Is the petition to ban B-Town films in Pakistan a preposterous one?

If a petition filed in the Lahore High Court by Pakistani lawyer Ishtiaq Chaudhary ever goes through and finds further favour with political parties there, Pakistan might just be en route to banning the exhibition of Indian films in that country until the Kashmir issue is resolved.

A senior, prolific filmmaker said on condition of anonymity, “If they ban Bollywood films from Pakistan, what will they show in the movie theatres of the country? They have practically zero film production.Also,what about the Pakistani artistes who have made a career in India? Ban them from entering Bollywood?”

A prominent filmmaker from Pakistan proclaimed  the proposed ban as preposterous. “Such a  move will  only encourage piracy of Bollywood films. My advice to all governments is to leave politics out of art and culture.”