Spy film Agent Vinod, starring Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, has been banned in Pakistan. The reason reportedly is the reference made in the film to Pakistan’s spy agency, the ISI.
The Islambad censor board feels that the storyline could hurt sentiments in Pakistan.
Viewers in Pakistan are disappointed as sales of tickets for the film have been stopped and hoardings of the films have been pulled down in most cinemas across Karachi.
After playing a simple Dalit man in Aarakshan, actor Saif Ali Khan returns as a spy in the thriller, which is releasing in India on Friday.
The movie also found itself embroiled in controversy after an Iranian music band Barobax slapped a legal notice against the makers and music composer Pritam Chakraborty for the song Pyaar Ki Pungi over copyright violation.
Later, Dinesh Vijan, the co-producer of the movie asserted that the song is an original track. Agent Vinod has been directed by Sriram Raghavan with Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan as producers.
—Agencies