Bajrangi Bhaijaan director Kabir Khan on Wednesday urged the media from India and Pakistan to ignore reports that he was greeted in Karachi with protests and anti-India slogans.
There were reports that protests had erupted at Karachi airport against Khan as he was about to board a plane to go to Lahore.
He tweeted: “To media on both sides: 12 screaming lunatics with a mobile phone camera is not news. Please don’t give them the attention they want. Ignore”.
One man reportedly waved a shoe at Khan, who did not respond to the ruckus at the departure lounge, Dawn reported.
In 2015, Khan released his film Phantom, about a retired Indian Army officer who leads a mission to kill Pakistani terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed. It was set in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and the film was banned in Pakistan.
However, Khan’s latest film starring Salman Khan, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, showed the relationship between the two countries in a positive light and was well-received in Pakistan.
Khan was in the Pakistani city to take part in a conference and said he was a firm believer in India’s secular fabric and in the friendship between the two countries.
