Pak govt denies visa to Javed Akhtar, 'Mughal-e-Azam' premiere defer

New Delhi, June 23 (UNI) The Pakistan Government today denied visa to noted poet and film writer Javed Akhtar who was to attend the premiere of K Asif's 'Mughal-e-Azam' in Karachi tomorrow, leading to the postponement of the event, the organisers of the event said.

Sources in the Sterling Investment corporation, the negative right holder of the 60s classic, told UNI that Javed Akhtar, who was to host the premiere show of Mughal-e-Azam' in Karachi tomorrow, was today denied visa by the Pakistani government.

''Mr Javed Akhtar has been denied visa by the Pakistani Government,''Mr Dipesh Salgia of the Sterling investment corporation said.

However, no reason has been given by the Pakistani authorities for the denial of visa, Salgia said.

Following the denial of the visa to the noted writer, the organisers have indefinitely postponed the premiere of the film.

''The premiere show of the film stands postponed as of now,''Salgia said.

Akbar Asif, son of the legendary maker K Asif has made grand preparations for ushering in the 60s classic into Pakistan in a big way tomorrow.

So while the April premiere of the film, starring the late Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Madhubala in the roles of Emperor Akbar, Prince Salim and his beloved Anarkali, was a low key affair, attended by select government officials and socialites, arrangements were made for 'Mughal-e-Azam''s premiere at a star-studded function in Pakistan tomorrow, scheduled to be attended by Bollywood stars like the 90s Bollywood diva Sridevi, Saif Ali Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Aftab Shivdasani, Dino Morea, Ayesha Takia, Neha Dhupia and Amrita Arora.

A charity dinner for the earthquake victims in Pakistan was also to be held on the occasion.

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