Home Department Punjab decided to impose a ban on 18 dancers who perform obscene and vulgar acts in stage plays across Punjab.
A crackdown against the theatre owners and actors/dancers promoting vulgarity and obscenity in the name of art and culture was launched after the Information and Culture Minister Amir Mir ordered to impose a ban on them.
The home department sent show-cause notices to 14 more actresses performing in commercial theatres in Lahore after serving similar notices to nine actresses on 9 August. The actresses, who were issued show-cause notices on Aug 9, did not submit their replies within seven stipulated days.
On the instructions of Amir Mir, the Punjab Arts Council wrote a letter to the Home Department to take action against Shama, Tamashil, Mehfil, Naz, Sitara, and Al-Falah Theaters of Lahore and Friends and Marian Theaters of Sahiwal as their owners are the main culprits for promoting pornographic theatres.
The sources in the department say commercial theatres get approval of each stage performance and script without dances but dances pop up during the stage performances that violate the permission.
The actresses who were issued show-cause notices include Shama Theatre’s stage actresses Mehak Butt, Komal Chaudhry, and Qismat Shahzadi; Tamaseel Theatre’s Nayab Khan, Sheela Chaudhry, Ayan Akhtar, and Sonu Butt; Mehfil Theatre’s Khushboo Khan; Naz Theatre’s Roshani Khan, Kajal Chaudhry and Sara Khan; Alfalah Theatre’s Mahnoor and Jia Butt as well as Sitara Theatre’s stage actress Tabassum Khan.
It was also stated that undercover teams of the Punjab Arts Council are monitoring stage plays in all theaters and severe action will be taken wherever unethical performances are found.
Sitting cultural minister known for one of the fan of private mujras.
Good welldone should be banned,I am from uk one of my friend took me to the show very vulgar dances.no such nonsense in UK,it’s good rather men spending their time & money on these vulgar people,the men should spend time & money on their family needs.its about time these theatres & performances be banned for ever,