Sarmad Khoosat undecided about releasing film amid 'threats'.

LAHORE -- Actor-filmmaker Sarmad Khoosat's upcoming film, Zindagi Tamasha, has come under fire ahead of its scheduled release on Jan 24, as claimed by Khoosat in his social media posts that he is receiving threatening calls and messages regarding the movie.

Amidst all the chatter, mainly on social media, the team is contemplating whether to release the film or not.

The film's co-producer and Sarmad's sister, Kanwal Khoosat, told Dawn through a text message: 'Yes, it's not decided whether to release or to hold back the film.'

On Sunday, Sarmad tweeted as well as wrote on Facebook that he was receiving 'dozens of threatening phone calls and messages', and questioned if he should 'withdraw Zindagi Tamasha'.

Renowned actors, including Sanam Saeed, Mahira Khan, Humayun Saeed and Mira Sethi among others, have backed Sarmad and called for the authorities concerned to step in and facilitate the release of the film.

On Thursday, the filmmaker had addressed an open letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, claiming - without taking names -- that there were attempts to stop his film from releasing despite it being cleared by the central censor board.

On Sunday, he posted another open letter, this time addressed to 'my beloved Pakistan and Pakistanis', questioning whether he should withdraw Zindagi Tamasha or not. He clarified in his letters that the film did not contain...