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The film was banned by the Pakistani military ruler General Zia ul-Haq, after he seized power in a coup de état and became President of Pakistan in 1977, as the film portrays a fictional military coup in a less than favourable light.
- Sher Alam
- Jago Hua Savera (Day Shall Dawn) – 1959. Directed by A. J. Kardar, and written by the legendary Urdu poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Jago Hua Savera tells the story of East Pakistani (now Bangladeshi) fishermen and their struggles with loan sharks.
- Jibon Thekey Neya (Taken From Life) – 1970. Considered to be the first political film of Bangladesh and filmmaker Zahir Raihan’s finest work, Jibon Thekey Neya is a story about a very ordinary family in East Pakistan (Bangladesh), which served as a metaphor for General Ayub Khan’s oppression of East Pakistanis.
- Insan Aur Gadha – 1973. Written, directed, and produced by Syed Kamal, Insan Aur Gadha is proof that Pakistani politicians cannot take a joke. Starring the iconic comedian Rangeela, the film is a satirical take on the human conditions in Pakistan.
- Aurat Raj – 1979. Perhaps this film was too far ahead of its time and is thought to be the first Pakistani pro-feminist movie. Aurat Raj by Rangeela, which starred Rani, Waheed Murad, and Sultan Rahi, was banned shortly after its release.
Nov 16, 2022 · Based on the life and death of the youngest son in a Pakistani family, Jamil Dehlavi’s The Blood of Hussain was banned during Zia ul Haq’s regime for depicting a fictional military coup in a less than favourable light. Zar Gul (1997) Directed by Salmaan Peerzada, Zar Gul was unable to obtain clearance from the government.
Sep 7, 2012 · No surprise that General Zia never allowed the film to be released in Pakistan’s cinemas and promptly had the movie banned.
Jan 4, 2019 · In the end, people still find a way to access them, The Blood of Hussain (1980) to name an example. These banned movies usually got copied thanks to the VHS phenomenon in the 1980s.
- Ummara Sheraz
Jul 25, 2014 · His film The Blood of Hussain was banned by General Zia’s regime, which considered it anti-military and thus anti-Pakistan, but he was also backed by the Pakistan establishment to direct the...
The Blood of Hussain is a Pakistani movie directed by Jamil Dehlavi and released in 1980 (released in February 1981 in the UK). The movie was banned throughout Pakistan as the military junta led by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq toppled the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
