Pakistani actor Fawad Khan’s Bollywood comeback film Abir Gulaal, co-starring Vaani Kapoor, will not be released in India, News18 quoted a source close to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of India as saying. This alleged development comes after the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam earlier this week, where 27 people lost their lives. As per the source, Abir Gulaal will not be released in any theatres in the country.

Abir Gulaal marks Fawad Khan’s comeback to Bollywood after nine years, after previously working in films such as Khoobsurat (2014), Kapoor & Sons (2016), and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016). 

Following the 2016 Uri terror attack, the Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA) and the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) announced a ban on Pakistani artists from participating in Indian cinema. Since then, there has been an unofficial freeze on collaborations with Pakistani artists.

Now, after the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, the relationship between India and Pakistan has again come under the scanner, with many opposing the film’s release. 

On Wednesday, Fawad Khan also took to his Instagram stories, expressing sadness over the attack. He wrote, “Deeply saddened to hear the news of the heinous attack in Pahalgam. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this horrifying incident, and we pray for strength and healing for their families in this difficult time.”

Abir Gulaal’s lead heroine Vaani Kapoor also shared, “Have been numb, at a loss of words since the time I have seen the attack on innocent people in Pahalgam. Gutted. Devastated. My prayers are with the families.”

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After the terror attack in Pahalgam, India has taken strict action against Pakistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team have taken the top 5 decisions taken against Pakistan in the CCS meeting. The Indian government has banned the visas issued to Pakistani citizens. Apart from this, SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) has also been stopped with immediate effect. Visa holders traveling to India under SVES visas have been given an ultimatum to leave India within 48 hours. Other visa holders can return to Pakistan by May 1.

Post this strict decision of the Indian government, Seema Haider, who had come to India from Pakistan, has been in news. She was madly in love with Sachin Meena and the two got married. Sachin and Seema are proud parents to a baby girl. After Modi’s strict decisions, netizens are asking whether Seema Haider will return to Pakistan with her four kids.

Seema had traveled to India via Nepal. She reached Nepal from Sharjah, Pakistan on a tourist visa and spent a few days in the city. She then boarded a bus from Kathmandu to Delhi and reached India with four kids. Seema has been living in India with Sachin and her kids. On Wednesday, after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s press briefing, the internet has been asking whether, “Will Seema Haider be asked to return to Pakistan too?”, “Should she be going back to Pakistan now?”, and others.

Seema Haider, 32, originally from Jacobabad in Sindh Province, Pakistan illegally crossed into India. She met Sachin online and fell for him. Now, social media users are speculating whether she will go back to her country after the Ministry of External Affairs’ (MEA) directive.

One user wrote, “Send Seema Haider back to Pakistan. Also investigate every security agency that allowed her to reach Uttar Pradesh crossing at least 3 national boundaries,” another commented, “When the government has asked all Pakistani nationals to leave India, why has Seema Haider been allowed to stay?” “Isme Seema Haider bhi jayegi ya usko special visa hai?”, said another.

Well, in 2023, Seema Haider — a mother of four and resident of Sindh entered India to be with a man from Uttar Pradesh she met while playing the online game PUBG. She left her husband, Ghulam Haider, in Pakistan and brought her four children and is currently settled in Greater Noida with Sachin.

India has downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan, suspended the six-decade-old Indus Waters Treaty, and closed the Attari land transit post citing cross-border links to the Pahalgam terror attack.

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