New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Speaking to NDTV, Actor Naseeruddin Shah said his statement on a "section of Indian Muslims" celebrating the Taliban's return was misunderstood. Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah said today that while he felt that the film industry had been insulated from religious discrimination and Islamophobia, filmmakers were being encouraged by the government to make "pro-establishment" films.

In comments that went viral earlier this month, he had said: "Even as the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan is a cause for concern for the whole world, celebrations of the barbarians by some sections of Indian Muslims are no less dangerous." He had also differentiated between what he called "Hindustani Islam" and what is practiced in...