The Pakistani government, through a recommendation from the Senate Standing Committee on Sports, Culture & Youth Affairs, is mulling ending a 40-year-old ban on the public screening of Indian-made feature films.

"Bollywood" were banned in 1965 during the war between the two rivals. "We have devised a mechanism for allowing the import of Indian films for a period of one year, after which the arrangements can be reviewed," Committee Chair Sen. Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry told the Press Trust of India.

The Senate committee recommended lifting of the cinematic prohibition last week with one major caveat; that India will also allow Pakistani movies to be screened in Indian cinemas. Other provisions and conditions of the proposal were not made public yet.

During the 40-year Bollywood ban, it was only in 2006 when Pakistani government allowed three Indian films to be shown in the country. These film were: Moghal-e-Azam, the 1960s classic starring Dilip Kumar and Madhubala; the 2005 film Taj Mahal, starring Pakistani actress Sonia Jehan; and the 1984 film Sohni Mahiwal.