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Film industry has to pay price for being high profile, says Javed Akhtar on Aryan Khan drug case

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: October 20, 2021 12:19 IST

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Aryan Khan has been arrested by the NCB in a drugs case during the raid on a luxury cruise with high-profile celebrities. Many Bollywood actors came forward to support him.
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This has affected Shah Rukh Khan in many ways he has to stop filming for some time. Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar has come forward in support of Aryan Khan.
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Some from the film fraternity have refrained from making statements in Aryan's case. Hrithik Roshan, Vishal Dadlani, Hansal Mehta, Farah Khan Ali, Ali Fazal, Shatrughan Sinha, and others supported SRK and his family.
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Artists like Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Hansal Mehta, Farah Khan, Pooja Bedi, Salman Khan, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Hrithik Roshan, Vishal Dadlani, Hansal Mehta, Ali Fazal, Shatrughan Sinha, and others supported SRK and his family.
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Now Javed Akhtar has also jumped into the fray. He said 'I haven't seen any headlines about the 1 billion worth of cocaine seized at the port. But if 1.5 lakh cannabis was seized, it became national news. Punishment for having a high profile film''.
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The Shiv Sena had also approached the Supreme Court for seeking protection of Aryan Khan's fundamental rights. Shiv Sena had filed a petition in the Supreme Court.
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The Shiv Sena also demanded an inquiry by a sitting Supreme Court judge into the violation of Aryan's fundamental rights.
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Shiv Sena leader Kishore Tiwari, who holds the rank of Minister of State, urged CJI NV Raman to intervene in the matter, and give it 'priority'.
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For nearly two years, the NCB has been biased with wrong intentions and harassing film stars, models, and other celebrities. As per Section 32, the Supreme Court and the CJI are bound to take cognizance of every case relating to the violation of fundamental rights. said, Kishore Tiwari.
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Aryan Khan was illegally imprisoned for 17 nights. Tiwari had also said that this was a violation of the fundamental right to life and liberty in the Constitution.
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