{
  "id": 14867064,
  "title": "Kiran Rao, Saba Azad back Imran Khan after FRRO order to leave India: 'Loved here and fought here...'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/kiran-rao-saba-azad-back-imran-khan-after-frro-order-to-leave-india",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T04:05:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/kiran-rao-saba-azad-back-imran-khan-after-frro-order-to-leave-india-loved-here-and-fought-here-1.500712602"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Within hours of learning Imran Khan had been ordered to leave India by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Mumbai, filmmaker Kiran Rao expressed her disbelief on Instagram. She highlighted that Imran has 40 of his 43 years spent in India, noting that he studied, worked, succeeded, failed, loved, and fought in the country. Kiran's father is Imran's uncle Aamir Khan, indicating a close familial bond. Bollywood actress Saba Azad also reacted to the news with a blunt statement, saying \"What? This is bulls**t.\" Both actresses are shining a spotlight on the situation as Imran Khan readies himself for a return to acting following a decade-long hiatus.",
  "summary": "The response from the film industry came fast. Hours after news broke that Imran Khan had been ordered to leave the country, filmmaker Kiran Rao took to Instagram to point out how deep his roots in India run, and actor Saba Azad weighed in with a blunter verdict of her own. The Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Mumbai has given the actor until October 28 to leave India. The notice…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Bollywood actor Imran Khan asked to leave India after participating in protest, media says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/bollywood-actor-imran-khan-asked-to-leave-india-after-participating",
        "published": "2026-10-16T02:16:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Imran Khan's Partner Lekha Washington Shares First Post After Actor Gets Notice To Leave India, Drops Photo From Police Van",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/imran-khans-partner-lekha-washington-shares-first-post-after-actor",
        "published": "2026-10-16T04:41:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}