Scoop: Jolly LLB 2 banned in Pakistan for its stance on Kashmir militancy

13 Feb 2017

In what could be seen as another setback in the renewed release of Indian films in Pakistan post the lifting of the ban,SubhashKapoors judicial satire-drama Jolly LLB 2 has been banned by the Examining Committee of the Pakistan Censor Board, reportedly because the film touches down on the sensitive Kashmir issue. Says a source in the know, In Jolly LLB 2 AkshayKumarplays a lawyer who treats his profession casually until he comes across the case of an innocent man who is killed and declared aKashmirimilitant while the real Kashmirimilitant goes into hiding in Uttar Pradesh. Bringing up theKashmiriissue has not gone down well with the Pakistani censor board. Theyve banned the film, as they intend to ban all Indian films that bring up the Kashmir issue. It is important to mention here that earlier this weekRahulDholakias Raees was also banned by the Pakistan censor board apparently for being anti-Muslim. However all is not lost with the Jolly LLB 2 s release in Pakistan. The Pakistani distributors of the film have decided to appeal to the Full Board which is the equivalent of the Indian censor boards Revising Committee.