By News18
Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane鈥檚 Instagram account has been suspended in India once again. On Thursday, social media users in India noticed that they were unable to access Mawra鈥檚 handle. Instead, it reads a message which states, 鈥淎ccount not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content.鈥
Besides Mawra Hocane, Instagram handles of other Pakistani actors, including Yumna Zaidi, Danish Taimoor and Ahad Raza Mir have also been suspended once again.
On July 1, Instagram users in India noticed that they could see Mawra鈥檚 handle, which was banned a couple of months back after the tensions between India and Pakistan escalated. While Mawra鈥檚 account was visible, Instagram handles of other Pakistani artists, including Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir, Atif Aslam and Fawad Khan, remained 鈥渦navailable鈥.
However, if a report by Hindustan Times is to be believed, officials familiar with the matter clarified that the temporary visibility was due to a technical error.
Mawra gained popularity in India after she starred in the 2016 Bollywood film Sanam Teri Kasam alongside Harshvardhan Rane. However, after the shocking terror attack in Pahalgam in April this year, which killed 26 people, the tensions between India and Pakistan escalated, following which the Indian government announced a complete ban on Pakistani artists and banned their Instagram accounts in the country.
Later, Mawra was also removed from the sequel of Sanam Teri Kasam. Harshvardhan Rane had also issued a statement on Instagram, in which he revealed that he would refuse to be a part of Sanam Teri Kasam 2 if the producers went ahead with the same cast. 鈥淲hile I am grateful for the experience however as things stand, and after reading the direct comments made about my country, I have made a decision to respectfully decline to be a part of 鈥楽anam Teri Kasam鈥 part 2 if there is any possibility of the previous cast being repeated,鈥 he had written.
However, the makers later announced that Mawra has been removed from the film鈥檚 franchise. 鈥淢awra definitely nahi hai (Mawra is definitely not a part of it),鈥 the film鈥檚 directors Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru told Hindi Rush.