Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat on why she blasted Bollywood and Hollywood
(WorldNews Asia)

Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat, who slammed Hollywood and Bollywood of demonising her countrymen in their films, claims that her polarising remarks made at an awards ceremony in Oslo were a plea to the artistic community to do greater good. `We have a voice which is even greater than a lot of politicians. We can reach the hearts and minds of the masses in a way that they can´t,` said Hayat over an exclusive e-mail interview. Two days ago, Hayat while receiving the `Pride Of Performance` award threw her weight behind ending stereotypical misrepresentation of Pakistani as `gun-toting´ villains. Her speech evoked mixed reactions and was hailed and blasted with equal fervour. Her words were...