Sardaar Ji 3: Hania Aamir Soars in Her Career, But Faces Ban in India
We were always told that art knows no boundaries — that an artist is above politics. But in the subcontinent, it seems we’re becoming more like North and South Korea: sensitive to the point of absurdity, where even the smallest artistic exchange becomes a national security threat.
While Pakistan and India are already at odds — with films, TV channels, and artists banned across borders — it now appears that even a beautiful face in a movie can trigger restrictions. A handful of hardliners can hijack the narrative of an entire country.
On our side, we’ve banned Indian songs on FM channels. Our cinemas — which largely survived because of Indian films — have shuttered. Local film production is minimal, and audiences are starving for quality content.
Now, take the recent case of On a positive note, Pakistan has shown maturity and support for art by allowing the release of Sardaar Ji 3 on June 27 across the country. This move deserves appreciation, and the institutions that made it possible in Pakistan truly deserve congratulations., A Punjabi-language film starring India’s own Diljit Dosanjh and Pakistan’s rising star Hania Aamir. It’s set for global release — except in India. Yes, the world can watch it, but Indians can’t.
Why? Simply because a Pakistani actress is in it.
This triggered a frenzy in Bollywood. Film organizations began protesting, and the hate machinery got rolling.
- AICWA President Sushil Gupta went as far as calling Hania a “terrorist” and accused Diljit of collaborating with a “terror state.”
- BN Tiwari demanded a complete ban on Diljit.
- Ashoke Pandit labeled him a lawbreaker and accused him of promoting Pakistani artists.
Welcome to New India, where the film industry now breathes under the shadow of ideology.
Pakistan’s stance has always been clear: Art has no borders.
We gave the world Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Mahira Khan, Adnan Sami, and many more artists who crossed borders, earned love, and built bridges. But India’s current stance is equally clear: Art now has borders — sharper than barbed wire.
So, Sardaar Ji 3 will now skip Indian theaters and release only overseas, in countries where people still believe that art transcends hate.
On a positive note, Pakistan has shown maturity and support for art by allowing the release of Sardaar Ji 3 on June 27 across the country. This move deserves appreciation, and the institutions that made it possible in Pakistan truly deserve congratulations.
This raises a painful question:
Is this the same India that once called itself the world’s largest secular democracy?
Or has it now become a nation where art, culture, and humanity are buried under the weight of vote banks and Hindutva?
Pakistan still believes that art speaks the language of peace.
But India has shown that for them, even art is now a battlefield — and only those artists will survive who stand on the side of hatred.
