Indian director concerned for Zaira Wasim after Article 370 abrogation

LAHORE- Scrapping Article 370, India has put Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK) under a lockdown and Bollywood director Shonali Bose is raising her voice against it.

Taking to Instagram, The Sky is Pink director penned a detailed note, expressing her concern for the over the current situation and young actor, Zaira Wasim, who resides in Jammu.

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"My heart is heavy as the sky is dark over India’s democracy right now. My heart has always ached for the terrible human rights violations in the Valley - right from the times of the Congress government in the ’90s. The disappearances and killing of innocent youth are not new. Nor is the opening of fire on demonstrations," said Bose

"But this government has crossed every line with its draconian measures."

"I want to ask every Indian - every Bengali, Maharashtrian, Gujarati, Tamilian et al - how would you feel if your State was split overnight and converted into a Union Territory? Leave Article 370 aside for a moment and answer that honestly."

Bose further talked about not being able to communicate with Dangal star, Zaira Wasim, who recently bid farewell to Bollywood post completing Shonali's film.

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She went on to say, "On a personal level, I have never known anyone before in the State. But now I have a child there. Zaira Wasim - the heart and soul of The Sky is Pink. I have known her and her family over one year - spent marvelous times with them in both Srinagar and Jammu. I was with them in Jammu just a day before this happened."

"I’m beside myself with worry at not being able to reach her. To give her strength at this difficult time. To wish them, Eid Mubarak. I’m sure they couldn’t celebrate it. We parted with the promise to stay in touch every day. Echoing a promise she and her brother make to each other in [the Sky is Pink] in a brilliantly acted and moving scene. But I can’t reach my baby right now."

It's pertinent to mention that Shonali is one of the first members of Bollywood to speak up against the ongoing brutality in Kashmir.

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