Naseeruddin Shah was recently criticized by Vivek Agnihotri for asserting that Sindhi is no longer spoken in Pakistan.
One of Bollywood’s most well-known filmmakers is Vivek Agnihotri. In his career, he has produced a number of blockbusters for which he has received numerous awards. In addition to being a filmmaker, he is renowned for making contentious statements and speaking his mind. As Naseeruddin Shah’s remarks against the languages of Pakistan are being circulated online in a video, Agnihotri criticized the Taj actor and brought up how he misled viewers.
The Kashmir Files, Vivek’s most recent film, accurately depicted the flight of Kashmiri Pandits. The movie caused controversy and split audiences soon after its premiere.
Naseeruddin Shah is currently promoting the new season of his web series Taj: Reign of Revenge and giving away interviews. During one such chat, the actor talked about the number of languages that are spoken in Pakistan. Sharing his views, he said, “They have Balochi, Dari, Saraiki, Pashton… They have got all… Sindhi, of course, is no longer spoken in Pakistan.”
Through his official Twitter account, Vivek Agnihotri reposted the video and criticized Naseeruddin Shah for his remarks. The director posted a screenshot with the words “Sindhi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 30 million people in the Pakistani province of Sindh, where it has official status.”
Sharing the fact, Vivek Agnihotri slammed Naseeruddin Shah as a “flaw lobby.” He wrote, “FACTS ARE NOT FACTS if coming from FLAW lobby.”
Several Twitter users sied with Agnihotri and reacted to Naseeruddin Shah’s comments. While one wrote, “‘Sindhi, of course, is no longer spoken in Pakistan..’ WTF, Shah Ji?” another talked about Shah’s film Khuda Key Liye and penned, “Isn’t he the one who acted in an apologist movie; very rich coming from him!”
A third user slammed Shah and wrote, “And I thought the host/anchor has some knowledge and wisdom. But even talented minds like him don’t question based on the facts.”
“Shows how much knowledge he has,” wrote a fourth one.
FACTS ARE NOT FACTS if coming from FLAW lobby. https://t.co/Yd8FEZ1xkI pic.twitter.com/5Ossh8IACd
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) June 6, 2023
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