Bilal Lashari | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

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Waar 2 is officially in the making

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KARACHI: It seems like everything is heading in the right direction for Pakistani cinema, as the makers of Waar have already announced its sequel, Waar 2. Waar became the highest grossing film in Pakistan’s cinematic history when it surpassed the Rs200 million mark at the local box office in November, beating Chooriyan’s record-breaking take when […]


Cinema tries to regenerate itself

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Pakistani cinema has undergone perhaps what looks like a renaissance over the past few years, although the process is painfully slow. The ‘golden days’ of the industry, as many still recall, surely brought forward many eminent names over the years, Nadeem Baig, Waheed Murad, Noor Jehan, Shamim Ara to name a few but it was […]


Pakistani cinema’s new unconventional approach

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Sir: Pakistani cinema has undergone an extreme transformation over the past decade. The golden days of the industry, as many still recall, surely brought forward many eminent names over the years — Nadeem Baig, Waheed Murad, Noor Jehan and Shamim Ara to name a few — but they were also followed by the decline of […]


Resurgence of local cinema

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Sir: The thrilling new Pakistani movie Waar has become an instant blockbuster, touted as the most well made Pakistani movie to date. The dramatisation really is applause worthy and so are the performances by all the actors. What is most amusing is that veteran Indian film-maker Ram Gopal Varma has saluted the movie in more […]