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The Pakistani film industry/How can it be revived?

Inswinger said:
A few good actors would be a start.
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In that case only one man can rescue the industry and become a real global superstar in the process.

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Gabbar Singh said:
In that case only one man can rescue the industry and become a real global superstar in the process.

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He looks like a paedo in that pic
 
1. Don't try and copy Bollywood
2. Watch Khuda Ke Liye and learn
3. Do NOT copy Bollywood
 
Write good scripts and focus on topics that haven't been shown in movies before. I am sure we have some exceptional writing talents in our nation.

We all saw how well some lollywood movies have done because of awesome scripts. The main thing to avoid is the "masala" movies that have no substance to them. Lollywood needs to move away from those things.
 
need good actors, who are humble, non-sifarshi and have a good personality.
 
and stop calling it Lollywood while you're at it.
 
now i'm all for taxing and spending but this is one industry that needs Tax break for next thirty years. also need to get away from Punjabi Badmash movies.
 
insaftak said:
now i'm all for taxing and spending but this is one industry that needs Tax break for next thirty years. also need to get away from Punjabi Badmash movies.
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this is what i mean when i'm talking about punjabi badmash movies

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People like Mehreen Jabbar "Ramchand Pakistani" and Shoaib Mansoor "Khuda Ke Liye" started the process of making films that can bring audiences back to the cinemas in Pakistan and for people outside of Pakistan something that makes them say "hey, thats a Pakistani film" and makes them feel good about it.

I've heard Shoaib Mansoor has recently signed up Atif Aslam in his upcoming project "Bol" so it sounds and something to look forward to and in terms of more people who are good in the field of direction and it springs to mind another name of whom I know is a director Shahzad Nawaz who's made drama's for tv and is currently working on a project "Bulleh Shah - The Movie" which again sounds like an interesting subject!

Good work is happening I suppose but its still a long way to go as more such people like Mehreen, Shoaib and Shahzad are needed to revive Pakistan's film industry!
 
First of all make it an industry (not just in calling but in real sense). It should be treated like other sectors like auto, IT or pharma.

The producers should be able to get finance from banks to make good budget movies with a proper distribution and marketing channel.

I know, a story/script is very important, but without the above things its difficult to make the product commercially successful. A commercial failure will make the producer re-think about creating another movie.

Yashraj banners in India no more creates movies only from creativity point of view. They are treating their production house as a factory. Release 10 movies in a year (its possible with finance available) and even if 2-3 movies click, they will make over all profit. So its more of a business than creativity alone. One can argue on the quality, agreed, but from a business and movie industry point its profitable.
 
The problem is talented (proper talent im talking about) will struggle because sadly the society is such that we want to see tacky films for cheap thrills, hence the reason Bollywood is popular in Pakistan

The Pakistani film industry tries to follow suit and it fails - its funny BUT i guess their is an art to making tacky films and we clearly are not as good as our neighbours
 
The biggest problem is that the film world is frowned upon by the mainstream Pakistani society. Its okay to watch the movies, but working in movies is only supposed to be for the people with *loose* character, or lack of moral fiber. It was said that in the 50s and the 60s, most heroines were the biggest courtesans of their day.

The religious right denounces anything related to films, television, or music, and hence, many artistically inclined people do not choose this as a career path.

In any industry, when there is dearth of talent, it becomes weak, and that is exactly what has happened with the film industry.

I was brought up hearing day in, day out that watching movies, tv, and listening to music for entertainment is haraam, and all the people associated with such industries are sinners. Watching cricket matches was discouraged, but I watched them anyway :D

I do believe that a part of this attitude is present in Pakistani society to some degree, where people will tolerate watching/listening, but when it actually comes to the point of working in the industry, people will be discouraged, ridiculed, etc, so I dont see how the movie industry can be a success in Pakistan.
 
namak said:
The biggest problem is that the film world is frowned upon by the mainstream Pakistani society. Its okay to watch the movies, but working in movies is only supposed to be for the people with *loose* character, or lack of moral fiber. It was said that in the 50s and the 60s, most heroines were the biggest courtesans of their day.

The religious right denounces anything related to films, television, or music, and hence, many artistically inclined people do not choose this as a career path.

In any industry, when there is dearth of talent, it becomes weak, and that is exactly what has happened with the film industry.

I was brought up hearing day in, day out that watching movies, tv, and listening to music for entertainment is haraam, and all the people associated with such industries are sinners. Watching cricket matches was discouraged, but I watched them anyway :D

I do believe that a part of this attitude is present in Pakistani society to some degree, where people will tolerate watching/listening, but when it actually comes to the point of working in the industry, people will be discouraged, ridiculed, etc, so I dont see how the movie industry can be a success in Pakistan.
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I don't think there is lack of talent in pakistan. Look at the singers., comedians. We have seen some of them in Indian TV and shows and they are all very talented.

Similarly there will be very good actors too.

The main thing is they do not have a platform to showcase it. Like I said before, only talent can't create a product and sell.
 
Reportedly, Meera Nair was in Pakistan recently as she's looking to make a film adaptation of The Reluctant Fundamentalist. This might be a good opportunity for some local talent to make their name.
 
Garuda said:
I don't think there is lack of talent in pakistan. Look at the singers., comedians. We have seen some of them in Indian TV and shows and they are all very talented.

Similarly there will be very good actors too.

The main thing is they do not have a platform to showcase it. Like I said before, only talent can't create a product and sell.
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True, the platform doesnt exist. With the right platform, the existing talent can excel even more. And yes, some excellent people have made it in the film/tv industry, but if you ask them, they had to endure struggle. I personally know about a tabla player who's family severed all ties with him when they found out he used to play at classical music concerts in secret. The social pressure does exist.

Today, if you ask Pakistanis how many Indian movies they have seen, most will answer a high number. If you ask the equivalent number for Pakistani movies, the answer will be a much lower number. If you see movies from 1950, the quality of Indian and Pakistani movies is pretty similar. The difference in quality today is remarkable, and a lot of this is because of a platform. But, if an industry is discouraged, how can a good platform t support it be built?
 
In my view, the first thing that needs to be done is a clampdown in piracy. Second thing is that cinema's have got to be given financial support by the government and banks. Third thing that needs to be done is that the cinema's must price in accordance with the Pakistani Target Market i.e. extremely cheaply for the lower class, mid pricing for the middle class, and high prices for those who want elite seats upfront.

Fourth thing is a bit of privatization would help, i strongly believe our film industry collapsed when Gen Zia during his Islamization spree started imposing all sorts of religious restrictions on the movie industry. The fears that the film's will then start showing religously explicit content is a bit unfounded in my view because in the end privatization or not, everyone is operating in the Pakistani environment and there is no way anyone will have the guts to cross the line.

Fifth thing, i know this is a bit unpopular and will definately be controversial but i think the government should seriously allow both Hollywood and Bollywood films to be screened in all cinema's across Pakistan. This way the cinema culture will be revived, second this will increase competition amongst cinema's in Pakistan and thirdly it will give an incentive to Pakistani Film Makers to compete with Bollywood

Sixth, the government has got to crack down on Piracy, the government has got to introduce laws that any shopkeeper who will sell a VCD, DVD of a Hollywood, Bollywood film that has been released in the last 3 months will face serious jail time and this is something that has got to be implemented. Salletile/Cable Operators must be threatened with licence suspension, cancellation should they show any pirated films on their networks. The government should also ban certain bollywood sites that allow users to download films.

Seventh, Ofcourse talent has to be promoted and there is no shortage of talent in Pakistan, i mean our tv serials and drama's are certainly a lot better than the stuff that comes out from the Indian cinema. I have heard through many sources that a lot of Indians prefer to buy DVD's of Pakistani drama's instead of watching their own local drama's.

Eighth, last but not least it is the duty of the government to keep the right wing, religious extremist elements in Check by hook or by crook. This is in the form of providing complete financial, moral and security support to all artists operating in the film industry. Even India has issues with religious extremists but they provide a great deal of security to their entertainment artists and celebrities.

Last but not least, please do away with the crappy scripts, story line, crapy acting, lack of professionalism from both the actors, directors and producers. Introduce young blood if necessary and do away with the old done and dusted crap.

I am sure if sincere efforts were made our film industry can do a lot better than how it is doing recently.
 
if I had money I would make a movie on a victim of a drone attack today
 
insaftak said:
if I had money I would make a movie on a victim of a drone attack today
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If made properly that would be quite a topic to base a movie on. It would make for a compelling watch.
 
insaftak said:
if I had money I would make a movie on a victim of a drone attack today
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What would you name it?

I propose "White drone down" in the lines of "Black hawk down" ;-)
 
A little off topic, but I would like to add that our public needs to be a little more realistic. I wouldn´t like to single out anyone but, from cricket to film industry, you can´t blame everything on the government and politicians.
 
Insaano wali filmay banao log khud dekhne aaye ge. Khuda Ke Liye & Ramchand Pakistani are some examples.

Don't copy anyone, good stories - family watchable and good actors are needed.

Any good film will attract viewers, simple as that. It doesn't matter if the film is Pakistani or Indian.
 
the president of pakistan is a film actor himself. he participated as a childstar in a pakistani movie. if ppp cant revive film industry then nobody will
 
Pakistani film industry sucks with the exception of "East is East" and "Kudha Ki Liye". Just have Bollywood/Tollywood :akhtar :malik :afridi :wasim :)) :))
 
Actresses are disapproved in our culture. One of the reasons behind this failing industry.
 
BoomBoomCricket said:
Actresses are disapproved in our culture. One of the reasons behind this failing industry.
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That's very true.
Hey maybe they can do what they did in Shakespeare's time and dress the guys up as women?
Can you imagine Shaan doing a mujra type dance instead of say, Saima?
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KhushbuHussain said:
That's very true.
Hey maybe they can do what they did in Shakespeare's time and dress the guys up as women?
Can you imagine Shaan doing a mujra type dance instead of say, Saima?
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There is no difference between saima and shan even now.
 
Garuda said:
What would you name it?

I propose "White drone down" in the lines of "Black hawk down" ;-)
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Well the 'Political Correctness Brigade' would love that! ;-)
 
What the industry requires in my view is:

For young Pakistanis to write, act and direct films. If finding money for production is difficult than start off with short films, enter them into the film festivals which takes place all over the world (Middle East for instance) and create something.

We need to stop relying on one or two directors to make one movie in 2-3 years which does successful business in and around Pakistan.

Zach Braff & Adam Brody come into mind in Hollywood as actors who are busy trying bring change, when most would argue Hollywood doesn't need change. Yet these two actors are busy trying to create work which they feel isnt there.

I personally have been involved since a while in trying to come up with something that sparks something new for the Pakistani film industry. But it would be great if I knew more Pakistanis who would want to reach the same path as I.

PS- the saying that one man can make a difference... I lost faith in it a long time ago!
 
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one and the only Soltuion for pak film industry : - shift it out of Punjab !
 
Dawn.com talks to Zeeshan Kazmi who made his directorial debut with the forthcoming film The Dusk, a socio-political drama venture of Wajahat Kazmi Films & Shahzad Nasib.

Tell us a little bit about your project and how long you’ve been working on it.

It’s a film which talks about human emotions and behaviour of society towards victims of terrorism in the current situation of Pakistan, We’ve been working on the film since September 2010.

How do you think masses of Pakistan will respond to it, given the different aspects you are looking at?

Those who are looking for realistic cinema projects will find it believable and presenting their thought process in current scenario and others who are looking for entertainment inside films will disappoint themselves.

With tons of Bollywood and Hollywood films being released at the same time alongside, what kind of people do you think will come to see the film?

The film does not aim to compete those larger than life Bollywood and action-packed technology-oriented Hollywood movies because of major differences in the production scale and the style of storytelling, The Dusk isn’t a commercial film at all but I think filmgoers will give it a try.

What aspect of the film struck you most when you saw the story for “The Dusk”?

Well, every auteur truly wants to underscore his/her own mindset while making films. When I first read the script I was like “Oh yes this is what I was looking for to make a film on”.

The film follows the current situation and showing the multifaceted nature of the country. How did you go about “casting”/finding these people for the film? What surprised you the most when following their lives?

Finding actors for a film is the most difficult task film makers are facing these days. Talent resources are limited because most of the actors we can cast are from television industry and getting them “in” effects a film in two ways. First, audience watch these TV actors all time on their televisions so the exclusiveness of film gets killed and secondly acting style of film is extremely different from the TV style of acting which overall affects the grandness of film and makes it closer to TV serials.

The other resource is fashion industry but the success ratio of models-turned-actors is quite limited because their focus of being an actor is more about visual appearance instead of characterization aesthetics and emotional facility.

How has the response and experience been towards your film during international film festivals?

The film was supposed to hit festivals late 2012 but the film company which has produced the film wanted it to be in local theatres before screening it anywhere in the world in order to keep the film exclusive to audience, that’s why festival screenings have been postponed.

With a lot of young people coming up, telling stories and having a sense of direction, making films seems like the new “in” thing. How do you think it can be invested upon further to make it a better professional endeavor?

I think this is the right time for film students to jump in because many young film makers have initiated the process and with the energy of young, film literate team members we can invest upon it further.

Do you think the new breed of filmmakers are recreating our long lost cinema or following Bollywood?

To be honest, nobody is recreating our long lost cinema. Some filmmakers are working in Bollywood style to directly get commercial success while few are doing their own stuff according to standard film art.

As you look back on “The Dusk” as a finished product with the film about to be released, how do you feel about it as a product?

I love the film as it is my debut direction but I believe that it could be made better with more research and planning. That’s what comes from experience

What must a film have in order to captivate a mass audience?

Our audience lacks cine-literacy which forcibly makes them like only the production value and star cast of a project. Without being cine-literate one cannot watch and appreciate the film. Our filmgoers will enjoy a shot with extreme distortion of lens more than a subtle moment of emotion. They will enjoy a larger than life visual treatment with Hell drums more than an inner vocal reaction of a character or symbolism. Categorical rejection is also a common trend found in our audience. Practically, captivating a mass audience is not a task of today’s filmmaker for now.

What are the biggest obstacles for aspiring film-makers in Pakistan?

There are hundreds but mainly absence of talent resources, vision-less actors, non-practical approach of film crews and unavailability of proper marketing structure are some of the main hurdles

How can the country invest further in this industry?

With people who have mastered film education, we can build better teams. People should participate in the whole process of film-making as screenwriters, art directors, cinematographers, editors and sound designers instead of searching for the director’s chair only.

I, myself designed posters, directed and edited film, designed sound, worked on lyrics and at times narrated the film through my voice in “The Dusk”.

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I liked the journalism ethics scene :wahab
 
First the government needs to treat the Pakistani film industry as an industry first. It needs to help in funding movies, providing equipment, labs, studios and film schools. Filmmakers in Pakistan need to go to Thailand and India for post production because post production labs do not exist in Pakistan. Were still using cameras and other equipment from the 70s.
The film industry needs financiers. Even if you have a great script, it's useless if you cannot get funds to make the actual movie.
For the past few years we've been seeing lots of trailers of Pakistani movies and hearing about them but only 1-5% of them have actually been released. The reason for that is Pakistani movies fail to get distribution and the production company runs out of money half way through the movie.
We should follow the Canadian and Korean model of how they revived their film industry. It's pretty weird that Pakistan used to have a great film industry until the 70s but after the Islamization of Pakistan and the film industry moving to Lahore resulted in its destruction.

I myself am a screenwriter and filmmaker. I'm currently writing some screenplays that could be great for the Pakistani audiences but currently for me making a movie in Pakistan is a bad choice due to low pay, bad equipment, lack of proper film studios and no budget.
 
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I have zero expectations from Pakistani government , current one , and the ones to come in future .

Even now , most of the better films that are being made are made by people based in Karachi . People like Javed Jabbar have so much to offer but they are sidelined by the corrupt people . For the film industry to prosper , it must move back to Karachi .
 
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I liked the journalism ethics scene :wahab
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Seriously dude????

Did you even listen to the cringe-worthy english accent at the background ..I stopped watching at the very point

a flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag..aaaaan indeeeepeeeeeeendeeeeeent meeeediaaaaaa :))) :)))

karachi or lahore, mostly lowlife pimps would be attracted to this business as long as the government doesn't support film making in general
 
1: Good Script
2: Educated producers/directors/actors
3: Good technology
4: Marketing / Promotion (so ppl atlease know some movie is coming)
5 : Timely Release (we have seens trailers of Dusk & Waar long long time ago, but still don't know when movies are coming out
6: Release of movies on DVD, they hardly release them DVD, even they do, they are hardly available in market

We do have hell lot of good material/storys to make a movie and way too good writers but they been wasted

Indian movies are successful mainly because of heavy promotions, no one cares abt acting or story, but its een promoted through TV channels heavily and everyone says, let watch it atleast one time and see whats so special abt the movie. they are promoting each song of movie whole day on ALL tv channels
 
Our film "industry" is (sad to say) run by people with bad family backgrounds. Most directors/producers/actors either belong to a certain section of our society or deal with a certain section of society that others do not like to associate with publicly. Specially if you belong to a respectable, educated family, you would not want anything to do with the mainstream Lollywood.

I think the industry can be revived if someone with good ideas and concepts and finances decides to go the "Indi" route as they say here in the US. off the wall, completely non mainstream, etc.

And still it will take years and years to gain acceptance. Careers in Showbiz in every form in Pakistan are looked down upon, and with good reason in some ways, might I add.
 
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Our film "industry" is (sad to say) run by people with bad family backgrounds. Most directors/producers/actors either belong to a certain section of our society or deal with a certain section of society that others do not like to associate with publicly. Specially if you belong to a respectable, educated family, you would not want anything to do with the mainstream Lollywood.

I think the industry can be revived if someone with good ideas and concepts and finances decides to go the "Indi" route as they say here in the US. off the wall, completely non mainstream, etc.

And still it will take years and years to gain acceptance. Careers in Showbiz in every form in Pakistan are looked down upon, and with good reason in some ways, might I add.
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Good point. As long as people don't want to be part of this industry, it will not be big.

If people wants to watch movie but don't want their kids to be part of it, it will never gain as an industry. Even if govt declares it an industry and banks provide finances, the ideas will still be limited and the money will be wasted.

It should be looked as a career by people and loads of people should be pouring into it to be part of it. Then the industry will be able to filter and get the best out of that immense pool.
 
Upcoming film Naach
Cast includes Shaan and Javed Sheikh

I hope this is not the official trailer
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I was just watching this clip (even more than listening to the song):

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And, damn, just give some decent platform to these chaps and Pak. movie industry will be big as hell, believe me.
Names like Shah Zaman Baloch, Abdullah Haris or Ali Kapadia (ironically all connected to Karachi) are the proof that there's no dearth of talent, but criminal lack of media exposure/State-sponsored facilities and if we don't do an organic change in that matter, they'll just make clips for songs and not movies.

We should also have a mature culture which nurtures an authentic cultural effervescence, and if they're addicted to "mainstream" Hollywood or Bollywood, that kind of Pak. cinema industry isn't attractive either.
 
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I was just watching this clip (even more than listening to the song):

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And, damn, just give some decent platform to these chaps and Pak. movie industry will be big as hell, believe me.
Names like Shah Zaman Baloch, Abdullah Haris or Ali Kapadia (ironically all connected to Karachi) are the proof that there's no dearth of talent, but criminal lack of media exposure/State-sponsored facilities and if we don't do an organic change in that matter, they'll just make clips for songs and not movies.

We should also have a mature culture which nurtures an authentic cultural effervescence, and if they're addicted to "mainstream" Hollywood or Bollywood, that kind of Pak. cinema industry isn't attractive either.
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Unfortunately film investors in pak invest money on heroins of their likes. Majority of these herions do films as a side business. The investors don't invest on films to be hit. Until these unprofessional investors /actors are involved the industry won't flourish. Moving this industry out of the mandhi would be step in the right direction.
 
BUMP

*Chambaili made 82 lakh in 4 days

*Zinda Bhaag (The Movie) beats its main competitor 'Phata Posta Nikla Hero' at the Pakistani Box Office in their opening week. Both movies released together but Zinda Bhaag has took the lead.

Zinda Bhaag has collected 75 Lakhs, when PPNH collected 71 Lakhs. Seems like the race is on, and ZB is slightly ahead!

* Main Hoon Shahid Afridi has been running for 6 weeks now and doing extremely well .

* Waar set to release on Eid ul Azha .

Boom Boom Afridi seen after watching MHSA at the Atrium .
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Islamabad: Saturday Prime Minister Imran Khan argued that speaking English and Western clothing was not about promoting a soft image of the country, but about independence and self-belief.

At the ceremony of the first National Amateur Short Film Festival Awards (NASFF) at the Pak China Friendship Center in Islamabad, “The world respects those who respect themselves … we need to promote Pakistan Yat. There is. “

He added that those who lacked self-esteem and had an inferiority complex were not respected by the world.

“You don’t have to look like others to improve our perception. If you’re afraid of failure, you can’t achieve anything,” he continued.

He asked Pakistani filmmakers to focus on the original content and take a new approach.

He also urged young people to explore new paths in different areas of their lives and try something new instead of copying the “trampled path.”

“A new starter in filmmaking must explore the diverse and rich diversity of the climate, culture and civilization of our country.”

The prime minister said the country had produced high-quality photographs in the 1970s, but the industry collapsed as it continued to copy Bollywood films.

“It is originality that our film industry has lost because of the adoption of this alien culture,” he regretted.

“Vulgarity started in Hollywood and came to Bollywood, where such a culture was promoted … In my world experience, only originality sells-copying is not worth it.”

The prime minister, who shares his experience in cricket career, said he introduced the world to the technique of reverse swing and bowling opening with a spinner. This idea was later copied to the whole world.

Earlier, he added that there was an idea that they could not beat the English cricket team because of the serious effects of colonialism.

“Things are they [Pakistani players] I started believing in myself and trying new techniques. “

He added that he brought to Pakistan the Turkish drama series “Ertuğrul,” which was widely seen by the Pakistani people.

“It [Ertugrul] There is alternative culture, but it’s popular and people are watching it. “

The Prime Minister said the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who participated in the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital fundraising campaign, was adorned by a Western pop group.

At that time, Information Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhley said there was a dispute over opinion formation and recognition that the media plays an important role in today’s world.

“The media is being used effectively to build stories around the world,” he added.

He said the Ministry of Information is transforming Pakistan’s Associated Press (APP), Radio Pakistan and PTV into a digital platform that meets modern requirements of the time.

Mr. Fawad said he is trying to advance modern media technology to effectively build a national story abroad.

Regarding the production of short films, the minister said social media content around the world has doubled and now the focus has shifted from feature films to the creation of short clips that effectively use popular social media platforms.

He said the country’s first media technology college would be launched on August 14, this year. “It will be officially launched by the Prime Minister in this building [Pak-China Friendship Centre]..

The event, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Information in collaboration with the Inter-Services Public Relations Office (ISPR), awarded three awards to three winners of short films in various categories: students, professionals and mobile phones. ..

The jury is made up of renowned artists and international experts nominated for the best films.

The 15 winners will receive a scholarship to study media technology in advance at the University of California, USA.

The main theme of the festival is to harmonize the general impression and reality of Pakistan.

Last November, six different themes were given to young people, including Pakistan’s cultural and social colours, the role of women in society, Indus Valley Civilization, community culture, philanthropy, agriculture and small-scale industrial activities. We contacted a total of 72 universities nationwide to ensure full participation of young people.

In January of this year, more than 1,100 young people registered for the event.

As of March 10, this year, more than 300 short films have been screened. The preliminary judges first selected 122 people. Then, from June 23rd to 28th, the grand jury left 55 films in the final selection after rigorous scrutiny

https://illinoisnewstoday.com/prime...filmmakers-to-create-original-content/272514/
 
They need young people like me who are talented and good looking. Who are passionate about the Pakistani film industry.
 
Sher Khan said:
They need young people like me who are talented and good looking. Who are passionate about the Pakistani film industry.
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Talking about talented young actors , I think they should get that young chap from Sindh , the son of Zardari - looks a serious acting talent , just needs some work on his Urdu speaking skills and pronunciation - and maybe the fake emotions give it away sometimes , but he’s a very good actor otherwise. I’ve seen a few videos where he’s acting like a politician, not quite as talented as his dad but he’s learning.
 
Mrs. and I finished watching a Turkish serial (urdu dubbed). That was ok. We did a pakistani TV serial which and that was alright too.

So we decided and started watching a Pakistani TV movie (name forgotten). Absolute cringy and switched it off after just 10 min. All of the actors were overacting.

My observation - The actors in TV dramas are so nuanced and stories are so well written.
The movies are exact opposite with over the top acting and every dialogue delivered in a loud an screeching voice, especially by the women.
 
OMB said:
Mrs. and I finished watching a Turkish serial (urdu dubbed). That was ok. We did a pakistani TV serial which and that was alright too.

So we decided and started watching a Pakistani TV movie (name forgotten). Absolute cringy and switched it off after just 10 min. All of the actors were overacting.

My observation - The actors in TV dramas are so nuanced and stories are so well written.
The movies are exact opposite with over the top acting and every dialogue delivered in a loud an screeching voice, especially by the women.
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Agreed our movies are too too loud.

If you really fancy watching a Pakistani movie I suggest you watch Sadqay Tumharay. It is a serial but it has a movie feel, with the story line, background songs (which are awesome) and some of the characters. Each to their own but I binge watched this with my wife on Netflix and we both genuinely liked it.
 
I was flicking through Netflix one day and chanced upon the Pakistani movies genre. Earlier there was no way we could ever watch a Pakistani movie but with Netflix, everything is at a click away.

I do plan to watch a Pakistani movie one day. Saw a movie called Cake, remember it having good reviews here. Have no idea what the genre is, but gonna watch it one day.
 
We need professional actors like in the 1970's instead of model's trying it in this genre. Ultimately the industry needs major investment even then it simply can not compete with neighbouring Bollywood. We can offer an alternative brand like British movies differ from American ones yet can't financially compete with them. The quality of Pak cinema has improved in the sense that films are much more pleasing to the eye now, the print is processed much better compared to before. The aim should be to release up to a hundred films annually.
 
street cricketer said:
I was flicking through Netflix one day and chanced upon the Pakistani movies genre. Earlier there was no way we could ever watch a Pakistani movie but with Netflix, everything is at a click away.

I do plan to watch a Pakistani movie one day. Saw a movie called Cake, remember it having good reviews here. Have no idea what the genre is, but gonna watch it one day.
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Watch it. Great movie with a good message and sensibility.
Some movies from Pakistan on Netflix are really good. If you want typical masala then watch Teefa in Trouble.
Then there in one more I would recommend:
Pinky madam. Very good movie as well.
 
Pakistani cinema ended with Sultan Rahi's death. Never again!!:afridi
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
Watch it. Great movie with a good message and sensibility.
Some movies from Pakistan on Netflix are really good. If you want typical masala then watch Teefa in Trouble.
Then there in one more I would recommend:
Pinky madam. Very good movie as well.
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I remember watching one Pakistani movie which eerily reminded of a tamil movie I had watched a few years before. Turns out the director had plagiarized the tamil movie scene by scene:afridi

That was probably the only full Pakistani movie I have watched, I watched it just to know how they have recreated the movie, which tbh they did a fair job of it.

I'll add Pink memsaab to my Netflix watchlist along with Cake.
 
street cricketer said:
I remember watching one Pakistani movie which eerily reminded of a tamil movie I had watched a few years before. Turns out the director had plagiarized the tamil movie scene by scene:afridi

That was probably the only full Pakistani movie I have watched, I watched it just to know how they have recreated the movie, which tbh they did a fair job of it.

I'll add Pink memsaab to my Netflix watchlist along with Cake.
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Was the Tamil film Soodhu Kavvum? Apparently they had asked for the rights to remake the film, but the producers had already sold them to someone else, so they decided to steal it. They clearly had no shame, or assumed that since Pakistani films are not that popular the producers wont really care.

https://www.moviecrow.com/News/18679/chupan-chupai---an-unofficial-pakistani-remake-of-soodhu-kavvum
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
Watch it. Great movie with a good message and sensibility.
Some movies from Pakistan on Netflix are really good. If you want typical masala then watch Teefa in Trouble.
Then there in one more I would recommend:
Pinky madam. Very good movie as well.
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Not really. The thing is that Pakistani film industry was dead for a long time, and now films are being produced again, so out of pity people give mediocre films good reviews.
 
street cricketer said:
I was flicking through Netflix one day and chanced upon the Pakistani movies genre. Earlier there was no way we could ever watch a Pakistani movie but with Netflix, everything is at a click away.

I do plan to watch a Pakistani movie one day. Saw a movie called Cake, remember it having good reviews here. Have no idea what the genre is, but gonna watch it one day.
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Most Pakistani films are honestly not worth watching. I cant think of one to recommend.

However their is a remake of a cult classic, Maula Jatt, which should be out soon. The trailer looked decent, and this is the first Pakistani film I am planning on watching in 11 years. Will watch it to mainly to see why the original became so popular.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBWdUf7wfaE
 
Gharib Aadmi said:
Not really. The thing is that Pakistani film industry was dead for a long time, and now films are being produced again, so out of pity people give mediocre films good reviews.
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Some of the movies like Cake/Pinky Memsaab are like the golden art movies of India in the 1970s.. with Farookh Sheikh and Deepti Naval/ amol palekar. I personally enjoy such content which is rare in bollywood now. That is why lot of youtube channels like The Viral Fever etc are a big hit.
 
For all the Engineers/MBAs here there is a web series called Panchayat. Very good story line and shows the life of a young engineer who got a job as Gramin Development officer in a remote UP village. Awesome and very relatable content to watch.
 
Gharib Aadmi said:
Was the Tamil film Soodhu Kavvum? Apparently they had asked for the rights to remake the film, but the producers had already sold them to someone else, so they decided to steal it. They clearly had no shame, or assumed that since Pakistani films are not that popular the producers wont really care.

https://www.moviecrow.com/News/18679/chupan-chupai---an-unofficial-pakistani-remake-of-soodhu-kavvum
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Gharib Aadmi said:
Most Pakistani films are honestly not worth watching. I cant think of one to recommend.

However their is a remake of a cult classic, Maula Jatt, which should be out soon. The trailer looked decent, and this is the first Pakistani film I am planning on watching in 11 years. Will watch it to mainly to see why the original became so popular.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBWdUf7wfaE
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Yeah it was soodhu kavvum. They probably thought people won't find out given not many Pakistanis watch south indian films. Honestly, the remake was decent.

I can only watch those movies that are released in ott platform, I'm not sure if maula jatt is releasing in Netflix. I did remember reading good reviews of Cake, so thought of watching it.
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
Some of the movies like Cake/Pinky Memsaab are like the golden art movies of India in the 1970s.. with Farookh Sheikh and Deepti Naval/ amol palekar. I personally enjoy such content which is rare in bollywood now. That is why lot of youtube channels like The Viral Fever etc are a big hit.
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have seen Pinky Memsaab and it was ok to watch on a slow day. It was mostly shot in Dubai. To me it almost seemed like an Indian story of class divide between an Indian housewife and her housemaid.
Very different from the Pakistani TV dramas that we know
 
Need massive investment in cinema if we are to make Pak movies worth watching. I don't see much hope when we don't have any star's nor do we release nearly enough films.
 
Poseidon said:
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Looks like Pakistan too has caught the Bollywood fetish of making movies on wars they ultimately lost:narine

I don't mind watching good war movies from the Pakistani side if the story and making is good, but the trailer looked like a muslim version of Kesari. Not sure "Pakistan aman chahta hai" is a dialogue I would be using in a film based on the 1971 events.
 
Ishrat Made in China - Official Teaser

Lol @0:16 #Ponka . Only Karachite can understand that lingo. :))

 
street cricketer said:
I remember watching one Pakistani movie which eerily reminded of a tamil movie I had watched a few years before. Turns out the director had plagiarized the tamil movie scene by scene:afridi

That was probably the only full Pakistani movie I have watched, I watched it just to know how they have recreated the movie, which tbh they did a fair job of it.

I'll add Pink memsaab to my Netflix watchlist along with Cake.
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Khuda Ke liye, Cake are decent watches. All others you might not get the the humor..if not I would suggested the funny ones.

Among Pakistani propaganda ones Waar is pretty decent for their standards.
 
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