Pari banned in Pakistan, producer reacts

5 Mar 2018

The latest film to be banned in Pakistan after Aiyaary a few weeks ago is the Anushka Sharma supernatural horror thriller Pari.The Pakistan censorboard has described Pari as anti-Islamic. Producer Prernaa Arora of KriArj Entertainment says she is stumped by the snub. They (the Pakistan censor board) seem to be taking random decisions. How do we explain why they would think of Pari as anti-Islamic? Evil which the film portrays has no religion. We as a responsible production feel very strongly about causing offence to any community. Earlier our co-production Pad Man was banned in Pakistan for being anti-Islamic. Now Pari is also anti-Islamic. Can they please define anti-Islamic? I have no doubt Pakistan will find my next release Parmanu The Story of Pokhran also anti-Islamic. Parmanu The Story of Pokhran which is co-produced by KriArj Entertainment and John Abraham is about the nuclear test explosions conducted at Pokhran in 1998. Also Read: Anushka Sharmas Pari screening cancelled in the wake of Sridevis untimely demise