“Partition: 1947” will not be released in Pakistan ! 

Filmmaker Gurinder Chadhas “Partition: 1947” — the Hindi version of period drama “Viceroy’s House” – has been banned from releasing in Pakistan, reportedly over “misrepresentation” of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. In addition to which the director terms it unfortunate.

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Misinterpretation of Mhd Jinnah:

• “It is unfortunate my film has been banned in Pakistan. It will always be the land of my ancestors.
• ‘Partition: 1947′,” Chadha posted on Twitter on August 20.
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• The movie “Partition: 1947” was released internationally as “Viceroy’s House”.
• For the film, the British film director of Sikh origin, whose mother grew up in Rawalpindi,
• went back to trace her roots and document events that led to India’s Partition.
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• Furthermore, the film narrates the story of the trauma that people went through due to the division, and how it changed their lives.
• Featuring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Huma Qureshi and Manish Dayal, the movie released in India on August 18.
• According to a newspaper’s report, the Sindh Film Censor Board deemed it unsuitable,
• stating that “the political narrative contradicts the national interest of Pakistan”.
• The Board’s secretary Abdul Razzaq Khuhawar said: “It’s a historical film and nothing negative is shown against Pakistan.
• The main reason for banning it was the misrepresentation of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
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• “We felt his character was not portrayed correctly and it felt strange.
• Although the character only appears in a few scenes as the film mostly revolves around
• Furthermore,Lord Mountbatten, the actor didn’t look like Jinnah at all.
• If you had seen it, you couldn’t tell it was Jinnah. Otherwise, there were no issues with the film.”

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