We live in strange times. Never in the history of cinema have actors been so vocal on political issues.

After Meryl Streep`s poignant speech about Donald Trump at the Golden Globes, Madonna and Ashley Judd`s rants against the US president at the Women`s March, Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti who stars in the Oscar-nominated foreign-language film The Salesman, has strongly protested against Donald T`s policy to impose visa restrictions on some Muslim countries. She added that she will boycott this year`s Academy Awards ceremony. Her director, Asghar Farhadi who won an Oscar for A Separation -has also announced that will not be attending in protest. The situation is getting more and more intense. If this keeps happening, we might see a revolution of sorts brought about by actors` agitation. Call it wishful thinking. It might happen.