Ayesha Omar, Yasir Hussain-starrer Javed Iqbal set for premiere tomorrow, except Punjab
Abu Aleeha's film Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer starring Ayesha Omar, Yasir Hussain is set for countrywide premiere tomorrow.
Abu Aleeha’s film Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer starring Ayesha Omar and Yasir Hussain is set for its countrywide premiere tomorrow (January 28) except Punjab after its release was halted by the provincial government.
Based on the investigation against a serial killer who killed 100 young boys in Lahore after subjecting them to sexual abuse and murder, Javed Iqbal’s release was halted by the Punjab government despite having clearance from all censor boards.
تازہ سماچار یہ ہے کہ بزدار گورنامنٹ نے جاوید اقبال کی نمائش روک دی ہے۔ ایک بار فلم سنسر بورڈ سے پاس کردینے کے بعد یہ سراسر شرارت ہے تو ہم کل ہائی کورٹ جارہے ہیں۔ باقی لاہور کا موسم سپرسیکسی ہوا پڑا ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/dPbQMcxYb5
— ابوعلیحہ (@abualeeha) January 26, 2022
The movie had already faced several months of postponement which was originally supposed to be released in October last year. The release of the Javed Iqbal movie had been postponed to December 24 last year due to its clearance from the censor boards.
However, it failed to sail through the censorship process in December last year due to a rise in coronavirus cases, leading to its premiere on January 28.
Karachi premiere of the flick had been held at Nueplex Cinemas on January 25 which was attended by the cast and crew as well as other members of the entertainment fraternity.
Yesterday, Ayesha Omar wrote on Instagram, “The Karachi Premiere for my film “The Untold story of Javed Iqbal” successfully took place last night. Alhamdolilah.”
“Thank you friends, colleagues, media, journalists and family who came out to support and watch the film. It means so so so much. My mama was by my side too which meant the world to me. Hope you all liked my performance and the film. Can’t wait for audiences across Pakistan and all over the world to watch it. It’s about time we started shedding light on these extremely important and terrifying subjects, including the flaws in our system and how to rectify them.”
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Yasir Hussain said, “Alhamdulillah karachi premier ho gaya. I saw the movie javed iqbal and its a good movie guys. A must watch. Releasing on the 28th of Jan 2022 inshallah”
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