Ever since the dastardly attacks in Pulwama claimed lives of 40 CRPF jawans, the demand to teach Pakistan a tough lesson has gained prominence. The efforts of the Indian side to isolate Pakistan does not seem to be confined only to the political stage. It turns out that even Bollywood has made up its mind in order to give Pakistan a hard lesson for life.
After CINTAA and FWICE announced a complete ban on the Pakistani actors and artists working in India, famous music company T Series delisted the Pakistani songs from its YouTube channel in the wake of the attack on the CRPF personnel at Awantipora in Pulwama. Recently Pakistani singers Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Atif Aslam had recorded songs for the channel.
However, after the Pulwama attack, the stance of Bollywood changed by leaps and bounds. While movie associations like CINTAA and FWICE announced a total ban on working with Pakistani artists and singers, the political outfit MNS issued an ultimatum to stop working with any Pakistani singers.
To quote the head of MNS Chitrapat Sena Amey Khopkar, “We have verbally communicated to Indian music companies like T-Series, Sony Music, Venus and Tips Music etc to not work with Pakistani singers. These companies should stop it immediately or we will take action in our own style.”
This announcement by T Series is a welcome step in such a grievous situation, where the entire nation wants stern and effective action against Pakistan, come what may. Moreover, this is not the only instance where Bollywood or any other Indian media has openly boycotted Pakistan on any account.
Co-producer and actor in Total Dhamaal Ajay Devgn recently announced that keeping in light the current situation, the film will not be released in Pakistan.
While media agencies like IMG Reliance and DSport have blacked out the coverage of the Pakistani Super League, social media sites like Dream 11 and Terribly Dank Tales have blocked the Pakistani users from seeing the content.
Even the cricket associations have registered a symbolic protest by either covering or removing the portraits of Pakistani players from their respective offices. The game is on for sure, and Pakistan is set to suffer badly this time for its actions.