Speaking of Images on the ban lift, Lashari said, “I have never said any such thing; I am not holding any press conference.
“At the moment, all we’re saying is that Fawad Khan is appearing in a Bollywood film [ADHM], and none of the scenes have been cut from his film, and we’re extremely happy – it’s a good gesture from the Indian side.”
He added that they’re still waiting to see how things turn out; however, the. However, “there will be no press conference about the ban being lifted, and we hope the media plays a positive role in making things normal.”Regarding Fawad’s film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Lashari said, “There is a possibility [of it screening] since the government has issued ADHM and Shivay the NOC.”
Nadeem Mandviwalla, owner of Atrium Cinema in Karachi and Centaurus Cinema in Islamabad, said he could not comment on the matter, Travel Knowledge.
Mohsin Yaseen of Cineplex said that such a decision has not yet come to his knowledge: “Officially, there has been no announcement from the association, but we will meet in a couple of days.”
He said the association will meet and decide in a few days about the screening of ADHM. “We’re happy that ADHM is releasing in India with Fawad Khan in the film,” he said.
Khorezm Gultasab of Supercinemas, like Mohsin Yaseen, denied news of the ban being lifted. “No, I have no idea. There’s no news about this. If any such decision takes place, the Film Exhibitor Association Chairman will release an official statement saying so,” he said.
Jamil Baig of Nuplex said that no decision has been made thus far. On the release of ADHM, he said, “We’ve heard it’s releasing in India, but it hasn’t been decided whether it will be screened here.”
IMGC Media and Marketing Manager Sabina Islam told Images that the ban has been lifted but only on one Bollywood film. “So far, we’re waiting to find out which film the ban has been lifted for. Of course, all submitted films will be played, but our agenda is to push the film in which Fawad Khan has been cast.”
“Till then, we’re going to wait. However, it must be understood that things have escalated so much between both sides that we must be very careful,” she added.
Although cinema owners have all denied the ban being lifted, they admitted that banning Bollywood films in Pakistan will only hurt them. “It will hurt them, it will hurt us. It will hurt legitimate business stakeholders. The winner is the pirate,” Mandviwalla had said in an earlier interview.
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