The
violent
attack
on
Jawaharlal
Nehru
University
students
by
a
masked
mob
has
shook
the
entire
nation.
Outrage
over
the
incident
and
growing
violence
over
clash
of
ideologies
has
been
expressed
not
only
by
the
citizenry,
but
also
by
the
Hindi
film
fraternity.
Sonali
Bendre
has
broken
her
silence
on
the
JNU
attacks,
and
penned
a
heartfelt
note
of
concern
and
fear
for
the
future
of
the
country.
Sonali
took
to
Instagram
to
share
the
note,
in
which
she
expressed
her
disturbance
over
the
repeated
attacks
on
educational
institutions,
admitting
that
she
fears
for
her
son,
Ranveer
Behl.
She
wrote,
"As
a
parent
as
I
look
out
at
the
world
today
and
I
am
uncertain
of
what
the
future
holds
for
my
child.
Yes,
I
am
very
disturbed
-
the
world
is
on
fire
quite
literally."
She
continued,
"What
should
have
been
a
chance
for
an
open
dialogue
turned
into
a
violent
push
of
certain
ideologies.
The
repeated
attacks
on
educational
institutions
has
shaken
me
and
young
India.
The
rage
that
is
building,
does
not
bode
well
for
all
of
us
and
I
find
myself
unable
to
dismiss
my
fears.
Myriad
questions
crowd
my
thinking,
with
no
clear
answers,
Are
there
any?"
"As
we
unfurl
our
tricolour
on
our
70th
Republic
Day,
let's
pledge
to
stem
the
violence
and
learn
to
choose
peace," concluded
Sonali.
On
January
6,
2020,
many
celebs
from
the
industry
such
as
Zoya
Akhtar,
Taapsee
Pannu,
Anubhav
Sinha,
Saurabh
Shukla
and
others
joined
protests
in
Mumbai
to
condemn
the
attacks
on
JNU.
Deepika
Padukone
even
visited
the
JNU
campus,
when
she
was
in
Delhi
for
Chhapaak
promotions,
and
stood
in
solidarity
with
the
students.
Many
hailed
her
as
the
'real
hero'.