suhaibonline
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this is wat a hollywood actor called bollywood.
it is quite old, i cant remember who it was.
this is true indeed, 9 out 10 films are hollywood rip offs, and the one which ppl think is a new script is a lollywood rip off.
copywood is just a stinky place, it is surving because of the many muslims there.
pakikababa
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that hollywood actor must be called mohammad or aslam .hahah.read this.
Forced viewing
By Saaduddin
The decision by PEMRA (Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) to reinforce the ban on Indian channels has come as a surprise to most viewers. The recent thawing of ice on both sides of the Indo-Pak border had sparked hope among the people (including cable operators) that this would lead to further relaxation of the 'entertainment embargo.' But that has not taken place. 'Cable operators are violating the rules and further violations are to be dealt with strictly,' was the rationale stated for the re-enforcement.
The actual reason behind all this is the common cause taken up by the private channels and media companies who have bought airtime on PTV. These 'aggrieved' parties have long been campaigning for the ban. Their gripe is that the Indian channels, especially Star Plus, eat into the advertising pie on which they all depend. This seems to be an acceptable justification, but if we look at it from the consumer's perspective, then this is simply a confession by our media managers admitting that they are facing an acute drought in the imagination department, which is a result of their aloofness from what viewers demand.
Since the last half decade or so, the average Pakistani viewer has switched allegiances to Indian programming. The last three years have seen a complete whitewash of Pakistani drama serials (which were once our forte) by the 'soaps' from Star Plus and Sony Television. This trend cannot be reversed through any administrative order, as was the case with the film industry.
During the 1950s, film producers launched a campaign against movies imported from India. Their plea was similar to the agenda being pursued by local TV big shots today. The film producers wanted to protect the local industry and the government relented to their demand. Thus Dev Anand's Jaal became the first movie to be banned. From hereon, the Pakistani film industry's stalwarts were the only ones left in the field. They enjoyed prosperity at the expense of film-goers, while their quality started to deteriorate since their wasn't any competition. To top it all, they started to blatantly copy plots, songs and even dialogues from Indian movies. Their method was simple. They used to watch Indian movies in Kabul and then narrate the entire story to their scriptwriters who then 'Pakistanized' the screenplay. This is how some of our 'classics' emerged.
In those days, the common Pakistani viewer was without television, VCR or satellite channels. They had to watch whatever was offered to them. As time went by TV sets became common, but the real change came with the entry of the VCR. This gift from the Gulf boom radically changed the viewing habits of the entertainment starved Pakistanis. Now there was a window of opportunity where they could view the latest releases with fresh faces and superior production values.
The result of this new technology was devastating for our film industry as people discarded Pakistani movies and despite the ban on Indian movies, people watched these not in theatres but at home, thus depriving film theatre owners of any possible income.
The alternative solution to this 'problem' lies in a creative approach from local media managers who can make viewers switch to Pakistani channels by putting some imagination into programmes. This is not an outlandish thought. The success of PTV's Nite Time Transmission is evidence of what is possible if media men put their heads together and come up with something of interest to viewers. Similarly, ARY has created a niche for itself with Views On News. The same can be achieved in entertainment too, which is the actual breadwinner for any channel.
Some sections of society have proposed that only Indian news channels should be banned as they carry venomous propaganda, but others claim this ban is unnecessary as it deprives our viewers of an opportunity to know what the other side is saying and more importantly, how they are saying it. Indian news channels offer quite a diversified approach, i.e. from Zee TV's jingoistic antics to the empirical reporting of NDTV. This is a powerful argument as the viewers are not stupid. They will not get carried away by just anything that is dished out to them. People have developed the sense that can prevent them from getting swept off their feet.
Administrative decrees can only grant a temporary lease of life to the local entertainment industry. But in the long run this will bring a severe backlash, similar to the one suffered by our film industry.
---------- also the fact that the muslim actors in indian movies are all indians and degrade pakistan the first opportunity they get,
karan
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yeah ! thats the irony of the stupid religon u idiots follow, stay deprived in ur life and worry bout things in afterlife.hahahaha
karan
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this idiot who's written teh above post is such a friggin motherf**kin idiot . tell him how indian movies rule the roost rite now and that pakistan doesnt produce jack. that s why their artists are begging our politicians to grant them our citizenship. hahahah
desibaba
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Mr. suhaib first learn English and if only you can start writing in English.
Almighty Lord Krishna, the well wisher and the whole and sole of the world is a male and not a female.
This holy name doesnt sound good from yur Mouth. So better try to keep it out of yur reach.
