Pak allows Bollywood flick 'Welcome' in theatres
Pakistan government has shown signs of softening its stance on the long-standing ban on screening of Indian films by allowing the release of latest Bollywood blockbuster "Welcome" in theatres on Friday.
By PTI |
KARACHI: Pakistan government has shown signs of softening its stance on the long-standing ban on screening of Indian films by allowing the release of latest Bollywood blockbuster "Welcome" in theatres on Friday.
The release of the film has come days after a Pakistan Senate standing committee on culture had recommended to the government to allow exhibition of Indian films under a proper censorship policy.
"The government has (previously) allowed Indian films which are not shot in India and made by producers not based there. But now the government has adopted a softer stance which is a very good news for us," Nadeem Mandviwalla, a well-known distributor and exhibitor told the media.
Mandviwalla's famous 'Nishat' cinema in the heart of Karachi also showed films 'Awarapaan' and 'Goal' when they were released and is now exhibiting "Welcome". All the films have done very good business so far, he said.
"People want to see the latest movies with sellable stars. That is the reason why 'Mughal-e-Azam' and 'Taj Mahal', which were allowed by the government in 2006, did not do good business," he said.
Currently, there are three Indian movies 'Goal', 'Gangster' and 'Welcome' running in different theatres in the country.
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Saadia Khan, a college student who had lined up at the 'Nishat' cinema yesterday with a group of friends to get advance tickets for 'Welcome' said it was good that latest Indian movies had been allowed by the government. "When they are already available on DVDs and CDs, what is wrong in showing them on cinema. In the theatres, government and censor board can even ensure that objectionable scenes are censored," she said.
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