Inspite of Salman Khan making peace with warring neighbours in the role of 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', his upcoming film 'Tiger Zinda Hai' has been denied a No-objection Certificate (NOC) for import by Pakistan's Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage.
Inspite of Salman Khan making peace with warring neighbours in the role of 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', his upcoming film 'Tiger Zinda Hai' has been denied a No-objection Certificate (NOC) for import by Pakistan's Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage.
Just like Ek Tha Tiger in 2012, this film also won't release across the border. Pakistan’s Central Board of Film Censor (CBFC) Chairman Mobasher Hasan told The Express Tribune: “‘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 has been compromised.”
Director by Ali Abbas Zafar, this film is a thriller and based on the adventures of two spies -Tiger aka from India and Pakistani spy Zoya being played Katrina Kaif. Sulaiman S. Lalani, Executive Director, Geo TV Network which was gearing up to bring Salmania to Pak is disappointed with the news. He said, “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, exhibition of the film shouldn’t have been allowed then."
“In fact, if there was any thing 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 preview of the film,” Lalani told a news agency over phone from Karachi on Wednesday. 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”.
Salman Khan has a huge fan base in Pakistan. While his two films, EK Tha Tiger and Tubelight have been banned by them, Sultan was a huge hit and earned $3 million at Pak box-office. Even Bajrangi Bhaijaan was loved by audience on both sides of the border.
Tiger Zinda Hai's director has often said that his film is a human story not a political take. “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,” he said.
Tiger Zinda Hai is all set to hit theatres on December 22.
( With Agency inputs)
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