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Pakistan reverses ban on Malala Yousafzai's 'Joyland', film set for release

Salman Sufi, the head of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's Strategic Reforms unit, who has been a vocal opponent of the ban revealed the news on Twitter.

Nov 17, 2022, 17:27 PM IST

Here’s how ‘Joyland’ can still qualify for the Oscars, despite the ban in Pakistan

Pakistan has banned Saim Sadiq's Oscar contending film 'Joyland'. However, there are certain rules according to which the film can still qualify for the Academy Awards.

Nov 15, 2022, 12:12 PM IST

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DNA: Pakistan's 'Third Class' mentality on World Class Movie

A Pakistani film named Joyland, which people are enjoying in all the prestigious film festivals is now banned in Pakistan. This film has also been sent by Pakistan as an official entry in the Oscars. But now this film has been banned in Pakistan because the fundamentalists there did not like the plot of this film.

Nov 14, 2022, 23:44 PM IST

Pakistan bans Saim Sadiq's 'Joyland' over 'highly objectionable material'

'Joyland', which is also Pakistan's official Oscar entry, was granted the certificate by the government on August 17. However, objections were recently raised over its contents.

Nov 14, 2022, 08:13 AM IST