Filmmaker Karan Johar, whose 2016 movie "Ae Dil
Hai Mushkil" came under attack from a Maharashtra-based party for
featuring Pakistani star Fawad Khan, tells that he feels
"terrible" about putting out a video statement in which he told that
he will not engage with talent from Pakistan.
The film's release became doubtful after the Maharashtra
Navnirman Sena protested against the association of Fawad in it. Prior to the
release of the movie, Karan issued a video statement seen as an apology to
appease the strong-arm tactics of the Sena leaders.
Questioned by anchor about the apology video, Karan told
during an interview on a channel, "At the time of 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', I
was torn between ideology and circumstance. I have my own belief and thoughts
on this, but there's a studio and cast I'm accountable to, the team of the film
I'm accountable to. So I had to put out a statement which I feel terrible
about."
The 44-year-old filmmaker says he felt terrible to be in a
place in his life where he had to "sit in front of the camera" and
speak about his "nationalism and patriotism".
"I feel I've contributed to this country in my own tiny
way over the last 20 years of my career... I've been working in this industry
for two decades and the fact that I had to be there and was given the advice to
do this," added Karan, whose directorial debut "Kuch Kuch Hota
Hai" released in 1998.
Karan counts the apology as one of his top three most
horrible moments in life.
"Everyone said it looked like you were going to cry. I
wasn't crying and pleading to profess my nationalism. I wanted to break into
tears... the fact that I had to do this. It felt like there was an invisible
gun on my head," he told.
The director also talked about filmmaker Sanjay Leela
Bhansali, who was recently assaulted on the sets of his upcoming film
"Padmavati" in Jaipur.
"I couldn't stop myself when I saw what happened to
Sanjay Leela Bhansali because he's a fellow filmmaker. He and I are not best
friends but I have great regard for him as a filmmaker and he's a very
prominent filmmaker. How dare someone come on that set and assault that man?
It's ridiculous," he told.
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