Islamabad: A film theatre in Islamabad finds itself in the eye of a storm after secretly screening Bollywood blockbuster "Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham" (K3G) last weekend, as the audience, mostly youngsters began dancing to the irresistible tunes of film, including 'Vande Mataram' and 'Sara Jahan sey accha, Hindustan hamara".

The theatre 'Melody' in Central Islamabad reportedly violated the ban to screen Indian movies and held a private show on June 29 midnight to an exclusively invited audience, local daily 'The Nation' alleged.

Although the theatre management has denied charges of having screened the movie, the newspaper said young invitees danced to the tunes of the Indian patriotic songs.

The show apparently was in violation of a ban on exhibition of Indian movies and on Indian television channels.

"The theatre's choice to show K3G may have been aimed at accelerating the proposed peace process between the two countries, besides increasing peoples contacts and cultural ties," the daily said.

Interestingly, the newspaper quoted an attendant of the theatre, who complained that the Indian films and channels were banned for the common man, while the elite enjoyed them in secret shows. "Here the elite is allowed to violate the law of the land, but a similar right is denied to common citizens," he said.

PTI