Archive for category Pakistan

According to a local report, veteran Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah expressed the hope that Pakistani directors would stop making films which were bad copies of Bollywood. Naseeruddin Shah is a stellar actor, who has enchanted audiences with his acting prowess over the years, also does not shy away from issuing a bold statement every now […]

In 2015, the industry has experienced a wave of hits including Wrong No., Bin Roye, Karachi se Lahore, Jalaibee and Manto, amongst many others. The box office success of Pakistan’s Oscar entry Moor (Mother), which is playing at Busan’s ‘A Window on Asian’ cinema strand, is just one example of the remarkable revival that the […]

Lollywood has released about 10 Urdu films this year, the highest ever in more than three decades. Shelly Walia, Qz.com Pakistan’s once-withering film industry is on the verge of a renaissance. Lollywood – an unofficial name of the industry, centred around Lahore – has released about 10 Urdu films this year, the highest ever in more than three decades. […]

WRITTEN BY Shelly Walia Pakistan’s once-withering film industry is on the verge of a renaissance. Lollywood—an unofficial name of the industry, centered around Lahore—has released about 10 Urdu films this year, the highest ever in more than three decades. These films have explored genres ranging from romance and comedy to drama and tragedy, receiving both […]

Pakistan is currently witnessing a rennaissance of its once nearly defunct film industry. Nadeem F. Paracha takes a closer look at how the times have changed. Until 1979, Pakistan’s film industry was churning out an average of 50 to 80 films a year. Then quite suddenly the industry began to fall apart. The main reasons […]

Islamabad, Aug 11 (IANS): Pakistani film industry seems to be doing well and this is “nothing short of a Phoenix-like rise from the ashes”, said a leading Pakistani daily on Tuesday. An editorial “Film revival?” in the Dawn said that just a few years ago, anyone making the prediction would have been dismissed for building castles […]

Decline of film industry began in the 1990s when trend of violence in films picked up BY EMANUEL SARFRAZCORRESPONDENT Islamabad: Three years ago Pakistan’s film industry was at its lowest ebb. Hardly a dozen movies were being made annually and those too were mostly in Punjabi and Pushto. Nobody wanted to watch local Urdu films […]

With barely half a dozen films made each year, Pakistan’s movie industry is in a bad state. Young Pfilm-maker Yasir Jaswal hopes to raise the bar with his crime caper. A small bunch of enthusiastic cinema lovers have come together to make an attempt to revive Pakistani’s movie industry with their film Jalaibee that releases […]