Tigmanshu Dhulia: Indian Films Should Never Release In Pakistan
Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia says his upcoming "Milan Talkies" will not release in Pakistan as he believes Indian films should never be screened in the neighbouring country.
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Filmmaker
Tigmanshu
Dhulia
says
his
upcoming
"Milan
Talkies"
will
not
release
in
Pakistan
as
he
believes
Indian
films
should
never
be
screened
in
the
neighbouring
country,
since
it
is
one
of
the
hubs
of
piracy.
In
the
aftermath
of
Pulwama
terror
attack,
which
claimed
the
lives
of
at
least
40
CRPF
personnel,
the
makers
of
several
upcoming
projects
including
"Total
Dhamaal",
"Luka
Chuppi",
"Arjun
Patiala",
had
announced
that
they
will
not
be
releasing
the
films
in
Pakistan.
When
asked
if
he
plans
to
release
the
film
in
Pakistan,
Tigmanshu
told
reporters,
"No,
it
will
not
release
in
Pakistan.
For
two
reasons.
First,
we
stand
in
solidarity.
Second,
piracy
originates
from
Pakistan.
So,
we
should
never
release
our
films
there,
irrespective
of
any
reasons."
He
was
speaking
at
the
trailer
launch
of
the
film
here
on
Wednesday.
The
movie
stars
Ali
Fazal,
Shraddha
Srinath,
Sikander
Kher
and
Ashutosh
Rana,
among
others.
When
asked
for
his
take
on
the
ban
on
Pakistani
artiste,
the
filmmaker
said
it
should
stay
as
of
now.
"Right
now,
there
should
be
a
ban
considering
the
situation.
When
the
situation
gets
better,
we
will
open
our
arms."
Ali
said
right
now
everyone
has
become
an
expert
on
how
to
solve
the
crisis
but
one
must
trust
the
Army.
"During
demonetisation,
we
all
had
become
an
economist.
I
think
we
should
trust
the
army.
They
are
doing
their
job.
We
have
a
great
army
and
we
should
stand
in
solidarity."
Written
by
Tigmanshu
and
Kamal
Pandey,
"Milan
Talkies"
is
scheduled
to
release
on
March
15.