Pak media co seeks NOC for Laal Singh Chaddha

August 11, 2022 23:03

A media group in Pakistan has approached the information ministry for a no objection certificate on the countrywide screening of Aamir Khan-starrer Bollywood movie Laal Singh Chaddha.

According to media reports, if the Cinepex Media Group gets the NOC it will be the first time since 2019 that an Indian film will be released in Pakistani theaters.

In 2019, the then government placed a ban on Indian content in Pakistan after escalating tensions between the two countries over the Indian government's revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the erstwhile state into two Union territories.

The ties between India and Pakistan nosedived after New Delhi abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution.

India's decision evoked strong reactions from Pakistan, which downgraded diplomatic ties and expelled the Indian envoy.

India has repeatedly told Pakistan that Jammu and Kashmir was, is and shall forever remain an integral part of the country.

Since the scrapping of the special status on August 5, there has been no Bollywood release in Pakistan and cineplexes have mostly tried to survive on the release of Hollywood and Pakistani movies.

A source said since the film is being globally distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is being imported into Pakistan by the Cinepax Media group. -- PTI

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