Mumbai, Nov. 5 -- Bollywood actor Soni Razdan has clarified her earlier remark on bursting firecrackers, asserting that her comments were not directed at any religion but were aimed at highlighting the dangers of air pollution and its impact on public health.

In a post on X, Razdan said bursting firecrackers does not make anyone nationalistic, just as choosing not to burst them does not make anyone anti-national. She stressed that knowingly contributing to air pollution and putting an entire community's health at risk for personal pleasure was a more serious concern.

"To everyone on X who wishes to twist my post into something that it is not. I think you are simply unable to see the woods for the trees," she wrote.

Clarifying her use o...