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Wednesday, June 02, 2010 - 6.05 GMT |
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Vivek Oberoi urges film fraternity to attend IIFA |
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Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi on Tuesday (1 June) urged the Indian film fraternity to attend the annual awards festival in Sri Lanka despite protests from pro-Tamil rebel lobbies.
"Come to Colombo. I don't believe in boycotting the awards. Bollywood films are about building bridges, not putting up walls against people," Oberoi told reporters in Colombo during an event to promote the "Bollywood Oscars".
Oberoi said Bollywood presence in Colombo will help to boost Sri Lanka's post-war economy and attract funds to rebuild infrastructure and livelihoods in formerly war-torn areas in the North.
"I don't know much about the Sri Lankan conflict. But I've read about it a bit. Its roots were planted before I was born. But we must help Tamil people now to rebuild their lives, to give them some hope for tomorrow," quoting Oberoi, AFP reported.
Oberoi, who is scouting for locations to shoot a movie in Sri Lanka, is also reviving his charity, Project Hope, to rebuild schools, houses and community centres in the North.
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