Council of Islamic Ideology to review film 'Zindagi Tamasha': Firdous Ashiq Awan

'Zindagi Tamash' is directed and co-produced by Sarmad Khoosat along with his sister Kanwal Khoosat

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January 21, 2020

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Firdous Ashiq Awan said the producer of 'Zindagi Tamasha' has also been directed to postpone the release of the film.—File photo

The central censor board has decided to approach the Council of Islamic Ideology for a critical review of Sarmad Khoosat's directorial Zindagi Tamasha, Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Tuesday.

The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting tweeted on Wednesday that the producer of the film has also been directed to postpone the release of the film.

Earlier, the censor authorities in Punjab and Sindh announced that they were banning the release of the movie.

Directed and co-produced by Sarmad Khoosat along with his sister Kanwal Khoosat, Zindagi Tamasha is a bilingual movie shot in Lahore.

Written by Nirmal Bano, a fresh graduate from Lahore's National College of Arts (NCA), the film features model-turned-actress Eman Suleman, Samiya Mumtaz, Arif Hasan and Ali Qureshi in pivotal roles, with Sarmad having a special appearance in the upcoming film.