Actor Atul Kulkarni visits Pahalgam after attack, says 'this is our Kashmir'

Actor Atul Kulkarni visits Pahalgam days after the terror attack to send out a message to the world. He urged the people to visit Pahalgam and not to be afraid.

In Short

• Atul Kulkarni visited Pahalgam post-terror attack
• He urged people not to fear Kashmir, calling it 'our country'
• He also shared photos enjoying local delicacies and interacting with locals

Actor Atul Kulkarni visited Pahalgam just a few days after the ghastly terror attack that left at least 26 people dead in Jammu and Kashmir. The actor shared photos from his recent visit and urged everyone not to be afraid of Kashmir. He said, "This is our Kashmir, this is our country, we will come."

On April 27, Kulkarni shared a couple of pictures and a video enjoying his visit to Pahalgam and local delicacies at a shop. In a photo, he can be seen posing at the "I love Pahalgam" photo booth.

His Hindi caption is loosely translated as saying, "This is the property of India. Courage is heavier than fear. This is the property of India. The hate is lost to love. Let's go to Kashmir. Let's go to Sindh, Jhelum shore. I have come, you also come (sic)," with the hashtags #Chalokashmir, #Feet_in_Kashmir, #Kashmiriyat, #love_compassion and #DefeatTerror.

Here's the photo:

Another photo features him buying a cricket bat from a Kashmiri shop. The shop owner thanked the actor for visiting the place in difficult times. He captioned the post, "@atulkulkarni_official Sir It Was Lovely Hosting You , And Thanku So Much For Coming In These Difficult Times And Showing The Enemies We Aint Afraid, Together We Will Get Over This (sic)."

Here's the post:

In a video, the 'Rang De Basanti' actor can be seen relishing the local bun and chai.

Here's the video:

Speaking to ANI, Atul Kulkarni said that he wanted to visit Pahalgam to send out a message to the world.

"The incident that took place on 22nd April has made the entire country sad. I read that 90 per cent of bookings have been cancelled here. The message that the terrorists are giving is not to come to Kashmir. This is not going to happen. This is our Kashmir, our country, and we will come here. This is the answer we should give to the ideology of terrorists. I could not give this message staying in Mumbai, so I came here. If I can come, then the rest of the country can also come here. We should come here and not get scared," he explained.

Atul Kulkarni also shared glimpses of his Kashmir visit on his Instagram Stories. From sharing pictures of an almost empty flight to interacting with the locals, he urged his followers to visit Kashmir. A few locals were also seen condemning the attack. Take a look:

In a few videos he shared, many tourists were seen visiting Pahalgam and other parts of Kashmir.