Sara Ali Khan On Kedarnath Not Releasing In Uttarakhand
Sara Ali Khan, whose debut film Kedarnath has not released in Uttarakhand, is "disheartened" by the move and says the idea behind the film is "not to divide but unite people".
Sara
Ali
Khan
&
Sushant
Singh
Rajput's
Kedarnath
Banned
in
Uttarakhand;
Here's
why|
FilmiBeat
Sara
Ali
Khan,
whose
debut
film
Kedarnath
has
not
released
in
Uttarakhand,
is
"disheartened"
by
the
move
and
says
the
idea
behind
the
film
is
"not
to
divide
but
unite
people".
The
film,
set
against
the
backdrop
of
the
natural
tragedy
in
the
temple
town
of
Kedarnath,
is
a
love
story
of
a
Hindu
girl
(Sara)
and
a
Muslim
porter
(Sushant
Singh
Raput).
Those
seeking
ban
on
the
film
have
accused
it
of
hurting
Hindu
sentiments
and
promoting
"love
jihad".
"The
dream
was
that
I
could
pass
on
this
story
to
some
people.
We
shot
the
film
in
Uttarakhand,
we
stayed
there
for
40
days,
I
have
best
memories
of
my
career
there.
It
is
very
disheartening
to
not
give
back
to
them
because
they
have
given
me
so
much.
And
that
is
the
only
real
regret," Sara
told
PTI.
The
young
actor
was
unable
to
understand
the
reason
for
the
film
not
releasing
in
Uttarakhand
and
said
she
has
a
different
view
on
"caste
and
religion".
"I
don't
consider
ethnicity,
religion,
caste
as
markers
and
consider
them
as
divisive.
I
don't
think
the
film
does
either.
The
film
is
not
about
dividing
you,
it
rather
calls
for
coming
together.
I
don't
know
how
people
are
feeling
hurt.
I
don't
think
they
have
seen
the
film."
Sara,
however,
said
she
respects
the
concerns
and
as
an
actor
all
she
can
do
is
give
her
100
per
cent
to
the
film.
"I
have
to
respect
that
thought
process
as
well.
As
an
actor
none
of
this
in
my
hands.
The
only
thing
that
is
in
my
hands
is
to
perform
the
given
role,
which
I
have
done
to
my
best.
There
is
an
element
of
regret
that
I
can't
share
it
(the
film)
with
people
who
have
shared
their
lives
with
me,"
she
said.
The
film,
directed
by
Abhishek
Kapoor,
released
on
December
7.
It
made
Rs.
7.25
crore
on
day
one.
Sara's
work
in
the
film
has
been
appreciated
and
the
23-year-old
said
she
has
read
almost
all
the
reviews
and
is
happy
that
people
have
been
kind
to
her."You
can't
distinguish
me
from
Kedarnath.
But
if
people
say
Kedarnath
is
waahiyad
(pathetic)
I
would
not
be
happy
as
it
is
my
first
film."
Growing
up
with
actor
parents,
Amrita
Singh
and
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Sara
witnessed
success
and
failure
from
close
quarters,
which
helped
her
learn
that
both
need
to
be
taken
with
a
pinch
of
salt.
"Every
Friday
is
going
to
be
different
and
this
Friday
has
been
very
good
for
me,
I
deserve
to
celebrate
that.
I
deserve
to
smile
and
be
happy.
I
also
need
to
understand
that
the
next
Friday
might
be
different.
"I
have
to
stay
grounded
and
be
real
and
continue
doing
my
best.
The
reviews,
opinions,
comments
will
keep
coming
and
going,
I
have
to
do
my
best."
Sara's
next
release
is
Simmba,
opposite
Ranveer
Singh.
The
film,
directed
by
Rohit
Shetty,
will
hit
the
theatres
on
December
28.
PTI