Pak Actor Fawad Khan's Film 'Abir Gulaal' Won't Release In India: Sources
Bollywood movie 'Abir Gulaal', starring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, won't release in India, sources in the Centre's Information and Broadcasting Ministry have said. The decision comes amid the nationwide outrage over the heinous terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, in which 25 tourists and a Kashmiri were shot dead in cold blood.
The film, which also stars Vaani Kapoor, was to hit the theatres on May 9. Produced by Vivek B Agrawal and directed by Aarti S Bagdi, 'Abir Gulaal' ran into trouble earlier this month when the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena opposed its release in India, citing poor relations between New Delhi and Islamabad. This opposition against the Fawad Khan-starrer became louder in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
According to sources in the Information and Broadcasting ministry, several cinema halls were not ready to screen the movie and several entertainment organisations had demanded its boycott. Now the ministry has also decided to deny permission to its release, the sources have said.
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