Demonstrators shouting anti-India slogans mobbed the Bollywood director Kabir Khan in Pakistan.
Highlights
- Demonstrators shouting anti-India slogans mobbed the Bollywood director
- At least one of the protesters waved a shoe at Mr Khan
- His last movie 'Phantom' was banned in Pakistan
Indian director Kabir Khan was heckled at the Pakistan's Karachi airport today by protesters who waved shoes at him and shouted anti-India slogans as he was about to board a plane for Lahore.
The protesters mobbed the
Bajrangi Bhaijaan director, famous for movies that weave in India-Pakistan ties, asking him why he did not make films depicting the role played by India's intelligence agency RAW in Pakistan.
At least one man waved a shoe at Mr Khan, director of
Phantom, who did not respond to the ruckus at the departure lounge, Dawn reported.
"You people send Jhadav and kill hundreds here. Why don't you make a movie about it?" a protester asked the director, referring to alleged RAW official Kulbhushan Jhadav who has been arrested in Pakistan.
The video grab shows protesters waving a shoe at Kabir Khan.
Another shoe-wielding man chased Mr Khan to the departure lounge, warning the director about "Indian conspiracies against the Pakistan Army", Dawn said.
Mr Khan refused to comment over the issue, instead taking to Twitter to send out an appeal, following which he started to trend.Mr Khan's
Bajrangi Bhaijaan received a warm response in Pakistan, where Indian movies are always in great demand. However, his film
Phantom, based on a novel by S Hussain Zaidi, was banned by the Lahore High Court.
Starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif,
Phantom is about a retired Indian Army officer who leads a mission to kill Pakistani terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed.
Mr Khan arrived in Karachi to take part in a conference and said he was a firm believer in India's secular fabric and in the friendship between India and Pakistan.