Having worked both in Pakistan and India, heartthrob Fawad Khan has attracted a large number of fans on both sides of the border with just two Bollywood films to his credit. The actor recently attended the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in Australia where he addressed the media at a press conference.
Having worked both in Pakistan and India, heartthrob Fawad Khan has attracted a large number of fans on both sides of the border with just two Bollywood films to his credit. The actor recently attended the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in Australia where he addressed the media at a press conference.
According to media reports, when a journalist asked him about the cultural contradictions between the two countries and the difference between the two industries in portraying romance on screen, Indian actress Richa Chadda (who was also present at the conference) cut in and responded to the question before Khan could say a word.
“I would like to answer that. Sorry I am cutting in,” she said. “…I am sorry but your question doesn’t make sense to me because I will have far more in common with Fawad because I am from the North of India than I will have with somebody who is a Tambrahm or maybe Malyaali or from the North east. I think we should avoid stereotyping in questions or creating some kind of contradiction here because the whole intent and especially art doesn’t really have any borders,” Chadda asserted.
Khan, who was honoured with a special diversity award by the state special minister Gavin Jennings at the festival, also shared his thoughts on the issue, following Chadda’s remarks. He talked about television and cinema, both in Pakistan and India.
