The recent passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act has led to many protests in India, with quite a few people speaking up about the matter and condemning the act. The protests have gone on for a very long time now that it’s hard to ignore them. Recently, Saif Ali khan was asked about them in an interview. However, his reply was quite disappointing.
In an interview with Press Trust of India, he said, “I would like the protest to be associated with exactly what I am protesting against. There might be a possibility that I will end up representing a different kind of protest. So I am not sure yet. Until I am sure what I am protesting against and whether it is going to be taken that way, I need to think more.”
He added that India faces the need to “define” itself. “She will be defined by either the judiciary or the government or ultimately the people and we will know in what kind of environment we are living in. But it is still a little… That is dwelling on what I am reading and what I am told.”
He added that India faces the need to “define” itself. “She will be defined by either the judiciary or the government or ultimately the people and we will know in what kind of environment we are living in. But it is still a little… That is dwelling on what I am reading and what I am told.”
The Bollywood actor got called out by the locals after this interview. Even one of his co-stars from the hit Netflix show Sacred Games, Aamir Bashir called him out on twitter.
Pakistani actor Shaan made his comment without any words, using a poster of the film Silence of the Lambs to say it all.
Although Bollywood’s A-listers have mostly stayed silent, those who have spoken out against the act include Farhan Akhtar, Parineeti Chopra, Richa Chadha, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, Anurag Kashyap, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan and Swara Bhasker, among others.