Dhaka, April 28 -- India has banned the release of "Abir Gulaal", a film starring renowned Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, in the wake of the terror attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam.

The movie would have marked Fawad's return to Bollywood after nearly a decade, Indian broadcaster NDTV reports.

Following the deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir on Apr 22, India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting decided to halt the release of "Abir Gulaal", which also stars Vaani Kapoor, according to NDTV.

Anti-Fawad sentiments had already been building on social media even before the Pahalgam attack, but the outrage intensified afterward. The hashtag #BoycottFawadKhan trended widely, and calls for a ban on Pakistani artists working in India grew louder....