Four members nominated to review ‘Zindagi Tamasha’ on behalf of CII

The panel will submit a report to CII Chairman after which the council will give its final verdict

The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has reportedly set up a four member committee that will review the film and then submit a report to council Chairman Dr. Qibla Ayaz.

According to CII’s Media Coordinator Rana Zahid, the report will then be analysed by the chairman as well as 20 members of the CII.

“The CII received the letter of Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC ) regarding Zindagi Tamasha last week. In its first phase, the CII has handed over the matter to a four member research committee that will prepare a comprehensive report regarding the films impact on society. The Council’s supreme body will further take a decision regarding the film after viewing the report,” said Zahid.

According to sources however, the council will watch the film again once the report has been submitted. “After seeing the report, 20 members of the CII will be invited to watch the film again. The fate of Zindagi Tamasha will be decided after taking the viewpoint of all members into account,” a senior member of CII said while seeking anonymity.

According to him, the CII has sent a letter notifying the CBFC of its plan of action in the first phase however, the board has yet to reply to them. Naming Ghulam Majid, Abdul Rasheed, Taaj Muhammad and Muhammad Ashfaq as the four members of the aforementioned research committee, he noted that all of them were well versed in the concepts of Shariah.

“All the members are competent and hold qualifications in Islam and social sciences. They belong to CII’s research wing, and were selected for this task after going through an interview process. We have shown them the CBFC letter and advised them on how to review the film, keeping religious sentiments in mind,” he added.

According to another anonymous member of the CII, the four member bench will also question the viewpoint of CBFC members over objectionable dialogues. .

“How were these dialogues and scenes that  hurt the sentiments of the ublic even cleared if they (CBFC) watched the film? The reply of the CBFC members will also be a part of the report. We are just concerned over the objectionable dialogues that hurt the public. We have no concern otherwise. No scene or dialogue that hurts religious sentiments, would be allowed to pass,” said the member.

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