While Shah Rukh Khan's latest release, 'Pathaan' has been making waves worldwide, illegal screenings in Pakistan were recently stopped by the Sindh Board of films. The screenings were being held at the Defense Housing Authority in Karachi.
According to a report in a Pakistani daily, the tickets for the screening were being sold online for ₹900 (Pakistani rupee) each. The report said these were private screenings being held by Fireworks Events.
The report also quoted SBFC as saying no person shall make or arrange a public or private exhibition of a film by means of cinematograph unless the film has been duly certified for public exhibition by the Board. It added that screening of films not certified by the board may cause up to three years of imprisonment and fines up to Rs100,000 (Pakistani rupee), for those responsible. The Sindh Board of Film Censor has demanded the Firework Events to cancel its shows immediately and the screening have been cancelled, the report in Dawn stated.
