Pak bans Bollywood’s Bin Laden spoof

Jul 15, 2010 - Shafqat Ali with agency inputs |

Islamabad

The Pakistani authorities have banned the screening of the Bollywood movie Tere Bin Laden, a spoof centred around the Al Qaeda chief, fearing attacks by militants.
The movie has Pakistani model and singer Ali Zafar. The full Pakistani film censor board took this decision on the eve of the film’s global release on Friday.

Ali Zafar said he was disappointed at the decision, and appealed to the Pakistani authorities to review it, saying it had nothing controversial. “It’s just a comedy accomplished with the cooperation of Salman Khan and Karan Johar,” he said. When approached, censor board vice-chairman Masood Elahi said there was no justification for the film’s release under the present circumstances.
Tere Bin Laden is a tongue-in-cheek comedy about an ambitious reporter from Karachi desperate to migrate to the US. His repeated attempts fail as he is not granted a visa by the US authorities.
The reporter then comes across a Bin Laden lookalike and hatches a scheme to produce a fake video of the Al Qaeda chief and sell it to television channels as a scoop. A problem arises when the White House gets involved and sends an overzealous secret agent on Bin Laden’s trail.

Comments

Every senior official in

Samelson

21 Jul 2010 - 02:18

Every senior official in Pakistan is aware of Osama’s presence in Pakistan and the ISI is protecting. Even, Hillary Clinton yesterday asserted that Osama is in Pakistan. Only Gilani said the Osama is not in Pakistan.

I couldn't understand why the

Reader: Mohammed Haroon

17 Jul 2010 - 16:50

I couldn't understand why the Indian film producers are so keen to make films on controvertial and highly inflamable subjects specially since Maniratman(nam) entered in this business with his ill feelings.

It's not fair with ali I

umais

15 Jul 2010 - 10:25

It's not fair with ali I really love him and I am going to watch his movie but it's really sad.

My dear Pakistani

Bhawan Singh bisht

15 Jul 2010 - 10:07

My dear Pakistani authorities why are you doing like this?

Pakistan's censor board seems

Karim Khan

15 Jul 2010 - 08:59

Pakistan's censor board seems ill at ease over Bollywoood success. Why on earth will it stop a comedy from running in its cinemas? This attitude has brought the film industry of Pakistan down to the lowest. And it will end the existence of cinema altogether in Pakistan.

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