Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai became the honorary executive producer of Joyland, Pakistan’s official Oscar nominee.
The film Joyland will be up for screening at the London Film Festival tomorrow. On the other hand, actor Feroze Khan called the film Joyland an attempt to promote homosexuality and demanded a ban on it for which he is being criticised.
Joyland shortlisted as Pakistan’s submission for Oscars 2023
Sarwat Gilani wrote on Instagram, “Elated to have @malala be part of team JoyLand. The film is all set to have it’s premiere at the London Film Festival tomorrow.”
On the other hand, actor Feroze Khan called the film Joyland promoting homosexuality and demanded that it be banned. The Instagram story shared by Feroze Khan is going viral on social media and users are criticising him.
A user named Syed Zain Raza shared Feroze Khan’s story in his tweet and wrote, “Only in Pakistan – a wife beater demanding to ban a critically acclaimed film because it supposedly has a trans character.”
Only in Pakistan – a wife beater demanding to ban a critically acclaimed film because it supposedly has a trans character pic.twitter.com/NbY3hVZm5d
— Syed Zain Raza (@SydZainRaza) October 3, 2022