ALIA BHATT: LOVING YOUR COUNTRY NOT ENOUGH TO BE PATRIOT

Alia Bhatt who is promoting her next release Raazi says the film made her learn the new definition of patriotism which is more about contributing to the well-being of people selflessly rather than just feeling proud and loving the country.

Alia while interacting with media said; "I learnt that what we believe is patriotism is quite opposite of what true patriotism is. We say we are patriots because we are living in the country and we love our country, but that is not enough."

She added; "We have to participate in activities that may not be beneficial to you but the larger population. During the journey of narrating the character, this is what I learnt which made me participate in things much more actively. What is the point of having so many followers on social media if I can't use my voice?"

Raazi that is a cross-border spy drama, is based on the book titled "Calling Sehmat". The film is set in Kashmir.

"In the film, Kashmir is not depicted in a negative light. Kashmir is a beautiful place and I love it. It is really unfortunate that their tourism business, which is a big part of the revenue, is affected because of the incidents that took place. People think that Kashmir is not a safe place to go, but that is not true," Alia said.

Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film also features Vicky Kaushal and Soni Razdan. It is set to release on May 11.

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