Actor Saif Ali Khan said that his character of an Indian Muslim in ‘Phantom’ has a crucial connotation because he wanted to show that Indian Muslims do feel patriotic about their country.
With its first look, it was obvious that director Kabir Khan and actor Saif Ali Khan wants to take a dig at Pakistan. The reaction from Pakistan was obvious and the film is ‘most likely’ to face a ban in Pakistani theatres.
Jamat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court seeking a ban on the film's release in Pakistan, alleging that it contains ‘filthy propaganda’ against his country.
Saif Ali Khan said in a statement, “We haven't stressed much about the fact that he is an Indian Muslim, but according to me, it holds substantial importance as an undercurrent influence. Kabir Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala and I are all Indian Muslims. So in a way, we wanted to show that Indian Muslims also feel patriotic,” Times of India reported.
While, clearing her stance in the movie, actress Katrina Kaif said in an interview, “It is logical that Pakistan will have problems with this film. A person is doing wrong and the country is not doing wrong. One of the villains in the film may be from Pakistan but that doesn't mean Pakistan is a villainous country. He (Kabir) feels that the country has suffered and not that the country is bad. There is a lot of conflict and upheaval between the two countries so there will be stories on it”.
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