Celebrities like Fawad Khan and Atif Aslam from Pakistan have created waves with their talent in Bollywood, but Indian actors haven’t found much space in showbiz on the other side of the border. Pakistani star Ahsan Khan, who blames budget constraints for this says, “Hindi filmdom is the best thing to have happened to them.” Bollywood will soon see the launch of Pakistani actors Mahira Khan with ‘Raees’ and Saba Qamar with a yet untitled project to be co-produced by Dinesh Vijan and Bhushan Kumar. Ahsan, who is currently a part of the TV show ‘Meri Zindagi Hai Tu’, is ecstatic about Pakistani actors being widely accepted by the Indian audience. “I think it is wonderful and one of the best things, which could happen to us. People in Pakistan love Bollywood films. We always wanted that our talent also goes to India. I think it is a great move and I feel the kind of appreciation given to Pakistani actors and singers is amazing.” Ahsan added that he is touched and humbled that Indian people are loving us and the Indian industry is giving us importance. The actor, who has been a part of Pakistan’s small screen industry for almost a decade, feels that the exchange of this talent should go on because this is the only way that people from both the countries are connected. Has he bagged any Indian films? Ahsan said, “It would be too early to say ‘yes’, (but) I have had a couple of meetings and I have met a couple of people. It is a very positive response. So let’s see if something nice works out. If it does, I would love to work over here.” He says, “The Indian film industry is much bigger than the Pakistani film industry. Pakistan has just started with their film industry. So, the budgets are not as big as that in the Indian film industry. It is like Pakistan calling (actors) from Hollywood or Bollywood… (but) they might not have the kind of budgets yet that would appeal to a lot of actors to come and work over there. I feel the budget right now (for films and shows is) not that much that they could call mainstream Indian actors. But as soon as our film industry has big budgets, they may start hiring Indian people.” With a growing trend of Pakistani actors coming to Bollywood, Ahsan says, “It is TV and films that connect Pakistan and India more. It is this talent exchange, it is this art and medium that can really get people together.”