KARACHI: Veteran Pakistani actorMustafa Qureshi said those Pakistani artists who were forced to leave their work in between should not regret being shunned by Bollywood, in fact they should be happy about it, thinking of this as ‘good riddance’. “It is no honour to work in Indian films. India has never accepted our artists with open hearts. They have always used our actors for their own benefits,” he said. This should be noted that Pakistani artists have left their projects incomplete – the ones they were working on in India after they received death threats from Indian Hindu extremists. Mustafa Qureshi said after the dropout from Indian movies, Pakistani artists have ample opportunities to work in the local industry. He said those who have been working in Bollywood should now fully focus on the movies being made in Lollywood. “Our directors and producers should also make good use of their experiences,” he said. The Pakistani actor said those who worked in Pakistani flicks also rose to fame. The fame which was “real and not artificial”! “It is need of the hour to give those actors opportunities in the local industry who have worked overseas,” he said. Mustafa Qureshi is a film and television actor from Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.