Recently, the actor was among the over 180 members of the cultural community, which also included cinematographer Anand Pradhan, historian Romila Thapar, and activist Harsh Mander, who condemned the FIR lodged against 49 celebrities for an open letter they wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
अलीकडेच 49 बुध्दीवाद्यांवर दाखल केलेल्या देशद्रोहाच्या गुन्ह्याचा शहा यांच्यासह छायाचित्रणकार आनंद प्रधान, इतिहासकार रोमीला थापर आणि हर्ष मंदेर यांच्यासह सांस्कृतिक क्षेत्रातील 180 जणांनी निषेध केला होता.