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India’s film industry, commonly known as Bollywood, has issued a “blanket ban” against all Pakistani entertainers working in the country in a blowback over the Kashmir attack which has further strained tense ties between the two nuclear neighbors. A statement released by the All India Cine Workers Association (AICWA) condemned Friday’s attack and declared “a total ban on Pakistani actors and artists working in the film industry.” https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1097423841318617088 A statement from the AICWA stated that the organization condemns the brutal attack on soldiers. “We're officially announcing a total ban on Pakistani Actors and Artists working in the Film Industry. Still if any organization insists on working with Pakistani Artists, they will be banned by AICWA and strong action will be taken against them,” it added. “The nation comes first, we stand with our nation," the statement concluded, in yet another clear sign of surging nationalism and protectionism in the country.