Pakistani cinemas will screen Iranian and Turkish films to fill void - Film & TV

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Nayyar passes away</a></h2> </article>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="grid grid--center"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths palm--one-whole">  <div class="story__time caps push-half--top push--bottom"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T09:59:25+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Nov 13, 2016</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:59am</span></span></div>   <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1176571" class="story__title push-half--top size-twelve"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161114044009/http://images.dawn.com/news/1176571/pakistani-cinemas-will-screen-iranian-and-turkish-films-to-fill-void" class="story__link">Pakistani cinemas will screen Iranian and Turkish films to fill void</a></h2> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item four-fifths palm--one-whole">  <div class="story__authors push--ends"> <div class="grid grid--full"> <div class="grid__item one-quarter palm--one-whole"> <div class="grid grid--full"> <div class="grid__item one-quarter visuallyhidden--palm"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161114044009im_/http://i.dawn.com/users/233.jpg?160607021937" class="story__authors__pic"> </div> <div class="grid__item three-quarters palm--one-whole"> <p class="story__authors__name caps size-four soft-half--left"><a href="/web/20161114044009/http://images.dawn.com/authors/233">Munnazzah Raza</a></p> <p class="story__authors__heading caps size-two soft-half--left">Staff Writer</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid__item seven-tenths visuallyhidden--palm"> <p class="size-five story__authors__story__excerpt">Will this move prove fruitful as Indian films aren't screening? We find out</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <main> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item one-whole">  <article class="story story--single push-half--sides"> <div class="grid grid--center"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths palm--one-whole"> <div class="slideshow portable--one-whole slideshow--main " data-slick="{ "dots": true, "dotsClass": "slideshow__pager", "asNavFor": null, "cssEase": "ease", "speed": 200, "autoplaySpeed": 4000, "slidesToScroll": 1, "slidesToShow": 1, "responsive": [{"breakpoint": 480, "settings":{"slidesToShow":1, "slidesToScroll":1}},{"breakpoint": 720, "settings":{"slidesToShow":1, "slidesToScroll":1}}], "fade": false }"> <div class="slideshow__slide slideshow__slide--first slideshow__slide--horizontal" style="">  <figure class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <div class="media__item "><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161114044009im_/http://i.dawn.com/large/2016/11/5826fbf69d7fa.gif" alt="Will this move prove fruitful as Indian films aren&#39;t screening? We find out"/></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">Will this move prove fruitful as Indian films aren't screening? We find out</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid--full"> <div class="grid__item seven-eighths palm--one-whole"> <div class="story__content soft-half--ends"> <div class="grid grid--full"> <div class="grid__item one-twelfth palm--one-whole visuallyhidden--palm"> </div> <div class="grid__item eleven-twelfths palm--one-whole"> <p class="">As the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161114044009/http://images.dawn.com/news/1176335/pakistani-cinemas-stop-screening-of-indian-films">ban on Indian content</a> persists, Pakistani cinema owners and film distributors hope to bring about a change in the cinema experience for audiences by screening Iranian, Turkish and hopefully Chinese and South Korean films.</p><p class="">Film distribution company IMGC's Chairman Shaikh Amjad Rashid and Mohsin Yaseen of Cinepax management speak with Images on screening foreign films in Pakistan.</p><p class="">"It's in the initial states right now. We've decided to screen films from Iran and Turkey to fill the gap of Indian films," says Rashid.</p><p class="">"Yes. We are looking at different options from around the world to fill the gap, as Turkish dramas had a good following in Pakistan, we feel their movies will have a good impact too. Currently, we only play films from Hollywood, Bollywood and Pakistan," echoes Mohsin Yaseen of Cinepax (Karachi) management.</p><figure class="media one-whole palm--one-whole "> <div class="media__item "><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161114044009im_/http://i.dawn.com/primary/2016/11/5826f5dc05910.gif" alt="The hit Turkish drama 'Ishq e Mamnoon' went viral in Pakistan and girls couldn't stop gushing over Behl乴."/></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">The hit Turkish drama 'Ishq e Mamnoon' went viral in Pakistan and girls couldn't stop gushing over Behl眉l.</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p><p class="">This move comes because local productions aren't enough to sustain Pakistani cinemas. </p><p class="">Says Yaseen, "Hollywood has a set number of releases around the year and these films have a certain market following. Bollywood has a huge market following but due to the political scenario there will always be uncertainty. Pakistani movies are coming in but they are limited in quantity, and are not enough to run 52 weeks of cinema business in a year. And Iranian films have good international repute, some Iranian directors have won international awards as well."</p><p class="">However, both agree that this won't necessarily be a permanent move. The chairman explains: "If the ban on Indian films is lifted, this will fizzle out because they (Iranian and Turkish films) will not yield a profitable response; they're very different from Pakistani culture."</p><blockquote> <p class="">Although Turkish dramas like <em>Ishq e Mamnoon</em>, <em>Fatima Gull</em> and <em>Mera Sultan</em> went viral in Pakistan, it's costly to buy their rights. But Yaseen hopes that Turkish films will be just as popular as these TV dramas.</p></blockquote> <p class="">The reason being Indian films don't have a language barrier and our culture closely mirrors theirs. Additionally, the Pakistani audience is more receptive to Indian artists because they are popular here and are frequently seen in TV commercials, he explains.</p><p class="">"Iranian artists are new (to our audience), even I don't know who their top actor or actress is," says Rashid. "However, this experiment can be done and it can be said that there is potential by placing one or two films."</p><p class="">Although Turkish dramas like <em>Ishq e Mamnoon</em>, <em>Fatima Gull</em> and <em>Mera Sultan</em> went viral in Pakistan, Rashid explains that they stopped playing here because it became costly to buy the rights. Plus, the traction died down.</p><figure class="media one-whole palm--one-whole "> <div class="media__item "><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161114044009im_/http://i.dawn.com/primary/2016/11/5826f64e82790.gif" alt="Turkish drama 'Fatima Gull' became famous in Pakistan owing to Turkish actress Beren Saat."/></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">Turkish drama 'Fatima Gull' became famous in Pakistan owing to Turkish actress Beren Saat.</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p><p class="">"We had some advantage through Turkish dramas but there's a difference in TV audience and the cinema audience," he explains. "It's about paying money to go watch a show, as opposed to sitting at home and watching one which is available on cable."</p><p class="">Yaseen, on the other hand, is hopeful that the films will be as successful as the Turkish shows. "This formula worked on TV content. We are experimenting on a similar pattern as we have seen few screeners of the films and they are amazing and I'm sure our audience will like these movies as well.</p><p class="">On screening foreign films, IMGC aims create a trade system with Iran and Turkey and also bring China on board. "There should be a barter system. In new markets we should do a barter system, Pakistani films should also be screened there," says the chairman.</p><blockquote> <p class="">Rashid discloses that a Pak-China film is in the works penned by Amjad Islam, which will be directed by Shehzad Rafique. </p></blockquote> <p class="">He adds, "South Korea is making exceptional movies nowadays, and we should explore China (as a market), even if 5% are released there it'll be profitable. When Pakistani films were released in China they did really well and were screening for years."</p><p class="">Although China is a viable option, as it is the second largest market after the U.S., there are a few considerations to note. For example, only 20% of foreign films are allowed to be screened in Chinese cinemas, the rest are all local productions. </p><figure class="media one-whole palm--one-whole media--uneven"> <div class="media__item "><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161114044009im_/http://i.dawn.com/primary/2016/11/5826f6c975a14.gif" alt="Another Turkish drama which become outrageously popular among Pakistani audiences was 'Mera Sultan'."/></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">Another Turkish drama which become outrageously popular among Pakistani audiences was 'Mera Sultan'.</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p><p class="">"When the Indian PM went to China he took an Indian film distributor with him to sign a film agreement with them. It's unfortunate that when Pakistani officials go they don't take anybody from the film industry or try to get the agreements signed," says Rashid.</p><p class="">However, efforts are being made on both fronts to strengthen ties with China. He discloses that a Pak-China film is in the works penned by Amjad Islam, which will soon be directed by Shehzad Rafique. They're planning on taking two actresses; one from Pakistan and one from China. The working title of which is <em>Rishta Hai Pyaar Ka</em> and shooting will begin after winter.</p><p class="">Both, Yaseen and Rashid agree that it will take a long period of time till people become comfortable with the idea of foreign films. 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Danish</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T16:40:19+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T16:40:19+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 04:40pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Great step forward. Pakistani experiment with Turkish content and its remarkable success itself is an evidence of Pakistan's hunger for international content other than Indian. we as a society can relate more closely to Turkish and Iranian mindset than with India.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Feroze Danish" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73003">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73003">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73004"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Khurram</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T16:43:42+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T16:43:42+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 04:43pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Great. They are lot less vulgar than Indian films.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Khurram" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73004">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73004">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73008"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Adnan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:00:03+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:00:03+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:00pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>The lady in red is beautiful</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Adnan" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73008">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73008">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73010"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">zahid</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:01:11+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:01:11+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:01pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>WELCOME</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="zahid" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73010">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73010">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73011"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">shahid</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:02:03+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:02:03+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:02pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>The fact is watching Indian movies and listening to Indian music is our second nature. Indian movies were the only reason for the advent of multiplexes in Pakistan. This also provided an opportunity of revival to our local films. Watching Turkish drama for free on TV is something different than actually going to the cinema and paying to watch them. Exhibition of Indian films is the only solution to keep the cinemas going.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="shahid" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73011">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73011">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73013"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">shahid</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:03:56+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:03:56+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:03pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Feroze Danish Seriously? How many Turkish or Indian songs and dances you have heard at our local weddings? We share extremely close cultural ties with India. We were one country few decades ago </p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="shahid" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73013">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73013">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73014"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">master</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:05:55+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:05:55+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:05pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Agree, it is time pakistan must now explore outside,</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="master" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73014">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73014">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73015"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Najum</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:12:45+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:12:45+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:12pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Great. Except our own culture, we want to be everything including Iranians, Arabs and now Turkish.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Najum" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73015">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73015">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73017"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Muhammad</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:14:24+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:14:24+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:14pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>I understand the current spat between india and pakistan and it is absolutely fine to show foreign content but we cant and shouldn't shy from ground reality. Pakistani cinemas right now need indian movies to sustain and make profits as our industry is not churning enough movies to produce profits for cinemas and indian movies have a very strong following among the masses and only they can sustain the cinemas till our industry starts to produce movies in bulk. Without a doubt the quality of our films have improved and our audiences do go to watch them but it is still in a weak stage and we need more cinemas to support our industry which in turn needs support from Bollywood (no other cinema can fill the void at this time). Ban on Indian drams wont affect the TV audience as our TV industry is already very strong and doesn't need indian soap operas but our cinemas atleast for some years need them. Lets be logical and not emotional for once</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Muhammad" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73017">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73017">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73019"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Zi</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:30:30+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:30:30+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:30pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Good decision.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Zi" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73019">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73019">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73020"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Balaji</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:32:40+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:32:40+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:32pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Good luck from India. Please go ahead!! </p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Balaji" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73020">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73020">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73021"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">anjum</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:33:04+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:33:04+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:33pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Muhammad Ok to accept influences, but we MUST get inspired by and get a vision to emulate nations like Turkey and Iran and their very advanced culture, cloth, food, values etc to move on and de-link from the hindustani way of life</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="anjum" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73021">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73021">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73023"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">GANA</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:33:52+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:33:52+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:33pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>No harm in trying Turkish and Iranian films,</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="GANA" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73023">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73023">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73024"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">faisal</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:34:40+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:34:40+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:34pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>why don't they go for chines Serials?</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="faisal" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73024">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73024">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73026"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Indian Star power </span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:38:48+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:38:48+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:38pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Great. We Indians support it fully.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Indian Star power " class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73026">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73026">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73027"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">anjum</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T17:39:52+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T17:39:52+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 05:39pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@shahid Well it all about change. The various society leaders and opinion leaders from all stratos must to it first. Talk about it, copy it etc. They must move first then the masses will get inspired and will follow. So many Iranian, Turk and Arabs are married with pakistani men and women. Wonderful. I want my kids to do the same to move on in cultural sense. Iran, Turkey are so advanced societies.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="anjum" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73027">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73027">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73032"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Muhammad</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:03:35+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:03:35+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:03pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@anjum I am not against supporting our own culture but right now our cinemas do need indian movies as ppl are connected to indian cinemas. Face the facts iranian and turkish movies wont attract that much audience as Indian movie would. And whether we like it or not we (atleast Punjab and sindh) are culturally closer to India compared to middle east. We can have shawarmas and falafel every now and then but not every day. We simply can not substitute it with our local daal chawal, aloo gosht. I am not saying that iranian and turkish movies shouldnt be shown. Thats a very good step but they can not simply help our cinemas to revive or sustain. We need indian movies till the time our own industry isnt producing movies in bulk . Lolly wood is making good movies now but not enough</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Muhammad" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73032">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73032">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73033"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Khwarezmi</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:03:45+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:03:45+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:03pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Indian movies can not be watched with family. I have met Indians who have said the same. </p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Khwarezmi" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73033">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73033">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73036"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Tariq Shah</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:07:12+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:07:12+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:07pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>What a wonderful idea, please do this. The public should support these cinema owners by helping recoup their investment. Good riddance to trashy, vulgar, cheesy and completely alien to our culture Indian movies. </p> <p>I would love it if we completely shed Indian culture and values and instead concentrate on movies from Muslim countries, we can look to other nations as well with the Muslim world, there are a lot of very intelligent movies made with sensible messages to society as well as being very entertaining, </p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Tariq Shah" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73036">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73036">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73038"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Tariq Shah</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:12:06+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:12:06+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:12pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Najum In the US, the public loves to watch movies from all over the world, do you want to be one dimensional like india? All they watch is themselves, but in private they worship Hollywood.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Tariq Shah" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73038">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73038">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73039"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">sachin</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:14:56+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:14:56+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:14pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@shahid Let there be an experiment. Read carefully and you 'll see that the cineplexnowners say that Pakistani audience will not accept and hat Indian movies are closer to our culture. </p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="sachin" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73039">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73039">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73040"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Striver</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:19:37+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:19:37+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:19pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>THE ONLY REASON CINEMA OWNERS WANT INDIAN MOVIES IS BECAUSE PKs ARE NOT MAKING ENOUGH MOVIES. PKs are now making good movies. They need investment to make more. You will see a sudden change in preference in PK audience back to PK. IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Striver" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73040">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73040">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73042"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">saeeds</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:35:08+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:35:08+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:35pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Why our people always on moral police patrol. Culture and vulgarity have different standard for different people. Simple if you don't like it don't watch don't tell other about culture and moral values .</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="saeeds" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73042">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73042">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73043"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">AliPasha(USA)</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:38:39+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:38:39+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:38pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@sachin I have seen Iranian and Turkish cinema and I really appreciate it .It's a chance to widen hjorizon's for the Pakistani public.We should also show more Hollywood movies.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="AliPasha(USA)" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73043">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73043">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73044"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Gautham</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:40:21+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:40:21+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:40pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Governments cannot change our intrinsic culture.. This will breed an apathetic and confusing attitudes in the society.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Gautham" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73044">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73044">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73046"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Aks</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:48:21+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:48:21+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:48pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@shahid "The fact is watching Indian movies and listening to Indian music is our second nature. "</p> <p>I disagree completely. Many of us are huge fan of English movies , songs and serials. Interestingly we don't share culture or anything with them . </p> <p>" We were one country few decades ago" ...We were a British colony for 200 years and at the time of independence we divided solely because of our different cultural values and mindset.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Aks" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73046">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73046">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73047"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Sana</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:53:19+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:53:19+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:53pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@shahid Agree with you Shahid</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Sana" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73047">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73047">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73050"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Aks</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:54:21+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:54:21+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:54pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>I am glad to see this change. I hope we promote our values and culture especially language and dressing style in Pakistani movies and refrain from copying bollywood flicks and their silly item songs.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Aks" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73050">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73050">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73051"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Sana</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:55:13+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:55:13+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:55pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@anjum What advanced culture? Both countries have dictatorial rulers Pakistan actually has more a sense of democracy than Iran or Turkey In addition, nothing beats a good Indian Movie Indian movies are world famous- unlike Turkish and Iranian movies</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Sana" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73051">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73051">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73052"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">TZaman </span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:59:05+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:59:05+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:59pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Feroze Danish Well 99.9% of Pakistanis relate more with Indian than Turkish or Iranian. And that is the truth. We do not know their culture or ethos.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="TZaman " class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73052">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73052">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73053"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">TZaman </span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T18:59:59+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T18:59:59+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 06:59pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Khurram Have seen a Turkish movie in Turkey??? Then talk about it.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="TZaman " class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73053">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73053">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73054"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">TZaman </span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T19:00:59+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T19:00:59+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 07:00pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@shahid Exactly your are right. Rest are beating about the bush and being apologetic.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="TZaman " class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73054">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73054">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73056"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">TZaman </span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T19:04:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T19:04:15+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 07:04pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Cinema owners you want make money. Then bring back Indian movie. Simply. Rest is nothing but hogwash.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="TZaman " class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73056">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73056">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73057"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Baba</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T19:14:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T19:14:01+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 07:14pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>I have watched few Turkish movies over the last few years, most of them are brilliant and relate-able</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Baba" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73057">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73057">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73061"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">sam</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T19:43:54+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T19:43:54+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 07:43pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>there is a huge turkish media production, infact second in the world behind US in drama series export worldwide. we just started construction of the biggest media/film city in the world, with 2.4 billion$ investment i am not sure if iranian movies will attract pakistani viewers because of strict limitation and very conservative material in production in iran, but for sure Turkish movies will find alot of viewers in pakistan like its serials/ the only thing unfortunately is the price, because turkish product is quite costly, compare for its potential viewers in pakistan. i hope our government will support somehow to make it available for our pakistani brothers. </p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="sam" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73061">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73061">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73064"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Dr Patnaik</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T19:47:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T19:47:01+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 07:47pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Bollywood is the produces the maximum number of films in a year plus it's the fastest growing entertainment engine in the world . All together Chinese, Turkish ,Iranian and Korean films industry combinedly less than 50 percent of Bollywood and most of the movies they produce are stereo typical and bowring . </p> <p>Best of luck to my Pakistan friends.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Dr Patnaik" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73064">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73064">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73065"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">NowNow</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T19:47:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T19:47:15+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 07:47pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>I wish these iranian and turkish movies are able to fill the gap but I sincerely doubt the same. This is what Humayon Saeed had said earlier that banning indian films will hurt our industry.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="NowNow" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73065">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73065">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73066"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Rajesh</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T19:49:51+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T19:49:51+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 07:49pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>It is a good move. </p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Rajesh" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73066">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73066">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73068"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Afzaal Ansari</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T19:50:55+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T19:50:55+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 07:50pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>For good resilience of our film and darama industry, our culture shall be promoted through presenting good, reliable and social dramas and films instead of others as the other cultures contained vulgarity with obscene which is not acceptable in our society. The unemployment will also be mitigated through promoting of our culture.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Afzaal Ansari" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73068">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73068">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73072"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">anir</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T20:06:40+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T20:06:40+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 08:06pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Feroze Danish Surprise to know that Pakistani mindset is closer to Turkish or Iranian than Indian. All the best. My understanding and experience in USA, Middle East and Australia showed that Pakistanis are more close to Indians and vice versa with regard to culture, food, festivals etc. and celebrate so many things together, watches movies together, debates on issues together, argues on cricket, and then join each other's parties. Not sure all these are possible with any other country.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="anir" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73072">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73072">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73073"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Ding dong</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T20:13:35+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T20:13:35+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 08:13pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>We are two very separate class of people. We are different!!!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Ding dong" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73073">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73073">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73074"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">thatsthat</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T20:14:21+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T20:14:21+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 08:14pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>One thing is very clear. Turks are white like Pakistanis </p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="thatsthat" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73074">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73074">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73078"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Kitty</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T20:22:16+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T20:22:16+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 08:22pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>At least they are better looking!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Kitty" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73078">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73078">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73079"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">CHANDER </span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T20:22:33+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T20:22:33+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 08:22pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Irani I can understand but how are you remotely connected to Turkey.Except religion what is common between both.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="CHANDER " class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73079">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73079">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73080"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">farting ginnie</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T20:25:50+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T20:25:50+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 08:25pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Good choices..........</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="farting ginnie" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73080">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73080">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73084"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">jm</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T20:40:26+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T20:40:26+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 08:40pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Starting of Egyptian (arabic) cinema dates back to 1896 . Apart from Towering Omar sharif and graceful Faten Hamama , plenty of them made it to hollywood. Lebanese are eye candies. Subtlest of Raq shariqi comes from egypt not from turkey. People have smattering of understanding of arabic from school level. Problem would be arabisation .</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="jm" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73084">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73084">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73090"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Nilesh</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T21:22:27+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T21:22:27+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 09:22pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Good.... promote that culture in pak kids!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Nilesh" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73090">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73090">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73091"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Komal S</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T21:29:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T21:29:44+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 09:29pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Also Pakistani artists needs to see if both Iran and Turkey will take them in their movies.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Komal S" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73091">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73091">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73093"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Farrah</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T21:32:48+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T21:32:48+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 09:32pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Iranian movies will have a better impact on our society than Bollywood. No disrespect to Indians but Pakistani culture is conservative and most of us can't relate to your movies.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Farrah" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73093">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73093">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73094"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Behroze Pervaiz</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T21:35:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T21:35:15+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 09:35pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>i dnt know when you will start investing and making such type of inhouse made programs for tv and cinema ... seriously ...</p> <p>that not only promotes your culture and religion but also avoid the insane stories or relations and rubbish risque dresses and bodies invading as well destroying our values ....</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Behroze Pervaiz" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73094">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73094">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73095"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Jaatboy </span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T21:41:26+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T21:41:26+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 09:41pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Feroze Danish hahaha you are right</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Jaatboy " class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73095">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73095">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73097"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Chicago</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T22:09:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T22:09:01+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 10:09pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Until we Pakistanis start to respect our self noting will change. Nothing wrong with best cinema from around the world per our values and culture.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Chicago" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73097">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73097">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73099"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Balti King</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T22:15:36+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T22:15:36+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 10:15pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Hello commentors... Although We like Indian movies but govt has banned it in Pakistan. So we have to use other means and Iranian & Turkish films are ready to fill the void. So its a good decision.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Balti King" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73099">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73099">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73104"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">anjum</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T22:30:02+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T22:30:02+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 10:30pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Sana You are most welcome to enjoy what makes you happy. This tread is about how we all can help the Pakistani film industri to grow and be independant. It is done by YOU going to the cinemas and providing money ot them. It CANNOT be done by watching Indian movies. Do you know that the Indian movies are for Indian an escape from their strictly cast divided and family centered society? What you see in Indian movies NEVER is a true depiction of the realities over there. It's a dreamworld, it's the Indians "pressure relief valve" from the tuff live. Pakistanies has been watching and supporting the growth of this industry since the 1970'ies, and while watching has got entertainment (= sucked into a dreamworld) but has also been intrenched with the old hindu culture, traditions, rituals. Nothing wrong with it. But the rest of the world is the future.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="anjum" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73104">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73104">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73105"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">R.S. Menon</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T22:31:43+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T22:31:43+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 10:31pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>It is because of Indian films that the cinema theaters in Pakistan did not so far convert into shopping malls. </p> <p>R.S. Menon, Bangalore</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="R.S. Menon" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73105">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73105">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73108"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Ahmad</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T22:36:04+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T22:36:04+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 10:36pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Khwarezmi It depends what movie you are watching. Bollywood produces 100s of movies every year, they come in different types. Now, if you're only choosing some vulgar movie to watch then its your problem. I remember watching these movies this year and they had no vulgar content but only good story: Airlift, Fan, Sultan, M.S. Dhoni, Pink, Neerja, Shivaay, Rustom, Kapoor & Sons, Madaari and many more.</p> <p>It totally depends on you what movie you want to watch.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Ahmad" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73108">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73108">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73109"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">ROHIT PANDEY</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T22:39:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T22:39:44+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 10:39pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Tariq Shah What a wonderful idea, please do this. The public should support these cinema owners by helping recoup their investment. Good riddance to trashy, vulgar, cheesy and completely alien to our culture Indian movies.</p> <p>I would love it if we completely shed Indian culture and values and instead concentrate on movies from Muslim countries, we can look to other nations as well with the Muslim world, there are a lot of very intelligent movies made with sensible messages to society as well as being very entertaining</p> <p>I read your first para and then, the second.</p> <p>They CONTRADICT each other, I would say?</p> <p>Your opinion readers?:)</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="ROHIT PANDEY" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73109">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73109">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73110"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Raj</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T23:01:17+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T23:01:17+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 11:01pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Try your luck. For entertainment, no other films can match Indian movies for sure. Try all the alternatives and by that time, the cinema and cinema hall industry would have already breathed their last one.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Raj" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73110">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73110">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73111"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Raj</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T23:03:06+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T23:03:06+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 11:03pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Feroze Danish - Strange, do you really think that pakistan is more related to Turkey and Iran than India? THen you must be living in an illusionary and halucinated world.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Raj" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73111">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73111">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73115"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Aurora</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T23:08:52+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T23:08:52+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 11:08pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Balaji : but will dance to Indian film songs & tunes in their marrige in mehandi ceremonies.lots of such stuff is available on youtube.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Aurora" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73115">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73115">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73121"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Kau</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T23:31:04+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T23:31:04+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 11:31pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Pakistani nation better be learning Turki,Farsi and Chinese</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Kau" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73121">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73121">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73122"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Abdou</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T23:43:06+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T23:43:06+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 11:43pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Great move. Iranians and Turks make quality movies of international grade. Ban superlateral Indian movies. Indian movies are grand waste of time. Indian movies teaches misogyny, sexism, corruption, stupid beliefs. </p> <p>I am glad Pakistanis chose to be a different nation</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Abdou" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73122">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73122">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73124"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Zain Hasan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T23:53:19+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T23:53:19+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 11:53pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>The problem is that our audience has become so used to watching the garbage commercial cinema that no other movies will be successful in Pakistan. Irani cinema is for mature and sensitive audience, so even if the cinema tickets are very low-priced, I doubt our people will want to watch it. The commercial garbage is not being (and can never be) produced in large enough number to fill the void left by the Bollywood. It is a shame that movies like Manto, Moor, Udaan, Masaan hardly make money while movies like Jawani Phir Nahi Aani, Dabang, Bodyguard, etc get all the glory.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Zain Hasan" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73124">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73124">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73127"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Leo</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T23:56:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T23:56:53+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 11:56pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Greetings from India on this bold decision. Please never get bullied by India. Turkish and Chinese films will be a hit in Pakistan as they are good friends, also this will help to improve relations with Iran . Wish you good luck !</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Leo" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73127">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73127">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73128"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Raag </span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-12T23:59:51+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-12T23:59:51+05:00">Nov 12, 2016 11:59pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Iranian films could be ok and acceptable,but Turkish films are not digest able to Pak audiences,the problem according to people comments is dressings not compatible to our lives,hence can't see with family.As far as Indian films are concerned they are 90% ok,only some item songs are immoral,but still acceptable,as culture and history coincides.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Raag " class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73128">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73128">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73129"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">hindu</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T00:00:03+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T00:00:03+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 12:00am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Khurram but photo depicts otherwise.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="hindu" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73129">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73129">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73135"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">JUSTICE</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T00:11:10+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T00:11:10+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 12:11am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Keep Muslim culture alive, better off showing movies from Muslim countries than Hindu culture movies in Pakistan.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="JUSTICE" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73135">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73135">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73139"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Umar khan </span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T00:30:40+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T00:30:40+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 12:30am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Iranian movie is a good move but Turkish movie , I am not sure about that .</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Umar khan " class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73139">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73139">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73144"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Intizar</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T01:01:14+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T01:01:14+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 01:01am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>"some Iranian directors have won international awards as well"</p> <p>What an understatement! In fact Iranian film directors are some of the best in the world today. Watch films by Kiarostami, Makhmalbaaf, Asghar Farhadi, Jaafar Panahi and so many others to appreciate what a film should be.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Intizar" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73144">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73144">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73145"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">MuhammAD bAQIR</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T01:03:08+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T01:03:08+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 01:03am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>iranian Movies are best ..</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="MuhammAD bAQIR" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73145">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73145">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73146"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Mir Zahir</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T01:11:28+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T01:11:28+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 01:11am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Pakistani cinema should align itself with the countries to its west instead of India. Indian movies, evidently have not had a good influence on many people, because it is an obsession. Many try to act like or feel themselves like the hero or heroine in those songs. Indian movies have had a bad influence on several people People start talking like the heroes and heroines & as if the song filming was meant for them. Many have destroyed their lives finding parallel in the love stories.Indians have become nationalist, because of these movies. We are good, You are bad, no grey area. This is what the Indian movies have done to Indians.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Mir Zahir" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73146">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73146">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73149"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">mukhtiar</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T01:23:57+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T01:23:57+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 01:23am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>A good development. Pakistanis will learn Mandarin, Turkish and Persian. Excellent.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="mukhtiar" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73149">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73149">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73150"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Shailesh</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T01:32:46+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T01:32:46+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 01:32am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@anjum </p> <p>You can watch movies from any country, no problem. But it would do you good to shed the inferiority complex you have about your own culture. Turks or Iranians or the Venezuelans are not any better than us.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Shailesh" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73150">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73150">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73151"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">enu</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T01:37:49+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T01:37:49+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 01:37am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Best thing that could happen. Iranian films are excellent. Pure cinema. Hope local film makers learn from them rather than bollywood.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="enu" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73151">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73151">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73155"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Irfan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T01:57:26+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T01:57:26+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 01:57am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Tariq Shah Bhai , culture is different thing than religion . See , countries like Uzbekistan Tajikistan Turkmenistan etc are Muslim countries but they proud on their own culture ,not on Arabs . Likewise , Pakistani can't shed Indian culture, as it is their own culture, which is their identity. In fact Indian culture have evolved from Harappan and Mohenjo-Daro which are in present Pakistan.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Irfan" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73155">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73155">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73156"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">rajah R</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T02:09:14+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T02:09:14+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 02:09am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>It's ok pakistanis saying this is fantastic but there is no cultural historical or language connect. Are people seriously think the fact that they are muslim countries is going to be enough?</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="rajah R" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73156">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73156">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73159"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Mohammed Cohen</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T02:38:54+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T02:38:54+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 02:38am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Pakistan has huge number of talented people who can start making digital movies and TV dramas within a matter of months! Why can't Pakistani government takes an initiative to start financing small budget (5 to 10 Lakhs) for 30 minutes per drama series to develop its own TV series instead importing a new culture with their own traditional values that would not serve any particular purpose of Pakistani viewers. This is a god sent opportunity for Pakistan to induce respect among its young and creative film makers instead of copying Bollywood's Israeli designed trash movies and garbage TV being financed by the Israeli groups to demoralize India's family values and destroy its culture that is also directed towards Pakistan! Invite Pakistanis living abroad to start making movies and TV films as is being done in India with the exception that Pakistan has to do it on its own instead of Israeli money through Hollywood!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Mohammed Cohen" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73159">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73159">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73160"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Axomiya</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T02:46:17+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T02:46:17+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 02:46am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@thatsthat You are funny.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Axomiya" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73160">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73160">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73161"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Faras</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T03:28:21+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T03:28:21+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 03:28am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>They are much better than we have been watching until now the Indian stuff</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Faras" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73161">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73161">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73162"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">paxtani</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T03:40:47+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T03:40:47+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 03:40am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@shahid if it's that close.... why duplicate.. use our own pakistani songs... and learn something new from Turkish and Iranian art</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="paxtani" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73162">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73162">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73163"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">paxtani</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T03:43:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T03:43:32+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 03:43am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@shahid you can watch free indian songs and movies on youtube if you miss them that much..... time to move beyond</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="paxtani" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73163">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73163">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73164"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">paxtani</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T03:48:17+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T03:48:17+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 03:48am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@TZaman can you point to any indian movie where you can say that you, you siblings, parents... behave talk dress act the way in those movies? The very reason of separate country is our different values. We respectfully stay separate.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="paxtani" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73164">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73164">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73167"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">JahanGir khan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T04:14:43+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T04:14:43+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 04:14am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>We can also watch Nigerian movies made by muslims.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="JahanGir khan" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73167">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73167">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73168"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">sam</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T04:33:08+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T04:33:08+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 04:33am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Thank God finally we can now watch that belongs to our own heritage and religion. I love watching Turkish, and Iranian movies, Pakistan should also allow Arabic movies. Good Music , Good story and Beautiful locations. Far much better then Indian movies which are full of cheapness, no class what so ever and most of the songs in Indian movies are copied from Pakistan, Arab, Turkish and Persian artists. And story is like if you watch one Indian movie It means you have watched all Movies</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="sam" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73168">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73168">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73169"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">SHAHBAAZ</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T04:38:43+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T04:38:43+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 04:38am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Feroze Danish if you think your culture and mindset is iranian or Turkish then you're probably high or in denial.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="SHAHBAAZ" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73169">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73169">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73172"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">ashar</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T05:07:02+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T05:07:02+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 05:07am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>This is the most idiotic move I have ever seen from Pakistani politicians. There is a core reason we listen to Indian songs and watch their movies. No matter what you do , you can not take Lata, Rafee, Kishor out of our culture. They might practice different religion but their movie stories revolve around the same concepts and culture as our. Instead of giving leverage and tax benefits to our film industry, we are trying to fill the void with the movies that don't represent our culture and our heritage. On top of it they are not in our language. How does the government and cinema owners expect movie goers to come to cinema to see a movie that is not made in their own language. It can work on TV because it is a part of package. But no one will be interested to pay separately for non-Urdu and non-English movie. I don't understand why are we hell bent on destroying our heritage and culture.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="ashar" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73172">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73172">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73173"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Shan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T05:17:48+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T05:17:48+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 05:17am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Pakistan has no option.. Indian movies are it's only hope.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Shan" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73173">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73173">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73174"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Lootra</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T05:28:55+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T05:28:55+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 05:28am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Good luck. Hope Pakistani audiences speak Persian, Turkish, Chinese and Korean languages well to be able to understand the movies.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Lootra" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73174">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73174">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73175"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Proud pakistani</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T05:54:07+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T05:54:07+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 05:54am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@sachin that's true bro we are very close to Indian actors and cinemas not dramas and don't think Turkish can take over in Pakistan. But as govt policy we respect the decision</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Proud pakistani" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73175">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73175">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73180"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">meh</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T06:39:03+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T06:39:03+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 06:39am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Good decision. Pakistanis need exposure to good international cinema other than Indian.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="meh" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73180">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73180">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73184"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Pea Brain</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T07:03:19+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T07:03:19+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 07:03am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Feroze Danish "we as a society can relate more closely to Turkish and Iranian mindset than with India." - you're joking right? If not, you need a serious education in history and culture.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Pea Brain" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73184">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73184">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73185"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Aakash</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T07:03:34+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T07:03:34+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 07:03am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@froze danish, I pity you. Those who deny their ancestry and roots, are treated with contempt all around the world. u are different country but at least acknowledge who u are. It's like saying erstwhile east Germans were culturally closer to sovits than West Germans. What farce!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Aakash" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73185">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73185">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73186"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Pea Brain</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T07:04:00+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T07:04:00+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 07:04am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Adnan : It's good to know you took that from the article.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Pea Brain" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73186">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73186">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73188"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Pea Brain</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T07:09:07+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T07:09:07+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 07:09am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Balaji : Biases aside. This is not about cinematic experiences. We are one people. No amount of hostility in attitudes, sentiments or state policies can deny the intrinsic bonds people of these two countries share. It is DNA. Good luck fighting it.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Pea Brain" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73188">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73188">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73189"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Pea Brain</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T07:09:56+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T07:09:56+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 07:09am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Gautham : Amen.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Pea Brain" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73189">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73189">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73190"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Rajiv Ranjan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T07:11:04+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T07:11:04+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 07:11am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Great step. Let the thousand flowers bloom. Keep the windows open. Let the fragrant breeze enter you room for all directions.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Rajiv Ranjan" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73190">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73190">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73191"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Pea Brain</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T07:11:09+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T07:11:09+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 07:11am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Aks : Please read literature outside the fiction found in Pakistan Studies.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Pea Brain" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73191">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73191">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73192"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Pea Brain</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T07:11:56+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T07:11:56+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 07:11am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@thatsthat : really....you said that !!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Pea Brain" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73192">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73192">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73195"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">R S Chakravarti</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T07:36:25+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T07:36:25+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 07:36am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>I don't watch any films. In the past I even said that the world would be a better place without Bollywood. But after I started reading Pakistani papers I think Bollywood will eventually be a major contributor to good relations. In at least one post here, a distinction is made between Indian and foreign!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="R S Chakravarti" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73195">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73195">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73200"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">anir</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T07:59:30+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T07:59:30+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 07:59am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Farrah All cultures start with being conservatives, but each generation make it more liberal than earlier. Dilip Kumar movies were different from current day movies. No country can stop this process of younger people moving towards liberal ideas, they may only delay. Pakistan may be conservative today, but will become liberal some day with newer generation. It is a matter of time.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="anir" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73200">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73200">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73203"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Khan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T08:21:16+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T08:21:16+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 08:21am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Waiting to see movies like "The Butterfly Effect" and "A Separation", "Water and Fire" which received high critical acclaim.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Khan" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73203">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73203">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73205"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Khan</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T08:24:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T08:24:01+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 08:24am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Correction: "The Butterfly's Dream" not "Butterfly Effect"</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Khan" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73205">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73205">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73206"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">AXH</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T08:40:43+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T08:40:43+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 08:40am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@shahid - I am sure the word Nationalism is alien to sir.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="AXH" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73206">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73206">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73209"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">mohammed Aziz</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T08:56:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T08:56:32+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 08:56am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Try everything. But Pakistanis love Indian movies, songs, which is much closer to Pakistani music and life.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="mohammed Aziz" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73209">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73209">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73212"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">DODU</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T09:10:52+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T09:10:52+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 09:10am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Dubbed ?</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="DODU" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73212">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73212">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73216"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">tahir</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T09:42:19+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T09:42:19+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 09:42am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@shahid Move to India. They love to have Pakistani people live in their country and watch their movies :)</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="tahir" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73216">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73216">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73224"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">yawar abdul rehman</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T10:56:04+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T10:56:04+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 10:56am</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>also go for South Korean film industry ... it is really good</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="yawar abdul rehman" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73224">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73224">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73235"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">shahid</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T12:17:07+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T12:17:07+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 12:17pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@sachin I agree</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="shahid" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73235">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73235">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73236"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">shahid</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T12:19:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T12:19:15+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 12:19pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Aks think anything that makes you feel happy. what I have said is the reality. never going to change.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="shahid" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73236">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73236">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73238"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">shahid</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T12:23:24+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T12:23:24+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 12:23pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>@Aks It seems like you have no knowledge of Pakistani cinema. 'Item' songs were always part of our sub continental cinema, be it Pakistani or Indian. Watch any Pakistani movie from the 70s and 80s and you will find an item number in most of them; remember the dances in clubs by Husna, Zamurad, Nazli, etc. See you don't know much about what you are debating.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="shahid" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73238">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73238">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73255"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">Lafanga</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T14:03:35+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T14:03:35+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 02:03pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>Anything that can replace the trash coming out of Bollywood is a good positive step.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Lafanga" class="button button--short push-half--right comment__reply caps text--gray"/> <div class="button button--social" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label votejs__cast soft-half--sides text--gray caps" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73255">Recommend</span><span class="button__count votejs__count text--gray" data-vote-key="1176571/up-73255">0</span> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div class="comment soft--bottom push--bottom border--bottom" id="73267"> <div class="grid"> <div class="grid__item nine-tenths"> <div class=""> <span class="comment__author size-four caps float--left text--gray">APK</span> <span class="timeago comment__date caps size-four soft-half--bottom" title="2016-11-13T17:15:48+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2016-11-13T17:15:48+05:00">Nov 13, 2016 05:15pm</span></span> </div> <div class="comment__body cf"><p>It is an experimental move..! Fine. 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