‘Calendar Girls’ not Anti-Pakistan: Madhur Bhandarkar

Madhur Bhandarkar, who is known for his rather off beat hard hitting films that focus on the lesser known and seen aspects of society, is gearing up for his next release Calendar Girls. But dialogues in the trailer like “Pakistani girls are as bold as other girls”.

The Pakistani censor board has denied that the movie Calendar Girls faces a ban in the country.

However, all the hue and cry seems premature since no Pakistani distributor has shown any interest in releasing the film there.

“We are told #CalendarGirls is facing problems for a release in Pakistan because of a dialogue the local distributors saw in the trailer…”

“I guarantee every body that #CalendarGirls is not anti-Pak and will not harm any sentiments”.

“As somebody who’s always tackled hard-hitting subjects sensitively, I earnestly request all distributors in Pak to kindly watch the film…”, he tweeted. “Sincerely pray Censor there watches and provides a go-forward”, famous the director, recognized for movies like “Page 3” and “Fashion“. “Not at all. We have not received Calendar Girls for certification”.

In the previous, movies that put Pakistan in a nasty mild have been banned in that nation. The trailer also featured a protest with people shouting the slogan “Pakistani artist go back”. The film is all set to release on 25th September 2015.

Calendar Girls is an upcoming drama film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar and co-produced by Sangeeta Ahir and Bhandarkar Entertainment.