Filmmaker Gurinder Chadhas “Partition: 1947” — the Hindi version of period drama “Viceroy’s House” – has been banned from releasing in Pakistan, reportedly over “misrepresentation” of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. In addition to which the director terms it unfortunate.
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Misinterpretation of Mhd Jinnah:
- “It is unfortunate my film has been banned in Pakistan. It will always be the land of my ancestors.
- ‘Partition: 1947′,” Chadha posted on Twitter on August 20.
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- For the film, the British film director of Sikh origin, whose mother grew up in Rawalpindi,
- went back to trace her roots and document events that led to India’s Partition.
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- Featuring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Huma Qureshi and Manish Dayal, the movie released in India on August 18.
- According to a newspaper’s report, the Sindh Film Censor Board deemed it unsuitable,
- stating that “the political narrative contradicts the national interest of Pakistan”.
- The Board’s secretary Abdul Razzaq Khuhawar said: “It’s a historical film and nothing negative is shown against Pakistan.
- The main reason for banning it was the misrepresentation of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
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- Although the character only appears in a few scenes as the film mostly revolves around
- Furthermore,Lord Mountbatten, the actor didn’t look like Jinnah at all.
- If you had seen it, you couldn’t tell it was Jinnah. Otherwise, there were no issues with the film.”
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