Aamir Khan’s 2016 film Dangal is the highest-grossing Indian film, having earned over Rs 2000 crore at the global box office. A large chunk of its earnings came from China, where the film was very well received. The actor recently revealed the events that unfolded before he refused to release Dangal in Pakistan. The censor board of the country had demanded the removal of the Indian tricolour and national anthem.

Aamir Khan on refusing Dangal release in Pakistan 

In an interview with Rajat Sharma on Aap Ki Adalat, Aamir spoke about Dangal not being released in Pakistan. “After Sarfarosh, I got a lot of negative comments from Pakistan about how we portrayed them. When Dangal was released, Disney was one of the producers. They told me that Pakistan’s censor board had responded, saying, ‘Remove the Indian flag that appears after Geeta Phogat’s win, and remove the national anthem, or we won’t pass the film.’”

Aamir added, “So I told Disney immediately that our film will not release in Pakistan. They said, ‘Our business will be affected, and we will suffer losses.’ I said, ‘Anyone who asks us to remove our Indian flag and national anthem — I have nothing to do with them. I don’t want that business.’”