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Na Maloom Afraad 2 banned in Punjab after 5 weeks of screening
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The Punjab Film Censor Board cited "persistent complaints from different quarters" as its rationale for the move
Looks like the UAE isn't the only region where Na Maloom Afraad 2 has ruffled feathers.
The Punjab Film Censor Board has issued a notification that calls for the suspension of NMA2's screening in Punjab, citing "persistent complaints from different quarters" as its rationale for the move. The censor board has not elaborated on the exact parts of the film that were the cause of complaint.
— Screengrab
The comedy film, starring Javed Sheikh, Fahad Mustafa and Mohsin Abbas Haider in key roles, revolves around the misadventures of the above trio as they embark on a get-rich-quick scheme in Cape Town... involving an Arab sheikh and his gold toilet.
The film was barred from screening in the UAE due to alleged misrepresentation of Arabs, but producer Fizza Ali Meerza has maintained that the ban "will not affect [their] ways of saying things".
In an earlier interview with Images, she said, "[In NMA2], we took a dig at the audacious sheikhs of the world who are frivolous spenders, who don’t give a da*n about the problems of the common man. We believe in commenting on social issues in our films, such was the character of the Sheikh."
Will the ban in Punjab change the NMA filmmakers' thinking? We hope not!
https://images.dawn.com/news/1178568
Lahorion ko jugat marney ka dil kar raha hy
Lagta hy nayab nasal kay khotay khaye hain isi liye dair sey samajh ayi
@The Sandman @Hell hound @Moonlight
IMAGES STAFF
DESK REPORT
The Punjab Film Censor Board cited "persistent complaints from different quarters" as its rationale for the move
Looks like the UAE isn't the only region where Na Maloom Afraad 2 has ruffled feathers.
The Punjab Film Censor Board has issued a notification that calls for the suspension of NMA2's screening in Punjab, citing "persistent complaints from different quarters" as its rationale for the move. The censor board has not elaborated on the exact parts of the film that were the cause of complaint.
— Screengrab
The comedy film, starring Javed Sheikh, Fahad Mustafa and Mohsin Abbas Haider in key roles, revolves around the misadventures of the above trio as they embark on a get-rich-quick scheme in Cape Town... involving an Arab sheikh and his gold toilet.
The film was barred from screening in the UAE due to alleged misrepresentation of Arabs, but producer Fizza Ali Meerza has maintained that the ban "will not affect [their] ways of saying things".
In an earlier interview with Images, she said, "[In NMA2], we took a dig at the audacious sheikhs of the world who are frivolous spenders, who don’t give a da*n about the problems of the common man. We believe in commenting on social issues in our films, such was the character of the Sheikh."
Will the ban in Punjab change the NMA filmmakers' thinking? We hope not!
https://images.dawn.com/news/1178568
Lahorion ko jugat marney ka dil kar raha hy
Lagta hy nayab nasal kay khotay khaye hain isi liye dair sey samajh ayi
@The Sandman @Hell hound @Moonlight
