Bangladesh Cinemas Ban "Top Actor" over HINDI film protests

[Blue_Eyes]

http://www.samaa.tv/entertainment/2...s-ban-top-actor-over-hindi-film-protestsDHAKA: Bangladesh cinemas will
boycott movies starring the
nation's top actor after he led
protests against the first
screening of a Hindi film in
decades in the Muslim-majority
nation, an official said Thursday.
Bollywood blockbuster "Wanted"
opened in cinemas on the
weekend after Bangladesh's
censor board cleared its
nationwide release, following a
50-year ban on Hindi-language
films.
But the screenings sparked
protests outside cinemas along
with wildcat strikes by hundreds
of Dhaka actors, directors and
others, who said the release
would cripple the local film
industry, known as Dhallywood.
Bangladesh heartthrob Shakib
Khan led the marches on
cinemas, where protesters
ripped up Hindi film posters and
pleaded with fans queueing at
ticket booths to boycott the film.
"We'll stop Hindi films at any
cost," Khan was quoted as saying
by a local daily newspaper
Thursday.
Bangladesh cinema owners
reacted sharply, saying they
would show not any movies
starring Khan and the other
protesters and defending their
decision to screen highly-popular
flicks from neighbouring India
on financial grounds.
"We've released Hindi films
because we're now facing (an)
existential crisis," said Saiful
Islam Chowdhury, president of
the Bangladesh Motion Pictures
Exhibitors Association.
"It's unfortunate that Shakib
Khan, Misha Shawdagar and
other actors and directors have
used violence to try to prevent us
from showing Hindi films."
Chowdhury said the country's
350 film theatres "have decided
not to show any films by Shakib
Khan" along with Shawdagar and
several directors.
A court last year ruled "Wanted"
could be shown in Bangladesh,
despite a prohibition on Hindi
films dating back to a brief war
between India and Pakistan in
1965 when Bangladesh was part
of East Pakistan.
The censor board gave "Wanted"
the final go ahead in November
for screening this year.
Although pirated CDs of Indian
films are hugely popular in
Bangladesh, the ban on Hindi
movies continued after the
country gained independence in
1971.
The government briefly lifted the
ban in 2010 after caving into
pressure from struggling
cinemas, hundreds of which
have shut down in recent years
because of poor ticket sales.
But it was quickly re-imposed
following furious protests by
local actors and directors, who
claimed the Bangladesh film
industry was at risk from the
imports.
Chowdhury said the government
had recently lifted the ban again
under a free trade deal between
South Asian countries.
Given the censor board's
clearance of "Wanted", he
predicted that importers would
be more emboldened to start
bringing in more Hindi films.
Khan said Thursday the ban
should remain to protect local
movie industry, which produces
around 60 films a year. (AFP)

 

[Cortana]

Thee days indians are not producing movies but what they are doing is showing nanga bollywood to people ...... with naked girls they should stop that ..... coz this is primary reasons of the increasing rapes in india .

 

[Khalid Newazi]

The new Hindi movies are just pathetic, they are just a cheap version of poorly written Hollywood movies.

 

[Cortana]

The new Hindi movies are just pathetic, they are just a cheap version of poorly written Hollywood movies.

they are more of nude gilrs than any story ......... i think the director of the indian movies knows that , this is what the indian men like that is why they are doing it .

 

[Blue_Eyes]

lol, poor guys, went for digging the grave for others, unfortunately fell himself
anyways I agree bollywoods are not as good as it should be but there are nice movies too, and people should watch them, you can't stop any language actually, because language should not be discriminated on the basis of religion or country, discriminating language on the basis of religion and country is not less than foolishness and stupidity.

 

[Khalid Newazi]

lol, poor guys, went for digging the grave for others, unfortunately fell himself
anyways I agree bollywoods are not as good as it should be but there are nice movies too, and people should watch them, you can't stop any language actually, because language should not be discriminated on the basis of religion or country, discriminating language on the basis of religion and country is not less than foolishness and stupidity.

The reason wasn't for language or anything but rather protecting the Bangladesh film industry.

Personally I prefer we get rid of the industry altogether and also hold much greater censorship on TV and cinemas. Also, ban on completely worthless cinemas that are filled with cliches and crap.

 

[Blue_Eyes]

The reason wasn't for language or anything but rather protecting the Bangladesh film industry.

Personally I prefer we get rid of the industry altogether and also hold much greater censorship on TV and cinemas. Also, ban on completely worthless cinemas that are filled with cliches and crap.

violence is not the way to protest, what was their fault who came there to watch the movie?
And also If viewers don't have any problem in watching Hindi movie then whats the problem?
As far as dhallywood is concerned, produce better movies, viewers will automatically start watching dhallywood.

 

[Khalid Newazi]

violence is not the way to protest, what was their fault who came there to watch the movie?
And also If viewers don't have any problem in watching Hindi movie then whats the problem?
As far as dhallywood is concerned, produce better movies, viewers will automatically start watching dhallywood.

Like I said, I couldn't really care any less for Bangladesh movies and TV series.

 

[Echo_419]

This is a defense forum right?

 

[Sam Manekshaw]

This is a defense forum right?

Yeah right...now they r defending dhallywood.

 

[Echo_419]

Yeah right...now they r defending dhallywood.

LOL

 

[singh sahab]

Thee days indians are not producing movies but what they are doing is showing nanga bollywood to people ...... with naked girls they should stop that ..... coz this is primary reasons of the increasing rapes in india .

There you go again. So anti-India. Why dude, why?

 

[Bagha]

BTW beauties like these are welcome in Bollywood. No tension for them

 

[singh sahab]

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BTW beauties like these are welcome in Bollywood. No tension for them

 

[thesolar65]

Thee days indians are not producing movies but what they are doing is showing nanga bollywood to people ...... with naked girls they should stop that ..... coz this is primary reasons of the increasing rapes in india .

So you have seen the naked/Nanga girls in Indian movies? You know because you go to see it? Don't you? Otherwise how do you know it is about Nanga/Naked Girls?