Jab Tak Hai Jaan may release in Pakistan

E-Paper | June 13, 2026

Indian Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan (L) shares a light moment with actresses Anushka Sharma (R) and Katrina Kaif (C) as they pose during a promotional event for the forthcoming Hindi film“Jab Tak Hai Jaan” in Mumbai.–Photo by AFP

Yash Chopra's last directorial venture Jab Tak Hai Jaan is likely to be released in Pakistan. On Monday evening, the website of Atrium cinema in Karachi uploaded promo of the film and several working stills from the film. The website mentioned the film's release date as November 13.

According to TOI: There were rumours that the film will fail to get clearance from the Pakistan censor board due to the fact that it deals with the Kashmir issue.

Chopra's last home production Ek Tha Tiger was banned in Pakistan due to its depiction of Pakistan Intelligence agencies. Katrina Kaif played a Pakistani spy in the film.

Earlier this year, Saif Ali Khan's film Agent Vinod too was banned for showing Pakistani intelligence in negative light.

Meanwhile, JTHJ has been cleared by Indian Censor Board with a UA certificate.

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urawal

Oct 30, 2012 01:27pm

Hypocrisy at its best.........Pl enjoy it is just a movie ......... US used to make anti USSR movies during the cold war and everyone enjoyed it ............

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Sonia

Oct 30, 2012 03:57pm

I already knew, it was just a rumour for cheap publicity.

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Hamza Zuberi

Oct 31, 2012 06:35am

Use your brain for a change, and look around! Their culture has ALREADY "invaded us" and "made us a part of it". If you don't believe this, then have a close look at the next Mehndi/Henna ceremony you attend or Diwali or Valentine's day, and then compare the enthusiasm and the number of active participants with the enthusiasm and the numbers evident on 12 Rabi ul Awal or 14th August. We have lost our cultural as well as religious identity and we have adapted to a mixture of Indian and American culture. For once, learn the truth!

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Usman javed

Oct 30, 2012 09:28am

it's a slow poison in color of cultural invasion now they are totally trying to overcome here the mind and they are succeed for a very extent ! as for as movie is concerned we should ban again because it's too again the sovereignty of our nation and specifically touching the Hot key as kashmire issue.

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Waqar Ahmed

Oct 30, 2012 12:01pm

Although a big fan of SRK but if his movie hurts our sentiments then it should be banned from being released in PAKISTAN.

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Hurricane

Oct 30, 2012 04:48pm

Yes, it should be banned and as for all the curious people who will see it anyway, there are millions of pirated copies they can watch, but watch they will. What hypocrisy.

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mate

Oct 31, 2012 05:53am

I hope it comes true. Eagerly waiting for my favourite star's film release.

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razzaq

Oct 30, 2012 04:53pm

Guy unless you see the movie, how will you know if its against our country?...i shall watch and if its bad for pakistan i'll erase it from my memory thats all! Cmon..We'r living in 21st century!

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Abdul Wahab-Pakistan

Oct 30, 2012 04:21pm

Enjoy for the sake of enjoyment. Cultural invasion is nothing, its one's own acceptance of similar culture. We have to be broad minded to accept that culture on both sides of border is similar. Why Ali Zafar, Rahat Fateh and Atif Aslam are so famous in India and why are they more than welcome there? Don't forget the best message conveyed by Ek Tha Tiger was that love accepts no boundaries. Isn't that true? In order to prosper, we will have to be broad minded like Europe which forgot long history of antagonism.

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Information Age

Oct 30, 2012 11:26am

This defeatist attitude will take us back into the stone age at the speed of light. Be a man and compete with the rest of the world. We are not so naive that any culture can just invade us and make us a part of it.

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Oct 30, 2012 05:14pm

Very well replied . Information Age.

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Hamza Zuberi

Oct 31, 2012 06:37am

Secondly, compare our media's reaction as well as the number of people mourning the passing of Yash Chopra with that shown at the passing away of Baba Mehardeen, the great patriot. Where is our national pride, if not drowned in Indian culture?

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