“We have lost some revenue, just around Rs.1 crore. They're always banning our movies. ‘Kurbaan’ was also banned,” Saif told IANS adding that “We also shot in Pakistan without their permission.”
” ‘Agent Vinod’ is for Indians but it surely isn't against Pakistanis,” said Saif and added with a grin: “But I understand in the event that they get upset because we're beating them up very often within the film.”
Directed by Sriram Raghavan, “Agent Vinod” has Saif within the title role and Kareena Kapoor because the female lead.
Talking about characterization of Pakistanis in “Agent Vinod”, he said: “We've got shown the Pakistani Army involved with the Taliban and Afghanistan. We have shown them assassinating their very own ISI chief. We've got shown them encouraging terrorist activities in India and financing the LET. When you feel that is unreasonable or not true, then it's fair enough.”
“I think it's all quite true. Is also they didn’t like that but they do know,” he added.
Once a prolific moviemaking country, Pakistan had 1,300 cinema halls within the 1970s with a normal annual production of around 300 movies. But by 2005, the rustic had only 270 cinema halls and made about 18 movies a year. The remainder of the movie halls was converted into gas stations, shopping malls or car showrooms.
In 2010, just eight Pakistani movies were produced.
Movie buffs in Pakistan had a hearty appetite for Bollywood movies, but they'd to look at pirated copies of Hindi films because the release of Indian films were banned in Pakistan.
In 2008, the Pakistan government lifted the ban on Indian films and that has given a much-needed boost to the cinema business. – IANS
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