Bollywood
is
having
a
hard
time
this
year
after
the
Uri
attacks
as
Pakistani
artists
are
banned
in
the
country
and
several
self
righteous
groups
have
flamed
the
anger
and
targeted
it
against
actors
from
across
the
border.
A
lot
of
directors,
producers
and
actors
have
been
facing
backlash
for
including
Pakistani
actors
in
their
films
and
now
former
Health
Minister
of
Canada,
Ujjal
Dosanjh
has
written
a
letter
to
Shahrukh
Khan
showing
his
disgust
for
meeting
Raj
Thackery
to
discuss
the
safety
issues
during
the
release
of
Raees.
In
the
letter,
Ujjal
Dosanjh
has
called
Shahrukh
Khan
a
"coward" and
a
"Beggar"
for
not
standing
up
to
"self-appointed
guardians"
MNS.
Read
the
whole
letter
below!
"Dear
Shah
Rukh,
I
hope
you
do
not
mind
me
calling
you
Shah
Rukh.
Like
most
Indians,
I
feel
I
know
you.
But
then
again,
perhaps
I
don't.
First,
it
was
Karan
Johar
prostrating
himself
before
the
self-appointed
extra-constitutional
arbiters
of
Indian
patriotism,
the
MNS-
an
edifice
of
fanaticism
and
hate.
I
never
thought
you,
the
King,
could
succumb
to
such
illegal
and
unseemly
conduct
of
any
goons,
let
alone
the
right-wing
religious
fanatic
variety.
I
had
once
defended
in
writing
your
freedom
to
speak
when
you
had
thought
out
loud
about
an
increasing
sense
of
insecurity
being
felt
by
many
people
in
India.
Until
yesterday
you
were
King
Khan,
the
king
of
most
Indian
hearts.
Now,
one
is
left
to
wonder
what
you
really
are.
I
don't
know
Mahira
Khan.
I
am
told
she
has
an
impressive
screen
presence.
And
you
chose
her
to
be
your
leading
lady.
You
must
have
seen
something
in
her
to
ask
her
to
venture
across
the
barb-wired
border
and
appear
in
Raees
despite
the
thorny
Indo-Pak
relations.
You
know
that
the
word
"raees"
means
"chief",
with
a
significant
whiff
of
strength
and
power
emanating
from
it.
You
were
the
King
and
had
power
that
held
sway
over
countless
Indian
hearts.
Raj
Thackeray
and
his
hate-spewing
followers
had
no
legal
power
to
enforce
their
diktats.
That
is
why
they
threatened
to
disrupt
the
peace
and
prevent
'Raees' from
being
shown
in
the
theatres
unless
you
paid
obeisance
to
Thackeray
and
agreed
to
not
have
Mahira
attend
the
release
of
'Raees'.
It
must
have
been
in
a
moment
of
fear
or
cowardice-
you
may
call
it
desire
to
save
your
'Raees'
from
ruin
and
I
would
reluctantly
understand-
you
decided
to
transform
from
the
King
in
you
into
a
beggar,
clutching
the
beggar's
bowl
in
your
frightfully
folded
hands
and
walk
over
to
seek
MNS'
mercy.
In
that
moment
you,
just
as
Karan
Johar
had
done
before
you-
granted
them
the
right
to
be
the
self-appointed
'guardians'
of
peace
and
order
in
Mumbai
and
the
surrounding
areas.
At
that
moment
you
mortgaged
forever
your
freedom,
particularly
your
freedom
of
expression,
to
MNS
and
any
other
group
of
goons
who
may
choose
to
mimic
them
now
or
later.
You
might
argue
that
you
couldn't
count
on
Chief
Minister
Fadnavis
having
any
or
sufficient
backbone
to
come
to
your
aid
and
put
Thackeray
and
his
followers
in
their
place.
You
knew
he
had
once
already
surrendered
to
Raj
Thackeray
the
chief
ministerial
power
and
responsibility
to
maintain
law
and
order
by
sacrificing
Johar
at
the
MNS'
altar.
But
then
again,
life
is
all
about
choosing
to
fight
rather
than
foregoing
one's
dignity.
You
chose
to
be
stripped
of
your
dignity.
You
are
one
of
the
world's
wealthiest
actors.
You
did
not
need
to
make
more
films
just
for
money.
I
also
know
times
do
change
and
the
hate
of
the
MNS
variety
isn't
the
kind
of
force
that
lasts
forever.
If
people
of
goodwill
band
together
they
can
always
defeat
the
forces
of
darkness
and
evil.
And
then
there
is
Mahatma
Gandhi's
love
is
truth,
truth
is
love-a
power
mightier
than
a
million
Hitlers.
All
the
world
needs
is
a
powerful
voice
of
resistance
against
evil.
Yours
could
have
been
that
voice.
Unfortunately,
you
failed
to
become
that
voice.
What
kind
of
India
is
being
ushered
in
where
the
tallest
pillars
of
the
film
world
like
Karan
and
you
keep
falling
one
by
one
to
pure
hate
and
evil?
Vast
majority
of
Indians
are
decent,
honest,
peace-loving
and
hardworking.
They
are
also
freedom
loving.
If
you
had
resisted
the
suppression
of
your
freedom
of
expression,
they
would
have
stood
with
you.
Had
you
told
the
pseudo-patriots
to
mind
their
own
damn
business,
many
Indians
would
have
been
ready
to
stand
shoulder
to
shoulder
with
you
in
the
ensuing
fight.
But
unfortunately,
you
chose
surrender
to
evil,
SRK.
You
bowed
to
hate.
Hate
won.
And
the
love-far
deeper
and
more
important
than
the
one
for
which
you
routinely
sing
and
dance
in
the
movies-the
love
of
fundamental
liberty
and
freedom
of
expression
lost
too.
'King'
Khan,
since
you
are
no
longer
worthy
of
being
called
the
"King",
please
tell
us
what
to
call
you
after
your
extremely
deplorable
deal
with
the
merchants
of
hate
of
the
MNS?
Your
friend,
Ujjal
Dosanjh"
Well,
it's
one
thing
for
Mr.
Ujjal
Dosanjh
to
sit
behind
a
computer
and
lecture
Shahrukh
Khan
about
what
is
right
and
what
is
wrong
about
freedom
and
peace,
and
it's
another
thing
to
be
in
India
and
live
through
the
harsh
realities
of
self
appointed
guardians
from
several
fringe
groups
who
reign
supreme
power.
The
only
option
left
is
to
either
fight
with
them
(which
is
impossible)
or
to
maintain
amicable
relations
with
the
groups
for
your
own
good.
Shahrukh
Khan
chose
the
latter,
which
is
totally
understandable.