Sidharth Malhotra supports Fawad Khan amid Sena controversy

Sidharth Malhotra has come out in support of his co-star Fawad Khan, in the face of Shiv Sena seeking a ban on Pakistani artists performing in Maharashtra.

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Sidharth Malhotra is working with Fawad Khan in “Kapoor & Sons”, which also stars Alia Bhatt.

Actor Sidharth Malhotra has come out in support of his co-star Fawad Khan, in the face of Shiv Sena seeking a ban on Pakistani artists performing in Maharashtra. The 30-year-old “Hasee Toh Phasee” actor is working with Fawad in “Kapoor & Sons”, which also stars Alia Bhatt.

“Everybody has the freedom to work. He has been working with us for a while now. I believe creativity crosses border,” Sidharth told reporters here at the opening ceremony of the 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival.

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Recently, Shiv Sena had said that it would not allow any Pakistani actor, cricketer or performer to step on Maharashtra’s soil.

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Seeking a ban, the party targeted Pakistani actors like Fawad and Mahira Khan, who are trying to gain a foothold in the Hindi film industry.

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Meanwhile, Sidharth praised her rumoured girlfriend Alia’s latest on-screen outing “Shaandaar”, despite the film largely getting negative reviews. “I saw ‘Shaandaar’ and I loved it. It’s a great film.” The Vikas Bahl-directed romantic-comedy also starred Shahid Kapoor and father Pankaj Kapur.

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