Mumbai: Following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, writer Javed Akhtar urged the Indian government to take a strict action against the Pakistan.
However, Javed’s remarks against Pakistan didn’t go down well with Pakistani actress Bushra Ansari, who in turn cursed the writer and asked him to keep his mouth shut.
Expressing her frustration, Bushra said, “marne mein aapke do ghanta reh gaye hai (You have one foot in the grave already).”
Without naming Javed, she continued, “Humare writer so-called, unko toh bahana hi chahiye tha. Actually unko toh makaan kiraaye pe nahi milta tha Bombay mein. Apni existence k liye jitni chahe woh (gestures speaking) karsakte hai…Pata nahi kya kya bol rahe hai aap. Koi haya kare. Marne mein aapke do ghanta reh gaye hai, upar se aap itni fizool baatein karrahe hai (Our writer, he needs an excuse. Actually, he didn’t get any house on rent in Bombay. For his existence, he can speak anything he wants…What are you saying? Have shame. You have a few years to live, and on top of that, such nonsense you are saying).”
Asking the writer to stay quiet like Naseeruddin Shah, she added, “Itna bhi kya koi dare, itna laalach kare. Chalo ji chup karjaaye aap. Naseeruddin Shah bhi toh hai, woh chup baithe hai na? Aur bhi toh chup baithe hai na? Jiske dil mein jo hai woh rakkha rahe. Yeh toh pata nahi kya keh rahe hai. (What is this fear, greed? Keep quiet now. Naseeruddin Shah is there, he is quiet, right? Others are also quiet, right? Whatever you have in your mind, keep to yourself. I don’t know what he is saying)?”
For the unversed, while inaugurating the Glorious Maharashtra Festival, Javed had urged the Indian authorities to take strict action against the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack. “This has happened not just once but several times. I request that the central government to take immediate steps. A few crackers on the border will not work. Take a solid step now. Do something so that the mad Army chief there (Pakistan), no sensible person can make a speech like he does.”
“He says that Hindus and Muslims are different communities. He does not even care that there are Hindus in his country, too. So, do they have no respect? What kind of man is he? They should get a befitting reply so that they remember. They will not pay heed to anything less. I don’t know much about politics. But I do know that it is time for ‘aar ya paar,” he added.
Nearly, 26 tourists were killed by terrorists in Baisaran valley of Pahalgam on April 22.
