The party wrote an open letter to Bollywood producers and production houses, asking them why they need to rope in actors from the neighbouring country when enough talent is available in India.
Actors like Mahira Khan (featuring in Shah Rukh Khan- starrer 'Raees') and "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" star Fawad are hijacking the opportunities of Indian artistes, MNS General Secretary Shalini Thackeray told a press conference here.
Mumbai Police, however, assured the actors they need not worry as they will be given protection.
"They (Pakistanis) don't give our people any respect in their country. Pakistani artists don't earn anything in their country but in India they get name, fame and money. After all this, their government funds terror activities in India, this is completely unacceptable," Thackeray said.
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Thackeray, along with President of the party's cinema wing, Amay Khopkar, released copies of the open letter to the media. The letter questions Indian producers' "love" for Pakistani artistes.
Thackeray lambasted the NDA government for not dealing with Pakistan in a "stern" manner.
Speaking to PTI, she said, "The current government has been only giving assurances that they will deal sternly with Pakistan, but unfortunately nothing has happened so far."
"All foreign nationals who land in the country with valid documents issued by Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra need not worry," Joint Commissioner of Police (law and order) Deven Bharti said.
"We have not come across anything yet. If there is an issue, we need to understand the matter first, so we cannot comment anything," an official from Dharma Productions said.
The calls and messages to the makers of "Raees" did not elicit any response.
Heavily armed militants stormed the headquarters of the Army in North Kashmir's Uri town in the wee hours of September 18, killing 18 jawans and injuring 19 other personnel in the terror strike in which four ultras were neutralised.
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