'Maalik' banned across Pakistan

[django]

Wait whaaaaaaaaat? @Zibago @django exblain this ya habibis

I guess corrupt politicians do not like to their mirror images on tv.

 

[The Sandman]

I guess corrupt politicians do not like to their mirror images on tv.

Don't understand what these thugs want France ke badshah wala hal na hojaye inka

 

[django]

Don't understand what these thugs want France ke badshah wala hal na hojaye inka

you mean the french revolution? lol I agree something like this needs to happen to the rogues in political office.kudos

 

[The Sandman]

you mean the french revolution? lol I agree something like this needs to happen to the rogues in political office.kudos

Yes but i think we lost that chance in 1999

 

[django]

Yes but i think we lost that chance in 1999

We need both a renaissance and a political revolution, 1999 was a missed opportunity as Mushy was all about self grandeur and keeping power at all costs.kudos

 

[Talha Asif]

Maalik is banned all over the country... what a shameful act of the Government of Pakistan ! or vote do ganjo ko or Darbari Pervaiz Rasheed ko

 

[waz]

Lol.....They touched a raw nerve I think, I'm sure we will here a moral justification of "keeping society safe from evil influences".

 

[Norwegian]

Sources in the federal censor board said the film was banned due to a plethora of public complaints regarding portrayal of Pakistanis in general and country’s politicians in particular.

So showing the truth is banned?

 

[Solomon2]

The authorities can ban Pakistanis from viewing a movie without even specifying the reasons? And Pakistanis are willing to put up with this authoritarianism, rather than engage in civil disobedience?

 

[ranjeet]

Any link for the movie?

 

[Spectre]

The authorities can ban Pakistanis from viewing a movie without even specifying the reasons? And Pakistanis are willing to put up with this authoritarianism, rather than engage in civil disobedience?

Why do you sound so incredulous, such things happen all around the world as a norm rather than exception. True freedom of expression exists in just certain pockets in N. America and Western Europe.

 

[Zibago]

Indians made similar movies but i dont remember there govt banning it?

And whats wrong in wrong depictions of a political party how different is this from written articles or books?

Zia lives on from Baboon league govt

Lol.....They touched a raw nerve I think, I'm sure we will here a moral justification of "keeping society safe from evil influences".

If they release in UK do watch it
@django @Pakistani Exile

A movie is a story you make ypur own villians and heroes you cant allow govt to decide what can be described as evil and what cannot be this is BS

 

[Solomon2]

Why do you sound so incredulous, such things happen all around the world as a norm rather than exception. True freedom of expression exists in just certain pockets in N. America and Western Europe.

You put up with this cr-p in India, too?

The issue isn't just freedom of expression. It's that it can be done on a whim.

 

[Spectre]

You put up with this cr-p in India, too?

The issue isn't just freedom of expression. It's that it can be done on a whim.

It's sad, censorship exist in India too - alternative opinion is often suppressed in the name of national security. Most of it is legit like restricting releases of terrorist propaganda, glorifying separatism or insurgencies but politicians do take advantage and often contain negative stories about them.

Increasingly though, the powers that be are taking a different route due to social media making censorship null and void - like in west they now prefer to buy direct interest in media houses.

 

[Zibago]

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