Summary Indian films are not only being sold but their CDs are also being given on rent.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Illegal video release business has once again flourished in the country after Indian content was ban in cinema houses, channels and cable.
Indian films and dramas are still banned in Pakistan due to the several month-long unprovoked firing by Indian forces at the border and violation of Line of Control (LoC).
Many high-budget Indian films were screened around the world but not in Pakistan due to which the cinema owners had to undergo heavy loss.
Some cinema houses have limited their shows while others are only opened three days a week.
The owners say that the expenses of modern cinemas is very high.
Local films such as Lahore Se Aagey, Actor-in-Law, Dobara Phir Sey, Zindagi Kitni haseen Hai, Jaanan, Salute and others are the latest releases.
“Lahore Se Aagey, Actor-in-Law and Jaanan did good business and provided support to the cinema industry,” pronounced the cinema owners.
“It is quite disappointing that the Indian movies of Fawad Khan, Imran Abbas and Ali Zafar were released around the world and were not exhibited in Pakistan but video dealers secretly made them available in all the houses of the country,” they revealed.
“The Indian films are not only being sold but their CDs are also being given on rent. Many shops in Karachi are selling CDs of old Indian movies and songs,” they said.
The story originally appeared in Roznama Dunya
