There has been an uproar over Pakistan’s entry for the Oscars, Joyland. This movie, which was appreciated everywhere in the International Film Festival, was banned by Pakistan in its own country. The movie, directed by Sam Sadiq, was to be released on 18 November. Meanwhile, movie lovers are shocked by the announcement of the ban. The decision of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of Pakistan has started being strongly criticized.
Joyland banned in Pakistan
The censor board had earlier given the green signal to release the movie. Then as soon as written complaints about the content of the movie started coming, it was decided to ban the release of the movie. Censor certificate has been cancelled. It is alleged that objectionable things have been shown in Joyland. Joyland is the story of a man who falls in love with a transgender woman.
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Meanwhile, the question is, is Joyland the only Pakistani film to have received such treatment in the country? The answer is no. Even before Joyland, many movies came which had to face ban in Pakistan. Know about those movies.
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The story of East Pakistani fishermen and their struggle was shown in the film Jaago Hua Savera. It was directed by Lahore director AJ Kardar. The screenplay was written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. The movie was shelved a few days before its premiere.
Jibon Theke Neya
There were repeated attempts to stop the release of the Pakistani film Jibon Theke Neya made in Bengali language. This film was based on political satire. Which was directed by Zaheer Rehan. The Bengali language movement of 1952 was shown in the movie. This film was a tribute to the martyrs of this movement.
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The 1973 film Insaan Aur Gadha was a political satire. It was made by Syed Kamal. Popular comedian Rangeela acted in the movie. In this, satire was made on the life and human condition of the people in Pakistan. The movie was banned by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after its release.
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The film Aurat Raj was directed and produced by Rangeela. Aurat Raj was one of the first Pakistani feminist films. There was a lot of hype before its release. The film also ran in theatres. But then it was banned.
Maula Jatt
Pakistan’s cult classic film Maula Jatt had to face ban in the beginning. Although it was a ban of short period. There was a controversy over the sexual content and violence of the film. Maula Jatt is counted among the successful movies of Pakistan.
There are many other films which were banned in Pakistan, these include The Blood of Hussain, Jar Gul, Khamosh Pani, Slackistan, Malik, Varna, Durj, Zindagi Tamasha.