Bollywood was hampered to a great extent after Uri attacks; Indian movies were banned in Pakistan, while Pakistani actors were banned in India. After months of controversies, the Pakistan government decided to lift the ban on Indian movies and gave a green signal for the release. Kaabil was the first film to be released in Pakistan after this ban was lifted. Although the Hrithik Roshan starrer released smoothly, there were many hurdles for Raees.
Yes, since Raees showed Muslims in negative light, the Censor Board of Pakistan banned it. However, Raees was not the only one; fresh troubles have surfaced for Jolly LLB 2 as well.
Now, the Examining Committee of Pakistan Censor Board has said a NO to the release of Jolly LLB 2 because the sensitive issue of Kashmir has been highlighted in the movie. This is indeed a major setback for this satire-drama by Subhash Kapoor.
Reports have quoted sources as saying,
“In the movie, Akshay Kumar plays a lawyer who treats his profession casually until he comes across the case of an innocent man who is killed and declared a Kashmiri militant, while the real Kashmiri militant goes into hiding in Uttar Pradesh. Bringing up the issue has not gone down well with the Pakistani censor board. They’ve banned the film, as they intend to ban all Indian films that bring up the Kashmir issue.”
As of now, the Pakistani distributors have planned to approach the Revising Committee i.e. the “Full Board”; let’s see what decision it takes.
If the release of Jolly LLB 2 is banned in Pakistan, it would be a big loss for the makers, don’t you think so? Do share your views in our comments section below.