'We won't show papers': Bengali showbiz stars in video against CAA, NRC

Actors, directors and musicians from West Bengal have come together in a video against the contentious citizenship law and NRC, asserting that they would not show any document if there is a bid by the Centre to submit fresh proof of citizenship.

"Kagoj amra dekhabona (We won't show papers)," actors Dhritiman Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Konkona Sen Sharma, Nandana Sen and Swastika Mukherjee; director Suman Mukhopadhyay and singer Rupam Islam are among the 12 personalities who can be heard saying the line in Bengali.

The video, which went viral on social media on Monday, carries the similar tagline as comedian Varun Grover's defiant Hindi poem, "Hum Kagaz Nahin Dikhayenge (We won't show papers)".

"Some of us felt concerned about the situation happening around us," Chatterjee told PTI. "We thought we must do something to register our protests through social media as it can be the most powerful tool."
In the video, Chatterjee is heard saying "Mandir noy, masjid noy, desh jure chai azaadi' (not temples, not mosques, we want freedom across country)."
Actor Sabyasachi Chakraborty said: "Sashok asbe, sashok jabe, kagoj amra dekhabo na (Rulers will come and go, but we won't show papers)."
"We urge every citizen to not follow the diktat of those who drafted the CAA and the NRC. Refuse to show fresh identity proof if you are asked as part of the CAA exercise."
In the video, Mukhopadhyay is seen saying: "150 crore Indians asking today for basic necessities, they are not interested in caste and community."