Upcoming Films in cinemas

• Director Roshan Malik's film Azan is under production. Saima, Shaan and Moamar Rana are main actors in the film. He is also working on film Sohna Mahi with Shaan and Veena Malik.New actress Nadia Chodhary has signed producer Joni Malik and director Saeed Ali Khan's film Hony Moon. She will also appear in filmsRehna hay aap ke dil mein and Ghunda Punjab da. Her debuted films were "Gunahon ka Shehar and Ajj da Badmash.Producer Mohammad Jahangir will make film Baadal. Music composer is Wajahat Attre.Director Anjum Pervez will introduced new actor Aslam Raja as villain in his upcoming Punjabi film Shah ji. Main actors in this film are Saima, Imran Khan, Veena Malik, shafqat Cheema and Naghma.Famous singer Shahida Minni will compose music in director Javed Raza's film Do dilon ki dastan.Majajan fame Music director Zulfiqar Ali has completed music in new films like Channa sachi muchi, Gulabo, Zill-e-Shahand Tere ishq nachaya.Khalil-ur-Rehamn Qamar has almost completed his inaugural Punjabi film Channa sachi muchi.Reema's new film Koi mere dil se puchhey is under production, written by Pervez Kaleem.Famous novellist Razia Butt (film Naela, Saiqa, Khalish, Noreen fame) is back again with the story of Punjabi film Gulabo, directed by Sangeeta with Saima, Moamar Rana, Sana, Resham, Babar Ali, Saud, Raheela Agha and Shafqat Cheema. Producer is Chohdry Mohammad Aslam, writer Jaafar Arsh and music by Zulfiqar Ali.Director and actor Javed Sheikh's film Khulay Aasman ke neechay is completed and will be released soon.Senior actor Shahid will play a role in director and actor Shaan's upcoming film Zill-e-shah.Choorian (1998) fame producer Chodhary Karamat Ali will make film Aslam Bhai.Director and writer Naeem Yousuf's Sohni Kurri Chann wargi with Saima, Shaan, Moamar Rana, Sohni, Arbaz Khan and Shafqat Cheema.

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

indian cinema dominating pakistani cinema

The local film industry of pakistan is being dominated by indian cinema because of the provision by the government to allow indian movies to be allowed in pakistani cinemas.Since the inception of this order the indian movies have undoubtedly dominated pakistani movies,the condition of film industry is already presenting a gloomy picture,we think this will add more to the wounds.WE are destroying our culture,becasue movies reflect the culture that exists in our society and with the hegemony of indian movies we are creating a peculiar amalgam of mixed cultures shown by our cinemas.This realy is some thing which needs to be discussed and proper steps should be taked to save our industry.

By Abuzar Salman Khan