Sarmad Khoosat recently went live on his socials to address the recent controversy related to his upcoming film Zindagi Tamasha. The director maintained that the trailer was taken down by Khoosat films. However he did added that the decision was made after some people raised concerns over certain scenes featured in the trailer.
"For the record, it was our decision to remove the trailer from our official channel. When you view a two and a half hour long film compressed in a few minutes, certain things can be taken out of context" he said.
Khoosat dismissed the notion that the film was made out of 'anger'at certain aspects of Pakistani society. " I am telling a story, not a news report. I am not expressing anger at all. Perhaps viewing a few short excerpts from an otherwise long film has led some to make assumptions about my intentions. All I am doing is telling a story with a very meticulous approach." he said
According to Khoosat, after the trailer was uploaded, the film was called for a second review. It had been given universal clearance certificates, from Islamabad, Punjab and Sindh boards. However the Federal Board had proceeded to direct a few minor omissions in the film to which Khoosat and his team complied.
"Iam neither angry nor sad over the decision. After the trailer was uploaded we were called by the central board that told us our film will be given for review once more. I respect the institutions, I might have ideological and intellectual differences but I understand where they are coming from" Khoosat said.
The Manto director also talked about how the film is intended for widespread audience and as such the deletions in the film would help him reach his goal. "I would've had disagreements if i was making the film for a few people, but my aim is for a widespread release which is how the medium should be approached.Money was never the goal, only to portray certain important themes in our society to as many people as possible was" he said.
Additionally the director also announced that the film would be released on January 24 this year and a new trailer with deletions would be uploaded soon.
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