The most unfortunate event took place last week when during the Pulwama attack in Kashmir, 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a terrorist attack. Bollywood celebrities expressed their grief over the tragic incident and many of them have even vowed to donate a big sum to the bereaved famlies. The makers of Total Dhamaal have now decided to not release the film in Pakistan. Taking to Twitter, Ajay Devgn said, "In light of the current situation the team of Total Dhamaal has decided to not release the film in Pakistan." Kubbra Sait On Pulwama Attacks: ‘I Belong To The Same Faith But I Will Not Support Terrorism In Any Way’.
The horrifying attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir that killed around 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel has shaken the entire nation.The terror attack has led the entire country to condemn it strongly, including the film fraternity. In order to pay tribute to the CRPF soldiers, Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) decided to observe ‘Black Day’ today/ on Sunday.No work was done between 2 pm and 4 pm today. A prayer session was also held for the brave hearts.The solidarity march organised by FWICE was held at 2 pm, where a lot of celebrities joined the march. Akshay Kumar Urges People to Donate for CRPF Martyrs of Pulwama Attack via bharatkeveer.gov.in Official Website; Warns of Fake Sites and Apps.
Check out Ajay's tweet here:
In light of the current situation the team of Total Dhamaal has decided to not release the film in Pakistan.
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) February 18, 2019
According to various media reports, Salman Khan was shooting for his upcoming film ‘Bharat’ on this day in the same time slot. Also, Amitabh Bachchan was about to shoot a commercial with former Indian cricketer Virendra Sehwag. However, all this was put on pause for this special session.Earlier, many celebrities including Priyanka Chopra, Ajay Devgn, Shahid Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Varun Dhawan, Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt, Shankar Mahadevan, Rishi Kapoor posted tweets, condemning the attack.Kangana Ranaut cancelled the success party of her film ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’. Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar put down the invitation sent by Karachi Art Council for a program on poet Kaifi Azmi in Pakistan.Forty CRPF personnel were killed on Thursday after a suicide bomber rammed a car laden with explosives into a CRPF convoy in Awantipora area of Pulwama in Kashmir.
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