'If You Don't Listen...': Raj Thackeray's Party MNS Threatens Seema Haider Over Debut Film

A leader of Raj Thackeray's party has threatened Pakistani woman Seema Haider on reports that she will be working on a film in India.

Ameya Khopkar General Secretary, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (Left) and Seema Haider (Right). ( Image Source :@MNSAmeyaKhopkar (X) | PTI )

The case of Seema Haider, a Pakistani woman, who travelled to India to meet her lover Sachin Meena doesn't seem to be going out of the limelight. Now, in the latest development, a leader from Raj Thackeray's Party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has threatened Haider over her debut film. Ameya Khopkar, General Secretary of MNS, called upon the directors and producers of the film to stop the shooting of the movie or else face stringent action.

Notably, director Amit Jani has roped in Seema to make a film about her and Sachin's love story titled as 'Karachi to Noida'.  Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Khopkar said that the party stands firm on its stance that Pakistani citizens should not have any place in the Indian film industry. He asked how the producers and directors are not ashamed of what they are doing.

पाकिस्तानी नागरिकाला भारतीय चित्रपटसृष्टीत कोणतंही स्थान असता कामा नये, या आमच्या भूमिकेवर आम्ही ठाम आहोत. सीमा हैदर ही पाकिस्तानी महिला सध्या भारतात आहे. ती ISI एजंट आहे अशा बातम्याही पसरल्या होत्या. आमच्या इंडस्ट्रीमधील काही उपटसुंभ प्रसिद्धीसाठी त्याच सीमा हैदरला अभिनेत्री…

— Ameya Khopkar (@MNSAmeyaKhopkar) August 12, 2023

"We are firm on our stand that a Pakistani citizen should not have any place in the Indian film industry. Seema Haider is a Pakistani woman currently in India. There were also reports that she was an ISI agent. Some of these people in our industry are making her an actress for fame. Why are these traitorous producers not ashamed? It is a public warning to stop such things immediately, otherwise be ready for action from MNS action. If you don't listen, resolute action will be taken," the tweet in Marathi read.

Earlier, Jani Firefox Production House posted a video of people auditioning for the film. Director Amit Jani also said that he is being threatened for making a film on her. He said that he met Haider and she said after getting clearance from the UP ATS, she would work in the movie.

सीमा हैदर और सचिन की प्रेम कथा पे बनने जा रही "कराची टू नोएडा" के लिए आज जानी फ़ायर फॉक्स प्रोडक्शन ने ऑडिशन का वीडियो जारी किया। सीमा हैदर के रोल के लिए देश भर से ऑडिशन शुरू हुआ। pic.twitter.com/6BnmwBj6Eu

— SANJAY TRIPATHI (@sanjayjourno) August 9, 2023

Notably, Seema Haider made headlines after she travelled from Karachi in Pakistan to Dubai and then to Noida via Nepal to meet her lover Sachin Meena whom she encountered on PUBG during the Covid-19 pandemic.