Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Piyush Mishra Criticizes Naseeruddin Shah Over Selective Activism
Piyush Mishra has criticized actor Naseeruddin Shah.
He says Shah speaks about some protests but not others.
Shah had gone to a protest in Mumbai organized by the Cockroach Janata Party.
Mishra asked him to also comment on student protests in Jharkhand and an incident at Lovely Professional University.
He also asked Shah to praise a Flydubai pilot who safely landed a plane after being stabbed by his co-pilot.
The article gives two different numbers for how many passengers were aboard.
Shah has said celebrities speak when their conscience tells them to.
The disagreement is part of an ongoing public exchange between the two actors.
Piyush Mishra accused Naseeruddin Shah of speaking selectively about protests and public incidents.
Shah had attended a Cockroach Janata Party protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, where demonstrators sought Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Mishra urged Shah to comment on student protests in Jharkhand and an incident involving Lovely Professional University students.
Mishra also asked Shah to praise Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for landing safely after being stabbed by his co-pilot; the article gives differing passenger counts of 174 and 180.
Shah has said celebrities speak when their conscience tells them to, while Mishra previously challenged Shah’s remarks about celebrities staying silent.
- Who
- Actors Piyush Mishra and Naseeruddin Shah.
- What
- Mishra criticized Shah for what he described as selective activism and urged him to comment on other incidents.
- When
- Recently; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Shah attended a Cockroach Janata Party protest at Shivaji Park in Mumbai; Mishra’s video was uploaded online.
- Why
- Mishra said Shah had commented on the CJP protest but remained silent about other events, including student protests and the pilot’s actions.
Piyush Mishra’s criticism
Naseeruddin Shah’s stated position
When celebrities should speak
Piyush Mishra’s criticism
Mishra argued Shah should also speak about the Jharkhand and university-related events and praise the pilot, rather than commenting selectively.
Naseeruddin Shah’s stated position
Shah said celebrities will speak when their conscience tells them to.
Public comments on activism
Piyush Mishra’s criticism
Mishra challenged Shah’s criticism of celebrities who stayed silent, asking who Shah meant by people with a bone in their mouths.
Naseeruddin Shah’s stated position
Shah had used the bone-in-the-mouth saying to describe celebrities’ silence on the CJP protest.
- People involved
- Piyush Mishra and Naseeruddin Shah
- Protest location
- Shivaji Park, Mumbai
- Protest organizer
- The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)
- Protest demand
- Demonstrators called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
- Other issues raised
- Student protests in Jharkhand, an incident at Lovely Professional University, and pilot Captain Smit Machchhar’s safe landing.
- Passenger count reported
- The article cites both 174 and 180 passengers.
- Shah's stated view
- He said celebrities speak when their conscience tells them to.