When you’re tired or exhausted from your job, and you want something to chill and relax, there are usually two things that comes to your mind. One’s music, and the other is films. Yeah, 60% of you like listening to your favourite music stars, and rest 40% (including me) tend to think about watching a nice movie. We usually do prefer watching Hollywood and Bollywood movies, but ever wonder/noticed what are those reasons which don’t even allow us to go near ouroriginal Pakistani films? Yeah, I’ll be discussing few points with you (apparently):
1- Cowsheds (Gaaye Bhains ke tabelay)
Almost 95% of songs in Pakistani movies are picturized in those cowsheds, which is really annoying to me atleast. There are beautiful places in Pakistan such as Swat, NWFP and Lahore, but no, cowsheds FTW! And cherry on top, rainfall happens too, ONLY WHEN they start dancing.
2- The angry hero
In Indian movies and songs, you might have seen that the hero is after the heroine, convincing and proposing her, singing love ballads and doing stupid stuff on road with flowers. But when it comes to Pakistani movies, the case is intirely opposite. Here, the guy is always angry and frustrated, and he’s like WTF and seems least bothered about the heroine where as the heroine is after her convincing and singing some lyrically challenged songs 😀
3- The red lipstick
Secrets to make heroine look good. Apply lots of flour on her face, and cover lips with inches of red lipstick. You don’t agree? Here’s the picture 😀
4- The moustache and rifle factor
Pakistan films are not FILMS, if you did not saw any sort of worn out rifles and cartridges in hands. There would be no sensible story, no sensible music and audiovisual editing, no proper direction and production but one thing will be near to perfection.The moustache! I swear I’m not lying. Here’s the proof 😀
5- Posters 😀
And I have no words to describe how promotions are carried out for these films, the posters of these films are so vibrant! The pictures will explain much better.
Danial Shahid 
Hahahah aww reminds me of this research study I did on Pakistani Movies..
You missed out a focal point: the theme.
Cowsheds and red lipsticks apart. Dude, 127 hours was shot under a boulder, and YET it had a theme, a storyline, something gripping to at least have me seated at the edge of the seat …
and Pakistani movies.. well don’t get me started, I might as well copy paste my thesis here 😉 but I won’t steal your thunder.
Well written. I am glad there’s less sexism seen in this post. =p
Thank you WDC, just reading/studying about Pakistani cinema and stuff, these are few common points which I noticed, just penned them down! So far people liked this post, let’s see the future response to it. Thanks for appreciation 🙂
hahah..oye the songs you misedthat really imp. part:D
Haha, there are many things which I missed, writing a blog not a novel, just highlighted the top things! 😛
haha made me laugh :p
Hahahhaa… Nice article.. 😀 LMAO! :p
Thanks Mahrukh, sach likha hai 😀
Nice one! Keep it up!
Do consider the fact that we are so freaking short of GOOD innovative Directors and Producers which has made the Pakistani film industry seem too old ‘out fashioned’! To me, Shoaib Mansoor has been the only person who has really targeted the real issues of the country and portrayed them in a way that the viewer not only becomes aware of social dilemmas but does also enjoy.
The new generation should seriously step up, taking Chinoi’s example to show the world that they surely do have the potential to do something extra ordinary in this regard.
True that man. Well, I observe there are many directors that are working in, InshaAllah Pakistan visual culture will soon progress 🙂