Hansal Mehta reacts to Omar Abdullah’s put up criticising the shoot of internet present Maharani in J&Okay meeting | Hindi Film Information

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has supplied assist to people criticized by former Jammu and Kashmir minister Omar Abdullah for using the state meeting as a set for the sequence Maharani. Sharing footage of Huma Qureshi’s present Maharani, Omar wrote, “The true face of ‘the mom of democracy’, the place as soon as elected representatives of the individuals from all events, religions, backgrounds & components of J&Okay legislated on issues of nice significance now actors & extras use it as a set for TV dramas.What a disgrace that the BJP pushed authorities in J&Okay has diminished the image of democracy, the place they as soon as sat & ruled, to this sorry state of affairs. They actually have a pretend CM popping out of an workplace I used to be privileged to occupy for six years. What an absolute disgrace!”

Replying to the put up Hansal wrote,“Why is it a disgrace? How is filming of a drama demeaning democracy or the ‘mom of democracy’? Each physique on a movie set together with actors, background actors (known as ‘extras’ by you) are all residents of this nation and have each proper to work with dignity and deserve respect and understanding- no less than from any individual as educated as your self.”
“In international locations world wide, we’re given use of public locations, authorities buildings, council halls and the like for capturing. It’s due to this unwelcoming angle that India is taken into account an unfriendly capturing location and we frequently desire capturing overseas. I’ve nice respect for you however this feels very disrespectful, regressive and myopic” he added.
Huma Qureshi performed the protagonist on this 2021 sequence, which additionally starred Sohum Shah, Amit Sial, Kani Kusruti and Inaamulhaq.