Distributor Abdul Rashid told PTI that they have decided not to screen the two Bollywood movie to give a chance to four Pakistani films releasing on Eid.
"The reason is we have four big Pakistani releases lined up for Eid and this time we want to see how they fare at the box office without direct competition from Indian films," Rashid said.
Rashid is the leading distributor of Indian films in Pakistan and admitted the decision to not release the two Bollywood films during the festive time could result in loss of revenues for exhibitors.
"But this time we want to see what happens because we are accused of not supporting the Pakistani film industry."
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Rashid said he had been in touch with the production houses of the two Bollywood movies, UTV and Balaji and explained the situation to them.
"The four Pakistani films which want more screens this Eid are good productions but we have to see how the public responds to them. As far as the Indian movies are concerned their release on Eid would have meant a bonanza for the exhibitors," he said.
Mandviwalla said there was a suggestion to release the two Bollywood starrers one week later in Pakistani cinemas.
Since the government allowed screening of Indian films in Pakistan the cinema business in Karachi in particular has been revived handsomely with distributors and exhibitors reporting profits in crores from some big releases.