The revival of Pakistani Cinema
It was the time when I was child and in my village when it was Thursday, the whole people were not only happy but were free from all sorts activities before 9:00 o'clock. It was not a visit by any MPA/MNA or other chieftain but the time for URDU FEATURE FILM. The music, the dialogues and the acting was awesome. The heroes were our own speaking our own languages, showing our own culture and villages and cities. Songs by Noor Jahan, Mehdi Hassan, Mehnaz, Ghualm Ali, etc were our own songs. The cinemas were full and the films were super hits. It was hen all of a sudden the film industry slowed down. It was due to many reasons but the religious extremism, lack of government attention and more attention on law and order by government we got almost null films of quality. Although there were some movies by Syed Noor, Ajab Gul and other producers but the quality was totally compromised. It was not Nadeem, Shahid, Mohammad Ali, Ghulam Mohiyuddin, Munawar Zareef, Nana...