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Bollywood's latest offering Padman, an Akshay Kumar-starrer awareness movie about menstrual hygiene, has reportedly been banned in Pakistan due to the tabooed subject it touches, according to media reports.
"We can't allow our film distributors to import films which are against our traditions and culture," Times of India quoted Federal Censor Board member Ishaq Ahmed as saying.
The Express Tribune reported that members of the Punjab Film Censor Board refused to even watch the movie's screening let alone issue a clearance.
"We cannot allow a film whose name, subject and story are not acceptable yet in our society," a member of the provincial board told the publication.
However, Central Board of Film Censors Chairman Mubashar Hassan told Dawn.com that an official confirmation in this regard will be issued on Monday.
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It wasn't necessary to ban. Anyway, modi bans all our movies.
I think only few selective Bollywood movies should be allowed in Pakistan each year same time we need to promote more local movies and encourage our entertainment industry
film raises an important issue about female health, and you ban it
That is hardly a surprise. That is not even a news. Had it been released in Pakistan, then that would have been a news.
It's no use making films which Akshay has made , i and my all family quite against this film. That type of culture differ from us .We are morally and ethically bound to hide women issue .
Very good decision to ban such cheapster films.
No one uses pad so no need of such movies in Pakistan. This is against culture
@Tahir Your films are no good. What will you watch? You do not have even one English channel.
@wanghai Women are properties, they have no health issue.
@Harmony-1© You do not make movies. You have no idea how to make movies. Just watch Bollywood for the next fifty years and learn.
@wanghai Nobody denied that issue but we don’t need money out of this issue !
Akshay Kumar is gone mad, I guess some other Bollywood actors too, nowadays. There is a big difference between movies and reality, they should understand this. It's true that human brain is shrinking time by time. The world going in a very bad direction and I am afraid of the future.
@Tahir You are right.
@wanghai social workers can promote personel hygein in low income areas as well as in schools and colleges by the administration in female only setting ,no need for showing it publicaly .
The members of the censor board who refuse to watch it should be banned from holding position in any governement department as they’re incapable of judging right from wrong.
Bravo who cares about such issues. It is against our moral values
Well done Pakistan for saving your cultural traditions once again!!
@Harmony-1© Modi doesn't ban it, actually no one watched them.
@Harmony-1© .. do you make movies? i was told you import almost each and everything
So highly progressive of you !!
We are a male dominant society. No importance for women here
@afshan Good comment.We should respect women's issues which are strictly considered private and should be kept private.
It's true women health needs to be talked about but a movie about pads is ridiculous! There is other ways to educate people about women's health.
@Tahir Why? Can we not improve by competition?
The film is a true story about an under privileged mechanic who after much experimentation and research invented a machine and the materials to make cost effective sanitary pads to effectively complete with the expensive multinational brands so that women in poor families can use it for personal hygiene and not lose days of productive work during periods. A very important subject and issue for women of menstruating age in our society. His invention makes it possible for poorer families and NGOs to invest in the low cost machine and make a decent living as well. We are a cotton producing country and therefore ideally suited to adopt this technology while addressing women's hygiene.