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That Pakistan and its ISI have been behind many terror attacks in India is a well-known fact. Kashmir has continued to simmer for more than a generation because of the neighbouring country. Yet, until as recently as in the late 1990s, naming Pakistan as a sponsor of terrorism was unofficially banned by the Censor Board.
In his latest interview, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan revealed that the CBFC objected to his film Sarfarosh using the words Pakistan and ISI. When censor members asked him to mute those words, he argued with them that LK Advani, then India’s Home Minister, himself had named Pakistan in the hall of Parliament. “If Advani ji could say it, why not a film?” Aamir asked. Sarfarosh became a source of major controversies after its release, with many outfits condemning Aamir.
Usually, naming friendly countries in controversial contexts is not allowed in movies. But naming an enemy nation like Pak in both fact-based and fictional films shouldn’t have been an issue from day one. The CBFC was probably instructed to discourage filmmakers from naming Pakistan just to be on the safe side.
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