Sarmad Khoosat's banned movie 'Zindagi Tamasha' set to release on YouTube

Filmmaker Sarmad Khoosat has decided to release his film Zindagi Tamasha on YouTube after facing years of delays and controversies.He announced an Instagram video, stating that he wanted to free his film on Independence Day.Despite following all legal processes and paying dues, the movie faced unfairness and injustices, leading to its ban in Pakistani cinemas. The film will be uploaded without ads on the official Khoosat Films YouTube account.Additionally, a director’s cut will be available on Vimeo as a video-on-demand feature. Khoosat urged viewers to watch the film on YouTube or Vimeo rather than through torrents.He requested people to watch the film with an open mind, disregarding the controversies, and judge it based on its own merits and demerits.The film, Pakistan’s official entry to the Oscars in 2021, had its premiere at the Busan International Film Festival and won several awards, including the Snow Leopard Award for Best Film at the Asian World Film Festival.In Pakistan, It faced controversy over allegations of blasphemy by Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) before its original release in 2020.
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