Shaan Shahid is a superstar of Pakistan. He has ruled the Pakistani cinema for decades. He is also a nationalist. He has always respected Indian films and stories but the actor has strongly opposed working in Indian films. An infamous war of words even happened at the ARY Film Awards ages back between him and Ali Zafar about working in India. Shaan has always maintained that we should not go to Bollywood in any circumstances.
Over the years many stars have worked in Bollywood and they achieved success like Fawad Khan, Ali Zafar and Mahira Khan. Things did not work out in the end and many of these big names were insulted and banned in India. This pattern was repeated once again and Fawad Khan’s Abir Gulal did not release. India also targeted Pakistani civilians last night and there has been an uproar in Pakistan.
Shaan Shahid has once again reiterated that he has always said that our artists should not go to India and there artists should also not come here and his words have ended up becoming true once again. The actor tweeted that no amount of money is greater than self-respect and respect for the motherland:
The internet is standing with Shaan Shahid’s stance and saying that he was right. One netizen commented, “The smartest of them all.” Another added,”We respect you for this reason.” A comment said,”Not everyone can do this but no money is bigger than self-respect.” This is how people are agreeing with what Shaan has always stood for:
