Kabir Khan Is Not Surprised About The Reports Of A Group Asking To Ban PHANTOM In Pakistan
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Tuesday, 11th Aug 2015, 5:34 PM IST Reportedly, Jamat-ud-Dawah Chief, Hafiz Saeed, has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court to ban the release of ‘Phantom’ in Pakistan. He is alleging that the film contains 'filthy propaganda' against his country. Director of the film, Kabir Khan believes that such reactions were expected. Kabir said, "That's natural, isn't it. When a film is made on the theme of 26/11 then they are bound to get uncomfortable. Currently, on a daily basis there are so many debates that are happening on the national television around relationship between India and Pakistan. Obviously the organizations involved in all the terror news making the rounds are not going to be happy with a film like ‘Phantom’ releasing in Pakistan. Given a choice, they wouldn't want to be in that uncomfortable space." "There are two levels of India-Pakistan relationship. One, which is people v/s people and another which is politics v/s politics. When it comes to dealing with the latter, it is of course a tougher task," the director added. "When there is a ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaaan’, there is certain warmth which is in there that makes people connect with each other. On the other hand, when it comes to ‘Phantom’, there is of course a political angle in the background. The elements that engaged in 26/11 would want to adopt a different approach. So even when there is a remote chance of warmth, they won't want it to be there. I am sure the establishments engaged in such practices would have been made uncomfortable by what ‘Phantom’ has to say," Kabir further stated. Reportedly, Hafiz has pleaded that ‘Phantom’ carries poison against Pakistan and JuD, and hence release of the film should be banned in Pakistan for its anti-Pakistan content. Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’sfirst Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |