News
Bollywood celebrities, just like the rest of the world, have been shocked to see the pictures and videos of locals trying to flee from Afghanistan as hostile Taliban took control in the country. Actors Farhan Akhtar, Anushka Sharma , Sonu Sood and Rhea Chakraborty among many other celebs from Bollywood have expressed solidarity with the people of Afghanistan.
The only thing the powers of the world need to talking about right now is how to help innocent Afghans. Not in days and time to come. NOW.
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) August 16, 2021
Special prayer ð for the people of Afghanistan. A nation wrecked and destroyed by colonial ambitions of foreign powers. #Afganistan
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) August 16, 2021
Afghanistan Stay Strong
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) August 16, 2021
Whole world is praying for you ðÂÂÂ
Filmmaker Kabir Khan, who had made several documentaries in post-Taliban Afghanistan and also set his feature directorial debut, ‘Kabul Express’, in the country, took to Instagram and posted latest pictures from the region.
View this post on Instagram
Actor Swara Bhasker shared an artwork by Afghan Graffiti artist Shamsia Hassani, which depicted a hijab-clad girl, looking frightened, clutching onto a casio as a group of armed men watch over her.
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) August 16, 2021
Filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Hansal Mehta and lyricist-writer Varun Grover also shared Afghan independent filmmaker Sahraa Karimi's August 13 open letter requesting the film communities of the world to be the voice of the people of Afghanistan in this hour of crisis.
View this post on Instagram
The filmmaker, who was also the general director of Afghan Film, the state-owned film company, wrote that the entire country, including artistes and women, were in grave danger with the Taliban taking over.
(With Inputs From PTI)
For in-depth, objective and more importantly balanced journalism, Click here to subscribe to Outlook Magazine