New Delhi: ‘Pathaan’, starring Shah Rukh Khan, was the primary Bollywood movie to be proven in Bangladesh in additional than half a century. Since Bangladesh’s independence in 1971, this movie is the primary to have a large theatrical distribution there. On May 12, ‘Pathaan’ premiered in 41 theatres all through Bangladesh and the film tickets had been offered out in lots of theatres earlier than it was even launched. On Friday, 1000’s of individuals got here to theatres in Dhaka to see it.

When two Bollywood successes, ‘Wanted’ and ‘The Three Idiots,’ had been proven in 2015 in an effort to reverse the ban on Indian movies, protests by native cinema stars stop the theatres.

Last month, the federal government lastly issued a decree that lets individuals herald 10 movies a 12 months from India or different South Asian international locations.

Mohammed Iftekharuddin, who owns the Modhumita theatre and was as soon as head of the Bangladesh Motion Picture Exhibitors Association, hopes that now the enterprise will enhance. As quoted by AFP, he stated, “I think 200-300 more cinema halls will reopen after this.” 

However, some Bangladeshi filmmakers are frightened concerning the business’s potential destruction that they’ve threatened to put on white shrouds as a type of protest.

Yash Raj Films’ Vice President of International Distribution Nelson D’Souza stated in a press release, “Cinema has always been a unifying force between nations, races, and cultures. It transcends borders, galvanizes people, and plays a significant hand in bringing people together. We are incredibly thrilled that Pathaan, which has done historic business worldwide, will now get a chance to entertain audiences in Bangladesh.”

The Shah Rukh Khan fan group uploaded a video of moviegoers dancing to ‘Jhoome Jo Pathaan’. 

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