After IAF strike in Balakot, Pakistan bans Indian films; move won't affect producers, claim analysts
5 years, 10 months ago

After IAF strike in Balakot, Pakistan bans Indian films; move won't affect producers, claim analysts

Firstpost  

Meanwhile, the All India Cine Workers Association issued a letter to prime minister Modi demanding a complete ban on the issuance of visas to members of the Pakistan film industry The decision of Indian film fraternity to not release their movies in Pakistan following Pulwama attack will have a fleeting effect on the box office collections, believe experts. Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh says Indian films have great viewership in Pakistan but the collection from the country does not contribute much to the worldwide box office numbers of Hindi films. Rahul Kadbet, Vice President, Programming at Carnival Cinemas, says, Pakistan contributes around “four to six” per cent to the total collection of Indian films. All India Cine Workers Assn in a letter to PM Modi in regards with Pakistan's ban on release of Indian Movie or content in Pak:AICWA on behalf of entire film&media fraternity would demand complete shut down on issuing any Visa to Pakistani actors,Film Association&Media Fraternity pic.twitter.com/Yo5BJ07w5q — ANI February 26, 2019

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Pakistani films face threats on theatrical release in India due to local hostility, vandalism even without official ban
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pakistani films face threats on theatrical release in India due to local hostility, vandalism even without official ban

Live Mint  

While there is no official ban on releasing Pakistani films in India, theatre owners say the main fear is one of opposition from local community groups and vandalism in cinemas. “The sentiment would not go down well on the ground," said producer Yusuf Shaikh who has released and distributed Pakistani films in the past. In the past, Pakistani films such …

Will Fawad Khan get back his shelved films after court lifts ban on Pak artists?
1 year, 2 months ago

Will Fawad Khan get back his shelved films after court lifts ban on Pak artists?

India TV News  

Bombay High Court recently, in a ground-breaking decision, allowed Pakistan artists such as Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan to work in Indian films and web shows. A few years back, when Pak artists including actors, singers, among others were exponentially working in Indian cinema, were busy with several upcoming projects. Soon after the URI Attack in 2016, all those projects …

Raees director Rahul Dholakia asks if it’s time Pakistani actors came back to Bollywood: 'Pak cricketers are here'
1 year, 3 months ago

Raees director Rahul Dholakia asks if it’s time Pakistani actors came back to Bollywood: 'Pak cricketers are here'

Hindustan Times  

Pakistani cricketers landed in India on Wednesday for the first time in seven years. Rahul Dholakia on Pakistan cricketers' India visit He tweeted, "Now that Pakistani cricketers are officially here, can we also invite Pakistani actors to act in our films? At the time of the film’s release in 2017, Mahira Khan had said in an interview with Bollywood Hungama, …

'Boycott Bollywood' can't affect technicians: The Kashmir Files' Pallavi Joshi
2 years, 4 months ago

'Boycott Bollywood' can't affect technicians: The Kashmir Files' Pallavi Joshi

Hindustan Times  

The year 2022 has seen a number of trends in the entertainment world. While actors and filmmakers have urged people not to boycott their films without watching, some have even argued that such boycott affects the thousands of poor technicians and crew members too. Pallavi Joshi, whose film The Kashmir Files is the highest-grossing Hindi film this year, says the …

Ban on Indian films overseas adding to industry concerns
2 years, 8 months ago

Ban on Indian films overseas adding to industry concerns

Live Mint  

A spate of bans on hyper-nationalist Indian films in some overseas markets is set to dent collections even as the film industry is yet to recover from the pandemic in its home market. Vijay’s Tamil film Beast, Dulquer Salmaan’s Kurup and Vishal’s FIR have been banned in certain overseas markets such as Kuwait for portraying Muslims as extremists over the …

John Abraham reacts to Indian films banned in Pakistan: India comes first
5 years, 4 months ago

John Abraham reacts to Indian films banned in Pakistan: India comes first

India Today  

Bollywood celebrities including actor John Abraham, singer Kailash Kher and filmmaker Nikhil Advani on Friday reacted to the ban the Pakistan government has imposed on Indian films. John Abraham said, "India comes first." Nikhil Advani, whose recent outing Batla House will also remain banned in Pakistan, said, "It's not fair that on one side, soldiers are fighting and guarding LoC …

Pakistan bans sale of Bollywood film CDs and advertisements of India-made products
5 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan bans sale of Bollywood film CDs and advertisements of India-made products

India TV News  

The Pakistan government has launched a crackdown on the sale of CDs of Indian movies after New Delhi revoked the special status to Jammu and Kashmir, according to a media report on Friday. It also comes after Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority banned the airing of "We have banned Indian She said the Interior Ministry had already started a crackdown …

After Pakistan bans Indian films, AICWA urges all film industries to ban Pak artists
5 years, 5 months ago

After Pakistan bans Indian films, AICWA urges all film industries to ban Pak artists

Hindustan Times  

After Pakistan banned the screening of Indian films on Thursday; All Indian Cine Workers Association demanded a blanket ban on Pakistani artists, diplomats and bilateral relations with Pakistan and its people. “In relation to Pakistani government banning Indian movies in Pakistan AICWA urges all the film industries to put a complete stop to any association with Pakistani artists, musician, and …

AICWA writes letter to PM Narendra Modi demanding complete ban on Pakistani artists
5 years, 5 months ago

AICWA writes letter to PM Narendra Modi demanding complete ban on Pakistani artists

India Today  

After Pakistan banned the screening of Indian films on Thursday, All Indian Cine Workers Association demanded a blanket ban on Pakistani artists, diplomats and bilateral relations with Pakistan and its people. "In relation to Pakistani government banning Indian movies in Pakistan AICWA urges all the film industries to put a complete stop to any association with Pakistani artists, musician, and …

Bollywood reacts to Pakistan banning Indian films after Article 370 abrogation: It is their loss
5 years, 5 months ago

Bollywood reacts to Pakistan banning Indian films after Article 370 abrogation: It is their loss

India Today  

After Pakistan government announced the banning of Indian films from its cinemas across the nation, members of the Indian film fraternity say it does not make any difference to India and that it is Pakistan's loss. Reacting to Pakistan's decision, filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, chief advisor of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees, told IANS, "It does not make any …

Bollywood on Indian film across border: It's Pakistan's loss
5 years, 5 months ago

Bollywood on Indian film across border: It's Pakistan's loss

India TV News  

After Pakistan government announced the banning of Indian films from its cinemas across the nation, members of the Indian film fraternity say it does not make any difference to India and that it is Pakistans loss. Reacting to Pakistan's decision, filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, chief advisor of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees, told IANS: "It does not make any …

Pakistan bans Indian films in aftermath of Article 370 abrogation in Kashmir
5 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan bans Indian films in aftermath of Article 370 abrogation in Kashmir

India TV News  

On August 5, Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the government has scrapped the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir by revoking Article 370 of the Constitution. Following the decision, Pakistan banned Indian films from being screened in cinemas across the nation, its government announced on Thursday. Firdous Ashiq Awan, special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Information …

Pakistan bans release of Indian films in the aftermath of Pulwama attack; what are they going to watch now?
5 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan bans release of Indian films in the aftermath of Pulwama attack; what are they going to watch now?

Firstpost  

Keeping in mind the developments of the past few days, Pakistan’s decision to impose a ban on the release of any Indian movie or content in their country was an expected response. The recent popularity of Zee’s Zindagi Channel that showed content produced in Pakistan and other countries such as Turkey, Greece amongst others dubbed in Hindi, might have made …

Cine workers association writes to PM Modi, demands complete shutdown on Visa to Pakistani actors
5 years, 10 months ago

Cine workers association writes to PM Modi, demands complete shutdown on Visa to Pakistani actors

India Today  

All India Cine Workers Association has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a complete shut down on issuing any Visa to Pakistani actors, Film Association and media fraternity. In regards with Pakistan's decision to ban the release of any Indian movie or content in their country, the AICWA, in a letter dated February 26, said, "We AICWA …

Pakistan bans all Indian films after Surgical Strike 2 by India in Balakot
5 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan bans all Indian films after Surgical Strike 2 by India in Balakot

India Today  

Pakistan information minister Fawad Chaudhry has declared that no Indian film will be released in the country, after Indian Air Force fighter jets crossed the Line of Control to completely destroy the biggest Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp with bombs. He also said that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has been instructed to crack down on "Made in India "Cinema Exhibitors Association …

Post IAF strikes, Pakistan information minister says no Indian movie to be released in country
5 years, 10 months ago

Post IAF strikes, Pakistan information minister says no Indian movie to be released in country

Firstpost  

The IAF air strikes came 12 days after the JeM carried out a suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district that killed 40 CRPF soldiers. He also said that he has instructed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority to crack down on “made-in-India “Cinema Exhibitors Association has boycotted Indian content, no Indian movie will be released in Pakistan. Also …

Sushant Singh on ban on Pakistani artistes post Pulwama Attack: How do we ban the already banned
5 years, 10 months ago

Sushant Singh on ban on Pakistani artistes post Pulwama Attack: How do we ban the already banned

India TV News  

Actor Sushant Singh, General Secretary of the Cine and TV Artistes Association, feels the government needs to take some hard decisions and solid steps to isolate Pakistan rather than simply look towards the Indian entertainment industry for a ban. Please wake up and look around, the film industry has not been working with Pakistani artistes since the Uri attack. "Post …

Total ban on Indian films in Pakistan: Petitioner moves Lahore High Court after Pulwama attack
5 years, 10 months ago

Total ban on Indian films in Pakistan: Petitioner moves Lahore High Court after Pulwama attack

India Today  

The Lahore High Court has been asked to put a complete ban on trade, exhibition and selling of Indian films in Pakistan to reciprocate a ban on Pakistani artists working in Bollywood in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF troopers. Sheikh Muhammad Latif filed a petition pleading through his counsel that the …

Onir on banning Pakistani actors in India: If Kartarpur can happen, why not cinema
5 years, 11 months ago

Onir on banning Pakistani actors in India: If Kartarpur can happen, why not cinema

India Today  

National Award-winning filmmaker Onir hopes the exchange of cinema talent between India and Pakistan resumes soon. In the same year, Pakistani film exhibitors and cinema owners had imposed a ban on the screening of Indian films in the country in the wake of heightened tensions with India over the September 18, 2016, Uri attack that left 19 Indian soldiers dead. …

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