Here’s why censor board banned ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ in Pakistan

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, the sequel of thriller drama ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, has been refused the No-Objection Certificate (NOC) without being presented to the Pakistan censor board.

Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting refused on Thursday to grant NOC to the local distributor on the recommendation of the Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC), thereby banning the movie in the country. “As per synopsis, reviews and trailers of the film available in media, our national security and law enforcement institutions, agencies, individuals and certain state symbols are being shown in a demeaning manner in the said feature film, on which we have a ‘no-compromise policy’,” CBFC's chief Mobashir Hasan told IANS via social media from Islamabad.

Central Board of Film Censors vice-chairman Muhammed Ashraf Gondal said, “We have strict criteria due to which films that have themes that touch on anti-terrorism and are against Pakistan’s national institutions or security agencies ultimately have to be censored because they are against national interest,” local media reported.

‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ is scheduled to hit cinemas on December 22 worldwide. Pakistani singer Atif Aslam had also lent vocals for this movie in a song named ‘Dil Diyan Gallan’.