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Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed Series ‘Barzakh’ to be Pulled From YouTube Pakistan Amid Furore Over LGBTQ Content


Zindagi is removing series 'Barzakh,' starring Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed, from YouTube Pakistan amid an ongoing controversy over its queer content.

Producers Zindagi are removing series “ Barzakh,” starring top Pakistani actors Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed, from YouTube Pakistan amid an ongoing controversy over its queer content. The six-episode series is produced by Waqas Hassan and Shailja Kejriwal for Zindagi, the Indian subcontinent focused programming block on streamer ZEE5 Global. It is helmed by critically acclaimed director Asim Abbasi who also directed Zindagi’s first Pakistani original “Churails” and the feature film “Cake,” which was Pakistan’s entry for the 2019 Oscars.

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