, few are demanding ban on artistes, while a few fear that there might be a war.”

Akshay has now condemned such debates in his video: “Arey sharam karo...these debates can happen later, first realise that people have already lost their lives at the border. 19 jawans died during the attack and a 24-year-old jawan Nitin Yadav died in Baramulla. Are their families, or the families of our thousands of jawans, worried whether a film will release or not? Whether an artiste will be banned? No. They are worried about their future,” he said.

The actor went on to say we are because of them and India exists because of them.

“And our concern should be to ensure that their present and future is better. I am, because they are, you are, because they are and if they are not there, then India won’t exist. Jai Hind.”

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