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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is banned in Pakistan. The film apparently has a line that has the protagonist played by Farhan Akhtar muttering a dialogues that says he doesn’t want to go to Pakistan. The film that traces the life of athlete, Milkha Singh, who was a victim of 1947 Partition riots and his family was brutally murdered in the riots.
The Censor Board of Pakistan took specific objection to that line and has hence refused the release of the film there! The film that is produced by Viacom 18 stuck to their ground of staying true to the reality, since the film is a biopic and hence decided to not edit and release the film in Pakistan. Though the story would have been relevant for both countries, and doesn’t focus on animosity, it is better such strained relations are not meddled with.
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