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GREAT SUGGESTION
Film actor Yusuf Khan, recently suggested that if the Government and the cinema-owners are so concerned about Pakistani cinemas, they why not screen films of the brother Islamic countries. This is the finest advice coming from a senior artist from Lollywood. “Why Indian films? “Why not films from our own Muslim countries like Iran, Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Egypt and others. That way we will have a wide circuit for our cinemas.Yusuf Khan has pinpointed the right course for the industry and cinema.
Films from Iran and Turkey are regularly sent to international film festivals and are world acclaimed. By screening the films from the Islamic countries, not only will Lollywood learn a lot of technical and artistic details but will also entail a new bond of cultural cooperation between the brotherly Islamic countries, which has been missing since the days of RCD exchanges It will also help dispel some of the mistrust and disinformation that exists between the Islamic countries. That way we will know the names of the heroes and heroines of these countries and a new era of co-operation and friendly endeavors will dawn.
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Charizmatic totally agree with you that art films have never been successful in Pakistan, its not that our filmmakers have not tried making art films. Over the years a number of films have been made but all have flopped.
In a country where people don't watch commercial movies what hope have art movies. Last year a full list appeared in a local newspaper of all the art movies made in Pakistan. I will try to find that article and list the movies.
Some of the examples of art movies made in Pakistan which I can remember are that Faiz Ahmed Faiz, one of Pakistan's most famous poet made a film in the 1950s based on Bengali Fisherman but it flopped but won a award at the Berlin film festival.
Then there is Ashfaq Ahmed, famous PTV Playwright who died recently made "Doop aur Saye" in the 1960s with the same result and also there was the film Neela Parbat.
Another famous Personality who made a art film in the 1970s was Javed Jabbar who was Information Minister in Benazir's government and was also Information Minister in President Musharraf's inital cabinet.
The film he made was the first locally produced English film called "Beyond the last mountain" and the urdu version was "Musafir". The film was based on student politics and had Usman Peerzadha in the lead.
They are numerous other art films that have been made but all have flopped.
One way around this was that our film makers also have made alot of semi-art films. Which are neither totally commercial or art. These films have a strong storyline or a film with a realistic story and have the commercial elements like music,dance, action etc.
This is a more realistic approach and our film makers have been more successful at this. This should be the way forward. Recent examples are films like Laaj.
Our industry does not need films from outside but needs to revive its self. The so called talent is their, so what are we waiting for.
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Another reason why art films have failed in Pakistan most of the time there has been not more them one or two art films made in a year and even thats stopped now.
When 99% of all the films made are totally commercial and the audience is used to watching this and then something comes out of the blue. It will be hard for them to accept it.
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u are wrong, astitva was a huge hit, it made over 20 crores in dvd sales. chandni bar did simular business.
