10 Ways India-Pak Tensions Affected Bollywood

Bollywood
has
come
out
in
full
support
and
shown
solidarity
to
the
Indian
defence
forces
by
postponing
film
releases
and
several
events
post
the
deadly
Pahalgam
attack
and


Operation
Sindoor
.


Shah
Rukh
Khan

and

Kajol
‘s
new

DDLJ

statue
was
to
be
unveiled
in
London
to
commemorate
their
film’s
30th
anniversary.
Due
to
the
tense
situation
between
India
and
Pakistan,
the
statue
will
be
unveiled
later
this
year.


Rajkummar
Rao

and

Wamiqa
Gabbi
‘s
romance
drama

Bhool
Chuk
Maaf

was
scheduled
to
release
in
theatres
on
May
9
but
the
film
will
now
have
an
OTT
premiere.


Aamir
Khan

put
off
the
trailer
launch
of
his
much-awaited
film

Sitaare
Zameen
Par

after
the
Pahalgam
attack.

The
team
of
the
upcoming
horror-comedy
film,

Kapkapiii
,
was
set
to
launch
its
new
song

Titli

in
Dubai.
The
event
has
now
been
postponed.

A
grand
audio
launch
was
planned
for

Kamal
Haasan
‘s

Thug
Life
,
directed
by
Mani
Ratnam,
on
May
16.
It
has
now
been
postponed.


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Salman
Khan/Instagram


Salman
Khan
‘s
Bollywood

Big
One
Tour

in
the
UK
has
been
postponed
as
well.
The
tour
was
to
take
place
in
Manchester
and
London
on
May
4
and
5
respectively.
Salman
will
now
lock
new
dates
for
the
tour.

The
release
of

Vaani
Kapoor

and

Fawad
Khan
‘s
film

Abir
Gulaal

has
been
postponed
indefinitely.
The
movie’s
promotional
material
has
also
been
removed
from
all
digital
platforms.


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Shreya
Ghoshal/Instagram


Shreya
Ghoshal

took
to
Instagram
to
announce
that
she’s
postponing
her
homecoming
concert
in
Mumbai
which
was
scheduled
for
May
10.


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Arijit
Singh/Instagram


Arijit
Singh

was
to
perform
live
at
the
Etihad
Arena,
Yas
Island,
in
Abu
Dhabi
on
May
9
but
the
concert
has
been
pushed
ahead.

The
singer
also
cancelled
his
Chennai
concert
following
the
deadly
terrorist
attack
in
Pahalgam.


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
The
Ladies’
Wing
of
the
IMC
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
Industry/Instagram


Usha
Uthup
‘s
Mumbai
concert
on
May
10
was
called
off.


Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff