Sarmad Khoosat will be uploading Zindagi Tamasha on YouTube!
Filmmaker Sarmad Khoosat seems to have had enough as his film Zindagi Tamasha’s release in cinemas in Pakistan has been marred with years of delays.
So, Khoosat has decided that he’ll release the film himself — on YouTube.
In a video message posted on Instagram, Sarmad Khoosat announced that he will be uploading the full version of Zindagi Tamasha to YouTube on Friday, August 4.
The film will be uploaded to the official Khoosat Films YouTube account sans ads.
And the version uploaded on YouTube will be the one approved by the censor boards.
Addressing the controversies surrounding the film’s release, Sarmad said, “There is a bit of a sense of failure, but it is not just mine. It is the system’s, it is that our voices are just not powerful enough.”
“There will be no collective cinematic experience of watching the story which was meant to be yours, meant to be felt by you, meant to be received by you. It will now be received through YouTube,” said Khoosat.
“It is for your experience, it is entirely free so that amid all the allegations and injustices against it, you can watch Zindagi Tamasha for yourself,” he said.
“In the YouTube description box, there will be a link in case you want to support artistic independence and a small production house. Please contribute if you want to,” he added.
“So, Zindagi Tamasha is now all yours, and the only request I will make is, when you see the film, do so with an open mind, ignore the controversy about it, and judge it on its own merits and demerits,” asked Khoosat.
“Happy Independence Day to all of you, it’s yours. Zindagi Tamasha is free and it’s yours now,” Sarmad Khoosat added.
Pakistan’s official entry to the Oscars in 2021, was barred from being shown in Pakistani cinemas over a political controversy.
Zindagi Tamasha had its premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in 2019 and was the first Pakistani film to win the prestigious Kim Ji-Seok Award at the festival.
The film also bagged the Snow Leopard Award for Best Film at the 6th Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) in 2021.
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