{"id":386520,"date":"2022-11-17T13:10:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T08:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=386520"},"modified":"2022-11-17T13:10:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T08:10:08","slug":"here-are-15-pakistani-films-that-were-banned-over-the-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/here-are-15-pakistani-films-that-were-banned-over-the-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are 15 Pakistani Films That Were Banned Over The Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filmmaker Saim Sadiq’s much-awaited film Joyland\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is not the first film to be banned in Pakistan for its LGBTQ themes, and it certainly won’t be the last.<\/p>\n

Pakistan’s Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC) has a history of restricting films that push the envelope or touch upon sensitive or controversial issues. If it is informed that a production explores topics outside the ‘norms of society’ or has thought-provoking content, it is either censored or banned.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of Pakistani films that were either banned or censored:<\/p>\n

1. Jago Hua Savera (Day Shall Dawn)<\/em> \u2013 1959<\/h3>\n

Directed by A. J. Kardar, and written by the legendary Urdu poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Jago Hua Savera <\/em><\/strong>tells the story of East Pakistani (now Bangladeshi) fishermen and their struggles with loan sharks. The film was a joint production of East and West Pakistan.<\/p>\n

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However, the West Pakistani government under General Ayub Khan ordered producer Nauman Taseer to not release the film just days before its premiere. Faiz Ahmed Faiz was also imprisoned for his communist beliefs later on.<\/p>\n\n

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