'Veere Di Wedding' producer Rhea Kapoor sends love to Pakistan

The film has been banned from releasing in Pakistan due to vulgar content

People in Pakistan who were eagerly waiting to watch Veere Di Wedding were met with disappointment after the censor board banned it from releasing here. In this unexpected turn of events, producer of the film Rhea Kapoor has sent love to all those in Pakistan who were excited for the upcoming release.

'Veere Di Wedding' banned in Pakistan due to vulgar content

In an Instagram story, Rhea posted, "To all our veeres (friends) in Pakistan, we love you ladies."

PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/RHEA KAPOOR

This post comes in a day after Veere Di Wedding was banned from releasing all across Pakistan. According to the censor board, they banned the film due to some vulgar content.


All members of the board, along with the film distributors, came to a unanimous decision, claiming that Veere Di Wedding has objectionable sexual content and indecent language.

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Fans excited to watch the film expressed their anger on Twitter stating that it was not justified.

A sex predator like #SaadatBashir can get away with molesting 80 girls but Veere Di Wedding gets banned for vulgar content. Life is strange in the Land of the Pure.

— AHI (@aamnaisani) May 30, 2018

Censor board has confirmed that #VeereDiWedding is going to be banned in Pakistan because of "vulgarity" and also "theme."

A film about a bunch of badass ladies being banned by a bunch of grumpy men, why am I not surprised?

— Hamna Zubair (@hamnazubair) May 30, 2018

Film 'Veere Di Wedding' has been banned in Pakistan? So it's okay to show series on TV where female characters are crying their eyes out or getting slapped, but a film that shows women having fun and expressing themselves is vulgar?

— Zahra (@zahrasalah0_0) May 31, 2018

Apparently, the Censor Board deems any film that openly speaks about women's bodies and sexuality as vulgar. They did it with #PadMan and they're doing it again with #VeereDiWedding: https://t.co/QbSs2KzS9S

— Nida Kirmani (@NidaKirmani) May 30, 2018

https://twitter.com/iAamirJaved/status/1002082095957716992

Veere Di Wedding stars Kareena Kapoor Khan and Sonam Kapoor in lead roles. The plot revolves around the friendship of four friends preparing to attend a wedding.

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