Pakistani
actor-musician
Ali
Zafar
clarifies
that
he's
away
from
Chashme
Baddoor
promotion
in
India
not
due
to
visa
problems
but
because
he
is
busy
shooting
E
Niwas'
Aman
Ki
Asha,
a
film
on
India-Pakistan
amity.
"This
is
utterly
baseless.
I
will
join
my
co-stars
Siddharth
and
Divyendu
Sharma.
I
wish
I
could
be
there
for
the
whole
period
of
the
film's
promotion," said
Ali,
who
is
likely
to
be
here
before
the
film
hits
screens
on
Friday.
Directed
by
David
Dhawan,
the
film
is
a
remake
of
1981
light-hearted
drama
Chashme
Baddoor,
also
known
as
buddy
film,
and
Ali
plays
one
of
the
lead
roles
in
it.
Talking
about
Niwas' project,
he
said,
"I
had
committed
to
shooting
E
Niwas'
Aman
Ki
Asha
for
the
month
of
March
during
the
time
when
Chashme
Baddoor
was
scheduled
to
release
in
February
2013.
But
then
its
date
changed
to
April,
so
I
had
to
fulfil
my
commitment
and
let
go
of
a
part
the
CB
promotions.
Sad,
because
the
film
and
its
promotions
is
real
fun.
It
was
more
fun
than
I
had
expected
it
to
be."
Working
on
the
remake
was
an
awesome
experience
for
the
actor,
who
debuted
in
Bollywood
with
2010
movie
Tere
Bin
Laden.
"Bonding
with
the
boys,
the
fun
of
working
with
David
Dhawan,
discussing
Punjabi
jokes
with
the
sweet
Taapsee
Pannu
and
learning
from
veterans
like
Rishi
Kapoor
and
Anupam
Kher,
not
to
mention
the
formula
for
masala-making
from
the
writers
Sajid-Farhad
and
music-directors
Sajid-Wajid
-
all
put
together
an
awesome
experience," said
the
actor.
Ali
says
he
experiences
no
problems
at
all
in
visiting
India
and
being
part
of
Bollywood.
"I
love
the
Mumbai
entertainment
industry.
Everyone
has
been
kind,
supportive
and
very
friendly.
I
haven't
encountered
any
hostility
anywhere
in
India," said
the
actor
who
has
so
far
worked
in
four
Hindi
films,
including
Chashme
Baddoor.
Speaking
up
for
Ali,
a
source
from
Viacom
18,
the
producers
of
Chashme
Baddoor,
said
that
they
are
"embarrassed" to
read
that
he
is
not
here
to
promote
the
film
due
to
visa
problems.
"Ali
has
never
had
any
problems
coming
to
India.
He
has
been
with
us
as
much
as
he
can.
And
he
joins
us
again
in
a
couple
of
days."