Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy rejects Syed Noor's allegations
The filmmaker urged to come forward against the honor killing in Pakistan.
KARACHI (Web Desk) - Pakistan’s renowned journalist and Oscar winning inspirational filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy on Saturday has rejected script theft allegations leveled by famous director Syed Noor and termed her win as Pakistan’s success.
While talking to the press conference in Karachi, Sharmeen thanked Pakistan and vowed to continue stunning work. She said that she had faced mix reactions on her movie ‘A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness’ but, she added the issues have to get addressed for their solution.
Oscar winner stated that honor killing in Pakistan is most important issue however, the film’s main purpose was to make legislature against this criminal activity.
She urged the women to come forward for the answer of continuous violation of their rights.
Responding to a question, the filmmaker stated that she respects Syed Noor and clarified that fiction movie cannot be copied into a documentary film. She said the director has leveled false allegations against her.
The director of famous film Choorian claimed that Chinoy had not only stolen the central idea but also the name and script from a film he made about two years ago.
Sharmeen further lauded Punjab government for approving Women Protection Bill and hoped that the whole country would stand against honor killing.
Earlier, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy once again won Academy Award of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the category of “Best Documentary-Short Subject” from across the globe for ‘A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness’.
The 37-year-old director claimed her second career Oscar.
The film is based on the story of an eighteen year old girl, a survivor of the horrific honor killing attempt, who recounts the atrocious event and her tale of romance. Known locally as “Karo-Kari” the barbaric act claims thousands of victims each year.
The killing is seen as a means of restoring honor in the family household which they believe a girl has destroyed and brought dishonor to the family name. Over 4000 cases were reported in Pakistan between 1998 and 2004, with the highest rates being in Punjab followed by Sindh.
In the year 2012, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, 37, had also made Pakistan proud after her documentary ‘Saving Face’ was awarded the Best Documentary Short Subject at the Oscars, making her the first Pakistani national to win an Academy Award.
