Hindi film stars lend quiet support to protesters
Qureshi showed up at Jantar Mantar with her actor brother Saquib Salim. The duo marched with the protesting students, and spent about an hour there. Fellow actor Imran Khan took part in a solidarity march in Mumbai a few hours earlier.
- ▪Qureshi showed up at Jantar Mantar with her actor brother Saquib Salim.
- ▪The duo marched with the protesting students, and spent about an hour there.
- ▪Fellow actor Imran Khan took part in a solidarity march in Mumbai a few hours earlier.
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Away from the long shadow of Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, Hindi film stars have quietly added their glimmer to the voice of protesters at Jantar Mantar and elsewhere.Even as many big stars have maintained a studied silence, artists like Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Alia Bhatt, Chitrangada Singh, R. Madhavan, Sara Ali Khan and Huma Qureshi have lent support to the youngsters seeking the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Raghubir Yadav slams policeWhile all of them supported the students, it was veteran actor Raghubir Yadav who hit out at the police for its alleged brutalities, stating: “Those who have worn khaki uniforms and displayed brutality, the entire creation, the entire universe will never forgive them.”In the early hours of…
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