One of the most hyped films of this year, Ashir Azeem’s ‘Maalik’ hit the screens around three weeks ago (on April 8).
The film’s box office collection and the critics reviews tells that film did’t lived it up to the hopes, but the film wasn’t for all this, Ashir Azeem the man behind this film earlier told that he isn’t conscious about the business or something else.
The Dhuwan drama fame was with aim to spread his message with the film, but here it is something gone wrong as the film is in some serious trouble, earlier on Tuesday the film was banned by the Sindh Board of Film Certification (SBFC) but later the decision was reversed just within few hours .
Now up the latest this film is being banned by the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, and National Heritage. The film was banned by the authority under the Section 9 of the Motion Pictures Ordinance, 1979.
Ashir Azeem on Twitter posted the official announcement of the authorities regarding the ban on this film:
Maalik banned again. This time by the Federal Govt. #BanMaalikpic.twitter.com/OYRabL6yBK
— Asher Azeem Gill (@ashirazeemgill) April 27, 2016
Twitter isn’t liking the move by the Government, they are shouting against it.
Twitter Reactions:
#BanSindhGovtNotMaalik A movie should never b banned, it’s a form of art, Govt. should not try to fix movie makers, rather fix society
— Asim Husain Khan (@AHK_75) April 27, 2016
Politicians, corrupt people, anti-Army, PPP, PMLN, MQM supporters should avoid this film.#BanSindhGovtNotMaalik pic.twitter.com/zGNpN1VAGg
— Faris Ali Khan (@FarisAliKhan2) April 27, 2016
When a movie touches all the right nerves of the wrong people #BanSindhGovtNotMaalik
— Freyja (@SerwatKhursheed) April 27, 2016
Ban Fedreal Govt #BanSindhGovtNotMaalik pic.twitter.com/NPKyYyMadf
— Waheed Gul (@waheedgul) April 27, 2016
#BanSindhGovtNotMaalik
Never Forget a real character of PTV Drama Series ” Dhuwan”@FarhanKVirk pic.twitter.com/89T7HtL5so— Qaiser Thethia (@qaiserthethia) April 27, 2016
When hollywood makes movies about US President’s assassination, do they ban it? #BanSindhGovtNotMaalik. pic.twitter.com/92kqB7yeid
— ☪ Pakistan – Wake-UP (@NewPakistan2020) April 27, 2016
This film reflecting a Pakistan’s corrupt system…
#BanSindhGovtNotMaalik pic.twitter.com/OFM82m7pAo
— Anjum Iqbal – PTI (@AnjumIqbalPTI) April 27, 2016
Let them ban movie…but they can’t ban the hatred steaming high in pplz heart against corrupt democratic Saaen Govt. #BanSindhGovtNotMaalik
— Engr. Waqas (@ciiYall) April 27, 2016
Ashir Azeem we all stand with you
We stand with Pakistan
We stand with our Home#BanSindhGovtNotMaalik— Haroon Javed (@Engr__haroon) April 27, 2016
#MaalikTheMovie par Pabandi Say Nuqsan Film Industary ka Hy.
Sain Hakumat ko Film sy Pabandi hatai jayee…
#BanSindhGovtNotMaalik— Junaid Qureshi Digri (@JunaidAhmed_77) April 27, 2016
#BanSindhGovtNotMaalik I eagerly wanna watch this film now.. The ban proves there’s truth told …Let be a pinch of it though.. #IamMalik
— Haroon Javed (@Engr__haroon) April 27, 2016