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Nov 2, 2023 · ‘Zindagi Tamasha’ is an indie film set in Lahore, Pakistan. After months of delays, director Sarmad Sultan Khoosat released it for free on YouTube. It has since clocked almost a million views and 3,500 comments, with many from India and the South Asian diaspora. Khoosat has also released a podcast series, Zindagi Tamasha Deconstructed, which provides insights into the challenges of filmmaking and the civil society aspirations of Pakistan. The film follows Rahat, a middle-aged Naat Khwaan ...
Jul 21, 2020 · Directed by the acclaimed Pakistani filmmaker Sarmad Khoosat, ‘Zindagi Tamasha’ won the prestigious Kim Ji-Seok Award at the Busan International Film Festival last year. (Still from the trailer) Last week, Pakistan’s Senate Committee for Human Rights approved the release of the film Zindagi Tamasha , dismissing all objections raised against it.
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Aug 4, 2023 · A Punjabi-Urdu drama, Zindagi Tamasha, by award-winning Pakistani actor-filmmaker Sarmad Khoosat centres on a family man in Lahore whose life hurtles from confusion to chaos after a video of him dancing provocatively to a famous ‘item number’ in the company of his friends goes viral. The middle-aged, portly Rahat Khawaja (portrayed powerfully by Arif Hassan) … Continue reading "Guilty of Dancing"
Jan 26, 2020 · Khoosat’s latest film becomes the new target of ultra-religious mob wrath. ... However, its trailer has brewed a storm and calls have been made to ban the film. Sarmad Khoosat, one of our most ...
Aug 5, 2023 · Ullekh also quoted Khoosat on the film’s ban: “It is unfair because this is technically not a ban. I think it is the failure of the system that despite having certificates and clearances from the authorities, anyone with political power can call for a ban. Besides, banning is not the route to be taken anywhere.
Aug 11, 2023 · After being delayed, censored and banned in Pakistan, the film Zindagi Tamasha was finally released on YouTube for audiences on August 4th, 2023. Zindagi Tamsha (Circus of Life) was initially set to be released in January 2020. However, due to protests by religious factions of the country, the trailer of the film was taken down and the release ...
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Nov 21, 2022 · Joyland’s case shares this in common with Khoosat’s film: most people cheering for a ban have not even seen the film yet, and yet they base their demands on assumptions of possibly controversial material. These controversies were later revealed to be manufactured, through outrageous claims of the film being funded by some absurd LGBTQ+ agenda or a secular lobby.
