India, Aug. 11 -- The controversial Indo-Pak film Abir Gulaal, starring Bollywood's Vaani Kapoor and Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, is finally set for its global theatrical release on August 29 but with one major exception: India won't be on the map.

According to a report by BizAsia, the film's producers have decided to skip a theatrical release in India due to the ongoing diplomatic tensions between the two countries, exacerbated earlier this year by the Pahalgam terror attack and India's retaliatory Operation Sindoor. The geopolitical fallout led to a ban on Pakistani artists in India, causing Abir Gulaal to miss its original May 9 release date in the country.

The film had generated significant interest with the teaser and songs receivin...