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Aamir Khan Refuses To Release Dangal In Pakistan!
The Pakistani Censor Board has demanded to chop off two scenes from Aamir Khan's Dangal which shows the Indian flag and the National Anthem being played.
The Indian flag being raised high and the National Anthem being played is one of the most important scenes in Aamir Khan's Dangal and the Pakistani Censor Board wants those two scenes to be chopped off to be released in Pakistan. Not taking this lightly, Aamir Khan has rightfully refused to release Dangal in Pakistan as it doesn't make sense to chop off those two important scenes.
A
source
close
to
the
actor
was
quoted
as
saying,
"When
the
film
went
to
the
Pakistan
censor
board,
they
were
fine
with
it
except
for
two
particular
scenes
towards
the
end
-
one
in
which
the
Indian
flag
is
shown
and
another
in
which
the
Indian
national
anthem
is
played
after
Geeta
Phogat
(played
by
Fatima
Sana
Shaikh)
wins
the
gold
medal.
The
Pakistan
censors
wanted
the
scenes
to
be
edited
out
before
they
gave
Dangal
the
green
signal."
The source further commented, "It's a sports-based biopic with no direct or indirect reference to Pakistan. The film only highlights India's nationalistic sentiment, so what is the reason to chop off those scenes?" The source also revealed that Aamir Khan was surprised by the Pakistani Censor Board and felt that the "demand for the two cuts was surprising, because the film isn't jingoistic in nature."
The source added that Dangal not being released in Pakistan will add to financial loss but that doesn't matter. "It will result in an economic loss to the tune of Rs 10-12 crore, as Pakistan is an important international territory vis-à-vis money, but he isn't willing to edit the scenes in question. He is aware that not releasing the film could lead to piracy, but he is sure about what he won't do."
