The Pakistan Censor Board which initially banned the
release of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s biopic, has now agreed to release the
inspirational flick next month
Though the Farhan Akhtar starrer is minting good
money at the Indian box office and overseas, the biopic was banned from being
released in Pakistan after the trailer of the film showed the lead character
refusing to move to Pakistan to participate in the race. The dialogue – ‘Mujhse
nahin hoga, main Pakistan nahin jaunga’ was considered as the main reason for
disallowing the film’s release.
After a lot of debate – ranging from whether a
biopic on an Indian athlete would do well in Pakistan to lesser number of shows
in the holy month of Ramadan – Geo Films has now decided to release BMB that
has been doing well in India and across the globe. Rehmat Fazli, CEO of Geo
Films believes that the audience in Pakistan has become mature and deserves to
watch quality films on bigger screens instead of their homes.
“The film’s release was mostly halted due to the
holy month of Ramadan where the number of shows in Pakistani cinemas is less
than usual,” informs Rehmat Fazli. “But after Eid, the movie will be released
all over the country and the cinema loving audience would get a chance to watch
the movie on the large screen instead of on pirated print. They prefer a late
release to a no-release and that’s why we are confident that the movie will do
well,” adds Fazli.
