‘Mohenjo Daro’ Makers in Trouble As Pak Minister Demands Apology

A Pakistani minister has demanded an apology from the makers of ‘Mohenjo Daro.’

A Pakistani minister has demanded an apology from the makers of Indian film Mohenjo Daro for “distorting” historical facts and “making a mockery” of the highly-developed 5000-year-old civilisation.

Sardar Ali Shah, Sindh Minister for Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, said he would soon communicate Sindh’s reaction and objections to Bollywood filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker who, he said, misled people through his movie Mohenjo Daro, which was released on 12 August. He said Gowariker should tender an apology to Sindhi people for distorting historical facts and making a mockery of highly developed culture of the 5000-year-old civilisation, Dawn reported.

Shah said the movie depicted Harappan War and recovery of levy which were nothing, but figments of imagination of filmmakers and had nothing to do with history of Mohenjo-daro. He said the world has widely acknowledged the importance of the heritage sites of Sindh, which was evident from the fact that Mohenjo-daro has been included in the list of international heritage sites by the UNESCO.

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Mohenjo Daro was written and directed by Gowariker. It features Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles. Mohenjo-daro is an ancient Indus Valley Civilisation city that flourished between 2600 and 1900 BC. The site, which lies in Pakistan’s Sindh province, was discovered in the 1920s.