Aamir Khan says he refused Dangal's Pakistan release

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's Dangal is the highest-grossing Indian film, having earned Rs 2,000 crore at the global box office. 

A significant portion of the film’s earnings came from its release in China. During his appearance on Rajat Sharma's Aap Ki Adalat, Aamir revealed that he had rejected the film's release in Pakistan after their censor board demanded the removal of the Indian flag and national anthem.

Aamir explained that, historically, the censor board restricted filmmakers from directly referring to certain countries. They were instructed to use terms like “neighbouring country” instead. He pointed out that his film Sarfarosh was the first Indian film to openly mention both Pakistan and ISIS. Despite initial concerns from director John Mathew Matthan that the censor board would reject it, Aamir was confident they could justify the inclusion.

He further addressed why Dangal was not released in Pakistan and said, "After Sarfarosh, I got a lot of negative comments from Pakistan about what we were showing about them. When Dangal came into theatres, Disney was one of the producers, and they presented the film. They said that we have got a reaction from Pakistan's censor board and they have asked us, 'Geeta Phogat ke jeetne par jo tiranga upar jaata hai aur humara rashtra gaan bajta hai, toh aap yeh dono nikal dijiye or we'll not pass the film' (remove the Indian tricolour and national anthem that comes after Geeta Phogat's win or we'll not pass the film).”