India bans Pakistani artists, Pakistan bans Indian movies

[JaDed]

KARACHI: Cinema owners in Pakistan have decided not to screen any Indian movies until tensions between two countries recede. They took the decision on Thursday after the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA) banned all Pakistani artists from working in film projects in India.

“We will suspend the exhibition of Indian films till normalcy,” said Nadeem Mandviwalla, owner of Mandviwalla Entertainment which runs Atrium Cinemas in Karachi and Centaurus in Islamabad. “No Indian movies will play in my cinemas from Friday onwards for sure,” he told The Express Tribune.

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Super Cinemas owner Khorem Gultasab echoed Mandviwalla’s sentiments, saying he has already stopped screening any Indian films at his facilities. “We didn’t wait for an official declaration by exhibitors. From Friday onwards, no Bollywood film will be screened at Super Cinemas for at least two weeks to show solidarity with our actors and our military,” he said.

Although Cinepax – Pakistan’s largest network of cinemas – had not yet banned any Indian movies, a senior official of cinema chain said it would follow suit if film exhibitors take a mutual decision in this regard. “I have not heard anything confirmed as yet, but if exhibitors do ban Indian films, then of course we will go ahead with it,” said Cinepax General Manager Marketing Mohsin Yaseen.

Regarding a mutual decision, Nadeem Mandviwalla said: “Since this ban is an initiative taken by cinema owners and not the government, it is taking us some time to bring everyone on the same page.”

Indian cinema’s changing infrastructure

“We were taking things lightly initially, since the so-called ban [on Pakistani artists in India] was just a few mischief-mongers hurling anti-Pakistan slogans,” he said. “But things have gotten serious after the official [IMPPA] declaration.”

Mandviwalla added that an official announcement of the ban on Indian films will be made soon.

Meanwhile, Gultasab said he is also urging other exhibitors to ban Indian films so that the industry stands united. “A ban won’t be effective if confined to just cinemas. Going to a cinema is a choice, but television channels air content from India all the time,” he said. “We must completely black out Indian content. Remove it from TV channels and from DVD shops. Otherwise, there’s no point.”

The cinema owner added that this ban should continue until the Indian government offers Pakistani films a level playing field and Pakistani artists complete protection.

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Renowned Pakistani filmmaker Jami agreed with Gultasab, saying: “There are Indian drama serials playing on TV all the time and you have DVD shops selling Indian films. Why just target cinema? If you want a ban, just ban all Indian content.”

Pakistanis banned from working in Indian films

Earlier on Thursday, Indian film producers passed a resolution banning anyone from Pakistan from working in films being made in India. The move was announced by IMPPA President T P Aggarwal.

“We’ve passed this resolution in the AGM today on the demand of all the producers. Henceforth, till the situation is ok between the Pakistani and Indian governments, we will not hire any Pakistani artist, technician or singer,” Aggarwal said.

“If there is any ongoing project from which they cannot be removed now, on which everything has been done, they can come for that. We will maintain this till the relations between Pakistan and India are ok,” he added.


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Think we all knew this was coming.

 

[dayvancowboy]

Jeez, this is getting all too ridiculous.

Wonder how Indian-Pakistani marriages are being affected by all this.

 

[Third_Umpire]

How petty and unfortunate. At times like these, the arts can be a source of easing tension. Instead, it has been victimized and stripped away from the people.

 

[JaDed]

Jeez, this is getting all too ridiculous.

Wonder how Indian-Pakistani marriages are being affected by all this.

? Except Sania-Shoaib are there actual couples that marry inter-country?

 

[Third_Umpire]

Jeez, this is getting all too ridiculous.

Wonder how Indian-Pakistani marriages are being affected by all this.

I know one, my longtime college friends. They don't care about this stupidity to affect their marriage. Perfect example of how this BS is not a matter of life and death as many make it out to be.

 

[JaDed]

This move will likely benefit Pakistani film industry imo as they have the infrastructure for their film revivial and hurt the bollywood industry which is already not doing that great commercially and i guess most of them know this.

 

[Third_Umpire]

? Except Sania-Shoaib are there actual couples that marry inter-country?

I can think of 6 such couples right off the top of my head, one I'm good friends with and the rest are friends of friends, acquaintances. Probably doesn't happen much, but more than one would think.

 

[TM Riddle]

? Except Sania-Shoaib are there actual couples that marry inter-country?

You would be surprised.

 

[Professor]

? Except Sania-Shoaib are there actual couples that marry inter-country?

My cousin is married to an Indian but since they both were born in Canada, the country thing didn't really matter,

 

[JaDed]

I can think of 6 such couples right off the top of my head, one I'm good friends with and the rest are friends of friends, acquaintances. Probably doesn't happen much, but more than one would think.

You would be surprised.

I'm surprised ,i mean i have Pakistani friends and know families but not sure if i would ever cross the line.

 

[JaDed]

My cousin is married to an Indian but since they both were born in Canada, the country thing didn't really matter,

In NA,Europe its different but marrying across border in South Asia is what i'm speaking about.

 

[Professor]

In NA,Europe its different but marrying across border in South Asia is what i'm speaking about.

Oh yeah that probably doesn't happen that much , if it does than its probably a really complicated process because of visas and everything

 

[TM Riddle]

I'm surprised ,i mean i have Pakistani friends and know families but not sure if i would ever cross the line.

Knew a guy who used to work at my brothers shop who was married to a Pakistani.
Also check this out.I personally attended the function.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/...stan-jaipur-cross-border-baraat/1/420167.html

 

[JaDed]

Knew a guy who used to work at my brothers shop who was married to a Pakistani.
Also check this out.I personally attended the function.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/...stan-jaipur-cross-border-baraat/1/420167.html

Royal families? no offense bro but people need to come out of that already we are living a in a republic i do get that Scindhia and Raje,Karan Singh's are royal families as well.

 

[Dman]

Good News, Pakistani qoum needs to get rid of its Bollywood obsession to some extent.

 

[Nostalgic]

Can we please get rid of the Indian-influenced rhyming news headlines while we're at it? The ones with the irritating lilt in the voice. It's a disease that appears to afflict all our channels.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Wow. India flexing its muscles. Never before I have felt so manly. Getting such a rush of adrenaline just reading the headlines that I need to hit the gym now!!

 

[Zohaib Shah]

Yes we are still living in the 1960s.

 

[niishaa]

This move will likely benefit Pakistani film industry imo as they have the infrastructure for their film revivial and hurt the bollywood industry which is already not doing that great commercially and i guess most of them know this.

whatt! Bollywood not doing well? I just watched Pink. Great Great Movie. Don't worry about bollywood. They are plently of regional film industry. Lost of movies from there will get recycled. Bollywood has been doing great commercially ! I don't understand why you are saying something like this. Sometimes i have to agree with CC with the term brown nosing!

 

[TM Riddle]

Royal families? no offense bro but people need to come out of that already we are living a in a republic i do get that Scindhia and Raje,Karan Singh's are royal families as well.

Different cultures different people brah.Its Rajasthan we are talking about.

 

[JaDed]

whatt! Bollywood not doing well? I just watched Pink. Great Great Movie. Don't worry about bollywood. They are plently of regional film industry. Lost of movies from there will get recycled. Bollywood has been doing great commercially ! I don't understand why you are saying something like this. Sometimes i have to agree with CC with the term brown nosing!

I meant commercially critically its obviously better ,if u did notice there have been production houses shutting down because our stars demand a lot of money,the only productions homes doing well are Yash Raj,Dharma and they both are bollywood family owned.

Also saw Karan Johar on some business channel saying people are going to less to theatres one of the reasons was single screens being destroyed and malls coming up but the ticket prices remaining high esp during weekends thereby families(more than 2-3 ppl) tending to stay away.

Now consider this from aspect of Pakistan was almost becoming biggest overseas territory of bollywood that being reduced and Pak film industry where the actors don't charge much and considering they have multiplexes they can make movies and create a niche among their audience.(they have already started producing song-dance nonsense).

Regional film industry except Telugu,Punjabi(picking up) and somewhat Malayalee others are not that great in shape, Tamil film indsutry a star driven one isn't going that great as before "fan" clubs have reduced massively.No idea about Bhojpuri and Bengali maybe someone can enlighten how that is going.

 

[JaDed]

[MENTION=131528]niishaa[/MENTION] one more article on the same.

https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2016/08/31/bollywood-studios-economy-disney-india-utv-motion-pictures-balaji-motion-pictures-dharma-shut-down

counter article:

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/300916/studios-shutting-shop-wont-harm-indian-cinema-asserts-karan-johar.html

But there is a problem if not they wouldn't be discussing it.

 

[WebGuru]

? Except Sania-Shoaib are there actual couples that marry inter-country?

Yes there are many. Even from cricket there are 2 marriages that happened decades before Sania-Shoaib. Zaheer Abbas wife Rita (now known as Samina) is from India and Mohsin Khan married Reena Roy but well Mohsin-Reena separated later.

 

[JaDed]

Yes there are many. Even from cricket there are 2 marriages that happened decades before Sania-Shoaib. Zaheer Abbas wife Rita (now known as Samina) is from India and Mohsin Khan married Reena Roy but well Mohsin-Reena separated later.

Yes just remembered them.

 

[niishaa]

[MENTION=131528]niishaa[/MENTION] one more article on the same.

https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2016/08/31/bollywood-studios-economy-disney-india-utv-motion-pictures-balaji-motion-pictures-dharma-shut-down

counter article:

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/300916/studios-shutting-shop-wont-harm-indian-cinema-asserts-karan-johar.html

But there is a problem if not they wouldn't be discussing it.

THERE is no problem [MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION], these foreign production houses nobody asked them to come they came as they wanted to make more profits off Indian market. And many Indian business houses also joined film industry to make money. They spent obscene amounts of money on stars, location makeup except the script. they deserve to shut down just because they closed does not mean they don' have money. The problem is too much money. Divya Khosla Kumar makes movies because her husband has money and they don't know what to do with it. their movie flops but they still make movies. I saw this coming long time ago. this is a creative business it can't be all about the money. Nobody asked these production companies to come in the first place. and their leaving is'nt making a difference to the industry as u think. It is a good sign it means Bollywood cannot take audience for granted. I still don't understand why u think like this simply because of these articles. don't u watch Bollywood movies . sultan, néerja, airlift, Rustom sarbahjit udta Punjab Baaghi Akira etc and many more have done very well. happy bhag jageyi was also a hit and that released same time around Rustom and flying jatt. Movies that flopped would have flopped any way. There is also a USA UAE uk market too u know. Way before Pakistani market we were doing well before. if people are discussing it it is because those production houses shut down and journalist have to write something about it. Do u really think a movie like chandani chowk to China should become a hit because Warner bros produced it. When a small movie like happy bhag jayeegi and nil Bhatte Sannata become hits it should tell you there is nothing wrong with Bollywood currently.

 

[Rayyman]

Good. Indian movies are trash anyway. Should be banned forever.

 

[nish_mate]

Will it stop Pakistanis from torrenting and watching Indian movies online- suspect only a minority go to the cinemas to watch them, but then reading about all the Pakistani posts on PP on Bollywood actors and movies and their characters, it seems Pakistanis are quite well versed in Bollywood- which can only come from watching those movies.

 

[JaDed]

THERE is no problem [MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION], these foreign production houses nobody asked them to come they came as they wanted to make more profits off Indian market. And many Indian business houses also joined film industry to make money. They spent obscene amounts of money on stars, location makeup except the script. they deserve to shut down just because they closed does not mean they don' have money. The problem is too much money. Divya Khosla Kumar makes movies because her husband has money and they don't know what to do with it. their movie flops but they still make movies. I saw this coming long time ago. this is a creative business it can't be all about the money. Nobody asked these production companies to come in the first place. and their leaving is'nt making a difference to the industry as u think. It is a good sign it means Bollywood cannot take audience for granted. I still don't understand why u think like this simply because of these articles. don't u watch Bollywood movies . sultan, néerja, airlift, Rustom sarbahjit udta Punjab Baaghi Akira etc and many more have done very well. happy bhag jageyi was also a hit and that released same time around Rustom and flying jatt. Movies that flopped would have flopped any way. There is also a USA UAE uk market too u know. Way before Pakistani market we were doing well before. if people are discussing it it is because those production houses shut down and journalist have to write something about it. Do u really think a movie like chandani chowk to China should become a hit because Warner bros produced it. When a small movie like happy bhag jayeegi and nil Bhatte Sannata become hits it should tell you there is nothing wrong with Bollywood currently.

Not saying anything about content niishaa which i agree has been doing exceedingly well and have said the same in bollywood threads too but its about commercial "projection" which is what has failed,bollywood's multiplexes screencount isn't growing that fast due to insane prizes in most locations thereby becoming bf-gf thing rather than a family thing(which still is how Indian households work).

And i do agree everyone came to make money without contributing much to creativity and this is a great chance for bollywood to cut on its losses and cut salaries of the bollywood stars(who btw many of them come in highest paid star lists) but my original statement was commercial loss and that imo holds true as we lose revenue but probably gain more creativity.

Also except Germany and maybe France(for Indie films) most other locations like UK/NA/Aus/NZ/GC the revenue is from South Asians and not from their own population and it has been decreasing in places like Aus/NZ as Punjabis have their own film industry now.Bollywood isn't as attractive to telugu/Punjabi(Sikhs)/Tamilians/Malayalees as it used to because they have their own movies being showcased in "foreign" locations.

 

[niishaa]

Not saying anything about content niishaa which i agree has been doing exceedingly well and have said the same in bollywood threads too but its about commercial "projection" which is what has failed,bollywood's multiplexes screencount isn't growing that fast due to insane prizes in most locations thereby becoming bf-gf thing rather than a family thing(which still is how Indian households work).

And i do agree everyone came to make money without contributing much to creativity and this is a great chance for bollywood to cut on its losses and cut salaries of the bollywood stars(who btw many of them come in highest paid star lists) but my original statement was commercial loss and that imo holds true as we lose revenue but probably gain more creativity.

Also except Germany and maybe France(for Indie films) most other locations like UK/NA/Aus/NZ/GC the revenue is from South Asians and not from their own population and it has been decreasing in places like Aus/NZ as Punjabis have their own film industry now.Bollywood isn't as attractive to telugu/Punjabi(Sikhs)/Tamilians/Malayalees as it used to because they have their own movies being showcased in "foreign" locations.

What you say is correct but that is not linked with the shutdown of production houses IMO. Also the examples i gave are all commercial success as well. I agree bollywood is facing stiff competition from regional film industry and it is not a bad thing. It will have to revamp itself and it will do as it always as done before and more focus on family orientation than just sex / romance rom coms that they are making now. Also karan johar is talking about collaboration with all regional film industries etc and we know why. marathi film industry in just the Last 5 years been making good movies. Bollywood can remake those movies if it wants. I don't understand the gloom and doom from ur side. People have been predicting the demise of bollywood for a very long time. It won't happen.

 

[JaDed]

What you say is correct but that is not linked with the shutdown of production houses IMO. Also the examples i gave are all commercial success as well. I agree bollywood is facing stiff competition from regional film industry and it is not a bad thing. It will have to revamp itself and it will do as it always as done before and more focus on family orientation than just sex / romance rom coms that they are making now. Also karan johar is talking about collaboration with all regional film industries etc and we know why. marathi film industry in just the Last 5 years been making good movies. Bollywood can remake those movies if it wants. I don't understand the gloom and doom from ur side. People have been predicting the demise of bollywood for a very long time. It won't happen.

The gloom is from the fact bollywood is slow to learn and its never pro-active its not like i don't see bollywood movies i agree on the content improvement but commerce is the only thing i'm speaking on.(which also was the only part i spoke in original post) that commercially bollywood is facing challenges from all sides not on content or tech or actors or supply.

 

[TalhaSyed]

? Except Sania-Shoaib are there actual couples that marry inter-country?

Yes there are many.
[MENTION=139831]dayvancowboy[/MENTION] - as you mentioned - these petty and stupid things are no where near important enough to let it affect anyone's marriage. I know a few inter-country couples and this whole affair is just absolute BS - just like a lot of other BS we have going on in the world.

What we are witnessing could have serious consequences, however, the bottom line is that stuff like banning actors/movie, or celebs tweeting about it to get some sort of attention and be part of the action is just petty and pathetic. IMO for a married couple to get caught up in all this and let it affect their wedding, there are either gonna be really stupid/immature or they would have had some underlying issues and this was just an excuse to deal with those issues.

 

[gani999]

I believe Indian movies have been banned from Pakistan before? All it did back then was to increase the revenue of the DVD smugglers. Pirated DVDs of Indian movies were selling like hot cakes in Pakistan.

Now with all the torrenting available, any such ban is likely to be as effective as aspirin against cancer.

 

[90MPH]

Despite the tension it's actually quite immature to start banning films or artists.

Once you start banning it will probably be many years before it is reversed again, unfortunate.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

The media should also stop following Bollywood's culture and stop giving coverage.

 

[MumbaiIndiansFan]

This move will likely benefit Pakistani film industry imo as they have the infrastructure for their film revivial and hurt the bollywood industry which is already not doing that great commercially and i guess most of them know this.

lol bro, why will it hurt Bollywood? Take Bhajrangi Bhaijaan,it collected around 600C WorldWide whereas in Pakistan,it collected around 20-25C. Contribution of Pakistan market for Bollywood movies is probly around 5%. It won't have any effect on Bolly.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Sad that Pakistan has banned our best cultural export, our bollywood movies, which show what India is all about. Now Pakistani kids will have to learn about India through state approved propaganda channels.

 

[Watsupdoc]

I believe Indian movies have been banned from Pakistan before? All it did back then was to increase the revenue of the DVD smugglers. Pirated DVDs of Indian movies were selling like hot cakes in Pakistan.

Now with all the torrenting available, any such ban is likely to be as effective as aspirin against cancer.

Well if they were allowed in the cinemas filmmakers would make money of it, but now they can't because people will be buying pirated DVDs instead.

 

[enkidu_]

Best decision to come out of this whole pseudo Cold War mess.

 

[Pakpak]

In NA,Europe its different but marrying across border in South Asia is what i'm speaking about.

I know atleast 4 Indo-Pak couples on top of my head.

The Pakistani spouse is never allowed in India though.

 

[nish_mate]

Best decision to come out of this whole pseudo Cold War mess.

yupp better off watching patriotic movies like waar

 

[Syed1]

? Except Sania-Shoaib are there actual couples that marry inter-country?

Alot of India-Pakistan couples abroad. But those are desi people living in the West and what goes on in two third world countries doesn't really effect them.

 

[enkidu_]

yupp better off watching patriotic movies like waar

I have nothing against Indian cinema and admire some of the non Bollywood industries but it's imperative for Pak to get rid of its nefarious influences, and for the so called "artists" to earn some dignity (imagine Jewish actors wanting to get into Nazi movies).

 

[nish_mate]

I have nothing against Indian cinema and admire some of the non Bollywood industries but it's imperative for Pak to get rid of its nefarious influences, and for the so called "artists" to earn some dignity (imagine Jewish actors wanting to get into Nazi movies).

Last time I checked no Indian had put any Pakistanis into a gas chamber, so not sure how the analogy of Jews nazis and Indians Pakistanis works.

If you want to equate us to Nazis sure enough, but the only religion claiming superiority over the rest aint Hinduism.

 

[enkidu_]

Last time I checked no Indian had put any Pakistanis into a gas chamber, so not sure how the analogy of Jews nazis and Indians Pakistanis works.

If you want to equate us to Nazis sure enough, but the only religion claiming superiority over the rest aint Hinduism.

Try to read in-between the lines and grasp my subtle prose, I'm not saying Indians are Nazis but talking of the relation between both countries/populations.

Also Islam is superior to Hinduism, but that's not the point either.

 

[nish_mate]

Try to read in-between the lines and grasp my subtle prose, I'm not saying Indians are Nazis but talking of the relation between both countries/populations.

Also Islam is superior to Hinduism, but that's not the point either.

Relation to both countries is more comparable to Russian American cold war than a Nazi Jew one.

Wrt Islam being superior sure for you, but not for all, but then that is not being debated as you said.

 

[Thivagar]

? Except Sania-Shoaib are there actual couples that marry inter-country?

Happens in the west all the time, mostly among less religious people and mostly among second gen who doesn't care at all. First gen who had come here since young can also be seen performing inter-country marriages. Mostly it is girls who marry guys of other races and I'm bitter and I get offended. Muslim to any religion is very low and I have never seen that happening or heard of it. Almost all the Muslim to any religion "love" I've seen has ended up in a break up. Even my friend was in love with a Sri lankan Memoni/Arab girl. Generally people avoid getting too seriously with Muslim girls as they know for sure that life style won't work out for a non-muslim and then there is "parents acceptance" bs. The west is more multicultural than ever, if you look at the public school you'll for see that kids don't see race or religion.

 

[JaDed]

Happens in the west all the time, mostly among less religious people and mostly among second gen who doesn't care at all. First gen who had come here since young can also be seen performing inter-country marriages. Mostly it is girls who marry guys of other races and I'm bitter and I get offended. Muslim to any religion is very low and I have never seen that happening or heard of it. Almost all the Muslim to any religion "love" I've seen has ended up in a break up. Even my friend was in love with a Sri lankan Memoni/Arab girl. Generally people avoid getting too seriously with Muslim girls as they know for sure that life style won't work out for a non-muslim and then there is "parents acceptance" bs. The west is more multicultural than ever, if you look at the public school you'll for see that kids don't see race or religion.

Yes see even if it does happen inter country its so much based on religion but that too in multicultral places but my point was across south asia its probably less i don't think except two couples(inter country and religion) as webguru mentioned and yes i know the Muslim girl out of religion thing one seen it in India as well i guess its a family thing maybe not sure.

 

[Haroon786]

Pray For Peaceful World': Pak Actor Fawad Khan Breaks Silence With Facebook Post

Lahore: Pakistani actor Fawad Khan made his first public statement today after being drawn into controversy following the Uri terror attack last month, which ratcheted up tension between India and Pakistan.

"I've received numerous requests from the media and from well-wishers worldwide asking me for my thoughts on the sad incidents that took place in the past few weeks," Mr Khan, 34, said in a Facebook post. "As a father of two little children, I pray and wish like many others that together we can build and live in a more peaceful world. I believe we owe it to our children who will shape our tomorrow."

Countering reports that he was forced to leave India amid protests against Pakistani artistes and demands for a ban on them, the actor said he had been in Lahore since July as his wife was expecting their second child. His daughter was born earlier this week.

"This is the first time I have spoken on the matter. Please disregard any other words attributed to me during this time because I have not said them. I thank all my fans and fellow artists from Pakistan, India and people in general all over the world who have shown continued support for their belief in love and understanding to unite a divisive world," he posted.

Some critics had attacked Mr Khan and accused him of not speaking up against the September 18 attack in Kashmir's Uri by Pakistani terrorists, in which 19 Indian soldiers were killed.

Last month, a producers' body in Mumbai passed a resolution banning Pakistanis from working in Indian films. In retaliation, Pakistani theatre owners decided to top screening Indian films.

There are concerns that Mr Khan's next release "Aye Dil Hai Mushkil" could run into trouble because of protests by parties like Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).

Recently, popular Pakistani musicians like Shafqat Amanat Ali and Salman Ahmad had condemned the Uri attack and expressed hope that things would return to normal between the neighbours.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/m.ndtv...mp=1&akamai-rum=off?client=ms-android-samsung

 

[CricketCartoons]

Fawad Khan says he prays for a peaceful world. Lol. He does not know that peace is not achieved through such diplomatic statements and the cliche of brotherhood and love. Peace is achieved through war. A war is needed before we can have peace in the neighbourhood.

 

[kingusama92]

Fawad Khan says he prays for a peaceful world. Lol. He does not know that peace is not achieved through such diplomatic statements and the cliche of brotherhood and love. Peace is achieved through war. A war is needed before we can have peace in the neighbourhood.

You're right, he should have said, "As a father of two little children, I pray and wish for war."

 

[CricketCartoons]

You're right, he should have said, "As a father of two little children, I pray and wish for war."

War is not the goal. The goal is always peace. War is a means to achieve that. If India and Pakistan go for a full fledged war now, there will be peace for a long long time.

 

[Abdul]

I will not rejoice in bloodshed and war, says Mahira Khan

Actor Mahira Khan has broken her silence over the ongoing controversy surrounding the demand for a ban on Pakistani artistes in Bollywood after the Uri attack, saying she strongly condemns any act of terror and prays for a peaceful world.

The 33-year-old actor’s comments came after Pakistani artistes like Fawad Khan and Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan condemned the Uri attack.

In a Facebook post, Mahira wrote, “In the 5 years that I have been working as an actor I believe that I have tried my best to keep my country’s respect intact -- by being a professional and by representing Pakistan here and elsewhere to the best of my abilities.

“As a Pakistani and citizen of the world, I strongly condemn any act of terror, any loss of human life no matter which soil it is on! I will not rejoice in bloodshed and war.

I will always hope for and dream of a world where my child can live without it, and always plead with everyone to imagine a peaceful world,” she wrote.

There is a growing demand for a ban on artistes from Pakistan by certain sections in India in the wake of the Uri terror attack.

Fawad, Mahira and other Pakistani actors were targetted by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), which had issued an ultimatum to them to leave India within 48 hours or be forced out.

The party has also threatened to stall the releases of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, which has a cameo by Fawad, and Raees, starring Mahira in the lead role.

Subsequently, the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA) passed a motion to ban artistes from across the border from working in the industry till Indo-Pak relations are normalised.

Bollywood is divided on the issue. While Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Hansal Mehta and Anurag Kashyap have criticised it, many in the industry such as Ajay Devgn, Randeep Hooda, Sonali Bendre and Nana Patekar have supported the ban on artistes from Pakistan.

Many sections had also criticised Pakistani artistes’ silence over the attack.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/regio...mahira-khan/story-4sDxREuqvfUtw5hp3NMRFK.html

 

[adit_sh]

Difficult situation for artists from pakistan. They cant let their country down by speaking against the attack and they cant be silence since they are earning in india.

But this is something all Pakistani artists should know that situation can be volatile at any point between the 2 countries and they are probably be prepared for it too.

 

[MRSN]

I will not rejoice in bloodshed and war, says Mahira Khan

Actor Mahira Khan has broken her silence over the ongoing controversy surrounding the demand for a ban on Pakistani artistes in Bollywood after the Uri attack, saying she strongly condemns any act of terror and prays for a peaceful world.

The 33-year-old actor’s comments came after Pakistani artistes like Fawad Khan and Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan condemned the Uri attack.

In a Facebook post, Mahira wrote, “In the 5 years that I have been working as an actor I believe that I have tried my best to keep my country’s respect intact -- by being a professional and by representing Pakistan here and elsewhere to the best of my abilities.

“As a Pakistani and citizen of the world, I strongly condemn any act of terror, any loss of human life no matter which soil it is on! I will not rejoice in bloodshed and war.

I will always hope for and dream of a world where my child can live without it, and always plead with everyone to imagine a peaceful world,” she wrote.

There is a growing demand for a ban on artistes from Pakistan by certain sections in India in the wake of the Uri terror attack.

Fawad, Mahira and other Pakistani actors were targetted by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), which had issued an ultimatum to them to leave India within 48 hours or be forced out.

The party has also threatened to stall the releases of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, which has a cameo by Fawad, and Raees, starring Mahira in the lead role.

Subsequently, the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA) passed a motion to ban artistes from across the border from working in the industry till Indo-Pak relations are normalised.

Bollywood is divided on the issue. While Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Hansal Mehta and Anurag Kashyap have criticised it, many in the industry such as Ajay Devgn, Randeep Hooda, Sonali Bendre and Nana Patekar have supported the ban on artistes from Pakistan.

Many sections had also criticised Pakistani artistes’ silence over the attack.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/regio...mahira-khan/story-4sDxREuqvfUtw5hp3NMRFK.html

Actor Mahira Khan?:61:

 

[msb314]

? Except Sania-Shoaib are there actual couples that marry inter-country?

I know one, my longtime college friends. They don't care about this stupidity to affect their marriage. Perfect example of how this BS is not a matter of life and death as many make it out to be.

I can think of 6 such couples right off the top of my head, one I'm good friends with and the rest are friends of friends, acquaintances. Probably doesn't happen much, but more than one would think.

You would be surprised.

It has happened a few times in families that still have relatives in India - who did not migrate during the partition.

Especially like 2 or 3 generations above - so marriages with 2nd or 3rd cousins would happen in such cases.

 

[Hornbill]

Exhibitors set to lift ban on Indian films today

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1208869/resumption-exhibitors-set-lift-ban-indian-films-today/

 

[JaDed]

Exhibitors set to lift ban on Indian films today

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1208869/resumption-exhibitors-set-lift-ban-indian-films-today/

That was quick.

 

[kingusama92]

Exhibitors set to lift ban on Indian films today

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1208869/resumption-exhibitors-set-lift-ban-indian-films-today/

People will watch regardless.

Why do they waste time on such bans?

 

[JaDed]

http://images.dawn.com/news/1176483/cinema-owners-deny-lifting-ban-on-bollywood-films

Contrary to some reports, the ban on Bollywood films will not be lifted as of now, states Chairman of the Film Exhibitor Association Zoraiz Lashari.

 

[Abdullah719]

T-series removes Atif Aslam's song from YouTube after backlash

T-Series has removed Atif Aslam's version of the song Kinna Sona from YouTube after the hashtag #TakeDownAtifAslamSong started trending on Twitter in India.

The track was a part of 2019's action drama Marjaavaan starring Tara Sutaria and Sidharth Malhotra.

The music label has since then issued an apology for not complying with the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) which has banned artists from Pakistan from working across the border.

In the statement released, they acknowledged the move as a mistake on their part.

"It has been brought to our notice that the said song has been sung by Atif Aslam and this song was put up on the YouTube channel of T-Series by one of our employees from the promotion team. He was unaware of his action and erred while putting up the song," they shared.

They also ensured the audience that they will not be releasing or promoting any artists from Pakistan in the near future.

"We condemn our mistake and apologise for the same. We assure you that henceforth we will neither release, nor promote the song on any platform of T-Series. Meanwhile, we are removing the said song from our YouTube channel. We also assure you that henceforth we will not be releasing or promoting work by any Pakistani artists.”

https://images.dawn.com/news/1185465/t-series-removes-atif-aslams-song-from-youtube-after-backlash