Vikrant Massey remembers Aamir Khan receiving flak for expressing political beliefs; feels Naseeruddin Shah can afford to be blunt |

Vikrant Massey not too long ago expressed his viewpoint, highlighting that celebrities typically face penalties for sharing their opinions publicly. He defended actors who select to keep up a stance of being apolitical, acknowledging the challenges and pressures they might encounter within the public sphere.
Throughout the dialog on the YouTube channel Unfiltered by Samdish, when requested about Aamir Khan going through repercussions for his assertion about intolerance within the nation, which resurfaced in 2022 previous to the discharge of Laal Singh Chaddha, Vikrant Massey responded with, “Nahi tha? (Did he not face it?)” He then continued, “That is it.What can we do about it? Then you definately return to the outdated adage which says ignorance is bliss. Apna ghar baar dekho, apna parivar dekho. (Handle your own home, your loved ones).”

Vikrant additional emphasised that in actuality, we do not inhabit an ideal world, and everybody, together with celebrities, has private tasks comparable to caring for their households and paying payments. Concerning Naseeruddin Shah, identified for his outspoken political beliefs, Vikrant famous that Shah is in a unique section of life on the age of 70, permitting him the freedom to precise himself extra brazenly.

The actor from ‘twelfth Fail‘ remarked that the present world is significantly extra aggressive, particularly with the prevalence of social media, which grants easy accessibility to numerous opinions. He famous that whereas numerous views have at all times existed, they’re now available with only a click on. He talked about that many people really feel overwhelmed by these myriad viewpoints, and it is comprehensible for them to declare themselves apolitical, even when they might not actually be so.

On Wednesday, Vikrant issued an apology for a 2018 tweet. He wrote, “In context to one in every of my Tweets method again in 2018, I’d prefer to say a couple of phrases: It was by no means my intention to harm, malign or disrespect the Hindu group.” He continued, “However as I replicate in hindsight a couple of Tweet made in jest, I additionally launch the distasteful nature of it. The identical may have been mentioned with out including the cartoon which was revealed in a newspaper. And I’d with utmost humility prefer to apologise to every and everybody who has been damage 🙏🏽”