No `Lahore` in Pakistan

Yet another initiative to defy all the boundaries and show the world that no war is bigger than the silence of peace has gone in vain. Based on Kickboxing Sport.

The most critically acclaimed Indian film of this season, 'Lahore' which releases globally on 19th March, 2010, has been denied a release in Pakistan.

The reason that the concerned authorities in Pakistan mention is the title of the film, which is being looked upon as creating hassles in the neighboring country.

In addition also a thought that all the Indian Films show Pakistan in a negative way, is the another reason that the film did not get the permission to be released in Pakistan.

Though director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan tried to take a step ahead in bringing down barriers and also taking a gutsy decision of naming his film to Lahore. But now it all seems to be going against him.

Produced by Sai Om Film Pvt. Ltd. and being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in India, Lahore stars a blend of talented vast like Farouque Shaikh, Nafisa Ali, Sushant Singh, Shraddha Nigam, Saurabh Shukla, Kelly Dorji, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Late Nirmal Pandey & Mukesh Rishi. The film also marks the Debut of Aanaahad & Shraddha Das in the lead pair.

Undergoing a huge disappointment, the Producer of the film Vivek Khatkar of Sai Om Film Pvt Ltd. annoyingly quips- “ Our film doesn't have anything in negative about Pakistan, infact it really has some good sides of the other nation, which I believe has never been shown in our Indian films before.

The name of our film is 'Lahore' because the climax of our film is set in Lahore, and we have no intentions of hurting anyone's sentiments. "I can understand the apprehensions that the concerned authorities of Pakistan have, but I can only say that we have made an International film and not just another Indian film, only the language of the film is Hindi.

It is sports based film and on general issues, which can be between any two nations and not only India-Pakistan but the actual hero of the film is the emotions of a family and not that of just countries. "Well, I am quite surprised and hurt but only hoping that we can release our film in Pakistan, because I want everyone to see this film around the globe and take away some memories of a film of a lifetime. Rest, the time will tell.”

The story of 'Lahore' is about Veerender Singh from India, played by debutant Aanaahad, who is living with an aspiration to quench the thirst of revenge for a long forgotten wrong doing and restore the lost pride. He has to satisfy the nation and a billion. Though he is a sportsperson, who has to win the Kickboxing Tournament for his nation, but more than this sport, is a vengeance mounting deep somewhere in his heart which is much bigger than any victory.

Will he be able to retain the pride of his country as well as fulfill his wish and retaliate back for one ill event that changed his life forever? Is what is to be seen. 'Lahore' is being looked upon as the most authentic sports film ever made in India and despite of the film being shot in Pakistan itself, it hasn't got a nod from the neighbors.

Well, as the tag line of the film says, “Beyond borders, between Nations lies a battle to end all wars”, what is to be seen now is that will the film end all the wars or will it indulge itlsef in to a political and debatable war which might do a financial damage to the film and its makers!