Naseeruddin Shah recently shared his take on the box office success of Sunny Deol-starrer Gadar 2 as well as Adah Sharma’s The Kerala Story. The veteran actor slammed the films, both of which were released this year, and said how ‘jingoism’ sells these days. Now, actor Nana Patekar has responded to Naseeruddin Shah’s comments, as per a report by ETimes. Gadar 2 director Anil Sharma had also responded to Naseeruddin’s remark.
As per ETimes, Nana has said, “Did you ask Naseer Naseeruddin Shah what nationalism means to him? According to me, showing love for the nation is nationalism and it is not a bad thing… The kind of film Gadar is, will have that kind of content. I have not seen The Kerala Story, so I cannot comment on that
In a recent interview with Free Press Journal, Naseeruddin Shah opened up about the kind of films being made in Bollywood now. He had said, “Now the more jingoist you are the more popular you become because this is what has been ruling this country. It’s not enough to love your country but beat drums about it and you have to create imaginary enemies. What these people don’t realize is that what they are doing is very harmful.
He had added, “In fact, films like The Kerala Story and Gadar 2, I haven’t seen them but I know what they are about, it’s disturbing that films like Kashmir Files are so massively popular whereas films made by Sudhir Mishra, Anubhav Sinha, and Hansal Mehta, who are trying to portray the truth of their times don’t get seen. But it’s important that these filmmakers don’t lose heart and continue telling stories.”
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