Instead of giving peace a chance, this one has become yet another victim of ridiculous fatwas issued by the Taliban in Pakistan. US-based filmmaker Parthiban Shanmugan&rsquo;s 10-minute short film on one of the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008 has earned the ire of the banned outfit in Lahore. <img alt="Kia Scherr" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/aug/Kia-Scherr.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 374px;" /> Kia Scherr in the film Titled A Letter to the Terrorist, the film features Kia Scherr who lost her husband and daughter to terrorism during her stay in the city. A human rights organisation in Pakistan was keen on taking the film forward to as many students as possible. &ldquo;They had made several arrangements through a film festival organisation in Lahore and Karachi. Unfortunately, the word-of-mouth worked against us as the news spread and the next thing we know there is an official ban from the Taliban,&rdquo; says the Atlanta-based director. According to a New York-based source, the film was screened at Toronto Film Festival last year where the subject apparently moved the likes of Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan. <img alt="Parthiban Shanmugan" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/aug/Parthiban-Shanmugan.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 300px;" /> Parthiban Shanmugan Incidentally, the director doesn&rsquo;t seem keen to contest the verdict passed on his film by the terror unit. Says Shanmugan, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s an awkward as well as a dangerous situation. They (Taliban) haven&rsquo;t even seen the film to object. Also, I don&rsquo;t wish to jeopardise lives by insisting on going ahead with the plan.&rdquo; When asked if his film will get an India release, the director says, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve already applied for the Censor Board certificate. Once it&rsquo;s obtained, it will be screened in India.&rdquo; About the film Kia is the wife and mother of American tourists Allen and Naomi Scherr who were shot dead by terrorists on 26/11 respectively. In the film, she&rsquo;s trying to contact Ajmal Kasab through a letter. However, she fails to deliver the note as none were allowed by the government to make any contact with him. u00a0

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