The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has warned Indian singers and musicians against working with Pakistani artistes amid coronavirus lockdown.

The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has warned Indian singers and musicians against working with Pakistani artistes amid coronavirus lockdown. The Federation issued a strict warning recently and stated that failure to comply with the directive would lead to "strict disciplinary action”. Amid lockdown, several musicians from the two countries have been collaborating on social media. Pakistan's Ali Sethi has been regularly hosting live sessions and has so far interacted and jammed with Vishal and Rekha Bhardwaj, Varun Grover and Shilpa Rao. In the session with Vishal and Rekha Bhardwaj, Sethi had even brought in legendary singer Farida Khanum to sing a few lines. View this post on Instagram Here is a full video from our historic session yesterday. If there’s anything we can learn in this difficult time, let it be the value of cooperation across borders. LOVE CONQUERS ALL ♥️♥️♥️ A very special thanks to Faridaji’s genius granddaughter @mehrunnisaiamin for setting this up, and to @anthonysoshil and @bhangusayeen for making the video #alisethi #rekhabhardwaj #vishalbhardwaj #faridakhanum #india #pakistan #lockdown #coronavirus #music #collaboration A post shared by Ali Sethi (@alisethiofficial) on Mar 25, 2020 at 7:53am PDT × View this post on Instagram Such a joy to go live with @shilparao two days ago 💓✌🏾 I so admire her versatility — the way she glides from ghazal to disco — and was thrilled to sing a bit ‘Umraan Langiyaan’ for her dad 😇🙏🏾 Enjoy this montage of our first mulaqaat, which culminates with her iconic #ghungrootootgaye — disco tay khhisko! 👑🌟🎶 #alisethi #shilparao #instalive #paarchanaade #ghungroo A post shared by Ali Sethi (@alisethiofficial) on Mar 30, 2020 at 1:35pm PDT × View this post on Instagram I feel like @vidushak is a pied-piper of our times — someone who leads us, with his songs and screenplays and subversive standup acts, into a happier and always more inclusive place. In our live session the other day I bored him with my rendition of his mashhoor-tareen gaana ‘Moh Moh Ke Dhaage’ (on popular demand!), but I am so-so-so excited to make the tune for ‘Jis Lahore Na Vekhya’ — check tay karo! #instalive #quarantine #lockdown #music #banter #alisethi #varungrover #stayathome #washyourhands A post shared by Ali Sethi (@alisethiofficial) on Apr 8, 2020 at 11:24am PDT × FWICE issued the directive only when a session with Harshdeep Kaur and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was brought to its notice. “We are pained to inform all members that despite being fully aware that FWICE has issued a total non-cooperation circular advising all members not to work in any manner whatsoever with all Pakistani artistes, singers and technicians, some members are blatantly violating the non-cooperation circular,” a letter from FWICE read. The letter stated that Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's concert was not the only instance. "We have been informed that more such Entertainment products and songs are being planned and made. We have to strictly inform all the members of our affiliates to kindly note that the non-cooperation circular is valid and subsisting and anyone found cooperating or working in any manner with any Pakistani artistes, singers and technicians, in any mode or media of entertainment will be subject to strict disciplinary action,” the letter read. View this post on Instagram No working with #Pakistani artists, singers, technicians, no working on digital platforms too... #FWICE issues stern warning... OFFICIAL STATEMENT... A post shared by Taran Adarsh (@taranadarsh) on Apr 12, 2020 at 6:54am PDT × “One should also realise that while the entire world is fighting against the coronavirus, Pakistan is still busy killing our soldiers on the borders. Kindly note no violation of this circular will be allowed and we are sure all members will follow our advice in their own interest,” it added. Pakistani artistes were banned from working in India after 2016 Uri attacks in which 18 soldiers were killed and several others were injured.

FWICE warns Indian singers against online collaborations with Pakistani artistes amid lockdown

It&#39;s not just the&nbsp;India-Pakistan borders that are simmering amid the escalating tension between the two countries. One of the world&#39;s most diverse film industries,&nbsp;Bollywood,&nbsp;has also suffered drastically.

The Uri attack has left Bollywood divided over the issue of Pakistani actors living&nbsp;in India. However, the issue was first fueled by Raj Thackery of Central India&#39;s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, but later actors and artists jumped into the fray with their opinions on the issue.&nbsp;

While some&nbsp;Bollywood actors and artists have actually backed the proposal to send&nbsp;Pakistani&nbsp;actors living in India to Pakistan, others have&nbsp;sided with their fellow actors from Pakistan.

The recent one being&nbsp;veteran Indian actor&nbsp;Om Puri, commenting that forms of art across the border should not suffer because of military tension between the two countries. And that actors from Pakistan do not come to the country illegally, they come here on valid Visas.

Other Bollywood&nbsp;artists to have opposed the ban on Pakistani artists were Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Mahesh Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Saif Ali khan, Rahul Agarwal, they all have reiterated that forms of art should work to ensure that peace prevails, and there is a need to draw a line of demarcation between what is happening at the border and that between people of the two countries, including Bollywood. However, all of them have expressed their resentment against the attack carried out by Pakistan-sponsored militants in Uri.

On the other hand, actors and artists like controversial singer Abhijeet , Nana Patekar, Madhur Bhandarkar, Randeep Hooda have asserted that nothing comes above the security of the country, and that all steps should be taken to isolate Pakistan at the international level.&nbsp;Seeking a ban on Pakistan-based artists in India is a step towards in that direction.&nbsp;

Amid&nbsp;all&nbsp;this, it is important to note that it is not just artists from Pakistan who have worked in India, but also vice versa. Among several Indian artists, a few of them&nbsp;who have worked in Pakistani dramas and movies are: Kirron Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Ally Khan, Shewta Tiwari, Deepti Gupta, Kim Sharma,&nbsp;Preeti Jhangiani and others.&nbsp;

(WION)

Known to be one of the most diverse film industries, Bollywood is now picking sides over the recent call for a ban on Pakistani actors

It's not just the India-Pakistan borders that are simmering amid the escalating tension between the two countries. One of the world's most diverse film industries, Bollywood, has also suffered drastically. The Uri attack has left Bollywood divided over the issue of Pakistani actors living in India. However, the issue was first fueled by Raj Thackery of Central India's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, but later actors and artists jumped into the fray with their opinions on the issue. While some Bollywood actors and artists have actually backed the proposal to send Pakistani actors living in India to Pakistan, others have sided with their fellow actors from Pakistan. The recent one being veteran Indian actor Om Puri, commenting that forms of art across the border should not suffer because of military tension between the two countries. And that actors from Pakistan do not come to the country illegally, they come here on valid Visas. Other Bollywood artists to have opposed the ban on Pakistani artists were Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Mahesh Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Saif Ali khan, Rahul Agarwal, they all have reiterated that forms of art should work to ensure that peace prevails, and there is a need to draw a line of demarcation between what is happening at the border and that between people of the two countries, including Bollywood. However, all of them have expressed their resentment against the attack carried out by Pakistan-sponsored militants in Uri. On the other hand, actors and artists like controversial singer Abhijeet , Nana Patekar, Madhur Bhandarkar, Randeep Hooda have asserted that nothing comes above the security of the country, and that all steps should be taken to isolate Pakistan at the international level. Seeking a ban on Pakistan-based artists in India is a step towards in that direction. Amid all this, it is important to note that it is not just artists from Pakistan who have worked in India, but also vice versa. Among several Indian artists, a few of them who have worked in Pakistani dramas and movies are: Kirron Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Ally Khan, Shewta Tiwari, Deepti Gupta, Kim Sharma, Preeti Jhangiani and others. (WION)

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FWICE warns Indian singers against online collaborations with Pakistani artistes amid lockdown

Indo-Pak tension: Bollywood's anti-Pak segment is a distinct minority