India and Pakistan do not have very good relations the moment. The two countries have argued many years over where the borders should be Kashmir. There is also the possibility that India could limit the amount water Pakistan gets the Indus River. The latest disagreement is movies and actors. Pakistan's major cinemas have banned Indian movies Pakistan's biggest cities - Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. The cinema owners say the ban is to show support Pakistani soldiers who are risking their lives Kashmir. The ban comes after a group Indian moviemakers banned Pakistani actors from working India's famous Bollywood movie studios in Mumbai.
Bollywood movies are extremely popular Pakistan. The country's cinema industry is going to lose a lot money as cinemagoers stay home. A huge amount Pakistan's cinema business comes Bollywood. Pakistani actors may also suffer and lose money. They will not make as much money working in Pakistan's movie industry as they would in Bollywood. However, Pakistani actors said it was time Pakistani actors to stop working in Bollywood. Pakistani actor Hamza Ali Abbasi said: "The time has come when Pakistani artists must boycott Bollywood and Pakistani people must stop watching Indian content." Movie star Agha Ali agreed Abbasi, saying: "I think it should've been done a long time ago."
