Recently banned ‘Churails’ restored for Pakistani viewers

KARACHI: Pakistan-based web series ‘Churails’, which was earlier banned for Pakistani viewers, has been restored once again by the Indian streaming site.

The news was confirmed by Churails’ scriptwriter and director Asim Abbasi. He took to Instagram and announced, “The witches who wouldn’t burn. Not yet. Not today. #Churails is now back on in Pakistan. And there is no better woman, a better actor, better screengrab that embodies my current mood!”

While applauding actress Hina Khwaja Bayat, he said that the actress is a rockstar for gracefully dealing with all the needless vilification. “You played Sherry and her patriarchal bargain to absolute perfection. No moral policing can ever take that away from you,” he added.

 

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The witches who wouldn’t burn. Not yet. Not today. #Churails is now back on in Pakistan. And there is no better woman, better actor, better screengrab that embodies my current mood! @hinakhwajabayatofficial you are a rockstar for gracefully dealing with all the needless vilification. You played Sherry and her patriarchal bargain to absolute perfection. No moral policing can ever take that away from you. ZEE5 Official Statement: A ZEE5 spokesperson said “Our aim has always been to create content that resonates strongly with viewers across the globe. Churails has been a phenomenal success story for us and has been lauded and loved the world over. The show was taken off the platform in Pakistan purely in compliance with a directive that we received. We have now addressed the matter and reinstated the show on our platform. We have yesterday also launched the trailer of our next Zindagi Original ‘Ek Jhoothi Love Story’, which we hope will go on to be hugely loved by our audiences.” From Reuters article: The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority said it contacted the platform after receiving complaints about the show. “We cannot block (content) on our own, but we can write to the platform, which we have done.” #BeAChurail #MainChurailHooon #ChurailsOnZee5

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‘Churails’ was recently banned in Pakistan a clip circulated on social media showing a character talking about sexual favours she gave to men to move up the ladder of the social class.