Bollywood is on the backfoot over its support to MNS chief Raj Thackaray, a couple of days after some prominent actors signed a petition against the gag order imposed on Thackeray by the Mumbai police.
It has sought to distance itself and clarify that they were not backing Raj Thackarey's anti-migrant politics or the violence unleashed by MNS workers on Mumbai's streets.
Actor Salman Khan has now said that he has nothing to do with Raj thackeray's politics.
''Raj is a good friend, we have known him for a long time but to say we support him is wrong, all my father said that the gag that has been put, needs to be discussed unless you have a debate how do you know who is right and who is wrong, that's exactly what was said,'' said Salman Khan, actor.
A point that was made by Khan senior to NDTV a couple of days ago.
''How can I support what he says about north Indians leaving Bombay. My entire family, I myself am from the north. I find his stand completely unreasonable but at the same time I also find this gag completely unreasonable,'' said Salim Khan, script writer.
Big names like Nana Patekar and Sunil Shetty had also signed the petition but it now seems that Bollywood is treading a cautious line on the issue.
In an industry dominated by non-Maharashtrians, Raj Thackeray will have to do a fine balancing act to ensure that he doesn't lose all his friends.
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