Afghanistan Embassy Issues Notice To Makers Of ‘Panipat’
Mumbai: Film ‘Panipat’ starring Arjun Kapoor and Kriti Sanon is based on the Third Battle of Panipat between the Maratha Empire and the Durrani Empire in 1761 one of the most significant events in Indian history. Starring actors Sanjay Dutt and Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon.
Fearing misrepresentation of former Afghan emperor Ahmad Shah Abdali in Ashutosh Gowarikar’s upcoming Bollywood period drama Panipat, the Afghanistan Embassy has expressed its concerns to New Delhi and sought a meeting with Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar over the issue.
Since the film is related to former Afghan emperor Ahmad Shah Abdali, any insensitive depiction of his character might provoke emotions of Afghans which could be unfairly exploited by others to adversely affect the trust and harmony that exists so well among the people of two countries, The third battle of Panipat, one of the most significant wars to have taken place in world history, was won by Abdali and troops.
Given that India and Afghanistan share various crucial strategic ties, the Indian Government is expected to respond to the letter and head for a discussion to take note of the concerns raised by the Afghan embassy.
New Delhi is willing to take on board any concerns the Afghans show because of the important strategic partnership between India and Afghanistan. Earlier, the culture department of the Embassy of Afghan had also written to the I&B ministry seeking information about the film.
On Wednesday, former Afghanistan Ambassador to India Shaida Abdali tweeted to actor Sanjay Dutt: “Historically, the Indian cinema has been extremely instrumental in strengthening the Indo-Afghan ties – I very much hope that the film “Panipat” has kept that fact in mind while dealing with this important episode of our shared history!”
https://twitter.com/ShaidaAbdali/status/1192853915894734853?s=19
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