MUMBAI — Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan said that he was expecting his upcoming film “Phantom,” to be banned in Pakistan. Directed by Kabir Khan, “Phantom” is set in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. However, Saif said that the film is not against Pakistan, NDTV reported.



“Unfortunately, certain films that Pakistan will make, we (India) will ban, and certain films that we make, they will ban. If you don’t want to get banned, you have to make other films like ‘Race, which is fair enough because certain political issues are very sensitive between the two countries,” Saif said.



“The film is about terrorism and there might be people in Pakistan who are anti-India. It’s (the film) not anti-Pakistan, but that’s okay. Even ‘Agent Vinod’ wasn’t anti-Pakistan, that got banned,” he added.



When Saif was asked whether Pakistan was an important market for Indian films, he said: “You can make a fair amount of money from that market, so it’s bit of a shame. It’s not important in terms of - it doesn’t dictate what kind of movies we make,” he added. — Agencies