'Will
They
Ensure
That
No
Leader
Above
65
Will
Attend
Any
Political
Rally?'
Asks
Shabana
Azmi
The
senior
actress
was
quoted
as
saying
by
Mid-day,
"A
small
portion
of
Vikas
Khanna's
untitled
film
has
yet
to
be
shot.
What
happens
to
these
projects?
Why
should
producers
have
to
sign
on
younger
artistes
and
make
them
sport
grey
hair?
Why
is
this
rule
applied
only
to
the
film
industry,
and
not
politicians?
Will
they
ensure
that
no
leader
above
65
will
attend
any
political
rally?
They
(technicians
and
artists
involved
in
filmmaking)
don't
run
parallel
businesses
whereby
they
can
make
up
their
losses."
Hema
Malini
Is
Also
Upset
With
This
New
Guidelines
According
to
reports,
the
Sholay
star
has
written
Mr
Ajay
Kumar
Bhalla
(Home
Secretary),
requesting
an
amendment
in
the
resolution.
Citing
examples
of
Bachchan,
Anupam
Kher
and
herself,
Hema
has
stated
that
these
senior
artistes
"will
be
restricted
from
completing
their
previous
and
recurring
projects."
Paresh
Rawal
Feels
The
Implementation
Of
This
New
Rule
Is
Impracticable
The
actor
said
that
even
though
he
understands
that
this
decision
has
been
made
keeping
in
mind
the
safety
of
all,
he
feels
that
the
implementation
is
impracticable.
"The
sets
should
have
the
necessary
safety
measures
in
place,
including
sanitisation.
So
many
doctors
and
nurses
over
65
years
of
age
are
on
the
field
every
day.
They
are
exposed
to
more
severe
conditions,"
he
was
quoted
as
saying.
Earlier,
Senior
Actor
Kanwaljeet
Singh
Had
Lashed
Out
At
The
New
Guidelines
After
Getting
Replaced
By
A
Younger
Actor
In
A
TV
Show
"So
what
do
actors
like
me
do?
Hang
up
our
boots?
How
can
I
be
asked
NOT
to
work?
I
have
nothing
against
the
new
actor
or
the
channel.
But
this
rule
needs
to
be
changed.
Otherwise,
what
will
the
hundreds
of
actors
like
me
do?
We
are
fond
of
working,
we
love
our
work,
how
can
the
government
stop
us?
Will
the
authorities
wake
up
when
one
senior
actor,
in
depression
for
being
out
of
work,
commits
suicide?
Not
every
senior
actor
or
unit
member
is
well
placed
enough
to
tide
over
these
difficult
times
by
simply
sitting
at
home,
not
working.
Most
of
them
need
to
work,
some
for
financial
reasons,
others
for
the
sheer
love
of
work,"
he
was
quoted
as
saying.