A few days ago, Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah grabbed everyone’s attention after his recent statement. In his statement, the veteran actor mentioned that the Sindhi language is no longer spoken in Pakistan. The actor is known for speaking his mind and it doesn’t always go down well with others and that has landed him in trouble. He is facing a lot of criticism for his recent remarks on Sindhi. Now, Shah has penned a note to apologize to the entire Sindhi speaking population of Pakistan.
On Sunday, he wrote on his official Facebook page, “Ok ok, I apologize to the entire Sindhi speaking population of Pakistan who I think was deeply hurt by my wrong opinion. I agree that I was misinformed but what Is it necessary to crucify me? As Jesus said, ‘he who is free from …’. After being considered a really wise man for many years, I have been called ‘ignorant’ and a ‘pretentious intellectual’. I’m having a lot of fun. It’s quite a change!”
Naseeruddin recently discussed the many languages spoken in Pakistan during the promotion of the web series ‘Taj: Reign of Revenge Season 2’. According to the actor, Sindhi is no longer spoken in Pakistan. He said, “They have Balochi, they have Bari, they have Seraiki and they have Pashto. Of course, Sindhi is no longer spoken in Pakistan.”
Naseeruddin Shah had earlier shared another note to clear the air, “It seems like two completely unnecessary controversies have been sparked by something I said recently. One is about my misrepresentation about Sindhi language in Pakistan. I was at fault there. The second is on what I said about the relationship between Marathi and Persian. My exact words were ‘Many Marathi words are of Persian origin.’ My intention was not to demean Marathi language but to talk about how diversity enriches all cultures. Urdu itself is a mixture of Hindi, Persian, Turkish and Arabic. English has borrowed words from all European languages, not to mention Hindustani and I think this is true for every language spoken on earth.
Naseeruddin’s comment prompted Pakistani actor Mansha to respond on Twitter and write, “As a proud Sindhi who speaks her home language, I beg to differ.”
In recent times, Naseeruddin Shah appeared in the second season of the show titled “Taj: Reign of Revenge”. Premiering on Zee5 on May 12, 2023, the series featured Rahul Bose, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sandhya Mridul and Zarina Wahab in lead roles.
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