Protesters surround 'Phantom' director Kabir Khan at Karachi airport

[Imran Khan]

Gher main to ghus aya per jooty kha ker gya hhaahha

 

[Winchester]

To compete we need to go for superior content and not go full Mullah on films like JPNA and Wrong Number
The industry is on its revival but it wont regain its past glory overnight

The goal should be to establish an industry. Period.

Just follow the British example.

Their films run alongside films from Hollywood....infact now many hollywood movies are shot in Britian and many of the leading loads are played by British actors

 

[shah1398]

Those guys just recorded their protest and thats it. U can not expect the people to remain calm against those who try to defame them and their country.

 

[Zibago]

The goal should be to establish an industry. Period.

Just follow the British example.

Their films run alongside films from Hollywood....infact now many hollywood movies are shot in Britian and many of the leading loads are played by British actors

At one point in time our drama industry was almost dead it took good content to revive it same case with our film industry

 

[Winchester]

At one point in time our drama industry was almost dead it took good content to revive it same case with our film industry

Well to be fair the dramas, I get a glimpse of during dinner are all about cousin marriages and 2nd wives(usually the cousin).....
Its like in Pakistan cousins have nothing else to do than marry each other.

 

[Pakistani E]

Pakistanis are a weird lot, on one hand they hate India and on the other they all want to watch Bollywood, listen to their songs, copy their styles and try to speak like them. Yar, even being a Pakistani, I myself cannot understand some of the things we do. If they are our enemy, then ban everything that comes from them. But if not let them do what they want, after all, the number of Bollywood lovers in Pakistan is so huge that every time you ask a **** politician/General who his favorite acter/actress it is usually an Indian. Same politicians accuse each other of being Indian agents etc. Even Zia ul Haq, the mard e momin, defender of the faith Patriot was a fan of a certain Indian actor and invited him to Pakistan.

Pakistan should be renamed as Confusistan until we can solve this dilemma.

 

[Tipu7]

Bollywood charm has been their since the 90's when there was no media.

Now you have both private channels as well as this huge factor of social media.

This is the 21st century and as much as I loathe those stupid *** Salman Khan movies a large segment of Pakistani population loves them.

As for home industry, it has revived a bit and the reason is more cinemas are being built....the reason for more cinemas being built is because of those Bollywood movies released here.

Just have to look in the past where "banning" things landed us.

People turned to Bollywood because there was no replacement at that time.
If our film industry become capable enough, then people will not follow up Bollywood crap on pirated or proxy servers.......

 

[Ocelot]

Bollywood would remain popular among the certain sections of society [which is still very big] until everyone understand and speaks English. Bollywood is not that popular in the new generation.

 

[Paksanity]

Bollywood would remain popular among the certain sections of society [which is still very big] until everyone understand and speaks English. Bollywood is not that popular in the new generation.

True. New generation of educated Pakistanis do not watch low standard bollywood.

 

[Zibago]

Well to be fair the dramas, I get a glimpse of during dinner are all about cousin marriages and 2nd wives(usually the cousin).....
Its like in Pakistan cousins have nothing else to do than marry each other.

Well about 70% of our marriages are to cousins so i they are showing reality

 

[halupridol]

 

[Taimoor Khan]

Served him well. Who the fu** in Pakistan actually invited this ti* at first place and who within government facilitated his visa? For me these are the more pressing questions.

 

[Zarvan]

Protesters surround 'Phantom' director Kabir Khan at Karachi airport
DAWN.COM — UPDATED 39 MINUTES AGO

KARACHI: Bollywood director Kabir Khan, who was in Karachi to attend a marketing seminar, had to face shoe-wielding angry protesters at Karachi airport on his departure on Wednesday.

The 'Phantom' director, who arrived at Karachi airport to leave for Lahore, was surrounded by protesters who not only shouted anti-India and pro-Pakistan slogans but also questioned Kabir Khan on why he did not make similar movies about the Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) activities in Pakistan.

"You people send Jhadav and kill hundreds here, why don't you make a movie about it," a protester asked the Phantom director.

Another shoe-wielding protester chased Khan to the departure lounge warning the director about "Indian conspiracies against Pakistan army".

However, Khan did not react and proceeded towards the lounge.

Kabir whose ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan' received an overwhelmingly warm response in Pakistan, came under fire for his other venture 'Phantom' for its anti-Pakistan content and a Saif Ali Khan dialogue 'Ghar me Ghuss Ke Marenge'.

Starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif, 'Phantom' revolved around the tragic November 26 Mumbai attacks at the Taj Hotel, which killed at least 166 people. The film is set five years after the attacks, when a retired army officer leads a mission to seek out and kill the terror masterminds including Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed.

The film, which was based on the novel ‘Mumbai Avengers’ by S. Hussain Zaidi, was banned by the Lahore High Court over Hafiz Saeed's petition..

Saif Ali Khan's subsequent statement, saying that he has "lost faith in Pakistan", caused an uproar in Pakistan.

Kabir, during the MARCON 2016 seminar in Karachi, said he was a firm believer in the secular fabric of India and in friendship between India and Pakistan, which led to the making of Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Related: ‘Pakistan can be Bollywood’s biggest territory’

About Phantom, he said it was a misrepresented film largely because of wrong marketing, adding that he didn’t see his film as a criticism of a country but some bad elements who "are everywhere".

Why this guy was allowed in Pakistan ? Those who invited him should be tried for treason

 

[Raja.Pakistani]

Why dont make movie about raw agents ? Very good point but How he will survive in India if he start exposing the activities of RAW ?lol

 

[django]

Well as much as i dislike him film its wrong to treat guests like that but he shouldve expected such protests after his depiction of Pakistan in phantom a

Your right even though he is a smug arrogant fellow. Personally speaking I think he should have been denied a visa.