'For a lot of us Chandivali is still our Cannes': Nakuul Mehta supports Hina Khan over magazine editor's comment

Cannes 2019 has been in news this years for various reasons - good and bad. The festival also marked the debut for many people including Priyanka Chopra, Diana Penty and Television actress Hina Khan. Hina, the only Television actress at the festival, was appreciated for her looks at the festival.

Hina Khan made a stunning red carpet debut at the Cannes Film Festival. The actress however was mocked by a magazine editor who left the comment, "Cannes has suddenly become Chandivali studios kya?" This comment offended many, and Hina herself came out and spoke over the comment.

The latest to come out in support of Hina Khan was renowned Television actor Nakuul Mehta, of 'Ishqbaaz' fame. He wrote an open letter to the magazine editor for demeaning the Television actress who tried to make India proud with her debut at Cannes this year. She promoted her movie Lines there.

Tweeting the open letter, Nakuul Mehta wrote, "Dear Jitesh, Thank you for representing an elitist, almost archaic thought process which inadvertently, to your credit ended up sparking a dialogue that was held back for far too long within my comuity. No, Chandivali is not the problem. Far from it. If Cannesis the home of movies, then Chandivali Studios is also a home for thousands and thousands of hardworking artists and technicians in Mumbai both from television and the film industry. It's where dreams are sown, baby steps are taken towards greater glory, higher artistic ambitions. For a lot of us Chandivali is still our Cannes and we are absolutely proud of it."

He added, "The silver lining of that uncalled for remark you made is that for the first time a lot of us collectively stood up and made out voices heard. It hit home. You got a lot of us engaging in a dialogue and coming out in support of a colleague who on her own merit has blazed new trails. Thank you, if for nothing else but for shaking our collective conscience to wake up and stand up for the respect our work demands."

Read the open letter here:

Dear @jiteshpillaai ,

Thank you ...

CC: @eyehinakhan pic.twitter.com/eEFwmqtT64

— Nakuul Mehta (@NakuulMehta) May 19, 2019

The said editor's comment did not go down well with the Indian TV celebs as well as a few in the film fraternity. The likes of Ekta Kapoor, Rangoli Chandel, Arjun Bijlani, Karanvir Bohra among others came out in support of Hina Khan and slammed the editor for mocking her. Later, the editor had to apologise to Hina.