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Kashmir tension: Pakistan ends ban on Bollywood films | Kashmir tension: Pakistan ends ban on Bollywood films |
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Major cinemas in Pakistan have agreed to end a ban on Indian films imposed when relations between the two countries deteriorated in September. | Major cinemas in Pakistan have agreed to end a ban on Indian films imposed when relations between the two countries deteriorated in September. |
The decision to ban the films came amid a rise in military tensions over the disputed territory of Kashmir. | |
The boycott was imposed after some Indian film-makers had banned Pakistani actors from working in Bollywood films. | |
Bollywood is popular in Pakistan, and the self-imposed ban is reported to have led to a dramatic loss of revenue. | Bollywood is popular in Pakistan, and the self-imposed ban is reported to have led to a dramatic loss of revenue. |
The move followed a surge in violence in Indian-administered Kashmir. | The move followed a surge in violence in Indian-administered Kashmir. |
Film distributors and cinema owners in Pakistan said they would resume screening the films on Monday. | Film distributors and cinema owners in Pakistan said they would resume screening the films on Monday. |
Pakistan first imposed a ban on Indian films following the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965. The ban was eventually lifted in 2008. | Pakistan first imposed a ban on Indian films following the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965. The ban was eventually lifted in 2008. |
Relations sour over Kashmir | Relations sour over Kashmir |
Disputed Muslim-majority Kashmir has been a flashpoint for decades and has sparked two wars between India and Pakistan, which both control parts of the territory. | Disputed Muslim-majority Kashmir has been a flashpoint for decades and has sparked two wars between India and Pakistan, which both control parts of the territory. |
Today it remains one of the most militarised zones in the world. | Today it remains one of the most militarised zones in the world. |
In September, an attack on an army base in Uri in Indian-administered Kashmir claimed the lives of 18 soldiers. It was the deadliest of its kind for years. | In September, an attack on an army base in Uri in Indian-administered Kashmir claimed the lives of 18 soldiers. It was the deadliest of its kind for years. |
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