Pakistan distributors want to release Tere Bin Laden
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oi-Raymond Ronamai
By Raymond Ronamai
Islamabad,
(ANI):
Pakistani
film
distributors
have
appealed
to
the
government
to
remove
the
ban
imposed
on
the
Bollywood
flick
-
Tere
Bin,
saying
the
feature
film
contains
a
message
of
the
peace.
The
Pakistan
Culture
Ministry
has
prohibited
cinema
halls
across
the
country
from
releasing
the
film,
which
is
scheduled
to
be
released
worldwide
on
July
16
(today)
fearing
terror
attacks
due
to
its
controversial
subject.
Tere
Bin,
which
is
originally
titled
Tere
Bin
Laden
is
about
a
Pakistani
journalist
who
shoots
a
film
with
an
Osama
lookalike
in
order
to
get
fame
and
a
US
visa.
It
is
more
of
a
satire
than
a
serious
film
about
politics
or
terrorism.
Terming
the
film
as
a
'95-minute
peace
tape",
Nadeem
Mandiwalla,
owner
of
one
the
biggest
Pakistani
film
distribution
companies,
urged
the
ministry
to
watch
the
movie
and
then
decide
whether
to
ban
it
or
not.
Mandviwalla
said
that
the
film,
which
stars
Pakistani
pop
singer
Ali
Zafar
in
the
lead
role,
is
not
against
any
personality.
“It
is
a
message
of
peace
and
not
war
and
deals
with
grave
issues
like
terrorism
in
a
light-hearted
way," The
Dawn
quoted
Mandviwalla,
as
saying.
Earlier,
Sattar
Khokhar,
the
acting
chairman
of
the
Censor
Board,
had
said
that
the
film
contains
nearly
70
objectionable
scenes
and
dialogue
and
a
majority
of
the
board
members
had
rejected
the
movie.
“It
mocks
security
agencies
and
the
character
of
Osama
bin
Laden
and
the
public
exhibition
can
trigger
violence
nearly
70
objectionable
scenes/dialogues.
It
mocks
security
agencies
and
the
character
of
Osama
bin
Laden
and
public
exhibition
can
trigger
violence.
It
is
not
possible
to
delete
or
remove
scenes
and
dialogues
because
there
are
so
many,"
Khokhar
said.