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TopicPakistani Films

Topic: Pakistani Films

Fawad Khan’s Maula Jatt stalled in Punjab. Just business, not agenda film, says distributor

Fawad Khan-starrer The Legend of Maula Jatt's India release has faced stiff resistance from Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. Now I&B ministry has sought a stay from the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Pakistani cinema wants space in Indian theatres. Fawad Khan’s Maula Jatt opens a window

Maula Jatt is only being released in India's Punjab. The film's distributor emphasised the film’s Punjabi roots to explain its limited initial release.

Fawad Khan’s Barzakh trailer leaves fans in awe. They call it cinematic masterpiece, insane

According to the trailer, which dropped on 1 July, Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed’s upcoming show Barzakh will integrate folklore and magic realism into its narrative.

Pakistan gears up for 1st Sindhi film after 26 yrs. Director says it can revive regional cinema

‘Indus Echoes’ is a co-production between Pakistani, South Korean, and Ecuadorian production houses and talents.

Pakistani film shot in just four days is going global with awards. It’s called Gulabo Rani

Many celebrities have lauded the film’s success, including veteran actor Manzar Sehbai, Pakistani actress Sarah Khan as well as fellow director Ali Kazmi.

China to release first Pakistani film in almost 40 years amid tensions with India

Parwaaz Hai Junoon, a military action romance, will hit Chinese theatres on 13 November. Originally released in 2018, it is the fifth-highest grossing Pakistani movie of all time.

Pakistani filmmaker Sarmad Khoosat won’t release Zindagi Tamasha so no one can ban it

After outrage & threats, Sarmad Khoosat's open letter says he must not release Zindagi Tamasha, doesn't want anyone to have 'pleasure' of banning his film.

Fewer Pakistanis are going to cinema halls because Indian films keep getting banned

Distributors in Pakistan say the absence of Indian films always affects business since very few in the country watch Hollywood films.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.