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We should ban Indian films temporarily in an attempt to create demand for Pakistani films. There is nothing wrong with a country trying to preserve its culture/identity while at the same time helping its economy.
Producers say there aren't enough films to keep cinemas going. Powerful figures in the Pakistan film industry are desperately trying to step up pressure on the government to allow screening of Indian movies in Pakistan. They say this is the only way the country's comatose film industry can be revived.
The ban was imposed after the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965. "The local film industry has proven itself to be completely unable to meet the demands of the local market," says studio owner and producer Shahzad Gul. Mr Gul is one of the few producers who still comes up with an occasional hit.
The Film Producers Association (FPA) and the Cinema Owners Association (CAO) have been repeatedly requesting a meeting with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to press home the urgency of allowing local screening of Indian fare.However, their last request was turned down recently on the grounds that this may not be the right time to raise the issue.
"Bollywood has already invaded our homes. Our cable networks air Indian films the very day they are released in India. Besides, we have easy access to all kinds of CDs and DVDs."Mr Gul and others who support his contention point to the situation on the ground.
Pakistan had 1,300 cinema halls in the 1970s, feasting on an average annual production of around 300 movies. In 2005, the CAO could count only 270 cinema halls across the country with most of the rest having been converted into gas stations, shopping malls or car showrooms.
You post the same in all the threads?Allowing India to educate the minds of future generations is not a clever idea. Their morality, principles, and ethics are very different from the values a Muslim nation like Bangladesh needs.
In their culture, it's a cute sexy little dance katrina kaif is doing, something worth admiring and appreciating, something you're happy if your little daughter learns to do(and gets a role in some movie). In our culture, these people are considered vulgar and indecent, and this is not something parents try to get their children to do. It is a form of prostitution that they do, making money by flaunting their bodies in front of audiences of millions.


Or you can make good films temporarily atleast for a healthy competition!We should ban Indian films temporarily in an attempt to create demand for Pakistani films.
Also, there's nothing wrong in making good films, so do it for god's sake.There is nothing wrong with a country trying to preserve its culture/identity while at the same time helping its economy.
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How many of those art -type and social issues concerning films like ---Khuda Ke Liye , Ramchand Pakistani and Bol can an ordinary person watch ?
People watch movies to get some entertainment not to get educated in social evils.
Also if you let in Hollywood with its explicit scenes and skin , then banning Bollywood is pure hypocrisy.
good but i want to add here that entertainments are planned source of propaganda, turning people's mind over particular issues and moreover promotion of specific culture so there is only need to keep check (even in India all entertainments are passed through specific filtration process).
Banning any creative, artistic output not a wise move, we have to let people freely think and analyze ideas of entertainments.
India started developing when the market was opened to all,same goes for China.Moral of the story,there should be competition if we want to bring out better quality products.We should ban Indian films temporarily in an attempt to create demand for Pakistani films. There is nothing wrong with a country trying to preserve its culture/identity while at the same time helping its economy.
Govt censorship is something to be frowned at. People should watch whatever they want. Pakistani film industry should try to compete and work hard and produce quality products. There is a bigger market in india. If we like their stuff im sure some of our quality dramas wil do well in india too
if Indian movies are banned most of the cinemas will show movies not suited for under 18 people. Bcz there is nothing else that can bring large number of people