Censor board banned Raanjhanaa

Pakistan, July 4 – The Pakistan Film Censor Board has banned the exhibition of Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor starrer " Raanjhanaa" because of its alleged "controversial theme". The Central Board of Film Censors in Pakistan banned the film shortly before its scheduled release.

 

As per the report mentioned in times of india, Chief Executive Officer of IMGC Global Entertainment Amjad Rasheed  had  received a letter from CBFC with directives to shelve the film's release. "The letter from CBFC states that the film portrays an inapt image of a Muslim girl (played by Sonam Kapoor) falling in love with a Hindu man and having an affair with him."

 

Earlier the Censor Board had also banned films like "Ek Tha Tiger", "GI Joe", "Agent Vinod" for their controversial themes and "anti-Pakistan" sentiments. Raanjhanaa grossed INR1.31 billion in its second week of release.

 

Source: TOI