Akbar Khan’s magnum opus ‘Taj Mahal’ starring legendary Pakistani singer Noor Jehan’s granddaughter Sonya Jehan as Mughal empress Mumtaz Mahal, will be screen across theatres in Pakistan from April 28.

Khan while formally announcing the launch of the movie in Pakistan, said that the screening of the film would help promote cultural exchanges and as friendly relations between Pakistan and India. “Taj Mahal carries a strong message of love and I am here to convey it to the people of Pakistan,” he said.

He also said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has also expressed his delight over the showing of an Indian movie in Pakistani cinemas. He further said that the two countries should also embark on co-productions in the future. (more…)

Akbar Khan whose Mughal romance ‘Taj Mahal - An Eternal Love Story’ is soon going to become the first Indian film in 41 years to be released in Pakistan, got full support of film industry bigwigs in a recent industry meet called by Khan just after his famous spat with veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra at the F.I.C.C.I. Frames Convention.

Yash Chopra has delibrately ignored to mention Khan’s film at the event and then chose to make it a platform for the propagation of his banner and his film ‘Veer Zaara’.

Important People like Mahesh Bhatt, Shyam Shroff, Pahlaj Nihalani (President of AMPTPP), Ratan Jain, Vikas Mohan, Sanjay Khan, Shashi Ranjan and Aditya Bhattacharya came to pledge their support towards Akbar Khan. Khan of course chose the occasion to snub Chopra for his narrow-minded outlook. (more…)