LOL , it was the opposite genius , pakistani cinema saw a downfall during zia time , you are highly ignorant ! following is from wikipedia article on "pakistani cinema"
President Zia-ul-Haq's Islamisation, Gandasa culture and the downfall (1979–1987)
Following
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's
military coup, he began to Islamicise the country and one of the first victims of this socio-political change included the film industry.
[16] Imposition of new registration laws for film producers requiring filmmakers to be degree holders, where not many were, led to a steep decline in the workings of the industry. The government forcibly closed most of the cinemas in Lahore.
[17] New
tax rates were introduced, further decreasing cinema attendances.
Films dropped from a total output of 98 films in 1979, of which 42 were in Urdu, to only 58 films (26 in Urdu) in 1980.[
citation needed] The filmmakers that remained employed flaccid storylines to present
Punjabi cult classics like
Maula Jatt in 1979, telling the story of a
gandasa-carrying protagonist waging a blood-feud with a local gangster. Growing censorship policies against displays of affection, rather than violence, came as a blow to the industry
[18] and as a result violence-ridden Punjabi films prevailed and overshadowed the Urdu cinema.
[18] The
middle class neglected the 'increasingly dilapidated and rowdy cinemas'.
[18] This film sub-culture came to be known as the ‘
gandasa culture’ in the local industry.
Where veterans of this culture
Sultan Rahi and
Anjuman, became iconic figure in the Punjabi films,
Pashto cinema took on a contrasting façade. Backed by powerful politicians, Pashto filmmakers were able to get around the censor policies and filled their films with soft-core
pornography to increase viewership.
[18] This threw away the romantic and loveable image of Pakistani cinema and less people were attracted to the prospect of going to a cinema. Being a female actor associated with film productions became an understandable taboo.[
citation needed] Nevertheless influx of refugees from across the Afghani border, who were denied the entertainment in their country, kept the industry strongly active.
[19]
When it seemed the industry could not be further deteriorated, following years saw yet another blow to the fatal collapse. Waheed Murad, oft termed the
chocolate hero[20] died in 1983 due to alcohol abuse and stomach cancer, some however say he committed suicide.
[21] Media attributes the film star's death to his disheartened view in the wake of Pakistani cinema's collapse.
[20] Director of his unfinished film
Hero, employed
cheat shots[18] to complete the last of this legend's memorable films to a packed audience. This enthusiasm soon disappeared and not even Pakistan's first
science fiction film
Shaani in 1989,
[22] directed by
Saeed Rizvi employing elaborate special effects could save the industry from failing. The sci-fi film received an award at the
Moscow Film Festival [23] and even in Egypt and Korea,
[23] but sadly was shelved in its country of origin.
[23]
