Has the music of Tarap been released in Pakistan.

Taj Mahal will get the better business even though it has been huge flop everywhere. Thanks to our media which in the last couple of weeks is aggressively promoting the film.

Just wish our media could do the same when it comes to Pakistani films.

I am hoping that both films flop.

Golimoro2 you have made an excellent point and I am also thinking on the same wave length. We firstly need to get our industry on the same level as the Indians and then we can provide competition to the Indians.

Nice to have you back.

One thing which is interesting that after selling your shop in Shahalmi or also called Shah Alam Market which is the biggest wholesale market in the Punjab you have gone and bought a shop on M.M Alam Road.

For a person who loves the inner Lahore then why go and buy a shop in a upmarket area like Gulberg.

With Taj Mahal getting released on the 28 April and then Mughal-e-Azam getting released on 2nd June. It will be interesting when will tarap will get released.

This is a problem which alot of local filmmakers will face in the coming months if Indian films are screened in Pakistan on a regular basis.

The Cinema owners will prefer to release Indian films firstly and then Pakistani films. This will mostly effect Urdu films and not Punjabi.

One thing which I cannot understand how the hell is the screening of Indian films is going to improve our industry.

Sorry I could not reply before. I have the information and it is in Urdu. Is it anything good. If not then over the weekend I will type it and post it.

Her first film was released in 1990. So its been 16 years. She is probably between 35-40 years old.

Common Standard you started all this. Why then are acting like an idiot. Yaar ham sab Paindoo hi teek hai.

You standard can carry on acting like a Mummy Daddy bacha.

Brilliantly put Charizmatic. Just wish they are more people like you around.

Paki lion it is just rubbish that the media is comparing our films with indians film so that we don't copy them. The media loves critizing Pakistani films and can never write anything positive about them. It just wants to find faults in our films and somehow or another brand the film a copy of some Indian film.

This is why I agree with Charizmatic that we have a huge inferior complex problem. We are still living as second class citizens.

Standard I have seen the films that you have mentioned and tell me how are these films copies of Indian films. Yes the names have been copied from Indian films. Tell me if there is anything else copied.

No one ever mentions that Sanjay Leena Bansani's film "Hum Dil Day Chukay Sanam's first half is an exact copy of Syed Noor's Sargham.

I agree with Straight that even tomorrow if our industry starts making the best films in the world our public is so obessesed with Indian films, Indian channels and Indian music. That people will just watch Bollywood films in our Cinemas. It shows how patriotic we really are. Like it or not but the fact is majority of our public worships Indian entertainment and for them to see Pakistani stuff is an insult.

Say for example in 6 months time Karan Johar's "Kabhi Alvida Na Kahna" gets released with Shoaib Mansoor's "Khuda Kay Liye" or Javed Shiekh's "Khullay Asmaan Kay Neechay". Our public will watch Karan Johars film for sure and then I will be interested to see what happens to the Pakistani films. Will they be flops if they are even better then the Indian film ?

Why does our print media when reviewing Pakistani films always have to compare them with Indian films. This is something unjustified and unfair. Why can't they just take the films on face value and review what they see.

Sangeeta's "Kangan" was supposed to have been released today and Tadap is scheduled for the 28th April.

An interview of Shaan which was more than 30 mins was on DM Digital Gold today.

Well Paki lion and Charizmatic both of you have been critical of Shaan and have termed Majajan another run of the mill Punjabi film should read the above review.

No standard this is not the first Punjabi film in DTS Sound. In 2004 a film called Jageer was in DTS sound and last year the film Daku Hasina was in DTS sound also.

Of the clips from the film I have been the picture quality is very good.

Here is the translation.

Great Story, Dialogues, Music and Photography the Hallmarks Of Majajan.

With Gujjar and Badmash type films ruling the roost a film like Majajan is a breath of fresh air.

Only films like Majajan can take the film industry forward. Majajan story is different from the norm.

Right at the start Shaan is shown as married to Madiha Shah but this marriage is a comprimise between two families. Both Shaan and Madiha Shah now this.

To make things more interesting the writer has included a murder in the proceedings but this really was not needed.

The film takes a huge turn with the introduction Saima in the film. Saima comes to the village and is shown as a marasan (singer) and our hero falls in love at first sight.

On the other hand Madiha's brother wants to avenge a murder. Of who I have no idea because it does not say. Only STRAIGHT can inform us.

Shaan's father who has always protected his child in every situation this time stays on the sidelines after finding out about his son's feelings for Saima.

He orders Saima to leave the village which she does. Even after Saima leaves the village Shaan cannot forget her. He is deeply in love with her.

After this the film shows how Shaan fights society and everyone else to obtain his love.

I won't tell you the ending.

Ruksana Noor has written the script but dialogues and screenplay are from Syed Noor.

The Sufiyana life style has been shown and at the end the film has been inspired by Bulley Shah's life.

Music by Zulifiqar Ali is good.

Whenever Shaan has been given an opportunity to act outside the gujjar and badmash films he has proved that what a wonderful actor he is.

Its not Shaan's wish that he wanted to become the next Sultan Rahi but its the wishes of the producers.

One sees the real Shaan in Majajan. The Shaan which viewers saw in Saqib Malik's video Khamaj.

The photography is also very good.

Not a complete review but this is the translation.

The best film that Pervez Kaleem made was "Gunah" his first film as director. It was Saud's first film sldo and the film had a really good subject.

Recently I read that he has decided to do a Punjabi film and for that he is putting on weight. I do feel sorry for him but he is not the only one.

Nearly all the new faces which have come into the film industry in the last few years have failed to make the grade.

We are truly going to miss someone of the calibre of Amjad Bobby but I hope that our film industry uses the talent of Amjad Bobby's son Faisal Bobby.

More on the same news:

Taken from the Post:

Majajan has broken record for Lollywood, the set by Reema Khan's Koi Tuj Sa Kahan a year before. Majajan earned one lac 28 thousand rupees while its nearest competitor Koi Tuj Sa Kahan earned one lac 11 thousand rupees on the first day at cinemas. “Majajan has termed out to be oxygen for the Pakistani film industry,” said Syed Noor, director of Majajan.


The above does not make sense. Are the collections from just one Cinema or all the Cinemas from Lahore.

Telephone number of Evernew film studios is 7830035-38.

They use to have a website but the link is not working anymore.

You will need to speak to Sajjad Gul or Shehzad Gul.

EVERNEW ENTERTAINMENT (PVT) LTD.    

Address: 17-L,Gulberg-II,Opp:D.H.L.
   
City: Lahore

Phone: 5750044, 5750041    

FAX: 5712734    

The censorboard is totally corrupt and the people involved are taking huge bribes especially the censorboard Chairman. The government as usual is sleeping.

Standard I have also read the news item and in that regard you are right but the newspaper has made a mistake.

The rest of the cast is Nadeem,Shafi Mohammad, Atiqa Odouo, Saud and Suraj. No mention of the female lead.

I am happy that you have liked it Straight. The film has got very positive reports in the press and has been declared a massive hit.

The film is much better then Choorian.

I have also read about it and is it not sad that someone has invested money in the latest technical facilties and no one is using it.

Standard In Raja Sahab Adil Murad was the solo hero with Sahiba. So Charizmatic is right. Even he is the son of the great Waheed Murad but I feel he is not hero material.

Standard you have said that Kumar Sanu has copied "Aik Dilbar say". Is it for his private album or for a film.

I now that the song Aik dilbar say" is from Dil to Pagal hai. Brilliant song. All the songs of the film are really nice. The girl is called Afreen.

Well Majajan has been released all over Pakistan this Friday and surprise surprise the film has been declared a massive hit. It has opened to packed audiences and has gone "House Full" all over. People are buying tickets in the black to see Maajan. Well this is what two leading Urdu dailies have reported.

What is surprising is how can a film be declared a hit after one just day. Any how my best wishes to Saima and Co and I hope the film is a hit.

This is what was reported in the Daily Jinnah:

Standard in which film is the song "Aik dilber say".