Ashoke Pandit on why IMPPA wrote to PM Modi over Dhurandhar's UAE ban

Filmmaker and Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association (IMPPA) Vice President Ashoke Pandit recently drafted a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on behalf of the film body, urging intervention after the UAE banned director Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar.

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While the film body is still awaiting a response from the government, Ashoke spoke to us about the reason for reaching out to the PM.

He says, "When India and UAE share good diplomatic relations and fighting terrorism is everyone's goal, we felt a little hurt that this film was banned by UAE."