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YET ANOTHER DATE

2025-09-21
Finally, on September 12, the long-awaited film Aabir Gulaal starring Pakistan`s Fawad Khan and India`s Vaani Kapoor was released worldwide. No, not in India or Pakistan... on the same date, at least. News is that two weeks later that is, on September 26 the movie will see the light of day in India (no news about Pakistan still). If this turns out to be true, it will raise a few important questions. If the film`s release was resisted because of the Indo-Pak four-day war in May, then does that mean that relations between the two countries are on the mend now? And if it was not allowed to be shown because of a decision taken by Indian producers against Pakistani artists years ago, then has that been reversed? Things are foggy. To be honest, after the recent handshake fiasco at the ongoing cricket Asia Cup, we are not particularly hopeful of either.