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Sindh Censor Board banned unapproved screenings of ‘Pathaan’ in Pakistan
Had an unofficial embargo not been placed, Shah Rukh Khan’s most recent blockbuster movie Pathaan, which has millions of admirers in Pakistan, would undoubtedly have opened nationwide. Authorities banned the screening of Indian content in Pakistan, but a private company disobeyed the order.
After a story in Dawn on February 1 revealed unlawful screenings at various locations in Defence Housing Authority, the Sindh Board of Films Censor (SBFC) looked into social media pages that were selling tickets for private screenings of the SRK-Deepika movie.
The Pathaan movie will be screened in public at DHA on February 4, 2023, according to an announcement from the Sindh Censor Board. Tickets have already been reserved.
It should be emphasised that the SBFC only permits Board-certified movies to be seen in public or privately. Unless the film has been properly certified for public display by the Board, no one may manufacture or arrange a public or private screening of a film using a cinematograph, according to the SBFC.
According to SBFC Chairman Khalid Bin Shaheen, Section 4(10) of the Sindh Motion Pictures Act 2011 regulates a film’s public or private exhibition, and no one may do so without the Board’s consent. As a result, it is appropriate to cancel the screening right away.
The board asked Firework Events, who is in charge of the Pathaan screenings, immediately cancel its performances in light of the aforementioned clause as well as other regulations and penalties, such as up to three years in prison and fines of up to PKR 100,000. Fireworks Events cancelled all of its private screenings of SRK’s most recent film as a result of the warning.
According to the report, the notice sent to the aforementioned company warned that if found in violation of the said Act’s rules, they would be punished under Section 18(1), which states that if a film is illegally screened without the Board’s approval, the exhibitor is subject to a three-year prison sentence, a fine of Rs. 100,000, or both. In the event that the offence is continued, a daily fine of Rs 10,000 may be assessed.
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