Union minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju yesterday took potshot at filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, saying people use Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name to get into news. In a tweet Mr Rijiju said, a new fashion has developed in India. A student or a film person can put a question or speak against Prime Minister without any logic to get into news.<br/><br/>In a series of tweets, Anurag Kashyap had said that why should only Indian filmmakers be targeted for casting Pakistani actors when the PM also made a trip to Lahore last year. The director had written to show support for Karan Johar's upcoming movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. This film has landed in soup over casting Pakistani actor Fawad Khan. <br/><br/>In the aftermath of Uri attack last month, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena issued an ultimatum to Pakistani artistes to leave India. Subsequently, Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association passed a motion to ban the artistes from the neighbouring country. <br/><br/>Recently, Cinema Owners Exhibitors Association of India also decided to not screen the films with Pakistani actors in four states Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Goa.

Union minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju yesterday took potshot at filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, saying people use Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name to get into news. In a tweet Mr Rijiju said, a new fashion has developed in India. A student or a film person can put a question or speak against Prime Minister without any logic to get into news.<br/><br/>In a series of tweets, Anurag Kashyap had said that why should only Indian filmmakers be targeted for casting Pakistani actors when the PM also made a trip to Lahore last year. The director had written to show support for Karan Johar's upcoming movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. This film has landed in soup over casting Pakistani actor Fawad Khan. <br/><br/> In the aftermath of Uri attack last month, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena issued an ultimatum to Pakistani artistes to leave India. Subsequently, Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association<br/>passed a motion to ban the artistes from the neighbouring country. Recently, Cinema Owners Exhibitors Association of India also decided to not screen the films with Pakistani actors in<br/>four states Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Goa.