The recent meet of several Bollywood celebs at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai has raised many eyebrows in curiosity. Bollywood personalities were invited by the Narendra Modi government on Sunday for a dinner and discussion over the ongoing anti-CAA protests. Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice-president Jay Panda were the hosts of the meet that aimed to 'bust the myths' regarding Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and NRC. Ranvir Shorey, Kunal Kohli, Abhishek Kapoor, Prasoon Joshi, Anu Malik, Urvashi Rautela, Vipul Shah, Roop Kumar Rathod, Bhushan Kumar were amongst those who attended this meet. Now, Shorey has spilled beans on what exactly happened inside the meet. BJP-Bollywood CAA Meet: Protesters Gather Outside Hotel Grand Hyatt in Mumbai; Prasoon Joshi, Urvashi Rautela Among Other Celebs Present For Dinner Meet.

Speaking with Indian Express, he revealed "We were mostly clearing the air around CAA. The fact how it’s not about taking the citizenship away but granting it to refugees from neighbouring Islamic countries. The government feels there is a lot of misinterpretation regarding the CAA, because of which there are protests still going on."

He was also quoted saying by the publication, "CAA is something which I already support and stand behind. But it was pointed out to me that there could be some problems with CAA and NRC as a combination. That it could be troublesome for some Indians, especially minorities. I did bring that up and was given assurances. I was also told the Home Minister and Prime Minister themselves have given assurances that the NRC or any exercise will legally be conducted in a way where no Indian citizen will be affected."

While some B-town celebs made it to the meet, others simply stayed away from it despite receiving an invite. Celebs like Karan Johar, Kabir Khan, Javed Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, Raveena Tandon and Richa Chadda were asked to be a part of this meet for this discussion too. On the other hand, anti-CAA protests were seen happening outside the venue of the meet at the same time.

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