Lead actor pulls out of Bollywood Hitler film...

The lead actor in a planned Bollywood film on Adolf Hitler that has drawn protests from Jewish groups and condemnation from historians said Friday he had pulled out of the project.

Anupam Kher, who had agreed to play the role of the German dictator in "Dear Friend Hitler," said he had withdrawn two months before filming was to begin because of criticism sparked by news of the production.

"I am deeply moved by the outpouring of messages on social networks, the letters which I have received and the protestations I have heard about from organisations in many countries," he said in a statement sent to AFP. More...

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