‘Pakistan can be Bollywood’s biggest territory,’ says Kabir Khan

[ebrahym]

Why do you guys always talk about banning, when all you have do is flip the channel

dude its the fragile minds of housewives ..... plus they make the whole house watch them

Haven't you tried that by banning Indian films for some four decades?? All it did was some 90% of all your cinema halls closed down. Now you are seeing some revival you want to kill it again

that was not banning indian movies ....... that was bomb attacks on cinemas ..... plus a narrative that cinema is an adult place ...... but due to the opening of multiplex the narrative is changing ....... i remember my first movie in cinema my father was super angry at me but after a few days and when hr realized that i m watching movie in a multiplex not in "adult place" he was okay and went to watch a movie with me as well ..... the movie was Dukhtar ..... he liked it as he was half pathan

I've never ever watched an indian film, drama, documentary or ever endorsed anything indian my entire life. And I will always keep it that way. The Pakistanis that do watch indian films need to really question their IQ or lack thereof. They really need to examine where their lives are headed. The indians are not to be blamed for any of this

same here the last movie i saw was om shanti om .... and have just heard all of the recent ..... i have not even watched PK yet

tipu sultan belongs to my region

he was a muslim ....... and hyderabad deccan his state .... has a history of accession

stop speaking urdu for that is a indian language

which made the base for Pakistan movement ..... plus it were hindus who wanted to discard urdu from india and revived hindi .... that also has a history as well

What a world of a difference from the way Fawad Khan and Ali Zafar are treated by the local Indian population.

seriously ....... what a world of difference within india ......
http://indianexpress.com/article/in...ner-of-rahat-fateh-ali-khans-concert-2769856/

 

[Jackdaws]

seriously ....... what a world of difference within india ......
http://indianexpress.com/article/in...ner-of-rahat-fateh-ali-khans-concert-2769856/

That is a political party scoring brownie points - not the average citizen and therein lies the difference.

Do the above mentioned make Anti-India Movies?

I wouldn't know. But didn't Kabir Khan make Bajrangi Bhaijaan too? People make movies which earn money - that is the driving force.

 

[jamahir]

he was a muslim

so am i, and more so a socialist.

....... and hyderabad deccan his state

while deccan was the name in tipu's days for a region that covered some of west/central india and some of south india, tipu's state was not hyderabad state but the mysore state with the capital being srirangapatna town... his place of birth is devanahalli town which is now the site of the bangalore international airport ( being 40 kms from bangalore city ) with a injustice being the airport not being named logically after tipu ( it is was sanghis who in their extreme hate for tipu did not allow the airport naming )...

hyderabad state was ruled by the nizams and the nizam during tipu's time was a opponent and one army among the five anti-tipu regime-change armies was of the nizami hyderabad state.

tipu's base places ( srirangapatna, devanahalli, mysore city, bangalore city ) were never part of the nizami hyderabad state.

the word "deccan" is now a cultural term mostly, the former containment of it now distributed among the states of maharashtra, karnataka ( tipu's mysore state is mostly contained in this and banglore is capital ), andhra pradesh, telangana ( hyderabad is capital ).

you should also read about tipu's incursions into kerala state ( which is now another south indian state ).

nevertheless, despite tipu sultan being a south indian he was really the first transnational/internationalist leader in south asia... so i being muslim, south indian and socialist say again that i am among his true ideological successors.

.... has a history of accession

??

which made the base for Pakistan movement ..... plus it were hindus who wanted to discard urdu from india and revived hindi .... that also has a history as well

nevertheless, urdu is a indian language and i would say the true modern practitioner being bollywood.

 

[M.AsfandYar]

That is a political party scoring brownie points - not the average citizen and therein lies the difference.



I wouldn't know. But didn't Kabir Khan make Bajrangi Bhaijaan too? People make movies which earn money - that is the driving force.

Oh really.......
Fact remains, This very news channel was reporting day before yesterday dat mob tore up Rahet Fateh Ali's posters before his Concert in India. I guess u wouldnt know about dat too. ANd he didnt even bash India. Your boy did far more than dat and he got off far more lightly so yes there is hell lot of difference between us when it comes to tolerance, just not the way u thought it was.

 

[Trisonics]

When Pakistanis are talking about banning Indian movies from their country one can judge how massive the viewership is among them. Amazing! I think they are super curious about Indians all the time

 

[WhyCry]

Ghar me ghuss k??? nah we like our revival of Pakistani Cinema

I like the Pakistani soaps but I am not sure about the movies. I am yet to see a good one which means there is yet to be made one.

 

[ebrahym]

so am i, and more so a socialist

welcome to the club bro

I like the Pakistani soaps but I am not sure about the movies. I am yet to see a good one which means there is yet to be made one.

you are in line ....... but i recommend some like dukhtar .. khuda k liye .... operation o21 ...... waar etc

so am i, and more so a socialist.



while deccan was the name in tipu's days for a region that covered some of west/central india and some of south india, tipu's state was not hyderabad state but the mysore state with the capital being srirangapatna town... his place of birth is devanahalli town which is now the site of the bangalore international airport ( being 40 kms from bangalore city ) with a injustice being the airport not being named logically after tipu ( it is was sanghis who in their extreme hate for tipu did not allow the airport naming )...

hyderabad state was ruled by the nizams and the nizam during tipu's time was a opponent and one army among the five anti-tipu regime-change armies was of the nizami hyderabad state.

tipu's base places ( srirangapatna, devanahalli, mysore city, bangalore city ) were never part of the nizami hyderabad state.

the word "deccan" is now a cultural term mostly, the former containment of it now distributed among the states of maharashtra, karnataka ( tipu's mysore state is mostly contained in this and banglore is capital ), andhra pradesh, telangana ( hyderabad is capital ).

you should also read about tipu's incursions into kerala state ( which is now another south indian state ).

nevertheless, despite tipu sultan being a south indian he was really the first transnational/internationalist leader in south asia... so i being muslim, south indian and socialist say again that i am among his true ideological successors.



??



nevertheless, urdu is a indian language and i would say the true modern practitioner being bollywood.

with all due respect i can not understand what do you mean ....... do you agree with what i said or are you questioning it ..... plz make it clear

nevertheless, urdu is a indian language and i would say the true modern practitioner being bollywood.

are aware of the fact that pakistan is the only sovereign state with urdu as a national language

while deccan was the name in tipu's days for a region that covered some of west/central india and some of south india, tipu's state was not hyderabad state but the mysore state with the capital being srirangapatna town... his place of birth is devanahalli town which is now the site of the bangalore international airport ( being 40 kms from bangalore city ) with a injustice being the airport not being named logically after tipu ( it is was sanghis who in their extreme hate for tipu did not allow the airport naming )...

hyderabad state was ruled by the nizams and the nizam during tipu's time was a opponent and one army among the five anti-tipu regime-change armies was of the nizami hyderabad state.

tipu's base places ( srirangapatna, devanahalli, mysore city, bangalore city ) were never part of the nizami hyderabad state.

the word "deccan" is now a cultural term mostly, the former containment of it now distributed among the states of maharashtra, karnataka ( tipu's mysore state is mostly contained in this and banglore is capital ), andhra pradesh, telangana ( hyderabad is capital ).

you should also read about tipu's incursions into kerala state ( which is now another south indian state ).

nevertheless, despite tipu sultan being a south indian he was really the first transnational/internationalist leader in south asia... so i being muslim, south indian and socialist say again that i am among his true ideological successors.

didnt know that thanks for enlightenment ..... nevertheless the point is not negligible ... is it ?

 

[halupridol]

When Pakistanis are talking about banning Indian movies from their country one can judge how massive the viewership is among them. Amazing! I think they are super curious about Indians all the time

whaat,,,Pakistanis dont watch hindoo movies
well,,,on a serious note,Pakistan is a nice market for bollywood considering southern n NE Indian states have meager viewership

 

[Jackdaws]

Oh really.......
Fact remains, This very news channel was reporting day before yesterday dat mob tore up Rahet Fateh Ali's posters before his Concert in India. I guess u wouldnt know about dat too. ANd he didnt even bash India. Your boy did far more than dat and he got off far more lightly so yes there is hell lot of difference between us when it comes to tolerance, just not the way u thought it was.

It was a political party. http://indianexpress.com/article/in...ner-of-rahat-fateh-ali-khans-concert-2769856/

 

[M.AsfandYar]

It was a political party. http://indianexpress.com/article/in...ner-of-rahat-fateh-ali-khans-concert-2769856/

Really Genius??
What difference does it make??????

 

[Jackdaws]

Really Genius??
What difference does it make??????

Well, it doesn't take a genius to figure it out really. A political party usually plays to the gallery and wants to create a stir in the media to be in the news and cater to their votebank. In contrast, individuals who engage in such behavior reflect the attitudes of the society they inhabit. Like the guy in the some TV show in Pakistan who said "kutta Hindu" and the audience laughed. You won't see an entertainer in India saying "kutta Musalman" or some such. This reflects the attitude of the common populace.

 

[Salik]

ban bollywood and you will go back to good old days of bedbug infested single screen cinema where you cant take your wife/mom/sister/fg to ... and only movie that runs are weird b grade movies.

I don't remember Indian movies were shown in cinema. Instead you take cassette and VCR on rent and watch at home. There were and still are, tea hotels with same facility now CD or DVD player where you could watch Indian movies with community. So cinema was never centre of attention.

Regarding lollywood, directors of 70s haven't passed on their knowledge to next generation for whatever reason. There is chain broken. Today if new gen makes a movie, either it spends some time in bollywood or hollywood, or people come from tv resulting couple of good movies in a year at the moment. So Pakistan is already viewership territory of bollywood.

I think Kabir Khan is refering to film shooting and man power aspect. So bollywood can open a sub office in Pakistan. It will still be a good competition for local directors like Shoib Mansoor and others.

 

[livingdead]

I don't remember Indian movies were shown in cinema. Instead you take cassette and VCR on rent and watch at home. There were and still are, tea hotels with same facility now CD or DVD player where you could watch Indian movies with community. So cinema was never centre of attention.

Regarding lollywood, directors of 70s haven't passed on their knowledge to next generation for whatever reason. There is chain broken. Today if new gen makes a movie, either it spends some time in bollywood or hollywood, or people come from tv resulting couple of good movies in a year at the moment. So Pakistan is already viewership territory of bollywood.

I think Kabir Khan is refering to film shooting and man power aspect. So bollywood can open a sub office in Pakistan. It will still be a good competition for local directors like Shoib Mansoor and others.

No, territory means a division of bollywood movies which a movies are distributed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi_film_distribution_circuits

These circuits command different prices based on income potential. What kabir khan is saying, pakistan can be the biggest territory in terms of sales of bollywood movies. Bollywood is based in Mumbai, all circuits are distribution circuits, no branch offices, because bollywood is not a company, its an industry.

About the point I was making about bollywood's impact on movie theatre's earning in pakistan, its well known fact. You can watch interview of cinema owners. Most cinema owners need a steady supply of movies to make money. Since pakistan opening up to bollywood, movie houses can actually consider upgrading their standard, or a mall can seriously think of investment in movie theaters.
This attracts middle class crowd and subsequently gives confidence to movie makers in pakistan that they got enough cinemas to run their movies in, and recoup their investment.

Now the pakistani movie industry is showing signs of revival, you will undermine that if you ban bollywood. Movie making is not a hobby, when lot of money is involved. If you push people towards TV screen again, your directors/producers wont make any good movie.

 

[leftfordead]

With the current level of Indian Movies ... No thanks .. its better we won't have them but work on our own industry