ENVIRONNEMENT CULTUREL PAKISTAN

Pakistani Cinema

The film industry in Pakistan, known for producing films in various languages including Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, and Sindhi.

Urdu

The national language of Pakistan, spoken by people from all provinces and used in major films produced in the country.

Cultural History in Pakistan

Pakistan is a culturally diverse country with a rich history dating back thousands of years, influenced by various civilizations and cultures.

Five Provinces of Pakistan

Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Gilgit Baltistan, each with its own distinct culture and local language.

Kashmir

A disputed territory between Pakistan and India, with ongoing conflicts and tensions.

Collectivist Culture

Pakistani culture emphasizes strong social connections, interdependence, loyalty to inner circles, and importance of family values and hospitality.

Origin of Pakistani Cinema

After the partition in 1947, many actors, directors, and producers migrated to Pakistan and established Lahore, Karachi, and Dhaka as centers of filmmaking.

Popular Cinematic Themes

Pakistani films often focus on partition, social inequalities, corruption, manipulation of power, cultural representations, love, family, and weddings.

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Pakistan

The government body responsible for regulating Pakistani films through the Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC) and provincial censor boards.

Major Film Production Houses in Pakistan

7th Sky Entertainment, ARY Films, Dream Station Production, and HUM Films, contributing to the growth of the industry.

Pakistani Cinema in the 21st Century

Notable films in recent years include "Jinnah," "Joyland," "Punjab Nahi Jaungi," "Operation 21-021," and "Teefa in Trouble”

Provincial Censor Boards

Each of the four Provinces has their own censor boards, which approve or restrict the display of films.

Functions of the Central Board

• To examine, classify, approve or restrict the films, trailers, documentaries under the guidelines provided by the Motion Pictures Ordinance, 1979.

• To monitor the violation of the provisions of Motion Pictures Ordinance, 1979 by raiding/ checking cinema across the county.

• To provide assistance to the Pakistani producers to participate in international film festivals abroad, and issue censor certificates.

A certain genre and pattern of films were produced in the late 1980s and 1990s

An ordinary man who rises up to fight for the rights of ordinary people. It countered the assertive illustration of the government machinery and prompted the reshaping of societal conditions.

Sangeeta

important women film producer

Society Girl

a finely-executed critique on the promise of Roti, Kapra, Makan (translation : food, clothing, shelter) with which the Pakistan People’s Party came to power. Though this film addressed various other concepts as well: individual liberty, westernization of society and the consequences of such from a moral precept and a societal standpoint.