Content Issues: Lafangey Banned In Pakistan

Web Desk — The Central Board of Film Censors has “unanimously rejected” the film, with the Chairman CBFC stating that the film contains “vulgar, and double-meaning language” alongside “several below-the-belt words,” and that the film “cannot be allowed in Pakistani cinemas.”

The director of the film, Abdull Khaaliq Khan told The Independent Urdu that he was deeply disappointed to know that his film Lafangay has been banned. He said that the film did not contain anti-state or anti-religious elements. He went on to state that if there were abuses, beeps could have been utilized or scenes could have been cut, but the banning of the entire film didn’t add up for him.

Cast, Crew, And Story
The film features Sami Khan, Mani, Saleem Mairaj, Mubeen Gabol, and Nazish Jahangir. It has been written and directed by Abdull Khaaliq Khan, and produced by Al Wafiq Studios.

Lafangay’s story is about four friends who are as thick as thieves. They chance upon a haunted house, where supernatural occurrences leave them with no choice but to eliminate their sense of fear and get to the bottom of what’s happening.

Given the hullabaloo that tends to encapsulate the entire process of films being banned, we must wait it out and see where Lafangey stands with the utmost certainty with regards to its rapidly approaching release date.