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Pakistan bans movie 'Joyland' after religious backlash
Deutsche Welle
15 Nov 2022, 11:25
The critically acclaimed film, and Pakistan's Oscar entry, came under pressure from religious leaders. Pakistani authorities have now prohibited its screening in cinemas.
Pakistan's authorities said Monday that they banned the movie "Joyland," a story about a man who falls in love with a transgender woman, from screening in cinemas.
Joyland has received top global awards, including the Queer Palm, which is the Cannes Film Festival's LGBTQ prize.
The movie also came away with rave reviews after it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and the American Film Institute Festival.
"Joyland" was due to screen in theaters in Pakistan this week after authorities issued a screening certificate. But they later withdrew the permission after receiving complaints from religious leaders who deemed the movie objectionable.
While Pakistan's parliament broke ground in 2018 by passing a law to provide legal recognition to transgender persons, some conservative hardliners have lately been campaigning to take those rights away from people.
Pressure from religious group
The movie is Pakistan's official entry for the category of Best International Feature Film for Oscars 2023.
Directed by Saim Sadiq, the film tells the story of a young married man from a middle-class family who joins an erotic dance theater and falls in love with a transgender performer.
Pakistan's censor board said the movie had "highly objectionable material" after religious groups accused the movie of promoting homosexuality.
Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, a member of a religious political party who had campaigned against the release of the film, wrote on Twitter that he was relieved to hear about the ban. "Nothing un-Islamic can happen here," Ahmad added.
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Babita reveals the reason behind her absence in the film industry
Babita is a renowned actress of Bangladesh. Her beauty and performence still feels appealing. She has given many hit movies in her career. However, this actress who once flourished in the film industry is no longer seen on the silver screen. Babita revealed the reason.
Recently, Babita talked about various issues of film in a media of the country. At that time, the actress said, my fans will be able to see me again on the screen if there is a chance. She also said that, "If a story is made based on me, I will definitely act. I can never say goodbye to acting."
She said, "Currently I am not used to doing the roles that I am asked for. Meanwhile I got an offer to do a movie with Shakib Khan. That movie was supposed to be shot in America, Canada. But I did not agree. Because I don't want to play the role of a mother only."
"In our neighbouring countries, Amitabh Bachchan is playing central roles even at this age. Sridevi played the lead role even before her death. But this scenario is very rare in our country.
Everyone thinks that, when we get old, we do not get any role except the character of parents. That's why I am away from the movie. If the story is good and heart-touching, the audience will definitely see me again in the cinema." The actress added.
Incidentally, Babita was last seen in Nargis Akhter's 'Putro Ekhon Poishawala' movie.
However, she assured that if she gets chance to play any central role in a movie in future, she will surely act in it.
Paper Rhyme vocalist Saad is no more
Ahmed Saad, the lead vocalist of the country's popular band Paper Rhyme, has passed away at the age of 52 after a prolonged battle with cancer. He died at a private hospital in the capital on Tuesday night (April 23) around 12 o'clock.
It is known that Saad was suffering from cancer for a long time. He had a heart attack three days ago and admitted to United Hospital. He suffered another heart attack on Tuesday morning. Later the attending physician declared him dead.
The news of the singer's death was confirmed by his school friend and Paper Rhyme band member Anindya Kabir Abhik. He said, 'Saad was suffering from cancer for several years. Sometimes he recovered a bit but a few months ago, cancer spread throughout his body.'
The funeral of Saad is expected to take place on Thursday (April 25), but the matter will be finalised from his family.
In the 90s, the band Paper Rhyme captured the hearts of listeners by releasing only one album. The band was well known for their unique lyrics and compositions in genres such as hard, melodic, and soft rock. Their songs like "Andhokar Ghore", "Akasher Ki Rong", and "Elomelo" became particularly top favorite songs of the audience.
In 1996, the band Paper Rhyme's first album was released under the banner of Soundtek. Basically, the band was formed by some school friends on January 24, 1992. Its lineup consisted of Saad on vocals, Rashed on guitar, Nasir on keyboards, Sumon on beige guitar, and Abhik on drums.
Vidya got addicted to smoking
Bollywood actress Vidya Balan already prove her guts through her acting. She made her debut in bollywood with thick black hair, a tip on her forehead and saree. But within a few years, she changed drastically. she turned over from Parineeta to Silk Smita. Everyone got obsessed by her open clothes and attractive looks.
When her famous movie 'The Dirty Picture' released, her performance took the movie to 100 crores at the box office. But while doing the movie, she got addicted to smoking. Although the actress always enjoyed the smell of cigarette smoke.
Vidya Balan shared how she initially felt hesitant to smoke on screen for 'The Dirty Picture' but eventually developed a cigarette addiction while shooting for the film.
Vidya Balan reveals she got ‘addicted’ to smoking after The Dirty Picture because of frequent smoking scene of that film. She used to smoke three cigarettes a day.
Aamir opened up about the shooting of that nude scene
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan is standing on the railway track with an old model radio covering his private area. He is seen in the same look in the poster of 'PK' movie. This movie made a storm in the box office after its release. Recently Aamir shared his experience of shooting in that scene.
In 2014, Rajkumar Hirani's movie 'PK' was released. It became a superduper hit after its release. Before released, Aamir was seen naked in the poster of the movie and started a wide discussion.
Aamir, in his recent interview on The Great Indian Kapil Show recalled the challenges he faced while filming the radio scene. The actor said, 'On the shooting day, I wore shorts. I came out with the radio. Rajkumar Hirani said that no phone can be kept on the set. So everyone's phone was taken away. At the scene I started running. When I was walking, it was okay. But whenever I started running...I laugh.'
Aamir said, 'When I started running, the shorts come off because it was fixed by tape. I faced a lot of difficulty in that shot. I tried to run fast, but I couldn't. After one or two attempts, I told the maker, 'Hatta yaar' (Let’s remove it). I wanted to give the perfect shot. So I chucked it aside. I told everyone to go far behind the camera. Then I started running.'
He further added, 'I used to think that it would be really weird to walk naked on the set. We are not used to it. I used to feel anxious about how I would do it. Everyone was watching. I was feeling very embarrassed. When I came on the set, I just wanted to work, and my shot was getting messed up. So I told Rajkumar, 'These are unimportant things. What’s the big deal if you see me naked? We need to get the shot.' I didn’t feel embarrassed at that time. I was also shocked that I did it.'
Shakib Al Hasan lashes out at Zayed Khan
Zayed Khan is the critically acclaimed hero of the current generation of Dhaka film. At different times, he is criticized for his various activities. On the other hand, Shakib Al Hasan, the world's best all-rounder of the national cricket team, is seen suddenly lost his temper in various incidents. This time he has been seen to vent his anger on filmmaker Zayed Khan.
Shakib's anger was seen in a few seconds of video clip spread on social media. It is seen in the video that the world's best all-rounder cricketer Shakib Al Hasan was going to take pictures standing beside the swimming pool. Actor Zayed Khan was standing right next to him. Suddenly, Shakib threw his mobile phone in the swimming pool water and walked away. Before understanding anything, Zayed Khan was shocked by Shakib's behavior. It is believed that the phone thrown into the water belongs to Zayed Khan.
It is known that Zayed Khan met Shakib for a personal work. Then such an unexpected incident happens in the exchange of greetings with each other.
However, none of them have yet spoken publicly about the incident.
Accused in attacking Salman Khan's house firing commits suicide
The Mumbai Police recently arrested two people accused of firing outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's house.
According to the Mumbai police, Anuj Thapan was seen with serious injuries and was immediately taken to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon (May 1).
A Times of India report says, one of the accused, Anuj Thapan, tried to commit suicide in police custody on Wednesday (May 1) afternoon. He was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. On April 14, Thapan was accused of supplying the weapon used in the firing outside the Bollywood actor Salman’s Galaxy Apartments.
Apart from this, three more accused named Vicky Gupta (24), Sagar Pal (21), Sonu Kumar Chander Bishnoi (37) were arrested in connection with this case. who were accused of firing outside Salman's house, are in police custody.
They were arrested after they were caught on CCTV footage while leaving the area on a motorcycle on the night of the incident.
Asif Akbar's debut in Bollywood
Bangladeshi singer Asif Akbar has started his Bollywood journey.
He shared this information in a facebook status in his personal facebook account social media.
Asif wrote in the status on Thursday (May 3) night, 'Alhamdulillah. I made my debut in the Mumbai film industry. I hoisted the flag of my beloved Bangladesh. God is great. Endless love to all.'
His fans and well-wishers are greeting him on Facebook after knowing such good news of his favorite artist.
Meanwhile, Asif Akbar went to Mumbai a few days ago. His songs were recorded at Oscar-winning Indian music composer AR Rahman's studio. He shared it with fans through a Facebook post.
