<p>Lahore High Court Chief Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed directed the Commerce Ministry and Film Censor Board to file their replies to the petition filed by film producer Kamran Ijaz.<br /><br />Ijaz's counsel told the court yesterday that the exhibition of Indian films had a "detrimental effect" on the Pakistani film industry and had resulted in loss of revenues and unemployment.<br /><br />The counsel contended that the screening of Indian films was against the law should be banned.<br /><br />Film industry insiders have attributed a recent increase in the number of movie-goers to the import of the latest Hollywood and Bollywood movies.<br /><br />Most big Bollywood productions are screened in Pakistan days after their release in India.<br />Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan have huge followings in Pakistan and pirated DVDs of Indian movies are widely available across the country.<br /><br />After being banned from Pakistani screens for decades, Bollywood films made a comeback several years ago when the regime of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf eased restrictions on movie imports.</p>
<p>Lahore High Court Chief Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed directed the Commerce Ministry and Film Censor Board to file their replies to the petition filed by film producer Kamran Ijaz.<br /><br />Ijaz's counsel told the court yesterday that the exhibition of Indian films had a "detrimental effect" on the Pakistani film industry and had resulted in loss of revenues and unemployment.<br /><br />The counsel contended that the screening of Indian films was against the law should be banned.<br /><br />Film industry insiders have attributed a recent increase in the number of movie-goers to the import of the latest Hollywood and Bollywood movies.<br /><br />Most big Bollywood productions are screened in Pakistan days after their release in India.<br />Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan have huge followings in Pakistan and pirated DVDs of Indian movies are widely available across the country.<br /><br />After being banned from Pakistani screens for decades, Bollywood films made a comeback several years ago when the regime of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf eased restrictions on movie imports.</p>