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Memories Of The Pakistani Film Industry

by Yaqoob Khan Bangash

In Pakistan, the political repression of the Zia era meant that the arts discussed issues from a social and satirical perspective. Pakistani films and television shows ventured out of the usual romantic tales and explored a variety of topics ranging from the lives of women in society — as mothers, daughters and wives — to issues about child custody after divorce, second marriages, drugs, violence, and other such themes. Therefore, through the medium of the visual arts, important issues were being highlighted and so, to an extent, these dramas and films had an educative effect in identifying and illustrating problems. The visual arts also played a socially cohesive role. Everyone from a general to a factory worker saw the timeless PTV dramas, and people from all walks of life thronged to the cinemas to watch the latest hit movie. The role of the visual arts in entertaining, educating and bringing people together cannot be overestimated.

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