Pakistan bans Indian comedy film that mocked Osama bin Laden

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Pakistan Bans an Indian Comedy
by Salman Masood, The New York Times, July 15, 2010 (A20)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An Indian comedy about a Pakistani reporter who tries to win points to emigrate to the United States by interviewing an Osama bin Laden look-alike has been banned here, two days before it was supposed to open.

The movie, “Tere bin Laden,” plows boldly into some of the most serious geopolitical frictions in the world today, focusing on a small-time but ambitious television journalist — played by a Pakistani pop singer, Ali Zafar — who interviews the bin Laden double to secure fame and an American visa.

The trailer shows the journalist growing frustrated as he tries to direct the bumbling look-alike into a convincing impersonation of the world’s most wanted terrorist. “You have a million-dollar face,” he offers as encouragement.

Pakistani officials expressed concern that the slapstick characterization of Mr. bin Laden could draw terrorist strikes in the country, which is already racked by suicide attacks claimed by the Taliban and Al Qaeda.

Yet another ban on anything non-sacred...after having banned Youtube during "Draw Mohammad Day".