Minister's support to Bollywood makes us feel less orphaned: Pooja Bhatt

Mumbai: A day after Aryan Khan was granted bail by the Bombay HC, actress Pooja Bhatt thanked Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik for standing up for the Bollywood industry and Mumbai which she stated are closely connected.

On Friday, Malik had addressed the media and called the case an attempt to 'defame Bollywood.' 

Sharing the tweet featuring the clip of his interaction with the media on Twitter, Pooja wrote, "Thank you @nawabmalikncp for taking a stand against the engineered campaign of hate towards the Hindi film Industry. It makes us feel less orphaned. Bollywood & Bombay/Mumbai are Intrinsically linked.This is the city of dreams after all & has sustained millions over the years."

During the interaction, Malik claimed, "They are trying to defame our Bollywood, and take it out of Mumbai to shift it to Uttar Pradesh," referring to UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath's plans of creating a film city in Noida.

Pooja has been following Aryan's case and sharing her reactions to the developments on Twitter. Last week, reacting to Shah Rukh getting mobbed by the media outside the Arthur Road Jail, in Mumbai, after he visited Aryan, Pooja said, "Dear members of the press. I know times are tougher than ever & there is immense pressure on you'll from your respective employers to grab a byte even if it means compromising your own health & safety but how do you'll explain this pack like behaviour to your own children? Tragic." 

Aryan was arrested earlier this month after a raid at an alleged rave party on a Goa-bound cruise. He was lodged at the Arthur Road Jail on October 8. He was granted bail on Thursday.