New Delhi, Jan. 17 -- Pakistani filmmaker Sarmad Khoosat's upcoming film Zindagi Tamasha may have won big in South Korea but in its own country, it is suffering.

According to the filmmaker, there have been attempts to stop the film from releasing despite it being cleared by the Central Board of Film Censors, Dawn reported.

In an open letter, he detailed his contribution to Pakistani cinema and revealed the trouble that surrounds his latest film from hitting the screens and why it shouldn't be so.

Khoosat writes, "Like any other film, made in any part of the world, Zindagi Tamasha is a reflection of its setting. My team and I explored themes around gender constructs, class divisions and complex human experiences. There was never any inten...