'The Sky Is Pink' Director Shonali Bose WORRIED For Zaira Wasim After Article 370 Abrogation!
Director Shonali Bose recently penned a length Instagram post expressing her concern for Zaira Wasim with whom she has lost contact in Jammu and Kashmir after Article 370 abrogation there.
After
'Dangal'
and
'Secret
Superstar',
Zaira
Wasim
will
be
next
seen
in
Shonali
Bose's
'The
Sky
Is
Pink'
where
she
will
be
essaying
the
role
of
motivational
speaker,
Aisha
Chaudhary.
The
film
also
stars
Priyanka
Chopra
and
Farhan
Akhtar.
Shonali
recently
took
to
her
Instagram
page
to
pen
a
lengthy
post
for
her
'baby'
Zaira,
expressing
her
concern
for
her.
The
filmmaker
mentioned
that
she
has
not
been
able
to
contact
the
actress
in
Jammu
and
Kashmir
ever
since
Article
370
and
35(A)
were
revoked
by
the
government.
Sharing
a
picture
featuring
her
with
Zaira,
the
director
wrote,
"#NotmyIndia.
It
has
been
two
weeks
since
the
unprecedented
communication
blockade
of
Jammu
and
Kashmir.
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
90's."
She
further
wote,
"The
disappearances
and
killing
of
innocent
youth
is
not
new.
Nor
is
the
opening
of
fire
on
demonstrations.
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.
For
me
the
shock
and
anger
at
this
unconstitutional
act
is
laced
with
sorrow
at
how
our
own
people
must
be
feeling
in
this
part
of
our
country.
Feelings
we
can
only
imagine
-
as
there
is
still
a
blackout!"
Expressing
her
concern
for
Zaira,
Shonali
continued,
"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."
She
added,
"I
was
with
them
in
Jammu
just
a
day
before
this
happened.
Zaira
was
very
worried
that
something
terrible
was
afoot
because
of
the
sudden
influx
of
massive
troops.
I
reassured
her
not
dreaming
something
so
draconian
and
unprecedented
could
be
carried
out.
And
since
then
I'm
besides
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
film
in
a
brilliantly
acted
and
moving
scene.
But
I
can't
reach
my
baby
right
now.
#NotmyIndia," further
read
the
post.
(sic)
Meanwhile,
Zaira
recently
dropped
a
shocker
when
she
announced
her
decision
to
quit
Bollywood
as
it
led
her
to
'a
path
of
ignorance'.
'The
Sky
Is
Pink'
will
be
her
last
film
as
an
actress.