Bollywood brings ray of hope for Pak's ailing film industry
The Pakistani film industry is seeing an influx of ready-to-screen Bollywood movies which are really doing good business in theatres across the nation.
By PTI |
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's ailing film industry is on the revival path -- thanks to Bollywood.
Yes, for the first time in many years, the Pakistani film industry is seeing an influx of ready-to-screen Bollywood movies which are really doing good business in theatres across the nation.
For example, the latest Bollywood movie 'Awarapan' produced by Mumbai-based Mahesh Bhatt has become a rage in Pakistan where it has grossed more than Rs 80 million so far since its release last month.
"The Bollywood releases are luring back movie buffs in Pakistan. This is the best moment for this industry in years," Chairman of the Pakistan Cinema Management Association Qaiser Sanaullah reportedly said recently.
"No doubt, the industry is bouncing back. There are a number of Bollywood blockbusters in the pipeline," he said.
Another Bollywood movie which is likely to hit the silver screens in Pakistan is Vinod Khanna-starer 'God Father'. Lollywood (Lahore film industry) star Meera is also in the cast of the movie to be released on Eid-ul-Fitr.
In fact, last year only the Pakistani government had lifted a 40-year-old ban on Indian films by permitting the public screening of 'Sohni Mahiwal', a classic 1984 Bollywood movie based on a popular Punjabi love legend, and another movie of the 1970s -- 'Mughal-e-Azam'.
Yes, for the first time in many years, the Pakistani film industry is seeing an influx of ready-to-screen Bollywood movies which are really doing good business in theatres across the nation.
For example, the latest Bollywood movie 'Awarapan' produced by Mumbai-based Mahesh Bhatt has become a rage in Pakistan where it has grossed more than Rs 80 million so far since its release last month.
"The Bollywood releases are luring back movie buffs in Pakistan. This is the best moment for this industry in years," Chairman of the Pakistan Cinema Management Association Qaiser Sanaullah reportedly said recently.
"No doubt, the industry is bouncing back. There are a number of Bollywood blockbusters in the pipeline," he said.
Another Bollywood movie which is likely to hit the silver screens in Pakistan is Vinod Khanna-starer 'God Father'. Lollywood (Lahore film industry) star Meera is also in the cast of the movie to be released on Eid-ul-Fitr.
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In fact, last year only the Pakistani government had lifted a 40-year-old ban on Indian films by permitting the public screening of 'Sohni Mahiwal', a classic 1984 Bollywood movie based on a popular Punjabi love legend, and another movie of the 1970s -- 'Mughal-e-Azam'.
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