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If there is one Pakistani film director who doesn't mince words, it's got to be Jamshed Mehmood Raza aka Jami. The filmmaker, whose film Moor might make it to the final race for the Oscars, wholeheartedly admits that Bollywood films are providing a lifeline to the Pakistani film industry.
"It's very simple. We are cousins. We share the same language. We share the same songs. We had cinemas, but we were not making films. New cinemas came because of Bollywood. Once the cinemas started to emerge, the filmmakers were ready. We can't make films if there's no cinema to show it. Bollywood is still giving CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) to our industry," the director said in an interview with IANS.
A fan of Aamir Khan, Jami doesn't shy away from admitting that the ban put on Indian films in 1971 did more harm than good to the Pakistani film industry: "From 1971, when we banned (Indian films), our industry was destroyed, not the Indian industry."
Nevertheless, Jami is hopeful as ever.
"Actually what people don't know about Pakistan is [that it's] very interesting and that right now it's exploding in every direction. We are sick and tired of terrorism. Everyone is getting over this religious thing now, slowly, slowly. So many bands are coming back, so many films are being made, so many cinema halls are coming up. There is definitely a change on cards," he added.
Bollywood is still giving CPR to our industry, says Jami - Favourites
"It's very simple. We are cousins. We share the same language. We share the same songs. We had cinemas, but we were not making films. New cinemas came because of Bollywood. Once the cinemas started to emerge, the filmmakers were ready. We can't make films if there's no cinema to show it. Bollywood is still giving CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) to our industry," the director said in an interview with IANS.
A fan of Aamir Khan, Jami doesn't shy away from admitting that the ban put on Indian films in 1971 did more harm than good to the Pakistani film industry: "From 1971, when we banned (Indian films), our industry was destroyed, not the Indian industry."
Nevertheless, Jami is hopeful as ever.
"Actually what people don't know about Pakistan is [that it's] very interesting and that right now it's exploding in every direction. We are sick and tired of terrorism. Everyone is getting over this religious thing now, slowly, slowly. So many bands are coming back, so many films are being made, so many cinema halls are coming up. There is definitely a change on cards," he added.
Bollywood is still giving CPR to our industry, says Jami - Favourites
