Post Making Fun Of Irrfan Khan And Sridevi's Death, Pakistan TV Host Apologises For Insensitivity
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Lekhaka
As
shocking
as
it
may
sound,
a
television
personality
from
Pakistan,
Aamir
Liaquat
Hussain,
made
derogatory
remarks
on
actress
Sridevi
and
actor
Irrfan
Khan's
death
on
his
show
Jeewey
Pakistan.
While
speaking
to
actor
Adnan
Siddiqui,
who
has
worked
with
both
Sridevi
and
Irrfan
Khan,
Aamir
Liaquat
Hussain
said,
"You
worked
in
Mom
and
Sridevi
died,
you
worked
with
Irrfan
Khan
as
well
and
he
passed
away.
You
were
offered
roles
in
Mardaani
2
and
Jism
2
but
you
declined,
so
the
actors
of
that
movie
owe
their
life
to
you."
The
joke
did
not
go
down
well
with
Adnan
Siddiqui
as
well
as
netizens,
as
they
felt
that
the
remarks
were
highly
insensitive.
Soon
after
receiving
flak
from
netizens,
Aamir
Liaquat
Hussain
posted
an
official
statement
on
his
Instagram
page
and
apologised
for
his
insensitive
remarks.
Here's
what
he
said...
‘I
Made
A
Mistake’
"Sometimes
you
lose
control
over
your
words.
At
the
time
it
didn't
seem
like
a
big
issue
but
when
I
later
thought
about
it,
I
realised
that
was
not
appropriate.
So
I'm
really
sorry.
Keeping
humanity
in
mind,
this
should
not
have
been
said.
I
made
a
mistake," said
Aamir
Liaquat
Hussain
in
a
video
on
Instagram.
Adnan
Siddiqui
Also
Issued
A
Statement
Adnan
Siddiqui
wrote
on
Instagram,
"So
I
don't
know
how
to
explain
what
I'm
feeling
right
now
or
what
to
say.
But
this
needs
to
go
out
-
I
was
invited
to
the
live
chat
show
'Jeewey
Pakistan' yesterday
when
this
unfortunate
incident
happened.
The
anchor
Amir
Liaquat
Sahab
joked
about
something
extremely
sensitive.
Not
only
were
they
both
close
to
me
but
also
as
a
human
it
was
wrong
on
so
many
levels.
I
cannot
even
call
it
'hitting
below
the
belt'."
Adnan
Apologised
To
The
Families
Of
Sridevi
&
Irrfan
Khan
Adnan
Siddiqui,
who
has
worked
with
Irrfan
Khan
in
the
film
A
Mighty
Heart,
further
stated,
"It
was
an
extremely
callous
act
to
joke
about
the
deceased.
This
is
in
very
bad
taste,
not
only
does
it
show
him
and
me
but
also
the
entire
country
in
a
bad
light.
I
want
to
apologise
to
the
families
of
Sridevi
Sahiba
and
Irrfan
Khan
Sahab,
their
loved
ones
and
fans."
Adnan
Promised
He
Wouldn't
Tolerate
Such
An
Act
In
Future
Adnan
Siddiqui
concluded
by
saying,
"If
you
see
my
body
language
I
was
extremely
uncomfortable
with
what
he
said
but
I
didn't
want
to
stoop
to
that
level.
I
regret
being
on
the
show.
I've
learnt
my
lesson
and
I
promise
I
will
not
tolerate
such
an
act
in
future.
I
was
hoping
this
bit
wouldn't
become
public
but
unfortunately
it
has.
I'm
sorry.
Thank
you."
Irrfan
Khan
breathed
his
last
on
April
29,
2020,
while
Sridevi
left
for
her
heavenly
abode
on
February
24,
2018.