ISLAMABAD, MAY 10 Pakistan has agreed ‘‘in principle’’ to screen one of the great classics of Indian cinema, Mughal-e-Azam, breaching a longstanding ban on theatres showing Indian films, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said.
The film will become the first Indian movie to be legally screened in Pakistani cinemas once it gets approval from the Censor Board. Originally shot in black-and-white, Mughal-e-Azam was re-released last year.
President Pervez Musharraf gave his support to the screening of the film, after a request from the family of Mughal-e-Azam’s director, K. Asif. ‘‘A letter has been sent from the President House to them. We have thanked them and have in principle agreed that it should be screened,’’ Ahmed said.
‘‘It is now up to the Censor Board when to release the film,’’ Qaisar Sanaullah, a member of the executive council of the Cinema Owners Association, said, adding, money raised would be donated to help people affected by the tsunami. —Reuters
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