The stars and makers of the forthcoming Bolywood film Mausam were shocked. Yes almost. At the time when they were preparing to see the film released, they were abruptly told that that the film’s release has been postponed by a week.
The release of the film starring Shahid Kapoor and bollywood beauty Sonam Kapoor has been delayed because it has not yet got the ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) from the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The producers had planned a simultaneous international and domestic release, he had failed to meet the deadline for the international print, which was to be dispatched on Wednessday.
Just a day before Mausam was to be premiered in the Toronto Film Festival, the film has been sadly pulled out of the event. The organizers informed that they were reported from the studio that Mausam failed to receive regulatory approvals by the Indian Air Force and hence the film could not be screened this week at the festival.
The film was set to have three screenings at the Toronto Film Festival, and a press conference with the world media was due for the film’s makers, but unfortunately all plans lay wasted because of the last minute pull out on Tuesday.
Sheetal Talwar, producer of the Shahid-Sonam starrer, expressed his disappointment, “We are very disappointed not to be able to present the world premiere of ‘Mausam’ in Toronto and accept full responsibility for our absence.” He explained, “We ran into a delay getting approvals from the Indian Air Force and the Board of Film Certification in India.”
Just on the eve of an international release the much awaited bollywood film faced unfortunate consequences and so does the ticket buyers at Toronto Film Festival who will now have to go through an ticket exchange process instead of enjoying the film.