Pakistan bans Bollywood 'gay' buddy movie

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Dostana is set in Miami

The High Court in Lahore has issued ban on an Indian film after a petitioner claimed it "propogates homosexuality."

Dostana, which is hyped as Bollywood's first gay-themed comedy, cannot be shown anywhere in Pakistan as a result of Friday's court ruling.

The judge ordered that a copy of the script be prepared for a later hearing and that the Pakistan Film Censor Board should block any screenings.

Dostana is similar in plot to last year's Hollywood effort I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.

Two Indian men in Miami pretend to be a gay couple to rent an apartment, and later to gain an immigration permit.

The slapstick comedy of errors has a cameo from Big Brother contestant Shilpa Shetty.

There is no actual gay relationship, but the two male leads share a kiss and it is being hailed as a breakthrough in Indian cinema.

"Dostana is a fun way to pave the way eventually for a Bollywood Brokeback Mountain-type film," producer Karan Johar said.

It is the first Bollywood film entirely set in Miami - it would be impossible to set Dostana in India as homosexual acts are illegal there.

Last week the High Court in Delhi finished hearing arguments in a suit brought by gay rights activists seeking to overturn a colonial-era law banning "unnatural sex."

Chief Justice AP Shah has reserved judgement and asked both sides to submit transcripts of their oral arguments.

The government of India has been arguing for the retention of Section 377, the law that criminalises same-sex acts.

Section 377 was enacted in 1860 under the British Raj in line with the anti-sodomy laws in England at the time.

The law punishes anyone who "voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal" by imprisonment and criminalises a whole range of sexual acts from mutual masturbation, to fellatio and anal sex.

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Posted: 16 years ago
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lol yeh to hona hi tha..
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oh no....wats rong wid pakistan censor board...i was dying to watch dis movie n dey banned it...its not dat big a deal ...it a nice comedy for teenagers n dey shuld be allowed to c it..pakistan needs to get alive seriously
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Posted: 16 years ago
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What has religion got to do with a film and how is a film promoting something...please people have brains to use and if they know their religion they know whats right and wrong they do not need a nanny state to tell them what to do.

Kudos to karan for doing this film !
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Posted: 16 years ago
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That's lame, it such a good movie and so funny! John-Abhi had great chemistry, it's so unfair!
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Posted: 16 years ago
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You've got to be kidding me.
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lmaooo.....this is just insane....everyone shud be treated equally....
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hahahahhaa
there's nothing bad in it😆
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I don't get how the film is supposed to be promoting same-sex relationships, when its quite clear that both of the guys are after Priyanka.
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Oh god, here we go again. I don't understand why Pakistan does that. Just because they ban it doesn't stop people from finding the bootlegged version online, burn it on it a disk, and then sell it. People still watch movies like these regardless of banning, and the poor filmmakers suffer from the middle.

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