Following the arrest of Shah Rukh Khan’s son, Aryan Khan, filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has spoken out in favour of the superstar and questioned the silence of many of the industry’s bigwigs. Aryan, SRK’s eldest son, was detained earlier this month in a drug-related crime.
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Sanjay Gupta took to Twitter to post, “Shahrukh Khan has and continues to give jobs and livelihoods to thousands in the film industry. He has always stood up for every cause for the film industry. And the astute silence of the same film industry in his moment of crisis is nothing short of SHAMEFUL.”
Shahrukh Khan has and continues to give jobs and livelihoods to thousands in the film industry.
He has always stood up for every cause for the film industry.
And the astute silence of the same film industry in his moment of crisis is nothing short of SHAMEFUL.— Sanjay Gupta (@_SanjayGupta) October 25, 2021
In another tweet, the filmmaker wrote, “Aaj uska beta hai, kal mera ya tumhaara hoga…
Tab bhi issi buzdalli se chup rahoge???”
Aaj uska beta hai, kal mera ya tumhaara hoga…
Tab bhi issi buzdalli se chup rahoge???— Sanjay Gupta (@_SanjayGupta) October 25, 2021
While celebrities like Twinkle Khanna, Hansal Mehta, Swara Bhasker, and Pooja Bhatt have spoken out in favour of SRK, a slew of bigwigs have remained silent on the subject.
On Thursday, Shah Rukh Khan was spotted meeting his son Aryan at Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail. A few celebrities had also spoken out against the media frenzy that accompanied the visit.
While commenting on a video of SRK being surrounded by the media, Pooja Bhatt wrote on Twitter, “Dear members of the press. I know times are tougher than ever & there is immense pressure on you’ll from your respective employers to grab a byte even if it means compromising your own health & safety but how do you’ll explain this pack like behaviour to your own children? Tragic.”
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Hansal Mehta too posted, “Bollywood is not a place, not a company and definitely not some mafia. It is a loosely coined term for a large number of individuals who work really hard to create, to entertain, to engage and unlike many other professions are always vulnerable to criticism, scrutiny and abuse.”
