'No Concept Of India Before British' - Saif Ali Khan

Tanhaji Actor Saif Ali Khan Enrages Twitter With 'No Concept Of India Before British' Remark
"I don't think there was a concept of India till the British gave it one," said Saif Ali Khan
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Tanhaji Actor Saif Ali Khan Enrages Twitter With 'No Concept Of India Before British' Remark
Saif Ali Khan photographed in Mumbai.


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New Delhi: Saif Ali Khan, who is currently basking in the success of his recently-released film Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, has been trending on social media and not for the right reasons. The 49-year-old actor was recently on the receiving end of Twitter anger for his recent "concept of India" comment. The actor, in an interview with Anupama Chopra for Film Companion, was asked if it bothers him that the "politics in Tanhaji is questionable." Saif replied, "I don't think this is history. I don't think there was a concept of India till the British gave it one." This dismissal of nationhood enraged the Internet.
A Twitter user schooled Saif on India's history by sharing an ancient map of the country and wrote: "Read history before quoting it Mr," read an excerpt from the tweet.


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Bollywood ‘history buff’ #SaifAliKhan claims “there was no concept of ‘India’ until the British came.” 

Yeah right. French East India Company was about China & Vasco D’Gama went to Fiji.

Last time he invoked he invoked ‘history’ he named his son ‘Timur’


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#saifalikhan should look this images long back before freedom(republish 1987)  this map was exist so read history before quoting it mr. Saif see the places and their names. We have map which were 1000's of year back but this is enough for u right now

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Another Twitter user followed suit: "Dear Saif Ali Khan, check out some of these ancient maps which clearly mentioned India long before the British even existed."


Bahadur 2.0
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Dear #SaifAliKhan check out some of these ancient maps which clearly mentioned India long before the British even existed.

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Now you know why Native Americans are called Red Pakistanis because according to ‘history buff’ #SaifAliKhan there was ‘no concept of India until the British came’... #PoorOlColumbus

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Laxman☺☮
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"Not without reason that history buff Saif named his son Taimur"#KareenaKapoor #SaifAliKhan #TaimurAliKhan https://twitter.com/sufirushk/status/1218950508079132677 …

Sufi 🇮🇳
@sufirushk
History buff @SaifOnline knows this and has named his son after this Savage.@KareenaOnline @Aabhas24

Credit.@TIinExile (TrueIndology)

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In Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, Saif plays the role of Udaybhan Rathod, a Rajput general who defended - and eventually lost - the Fort of Kondhana from Chhatrapati Shivaji's Maratha forces in the 1670 Battle of Sinhagad. Ajay Devgn plays the titular Tanaji Malusare while Kajol plays Tanaji Malusare's feisty wife Savitribai Malusare.

On the work front, Saif Ali Khan has a super busy schedule. The actor, who was last seen in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, has Hunter, Bhoot Police and Jawaani Jaaneman in the pipeline.


BJP Leader's "Taimur" Dig Over Saif Ali Khan's "Concept Of India" Remark
Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi, born in December 2016 to Saif Ali Khan and wife Kareena Kapoor, has earned the ire of right-wing public figures and trolls in the past as well.
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BJP Leader's 'Taimur' Dig Over Saif Ali Khan's 'Concept Of India' Remark
Meenakshi Lekhi accused Saif Ali Khan of naming his son after a brutal 13th century Turkish invader.


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New Delhi: BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi has hit out at actor Saif Ali Khan for his recent remarks on Indian history, citing the name of his three-year-old son Taimur.
Responding to a question in an interview on the political context of his latest movie 'Tanhaji', which tells the story of a 17th-century Maharashtrian military leader, Saif Ali Khan had said, "I don't think this is history. I don't think there was a concept of India till the British gave it one."

Meenakshi Lekhi joined those enraged by the statement on Twitter, calling out the actor for his child's name.


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Even Turks find Taimur a brute ! But some people choose to name their children Taimur . https://twitter.com/TIinExile/status/1218947091650641920 …

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Painting of Taimur from Zafarnama by Taimur's own court poet Sharaf ad-Dīn Alī Yazdī

There is a huge pyramid of skulls behind him. Dead bodies all around. While his lieutenants bring heads, Taimur exclaims with glee

Not without reason that history buff Saif named his son Taimur

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This is not the first time the name of Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi, born in December 2016 to Saif Ali Khan and wife Kareena Kapoor, has earned the ire of right-wing public figures and trolls.

Asked if he was named after Timur, the capricious 13th century Central Asian invader who massacred Delhi after an attack in 1398, Saif Ali Khan had rubbished the claim.

"My wife and I love the sound of it and we love its meaning. I am aware of the heritage of the Turkish ruler-he was Timur, my son is Taimur, an ancient Persian name that means iron," Saif Ali Khan had told Mumbai Mirror newspaper in 2017.

The actor later admitted that he had briefly considered changing his newborn son's name, two months after his birth, to something non-controversial after the vicious trolling he and wife Kareena Kapoor faced.

Meenakshi Lekhi, who frequently leads the BJP's charge against critics on high-pitched television debates, had recently taken on Microsoft chief Satya Nadella for voicing his concerns about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

"How (the) literate need to be educated! Perfect example. Precise reason for CAA is to grant opportunities to persecuted minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan," she tweeted, and accused the US government of discrimination against Syrian Muslims.