"Relax. Smile. And maybe think a little.”
In a Facebook post that quickly went viral, Bangladeshi actress Azmeri Haque Badhon took a sharp, witty jab at the controversies about her.
With her signature sarcasm, she opened with: “Back to being a RAW agent again — what a journey!”
The actress mocked the ever-changing allegations she has faced over the years.
Azmeri revealed a series of obstacles she encountered after starring in Khufiya, the 2023 Bollywood espionage thriller directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.
Despite her pride in the role, she said she was denied an Indian visa five times.
This meant she couldn’t even attend the film’s premiere.
She wrote: “During two of those interviews they seemed very concerned about a photo I had posted — with VP Noor at a US Embassy programme.”
The implication seemed clear: a simple social media post had become a red flag in the eyes of visa officials.
Eventually, she said, she managed to obtain a one-month single-entry visa through connections in Bangladesh’s high offices.
She revealed: “With a few laughs from high officials. I got my visa.”
But by then, the damage had been done. She lost several promising opportunities in both Bollywood and Kolkata.
Adding intrigue to the narrative, Azmeri Haque Badhon wrote:
“According to two influential sources, one of the lead actresses from the film might have had something to do with my visa troubles.”
The comment did not name anyone but left room for speculation.
Her story did not end there. During the July Uprising in Dhaka, she was accused of being a CIA agent funded by USAID.
When she shared a video of a Jamaat leader, people labelled her a Jamaat sympathiser.
One friend even joked that she must be working for Mossad.
Azmeri Haque Badhon highlighted the absurdity of the suspicion, saying:
“Shoutout to my friend close to the current government who seriously asked me: ‘Taka khaicho?’”
Reflecting on the experience, she observed: “What a terrific society we live in.
“When people don’t love their country unconditionally, they assume no one else does either.”
She ended her post with a nudge to her audience: “It’s a fun post. Relax. Smile. And maybe think a little.”
The post has sparked significant conversation online.
Many praised Azmeri Haque Badhon’s courage in confronting the paranoia that often surrounds artists who step outside national borders.
Through humour and irony, she has exposed a troubling pattern where suspicion too easily replaces understanding.
Loading ...