Suniel Shetty on why Bollywood stars were silent over 'Operation Sindoor: 'Actors are scared to speak...'

Suniel Shetty is now seen in 'Kesari Veer' which also has Sooraj Pancholi. Suniel has always been very vocal when it comes to expressing his opinions and also showing patriotism towards his country. In a recent interview, the actor has spoken about how today actors have not spoken about 'Operation Sindoor' and chosen to remain silent.

The actor opened up on it and said in an interview with India Today, "What was Operation Sindoor? We targeted places of terror, and nothing else. And there was a ceasefire. We are quiet now and we've held our own. But, why is this all connected to politics? I think that's why actors are scared to speak."
He added, "Not because of backlash, or fan-following problems, but because 'they will connect me to politics'. No actor wants to be connected to politics. I don't even dream of becoming a politician. So, I am speaking today, people shouldn't misunderstand thinking 'oh he wants to become a politician'. No, I don't want that. I am saying this, and doing a film like 'Kesari Veer' because of my love for the subject."


Suniel added that he has never shied away from standing up for his country and he has never connected that to politics. Apart from 'Kesari Veer', Suniel is also in the news for the recent controvery around 'Hera Pheri 3' after Paresh Rawal quit the film.

The actor revealed that it also came as a shock to him and he along with Akshay Kumar wasn't really aware of it. He said in an interview with the same portal, "This is a crisis. We are in the middle of this film, and this is the biggest shock. We were going to begin shooting next year. We had already started, in fact. We shot a promo. It’s a big thing. This is so shocking. I can’t make sense of this. And you know who sent it? Athiya and Ahaan - they both sent it to me within 15 minutes, asking ‘papa what is this?’."


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