<i>Mughal-E-Azam</i> gets overwhelming reponse in Pak: Akbar Asif
Thursday,
April
27,
2006
Mumbai,
(UNI):
K
Asif's
classic
Mughal-E-Azam,
the
first
Indian
film
released
in
Pakistan
after
a
gap
of
41
years,
is
running
to
packed
houses
there,
legendary
filmmaker's
son
Akbar
Asif,
who
owns
a
copyright
of
the
movie,
has
claimed.
The film's screening in the neighbouring nation, was possible due to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf giving the nod for the film's release, after Akbar Asif presented him with a print of the movie in 2004, Akbar said in a statement issued here.
He expressed his happiness over the full-colour version of Prithviraj Kapoor-Dilip Kumar- Madhubala starrer Mughal-E-Azam being screened in Pakistan from April 22, after the audience in many other countries earlier had a chance to watch it.
''General Musharraf reached out a hand of friendship and helped us to take this momentous step...my joy increased when I got reports of how well the film was being received in Pakistan,'' Akbar said.
Elaborate plans were initially made to release the film in the presence of actors from around the globe and fireworks.
''We initially wanted the film to get a grand premiere, but the thought struck me a few days back that a film of the epic nature of Mughal-E-Azam needs no grandiose in terms of release. The film is itself the biggest and the grandest epic made in India,'' he said.
Asif said the move, to be the cultural bridge between the two nations, was to fulfil his father's dream of screening Mughal-E-Azam in Pakistan.
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