Pakistan Cinema 1947-1997: A Review

an extremely interesting article that has inspired me to get a hold of the book.

regarding the notion of identity (we were india, but became pakistan only after 1947) i wonder how true that is of the smaller `provinces` like sarhad and balochistan?

Rehan,

Thanks for sharing this with us. Do you know if Gazdar is currently working on any documentary?

I hope to read the book soon. A question for some information before-hand; Is there any mention of Pushtoo cinema? Badr Munir’s meteoric rise in `Pukhtoon Pa Vilayat Kay` is considered to be one of the biggest upsets for Urdu film stars. Ironically, `Chaklatey` Wahid Murad had dropped from this same role challenging the director to any success without him.

And what about that Jera Blade??

Regards,

Faisal

I don`t think any Pakistani denies that those who lived through the partition, were Indian British subjects before the partition. As for now, Pakistanis born after the partition were never Indian.

Maybe its because I was born much after partition that I don`t feel this identity crisis and maybe it will be non-existent by the next generation. Notwithstanding the identity dilemma of some Pakistanis, Pakistan has a rich and varied history which is as old as the land and older than its first inhabitants (whoever they were).

Peace.