Mumbai, June 8 -- Mandana Karimi has responded strongly to those accusing her of going silent on Iran and "normalising" the crisis by posting about her daily life again. The actor, who recently relocated to Dubai after spending nearly 16 years in India, said people have been questioning why her feed now shows workouts, shoots and moments from her personal life instead of constant updates about Iran.

In her video, Mandana made it clear that posting less about Iran does not mean she is suffering any less. She said her parents are still in Iran and stressed that "activism isn't measured by how much you suffer publicly." She added that sometimes fighting means speaking up, sometimes it means simply surviving, and sometimes it means allowing ...