{"id":250588,"date":"2020-02-25T09:35:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T04:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=250588"},"modified":"2020-02-25T09:36:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T04:36:52","slug":"did-you-know-that-zia-ul-haqs-regime-screened-these-bollywood-movies-despite-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/did-you-know-that-zia-ul-haqs-regime-screened-these-bollywood-movies-despite-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know That Zia ul Haq&#8217;s Regime Screened These Bollywood Movies Despite Ban?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that previously there have been exceptions made for the screening of Bollywood movies in Pakistan, even when they were banned? The surprising part? It happened under the watch of General Zia-ul-Haq.<\/p>\n<p>We already know that the Bollywood ban has delivered a major blow to their industry. Bollywood bans are nothing new and are the most obvious indicator that Pakistan and India are not on speaking terms. Yet exceptions have been made for certain films.<\/p>\n<p>Even Pakistani films faced censorship during General Zia&#8217;s era. But ironically, the military dictator allowed two Bollywood films to be screened during his reign.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>There were strict policy controls and censorship laws on films preventing creative independence of filmmakers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/these-are-all-the-pakistani-films-that-got-banned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">These Are All the Pakistani Films that Got Banned<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>These Bollywood releases were shown in Pakistan, soon after the 965 war in the sub-continent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Noor Jehan (1967)<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-250636 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Noor-Jehan.jpeg\" alt=\"Bollywood ban\" width=\"480\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Noor-Jehan.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Noor-Jehan-229x300.jpeg 229w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Noor-Jehan-364x476.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Noor-Jehan-37x48.jpeg 37w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Noor-Jehan-73x96.jpeg 73w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first Indian movie released during General Zia&#8217;s Bollywood ban is <strong><em>Noor Jehan<\/em><\/strong> (1967), a Sheikh Mukhtar production. <strong><em>Noor Jehan<\/em><\/strong> was released after Zia-ul-Haq granted special permission to the producer in 1977.<\/p>\n<p>According to a film historian and employee at National Film Development Corporation (Nafdec) Aijaz Gul, at that time producer Sheikh Mukhtar was losing his sight and requested that his film be released in Pakistan before he goes blind.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Mukhtar had brought the movie&#8217;s negatives with him when he migrated to Pakistan.\u00a0<strong><em>Noor Jehan<\/em><\/strong> cast included Rajan Haksar, Helen, Pradeep Kumar, Meena Kumari and Sheikh Mukhtar himself among others.<\/p>\n<h3>Kashish<\/h3>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-hxtzgxcipww\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-hxtzgxcipww\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hXTZgXCIPWw?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372.375\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hXTZgXCIPWw?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The other Bollywood film released in Zia&#8217;s regime was <strong><em>Kashish<\/em><\/strong>. According to Aijaz Gul, the movie was co-produced by a doctor <strong>Jaan,<\/strong> who was based in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor Jaan had requested General Zia to let him release his film in Pakistan. He had promised to use the profits of the film to build a hospital in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Although the movie was shown in Pakistan, unfortunately it tanked at the box office and that hospital was never made.<\/p>\n<h3>We Need to Make Another Exception<\/h3>\n<p>If exceptions can be made in Zia-ul-Haq&#8217;s regime then why not in today&#8217;s regime? Many Pakistani film geeks wanted to see <strong><em>Gul Makai,<\/em><\/strong> the Malala Yousafzai&#8217;s biopic film.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/good-news-gul-makai-expected-to-release-in-pakistan-gets-submitted-to-censor-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good News: Gul Makai Expected to Release in Pakistan, Gets Submitted to Censor Board<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entertainmentpk.com\/zia-ul-haq-gave-special-permission-for-the-release-of-2-bollywood-films-during-a-ban-on-indian-films\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment.pk<\/a>, reported that producer Shahid Khan revealed that the film had been submitted to the censor board.<\/p>\n<p>The movie saw a global release on January 31st.<\/p>\n<p>The film is directed by Indian filmmaker Amjad Khan. Although <strong><em>Gul Makai<\/em><\/strong> is a Bollywood production, it is co-produced by British-based Pakistani journalist Shahid Khan<\/p>\n<p>A movie that honors Pakistan&#8217;s second Nobel Laureate ought to be screened in Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that previously there have been exceptions made for the screening of Bollywood movies in Pakistan, even when they were banned? The surprising part? It happened under the watch of General Zia-ul-Haq. We already know that the Bollywood ban has delivered a major blow to their industry. 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