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Tere Bin contains 'vulgar, questionable remarks'
Ali Zafar has appealed to the Secretary of the Ministry of Culture for reviewing his Indian movie `Tere Bin Laden'.
ISLAMABAD: Popular Pakistani Model and Singer, Ali Zafar has appealed to the secretary of the Ministry of Culture for reviewing his Indian movie `Tere Bin Laden’ and allowing the movie to be screened in Pakistani cinemas.
The Central Board of Film Censors with recommendations of it’s Full Board has not allowed the screening of Indian movie `Tere BinLaden’ in Pakistani cinema houses and termed it to be carrying objectionable content.
An official from the Ministry of Culture told APP that the ministry is likely to allow the screening of this movie by removing the objectionable sections which carry unsuitable scenes and controversies. The movie was reviewed by a Panel of Film Censor Board and all the members unanimously found the film unsuitable for exhibitions in Pakistan as its tone and tenor was offensive and also portrayed the Pakistani society as an embodiment of retrogression where there is not an iota of enlightenment.
The members were of the view that it contains vulgar/objectionable dialogues, abusive and derogatory remarks which will definitely invite criticism from the civil society and the media.
According to the documents available by the Central Board of Film Censors, the script of the film depicts a Pakistani journalist (Ali Zafar) who resorts to extreme journalistic dishonesty to make a quick buck. In this evil pursuit, he finds a poultry farm owner of Rahim Yar Khan who resembles Osama Bin Laden and Ali Zafar conceives his improvisation as a means to earn alot of money by selling it to a TV channel. He executes his plan and sells the fake video cassette to a TV channel; this aspect of the film will be bitterly resented by the media in the country.
The film also projects Pakistan as the centre of terrorism and all sorts of cheats are going on at every level. Its impact is surely going to hurt Pakistan’s strategic interests. US bashing is on the extreme where as America is a coalition partner in the war on terror and has bailed Pakistan on many occasions. The abusive language against America is in bad taste and cannot be justified even under the worst case scenario.
The film also ridicules the security apparatus of Pakistan and the United States of America who contemplate major military and surveillance operation triggered by the fake video. The full Board as an appellate authority viewed the film and two of the members were of the view that the film should be passed after certain excisions, while the overwhelming majority of the members of the Board found the film not fit for public viewing.
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whoa…. so lemme get this straight.. bashing the US in a film is not cool and must be censored, but when people are out on the streets burning the US flag, or when obscenities are being hurled against USA (the great satan) in mosques all over Pakistan… that’s completely fine??
I live in a loony country.Recommend
Karan Johar – a friend of Pakistan? Of course not, should have thought about it before getting the film made. Especially when you know India is our there to defame Pakistan where and when possible. Good film, wrong timing.Recommend
:) that was such a cute comment – the way my younger brother’s generation talks! made me smile and think – we DO have SO MUCH in common… God bless u guys, and i hope Pakistan sorts out all its troubles and becomes a ‘cool place to hangout’ again :)Recommend
………. thats funny, i wrote my city as ‘mumbai’ and it changed to gilgit’ automatically! where’s THAT!Recommend
@Humayunm … Your point is valid but making a film like that makes it very obvious that our country has nothing right in it and as you know these are sensitive times here. You don’t want to see an angry mob breaking into a hardworking guys shop do you ? This film is a recipe for that so i say better safe then sorry !Recommend
@ shobhna…
i hope india becomes a cool place to hangout as well.. in presence of shev-sena and amongst the burning temples and the way people are burned alive in indian Gujrat. Hope you people find a way to sort all your problems out too.. :)
God bless uRecommend
i do agree if film hurts the pubic it should be cease by viewing openly in the market because it’s not applicable to take more blames as we already have enough as Pakistani nationRecommend
After Islamic terrorism now cultural terrorism. “The abusive language against America is in bad taste and cannot be justified even under the worst case scenario”. Day in and day out political parties like Jameat-Islami hurl abuses, Pakistani govt does not seem to be concerned, but a film makes you concerned. After all these years of freedom you people are still sickle minded.Recommend
@Dear Manoj … “Abusive language against america” is just one aspect of it. Anything that makes mockery of our religion and culture which the western media is hellbent
upon doing is not appreciated and please do not try to hide all this under the sweet coating of freedom of expression. Our country is at war and this is a very sensible decision on part of our people in these sensitive times.Recommend
we are useless people what whe do is that we ignore big issues and just stop movies to come on in this market.
can anyone tell me what is goin right in this country?
i guess nothing so this moviee wont have an impact on anything at all.
i guess america will not like it thats why we are listening to the god father of pakistan the american government.
i will watch the movie what ever happen i dont care.Recommend
Another typical situation like the recent Facebook fiasco and the ban on search engines by the enlightened LHC: Just because Pakistanis will not be able to “officially” watch the movie doesn’t mean that the rest of the world won’t get an insight into the true colours of this society.Recommend
@Humayuun – king man! well said!Recommend
@ Faisal pasha
“I will watch the movie what ever happen I don’t care?”
Yes my dear this approach is the reason of today’s Pakistani situation, we don’t care what is happening in Pakistan even around us, people are being murder in the streets, people are dying from hunger, people are taking their lives, people are killing their children, India is training Pakistani people to fight against Pakistan, India is killing Muslims in Kashmir from last 60 years, even our Masjids and holy Places are safe any more but dose not matter because you don’t care, you will only watch the movie.
I think terrorist are not hurting Pakistan as mush as this kind of thinking is hurting.
Here everybody is worry about a movie?, As third world country we must have more important work other than it, but unfortunately we are tense due to not releasing a bloody movie in Pakistan, which will not give you any benefit of even single rupee, which will not change you situation, which will not change the image of Pakistan but it will transfer some Pakistani money to India as Revenue and give encouragement to Indian directors to make more and more such type of movies to insult Pakistan and we will keep watching these movies because what ever happen we don’t care…?
Do we Not care?
A question to all Pakistanis…Recommend
I got a chance to watch this movie last week only and Ali Zafer was rocking!!!
Actually this movie is such a strong satire on US dubious policies and nowhere it talks bad on Pakistan.
If ridiculing Pakistan’s security apparatus is taken as the reason for banning, and the same is implemented in India, no movie will come out.
This article is so surprising for me..Recommend