Some facts about movie 𝐉𝐎𝐘𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 - 20th November, 2022:
The objective of this post is not to harbour hate or evil designs against any individual or group but to uncover some harsh facts:
- Story revolves around a man who falls in love with a transgender woman. Both work as dancers in an erotic dance theatre.
- The feature is a rare US-Pakistan co-production, with about 95% of the financing from the US.
- One of the producers is Apoorva Charan, an India-born Los Angeles-based lady.
- Executive Producer is Malala.
- It is the second combined project of Sarmad Khoosat (one of the producers), Sarwat Gillani and Sania Saeed to promote same topic. First was series ‘Churail’.
- It has won ‘Queer Palm’ prize, which is an independently sponsored prize for selected LGBT-relevant films entered into the Cannes Film Festival.
- Pakistan had earlier banned the screening of the movie over ‘highly objectionable material’.
- PM Shahbaz Sharif constituted a committee to review the ban on the country's Oscar entry while he never spoke about other banned movies like ‘Javed Iqbal’ whose main lead has won 2 International awards till date.
- The movie has been finally allowed to be released in Sindh but the Punjab Government has banned its screening in local cinemas.
This life is very temporary. Aagay aapki merzi, support karain, ban kerwayen, mera kaam tha batana!!
Allah hafiz
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