ISLAMABAD – Anushka Sharma’s horror film *Pari* has been banned inPakistan. Mobashir Hasan, Chairman Central Board of Film Censors Islamabad,confirmed the news to Images and sent a statement which read that *Pari*”floutsvarious sections of Code of Censorship for Films” and has therefore beenbanned. The reasons are:
1) The film contains numerous scenes of black magic with Quranic verses andHindu manters being recited together.
2) The members of the CBFC are unanimously of the opinion that the saidfilm is unsuitable for public exhibition as it contradicts the existingrules and codes.
3) The film has been unanimously declared unfit for public exhibition firstby a panel of CBFC and then by a full board which was convened on filing ofan appeal by the distributor against the decision of the panel.
“The film [*Pari*] was initially passed for screening by the Sindh andPunjab Censorboards with an adult certificate, but after the Islamabad CBFCbanned the film, the decision has now been reversed.”