In
attempts
to
reach
out
to
members
of
the
Hindi
film
fraternity
and
garner
support
for
the
Citizenship
Amendment
Act,
Union
Minister
Piyush
Goyal
held
a
meeting
on
behalf
of
the
central
government
on
Saturday.
Many
celebrities
such
as
Ritesh
Sidhwani,
Ranvir
Shorey,
Prasoon
Joshi
and
Kabir
Khan
were
invited,
but
the
latter
decided
to
give
it
a
miss.
In
an
interview,
Kabir
opened
up
on
why
he
did
not
attend
the
meeting.
Speaking
to
Mid-Day,
Kabir
Khan
said
that
he
was
busy
and
therefore,
could
not
attend
the
CAA
meeting.
He
further
continued,
"If
goons
can
enter
premier
universities
of
the
country
and
hit
students
and
teachers,
then
what
are
we
even
discussing?
The
visuals
of
those
goons
laughing
and
[attacking
them]
break
your
heart.
These
are
the
larger
issues
that
we
need
to
[address
urgently].
We
can
always
have
dinner
meetings
later."
Kabir
was
referring
to
the
recent
attacks
on
JNU
students
and
faculty
by
masked
assailants.
"Getting
religion
into
politics
and
our
social
affairs
is
tragic," he
added.
Kabir
has
been
against
the
act,
and
has
even
participated
in
protests
which
condemn
it.
While
the
past
few
weeks
have
seen
many
Bollywood
celebrities
such
as
Swara
Bhaskar,
Farhan
Akhtar
and
Anubhav
Sinha
voice
their
opposition
to
the
contentious
act,
some
have
chosen
to
remain
silent.
Angry
fans
have
questioned
the
silence
of
stars
like
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Salman
Khan
and
others.
Kabir
feels
that
every
person
has
a
right
to
their
silence
too.
"It's
their
choice.
How
do
we
know
what
their
fears
are?
[In
the
past],
those
who
have
spoken
up
have
been
attacked
and
no
one
was
there
to
defend
them.
If
you
can't
defend
them,
don't
push
them
to
talk.
Too
much
is
being
made
of
why
Bollywood
is
not
reacting," he
said.
On
the
work
front,
Kabir
Khan
is
directing
'83,
a
film
on
India's
1983
World
Cup
win
under
the
captainship
of
Kapil
Dev.
It
stars
Ranveer
Singh
in
the
lead,
and
is
set
for
release
on
April
10,
2020.