COUNTRY STANDS UNITED
THE FILM INDUSTRY AND SPORTS FRATERNITY HAVE CANCELLED AND POSTPONED EVENTS AND LAUNCHES AS A MARK OF RESPECT TOWARDS THOSE MARTYRED IN PULWAMA
In the wake of the Pulwama attack, the Indian filmmakers are calling for a ban on Indian films releasing in Pakistan, events with any remote connection to Pakistan are being postponed or cancelled and the film industry is up in arms. The annual event Jashn- e- Rekhta held in Dubai, where the film and artistic community is invited to talk about Urdu poetry, has also been cancelled.
Keeping the current scenario in mind, the makers of Notebook also decided to postpone the trailer launch of their film. Notebook is produced under Salman Khan’s production house. “Salman had plans to launch the trailer of his film Notebook but keeping the current situation in mind, the makers had apparently pushed it for a few days.” Kangana Ranaut, who was all set to host the success bash of Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi has also cancelled the event.
Even Yoodlee Films has decided to delay the release of the film Hamid. The makers were planning a special screening for CRPF jawaans in Srinagar on Monday, but given the tragic incident, the producers felt that the film should not be released at this point. Meanwhile, the film industry bodies led by the Federation of Western India Cine Employees ( FWICE) and the Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association ( IFTDA) and associations of makeup men, cinematographers and others have decided to stop work for two hours on Sunday at Mumbai’s Film City and other Mumbai studios to protest against the attack and offer prayers to the bereaved families of the CRPF jawaans.