Salman Khan upcoming film Tiger Zinda Hai directed by Ali Abbas Zafar has been denied No-Objection Certificate for release in Pakistan. A huge loss for Salman’s fan in Pakistan. The Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif duo film Ek Tha Tiger directed by Kabir Khan too was not allowed to be screened in theatres across the border.
Pakistan`s Central Board of Film Censor (CBFC) Chairman Mobasher Hasan told “Tiger Zinda Hai has been refused the NOC, citing the same reason as the first installment of the franchise.
“The image of Pakistan and its law enforcement agencies have been compromised.”
Produced by Yash Raj Films (YRF), the movie is about two spies – one Indian (Tiger played by Salman) and the other Pakistani (Zoya essayed by Katrina Kaif). It is slated to release in India on December 22. Sulaiman S. Lalani, Executive Director, Geo TV Network, which was geared up to distribute the movie, is disheartened.
“Our preferred option was that Tiger Zinda Hai should have been allowed for import, presented to censor board, and if any objectionable material was found against the interests of Pakistan/ Islam, the exhibition of the film shouldn`t have been allowed then.
“In fact, if there was anything against the national interests of Pakistan in the film, we ourselves wouldn`t have sought the exhibition but this could have been done only after the preview of the film,” Lalani
He said they were verbally advised that Ministry of Information has decided not to issue NOC for import of Tiger Zinda Hai with “no reasons assigned”.
Lalani is expecting a written response from both parties.
“Pakistan loves Salman Khan. ‘Sultan’ was a mega blockbuster and minted approximately $3 million at the box office in Pakistan. His ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ was also loved by fans here,” Lalani said.
“The film is a very human story… it is not political at all. The idea is that when there is a fight between right and wrong, what is at stake is humanity. And there’s nothing bigger than humanity,” Director, Zafar told.
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