{"id":95585,"date":"2025-06-23T15:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hania-aamir-starring-in-sardaar-ji-3-as-india-release-blocked-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T15:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:09:34","slug":"hania-aamir-starring-in-sardaar-ji-3-as-india-release-blocked-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hania-aamir-starring-in-sardaar-ji-3-as-india-release-blocked-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Hania Aamir starring in Sardaar Ji 3 as India release blocked | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"flex items-center text-center\"><figcaption class=\"text-3 font-sans uppercase mr-3 whitespace-no-wrap\"><span class=\"ls-art\">Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article<\/span><\/figcaption><audio class=\"h-5 w-60 sm:w-80 rounded-none\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate nodownload\" id=\"tts\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/attachments\/speech_20250623090911188-MQOac.mp3\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Pakistani star Hania Aamir\u2019s Indian film debut, Sardaar Ji 3, will not see a theatrical release in India following renewed tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hania Aamir&#8217;s casting was confirmed following speculation that she had been dropped amid backlash from Indian film bodies and right-wing groups.<\/p>\n<p>Diljit Dosanjh shared on Instagram: &#8220;Sardaar Ji 3 is releasing on June 27, exclusively overseas! Don\u2019t miss it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2542727\/hania-aamir-may-be-replaced-in-sardaar-ji-3-reports\">Hania Aamir may be replaced in Sardaar Ji 3: reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) and the Film Federation of India had reportedly urged the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to block the film\u2019s release due to her involvement.<\/p>\n<p>The pressure followed the April 22 Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), which left 26 people dead and reignited bans on Pakistani celebrities in Indian media.<\/p>\n<p>While neither Hania nor Diljit publicly addressed the rumours at that time, fans speculated about her continued involvement after she was missing from early posters and teasers.<\/p>\n<p>A behind-the-scenes photo shared by Dosanjh sparked renewed curiosity, and the official trailer released this weekend confirmed her leading role as a ghostbuster.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated sharply in May, Pakistan Air Force shot down six Indian jets in retaliation for missile strikes on its territory.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict also disrupted several Indo-Pakistani film projects. Pakistani actor Fawad Khan\u2019s film <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2542231\/pahalgam-attack-fawad-khan-vaani-kapoors-abir-gulaal-songs-removed-from-youtube\"><em>Abir Gulaal<\/em>,<\/a> co-starring Vaani Kapoor, faced a ban.<\/p>\n<p>Posters featuring Pakistani stars Mahira Khan and Mawra Hocane were also <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2545549\/pakistani-actors-no-longer-featured-on-bollywood-posters-on-streaming-platforms\">removed <\/a>from Bollywood movie posters on streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2546217\/spotify-india-ott-platforms-pull-pakistani-music-after-govt-ban\">Spotify India, OTT platforms pull Pakistani music after govt ban<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instagram restricted access in India to the accounts of several Pakistani celebrities including Mahira Khan, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2543248\/instagram-accounts-of-mahira-khan-hania-aamir-ali-zafar-blocked-in-india\">Hania Aamir,<\/a> and Ali Zafar following a legal request citing content regulation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2544067\/ro-doongi-hania-aamir-reacts-to-indian-fans-dodging-ban\">&#8216;Ro Doongi&#8217;: Hania Aamir reacts to Indian fans dodging ban<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indian users attempting to view their profiles received a message stating: \u201cAccount not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Photo: ScreenGrab<\/p>\n<p>Hania received strong support from peers and fans. Celebrities including Mahira Khan, Mehwish Hayat, Zara Noor Abbas and Yasir Hussain praised her perseverance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo: ScreenGrab\" src=\"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/tribune-n-101750669084-0\/tribune-n-101750669084-0.jpg\" style=\"height:undefinedpx; width:undefinedpx\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo: ScreenGrab<\/p>\n<p>Yasir Hussain noted the film holds \u201chistoric value\u201d due to Aamir\u2019s presence despite diplomatic tensions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article Pakistani star Hania Aamir\u2019s Indian film debut, Sardaar Ji 3, will not see a theatrical release in India following renewed tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi. Hania Aamir&#8217;s casting was confirmed following speculation that she had been dropped amid backlash from Indian film bodies and right-wing groups. Diljit Dosanjh shared on Instagram: &#8220;Sardaar Ji [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95586,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/tribune-n-111750670611-0\/tribune-n-111750670611-0.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}