Indian film legend Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday welcomed the rare screening of Indian films in Pakistan, saying increased contacts could lead to a "healthy camaraderie" between the two nations.
Pakistan eased its ban on Indian movies this month, allowing just two films - the classic Mughal-e-Azam or The Great Mogul and Taj Mahal, a new epic from Bollywood - to be released in Pakistani cinemas.
"We do believe that we are the same culture, the same people. We are divided by a line that has put us into two different nations that cannot be removed and it should not be," Bachchan said during a visit to Dubai.
"But if they are appreciative of our work we are also appreciative of theirs and there should be healthy camaraderie and exchange of ideas and creativity amongst the two nations," Bachchan told Reuters in an interview.
The 63-year-old film legend returned to work recently, after being discharged from a Mumbai hospital in December following stomach surgery that doctors said could have been life-threatening if left untreated.
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