Cheap jokes in Punjabi Theatres

The type of jokes in local theaters of Pakistan have zero value on moral and ethical basis.Most of the artists use jokes directly or indirectly related to mothers,sisters and all family relations.They don't give respect to females,gender is exploited in almost all the theater plays in Lahore, Faisalabad , Multan and Lahore.The words and language used about family relations are degrading to such extent that a person with nominal intellect will consider it worst exploitation of family relations and values.

By Muhammad Hamza Zahid

Pakistan Film Censor Board Invites Proposals for Revival of Film Industry

Chairman Sub Committee of Senate Standing Committee on Culture and Chairman Pakistan Film Censor Board Barrister Malik Shahnawaz Noon has invited proposals for the revival of film industry in the country.

In a statement, he asked the members of all segment of society including the film industry to submit proposals through email, post, phone and fax s that they could be finalized. He aid the recommendations will be presented before the Senate Standing Committee on Culture and they will be submitted to the Prime Minister for approval. He assured all out support for the revival of film industry.Malik Shahnawaz Noon said that Pakistan has great potential in the field of film technology and can produce best films. He said the member of the committee which was formed to prepare the recommendations belongs to film industry which will hold its first meeting on December 30 in Islamabad.He appealed to the masses to submit their recommendations regarding revival of film industry.

Written by Maman Afzal

Another controversy in film industry (Meeras Marriage Scandal)

In the bankrupt and aged Lollywood, the film industry of Pakistan, thing remain dull round the year and the same old heroines try to raise some stunts just to get their limelight in the media. Meera is famous for her immaculate English and her almost nude dances in the Indian movies. She has just found yet another chance.

Crying and trying to speaking her own version of English, Meera explained to the leery reporters that she was the country’s leading heroin, and that is why she was being setup by some Atiq ur Rehman, who claims that he is the husband of Meera. The man has also filed a report in the police station in Lahore, and has produced audiotapes and pictures of him with Meera, in which Meera is expressing her profound love with the Atiq.

Things are quiet interesting on this front. What do you think the real story is?

By Abuzar Salman Khan

Obcene and vulgar dance in theatres

Pakistani theatre is on the decline because of vulgar dances and cheap dialogue, speakers at a discussion titled Theatrical trends in Pakistan at the Kinnaird College University (KCU) said on Tuesday.The discussion was organised by the Kinnaird College Media Society and included representatives from various genres of theatre in Pakistan. Artist Usman Peerzada said theatre was losing its “golden traditions” because of commercialism. He said playwrights were not focusing on script and vulgar dances were being staged to attract the audience. He said Pakistani artists had to face humiliation abroad when dramas based on vulgar dances were referred to as Pakistani theatre.

Dance is a very important part of the theatre but obscene dances without a theme spoil the artistic touch,” he added. Dramatic clubs should be set up at schools and universities to promote theatre, he said.
Actor Irfan Khoosat said professionals were not contributing to promote theatre because they were not being paid appropriately. “Weak scripts and bias by art councils is the cause of theatre’s downfall,” he added. He criticised art councils for supporting selected people and the censor board for allowing dance on stage. He urged the government to patronise artists to promote theatre.

By Khizer Shahid

Ban imposed on cinemas by legal authorties on show of vulgar movies

Pakistan Film and Censor Board Chairman Barrister Shahnawaz Noon on Sunday night sealed two cinemas, acting upon public complaints that they showed vulgar movies. A seven-member team of the board, assisted by local police, raided Shabistan and Motti Mehal Cinemas and found that they were showing vulgar English movies. Shahnawaz Noon said the raids were made after receiving several complaints of vulgarity against these cinemas. “The team found that Shabistan and Motti Mehal Cinemas were showing vulgar movies. Hence, their machinery was taken into board’s custody and they were sealed till next order,” he said. He said administration of the cinemas managed to escape and investigations are underway

By Muhammad Fawad Riaz

The Restoration of Cinema's Past Glory is indispensable

Reminiscing about cinema one is automatically teleported to the 60s and 70s better known as ‘The Golden era of Pakistani cinema,’ the heydays when first-class movies were produced and cinema goers thronged the theatres. Lollywood was not only a source of pride but was also a reservoir of pure delight and pleasure for its viewers. It is during this era that the Pakistani film industry was commended for having produced some of the most memorable and recognised films such as Armaan and Teri Yaad.
Names like Waheed Murad, Nadeem and Muhammad Ali managed to change the face of cinema and earn the status of living legends. Even today these names are alive in the hearts of all, so much so that a simple mention of these names is enough to take someone down memory lane and bring a smile to their face. It is Lollywood’s glorious past that has kept cinema kicking and going and the faith of the people that has enabled it to survive all these years. The masses still believe that cinema has more to offer and that it will soon reach its true potential and deliver quality productions it once boasted.
The desire for Lollywood to make a comeback and create entertaining films with quality cast has been burning within the hearts of many Pakistanis for years now. And just when this flame was on the verge of dying out, it seems like efforts have been directed towards cinema’s uplift. The day the general public’s proclivity towards seeing new faces and more variety in their heroes and heroines translates into reality does not seem far now.

By Hussein Mehdi