Actor Amitabh Bachchan wrote an article on the 13th anniversary of the Mumbai terrorist attacks on 26/11. In his article, Amitabh described the “dark night” in which 166 people were killed and many injured in terrorist attacks on landmarks in Mumbai.
He wrote that the Indian government did not “succumb to the temptation of military retaliation against Pakistan” and exercised restraint after the attack. He also mentioned the need to write a “new story” after the attack, not to let fear change our identity.
In this article published in the “India Express”, Amitab described the influence of Indian cricketer Verat Kohli embracing Pakistani cricketer Mohammed Rizwan during the recent T20 World Cup. “Because the stories we tell are often bigger than ours, they can easily cross borders, sometimes riding on cricket, sometimes through movies. Sometimes they will snuggle in a warm embrace recently,” he wrote. Amitabh also mentioned the power of movies, including Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan. “Sometimes they will be fascinated by the huge box office success of Bajranji Baijan starring Salman Khan in India and Pakistan in 2015. This is a cross-border story about empathy and compassion, an Indian The story of a man trying to reunite a Pakistani child with his family Bajrangi Bhaijaan plays Salman Khan as a man with a golden heart who risked his life to bring a Pakistani child from India back to her homeland.
Dia Mirza reacted to Amitabh’s article and wrote: “Remember. A truly wonderful article by @SrBachchan,’Freedom from fear means that we are more at ease with our neighbors and ourselves.’”
Amitabh is currently hosting season 13 of Kaun Banega Crorepati. He has many films in preparation, including Brahmastra, Unchai, May Day, Good Bye, Hindi remakes of The Intern, etc.
News Source : Hindustan Times