Fresh on the heels of banning
Akshay Kumar-starrer
PadMan, Pakistan's censor board has now banned
Anushka Sharma’s new film ‘
Pari
’ for portraying their culture and Islamic history in a negative light. It is reported that a senior member of the board informed Indian film makers that if they want to see their movies released in Pakistan, they should promote Pakistan’s culture and legacy and make movies on terrorism instead.
Speaking to our
Mocktale
reporter, another member of the Pakistan censor board said, “When you make a progressive movie like Padman which deals with the issue of menstrual hygiene, we cannot relate with it because Pakistan is still stuck in 18th century. So if you try to introduce us to a 21st century concept like menstrual hygiene through a movie, we will ban it.”
“That’s why rather than offending our feelings by making socially progressive cinema with which we cannot connect at all, Indian directors should make movies on topics such as war and terrorism which are close to everyone’s heart in Pakistan. More people watched The Attacks of 26/11, and A Wednesday in Pakistan than in India because these movies showcased our culture and tradition. These films truly represented our society and felt more like biographies of our rich heritage,” he added.
Pakistan promised to make such films even tax-free as the country is really passionate about terrorism.
"We have invented terrorism. We are as proud of it as
Aryabhatta
is of 'zero'," said a Pakistani army officer cum terror apologist.
"We also love fantasy genre. So if Bollywood makes a film on Pakistan defeating India in all wars and world cup matches, or if they decide to make film on RAW’s hand in every terror attack in Pakistan, our people would simply love it as that is what we have fed them all these years,” he added.