'Taare Zameen Par',
'Race' to be released in Pakistan March
24, 2008
Mumbai, (IANS) UTV, which released "Taare Zameen Par" and "Race" in India, will
release both the movies in Pakistan March 28.
Siddharth Roy Kapoor, UTV executive vice president marketing, distribution and
syndication, told IANS Saturday that while the Pakistani censor board issued a
universal certificate (U) for "Taare Zameen Par" without any cuts, it ordered a
few minor cuts in "Race" before granting it a universal/adult (U/A) certificate.
Both the films, for which UTV has worldwide distribution rights, are being
released in 15 cinemas each in five major Pakistani cities.
Geo TV and Egar Films are UTV's distribution partners in Pakistan.
UTV had also released "Goal" in Pakistan earlier and the movie, according to
Kapoor, earned more there than from the UAE market.
Now with "Taare Zameen Par" and "Race", UTV is the only Indian company to have
three releases in a row in Pakistan.
"I am confident that as in India, both the movies will do fair business in
Pakistan as well though the exhibition sector of the film industry there is in
the doldrums right now," said Kapoor.
