Hailing the surgical strikes by Indian Army on terror launch pads across the line of control, actor John Abraham on Thursday said it is time the country responds to terrorism.
“We are proud, we should have done this earlier. I am talking about LoC. As a country we are very tolerant and I think we should put our foot down and show what India can do,” Abraham told reporters in Mumbai at the trailer launch of Force 2.
His co-star Sonakshi Sinha echoed his sentiments.
“Thank you that they took this big step. Like John said, it is the need of the hour. I am happy it is happening. We are all citizens of our country,” she said.
However, both the actors refused to comment on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s (MNS) recent demand for all Pakistani artistes to leave India in wake of the Uri terror attack.
“We will talk about Force 2,” Abraham said.
Sinha, who apparently plays a journalist in another of her upcoming films, Noor — based on Pakistani author Saba Imtiaz’s novel Karachi, You’re Killing Me — said, “We will talk about my next film later. I don’t want to comment on it right now, I am not playing a Pakistani reporter, the film is adapted from a book by a Pakistani author.”
On Pakistani actors usually refraining from condemning attacks on India and its soldiers, Abraham said, “It is important (to see) what we do, we are not in a position to opinionate what others do and don’t do. We can speak for ourselves. Sonakshi can speak for what emotions she goes through and what emotion I go through. We can solely give our opinion. I feel fortunate to be part of [the] industry to promote and express our solidarity with our country and for the soldiers who are true heroes of this country.”
“We can speak for ourselves and stand up for our own people,” the Dabangg actress added.
Meanwhile, when actress Kangana Ranaut was asked about the MNS seeking ban on Pakistani actors, she said, “Right now we are very overwhelmed with the loss of our soldiers, our jawans and our sons. So the country is not in that (frame of mind). It’s very hard to be objective right now. But we hope that love and art prevails. Right now we can’t expect people to be objective. It’s such a big loss,” the Queen actress said on sidelines of MAMI film festival.
