Adnan Siddiqui apologises to families, fans of Sridevi, Irrfan Khan
KARACHI: Film and TV actor Adnan Siddiqui apologized to fans of late Bollywood stars Sri Devi and Irrfan Khan on Saturday over his appearance in Amir Liaquat’s TV show.
His apology came shortly after a video clip of Amir Liaquat making jokes about the death of Siddiqui’s Indian co-stars went viral on Twitter.
In the clip, Amir can be seen jokingly telling Adnan Siddiqui that whoever he works with abroad dies.
“You worked with Sridevi in Mom. She passed away. You worked with Irrfan Khan and he passed away. You were offered roles in Mardaani 2 as well as Jism 2. Rani Mukherjee and Bipasha Basu were still alive as you declined offers to work in their films,” Liaquat said.
Siddiqui took to Twitter to issue a detailed apology.
“So I don’t know how to explain what I’m feeling right now or what to say. But this needs to go out. I was invited on the live chat show ‘Jeeway Pakistan’ yesterday when this unfortunate incident happened. The anchor Amir Liaquat Sahab joked about something extremely sensitive. Not only were they both close to me but also as a human it was wrong on so many levels. I cannot even call it ‘hitting below the belt.’
“It was an extremely callous act to joke about the deceased. This is in very bad taste, not only does it show him and me but also the entire country in bad light. I want to apologise to the families of Sridevi Sahiba and Irrfkan Khan Sahab, their loved ones and fans. “
The veteran Pakistani actor said that he felt uncomfortable during the show.
“If you see my body language I was extremely uncomfortable with what he said but I don’t want to stoop to that level. I regret being on the show. I’ve learnt my lesson and I promise I will not tolerate such an act in future,” he continued.
“I was hoping this bit wouldn’t become public but unfortunately It has. I’m sorry,” he concluded.
— Adnan Siddiqui (@adnanactor) May 1, 2020
Can we all please call for the sacking of Amir Liaquat, the stain on the humanity’s/country’s name ?pic.twitter.com/El1aChrdrV
— ????? (@Lizzation) May 2, 2020
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