Paresh Rawal is a seasoned Indian film and stage actor whose work is valued all over the world. He is also known for shooting from the hip when it comes to Bollywood.

Recently he was in Ahmedabad promoting Raja Natwarlal. When a journalist got hold of him and asked him about the kind of films that are being made in India in comparison to Hollywood, the actor responded curtly saying even Pakistani shows are better than what Bollywood is churning out, leave alone Hollywood. By that we are assuming that he’s referring to Pakistani TV plays.

Hmm… is that because Raja Natwarlal features a Pakistani actress?

Published in Dawn, Sunday Magazine, September 7th, 2014

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