Many local film producers and directors filed the petition and submitted that smuggled Indian movies were being exhibited in Pakistanis cinemas. PHOTO: REUTERS
Many local film producers and directors filed the petition and submitted that smuggled Indian movies were being exhibited in Pakistanis cinemas that caused loss to the national exchequer.
They said local film industry had also been destroyed due to the screening of smuggled Indian movies. Indian culture was also flourishing in Pakistani society due to rampant exhibition of the films, they added.
Petitioners asked the court to restrain Pakistan Film Censor Board from issuing NOCs to Indian movies as they are indecent. At this Justice Mansoor Ali Shah asked that what criteria would be to determine the indecency in a film? The court appointed the amici curiae for assistance on this point.
The court adjourned further hearing till March 16 and appointed Abdul Hafeez Pirzada and Salman Akram Raja as amici curiae to assist the court.
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Dear Film Producers,
Don't be stupid. I understand you don't like competition but banning Indian films isn't going to help you. Indian films drive attendance at cinemas. Without Indian films there will be no more investment in cinemas in Pakistan and you will have fewer screens to show your own films on. Your case has nothing to do with morals and everything to do with money, but your short term interest will kill your long term goals. So please, dont be stupid.
Indian culture is vulgar, cheap, and explicit making it completely unsuitable for a Muslim society like Pakistan. These cheap, vulgar movies have increased violent crimes and indecency in our society, especially among the lower strata of society. Unfortunately, Karachi is the most affected resulting in increased criminality and lack of family values among its youth.
Pakistan government should block all Indian content from Pakistan, unless it is devoid of Hindu religious propaganda, anti-Pakistan/anti-Muslim hate, and no sexual content, naked actresses.
Pakistani producers are not producing any films so they have nothing better to than file cases in courts in the hopes of squeezing some money out of the distributors and the cinema owners. Surely, Pakistani courts have better things to do than hear the same arguments over and over!
Bollywood for sure is not as decent as it used to be. But then, you can see just about anything and everything by simply typing a word or two on Google or any search engine. Also, today's youths have no taboos so to speak - including homosexuality, and they are the ones who are driving the world.
Having said all that, I hope the Bollywood movies come back to the decency of the 60's and 70's!
There are two relevant questions here. One, what is Pakistani culture? Second, as the judge asked, what is the criteria for indecency and why?