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Abir Gulaal was slated to merchandise successful India connected May 9, but its merchandise was initially put connected clasp pursuing nan Pahalgam panic onslaught connected April 22.
Following nan Centre's guidelines against Pakistani contented connected OTT and streaming platforms arsenic good arsenic integer intermediaries, nan merchandise of Abir Gulaal, featuring Pakistani character Fawad Khan and Vaani Kapoor successful lead roles, has been pushed indefinitely arsenic tensions power up betwixt India and Pakistan aft Operation Sindoor. Abir Gulaal was slated to merchandise successful India connected May 9, but its merchandise was initially put connected clasp pursuing nan Pahalgam panic onslaught connected April 22.
The movie has been astatine nan centre of contention successful India since actors' associations called for a prohibition connected Pakistani artists successful Indian movies. Not conscionable this, Zee Zindagi has deleted each its contented from YouTube pursuing India's beardown directive against Pakistani contented connected OTT and streaming platforms.
The developments come a time aft nan Centre issued an advisory to OTT platforms, streaming platforms, and integer intermediaries to return down contented originating from Pakistan "with contiguous effect".
The advisory issued by nan Ministry of Information (MIB) said that content, including web series, songs, films, podcasts and others, originating from Pakistan shall beryllium discontinued.
“In nan liking of nationalist security, each OTT platforms, media streaming platforms and intermediaries operating successful India are advised to discontinue nan web-series, films, songs, podcasts and different streaming media content, whether made disposable connected a subscription-based exemplary aliases otherwise, having its origins successful Pakistan pinch contiguous effect,” nan advisory said.
OTT platforms for illustration Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ Hotstar, on pinch integer intermediaries for illustration YouTube and Spotify, tin reappraisal and region contented from Pakistan since nan advisory is non-binding.
The guidelines came amid worsening separator tensions betwixt India and Pakistan aft Operation Sindoor and nan artillery shelling by Pakistan successful response. On nan intervening nighttime of May 6-7, nan Indian equipped forces conducted a bid of precision strikes that destroyed 9 panic camps crossed Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The action was India's consequence to nan dastardly panic onslaught successful J&K's Pahalgam connected April 22, wherein 26 group mislaid their lives.
Not conscionable this, nan societal media accounts of respective Pakistani artists, including Hania Aamir, Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan, Abida Parveen, and Ali Fazal, person besides been blocked successful India.
Published on: May 9, 2025 11:33 AM IST
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