Ultimate heartthrob and uber-talented singer and actor Fawad Khan made a name for himself in Pakistan with projects like Khuda Ke Liye (2007), Dastaan (2010), Humsafar (2011) and Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012). He then went on to make his Bollywood and Hollywood debuts with Khoobsurat (2014) and Disney’s Ms Marvel (2022) respectively.

While in India, actor also starred in Kapoor and Sons (2016) opposite Alia Bhatt and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) opposite Anushka Sharma. After remaining absent from film and television screens at home, however, Fawad has now returned to his roots with a bang by taking on titular role of Maula Jatt in Bilal Lashari’s magnum opus.

And as he embraces Pakistani cinema once again, his fans in India can’t help but wonder if they’ll ever see him return to mainstream Bollywood. Speaking to Variety about same, Fawad maintained that while he enjoyed his stay in B-town, political unrest between Pakistan and India makes him wary of even answering a controversial question like this.

“Collaboration with people that I got to know and kinds of people I was exposed to there was a great experience and I really enjoyed it. Political fallout [between India and Pakistan] has not influenced our relationships, but it’s definitely made us very wary of answering such a question,” he said. Fawad shared that he realises magnitude of hate celebrities receive at both ends for collaborating with artists from their arch-rival country and he wouldn’t want him or a co-star of his to face brunt of either.

“It’s a good question but I can’t give a definitive answer until things stabilise and there are a lot of issues that need to be answered. I hate confrontation, I really avoid it. I don’t like controversy either,” said Jutt and Bond actor. I’ll do my work and go away but then people who’ll have to suffer are those who are who want to collaborate with me. And I care about that because they are going to live there and they’re going to suffer consequences.”

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 12 2022

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