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'God' helps break down barriers


February 22, 2008 "God" and its breakthrough success not only has revitalized Pakistan's stagnant film industry, it has done so with a hand from the first major Indian actor to star in a Pakistani film. "God," which has earned $1.1 million (70.6 million Pakistani rupees) since its release in July, stars acclaimed Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah. "God" has done "excellent business (in Pakistan), opening with just 14 prints, considering theaters here battle the onslaught of pirated Bollywood films on cable channels," says Rehmat Fazli, head of Karachi-based distributor GEO Films, a unit of media conglomerate the Jang Group.

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