nsidering how blind our neighbours continue to be to terrorist activities , and considering the rough time director Sohaib Mansoor had in completing and releasing his made-in-Pakistan film on fundamentalism Khuda Ke Liye, it should come as no surprise to know that Jagmohan Mundra's film on Islamic terrorism Shoot On Sight has been banned in Pakistan.

The director, currently in Mumbai shooting a thriller, says he isn't surprised.

"Yes they've banned my film Shoot On Sight in Pakistan because the boy who plays the closet -terrorist Mikaal Zulfiker is from Pakistan."

Pakistan has objected not only to the actor but also to the character of the terrorist being from Pakistan. Jagmohan is quite amused.

"In a dialogue between Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri it's revealed that the character of the young terrorist (played by Mikaal) is from Pakistan. The Pakistanis didn't like it. Apparently they are unaware of the presence of the ISI. I remember I was in Karachi some years ago when my film Bawandar was selected for the first international film festival. While sightseeing in Karachi my hosts pointed out a huge bungalow, 'Yeh Dawood ka bungalow hai'. So far the ISI and the Pakistani government have never admitted that Dawood lives there."

Jagmohan is puzzled how Khuda Ke Liye got released in Pakistan.

"They had Pakistani actors in Pakistan playing fundamentalists. The only thing is, they didn't show any terrorism. They showed the fundamentalism. But not the terrorist violence. Shoot On Sight doesn't spare the audience the violent underbelly of fundamentalistm. The Pakistanis didn't like that."