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The Hindu : News / National : Pakistan film industry seeks Indian help
The Pakistan film industry is looking for help from Indian film-makers to get out of its not-so-robust situation.
An 18-member task force formed by Pakistan under the chairmanship of Nilofar Bakhtiar, Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee for Culture and Tourism will visit Mumbai soon to meet film-makers.
The delegation will comprise leading film-makers and directors, said Ms. Bakhtiar here on Saturday.
She described Indian cinema as extremely advanced and proposed co-productions as well as training for Pakistani actors and directors.
Ms. Bakhtiar was here last week with a delegation of Censor Board members and film-makers for the four-day South Asia Film Festival (SAFF).
She told presspersons at an interaction that very few films are made in Pakistan at this juncture.
It took us a long time and tremendous pressure to allow Indian films to be aired in Pakistan. Indian TV channels have opened and Indian films are released in Pakistan simultaneously. It's a big step forward. We would like India to reciprocate and want our films to be screened here, Ms. Bakhtiar said.
Indian and Pakistani film-makers have to be sensitive in view of rising tensions.
To a question, Ms. Bakhtiar, who was earlier the chairperson of the Film Censor Board, said all Indian films were censored and controversial portions removed before they were screened in Pakistan.
She admitted that Pakistani films cannot compete with Bollywood but hoped that screening of films in both countries would pave the way for friendship and peace in the region.
The Pakistan film industry is looking for help from Indian film-makers to get out of its not-so-robust situation.
An 18-member task force formed by Pakistan under the chairmanship of Nilofar Bakhtiar, Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee for Culture and Tourism will visit Mumbai soon to meet film-makers.
The delegation will comprise leading film-makers and directors, said Ms. Bakhtiar here on Saturday.
She described Indian cinema as extremely advanced and proposed co-productions as well as training for Pakistani actors and directors.
Ms. Bakhtiar was here last week with a delegation of Censor Board members and film-makers for the four-day South Asia Film Festival (SAFF).
She told presspersons at an interaction that very few films are made in Pakistan at this juncture.
It took us a long time and tremendous pressure to allow Indian films to be aired in Pakistan. Indian TV channels have opened and Indian films are released in Pakistan simultaneously. It's a big step forward. We would like India to reciprocate and want our films to be screened here, Ms. Bakhtiar said.
Indian and Pakistani film-makers have to be sensitive in view of rising tensions.
To a question, Ms. Bakhtiar, who was earlier the chairperson of the Film Censor Board, said all Indian films were censored and controversial portions removed before they were screened in Pakistan.
She admitted that Pakistani films cannot compete with Bollywood but hoped that screening of films in both countries would pave the way for friendship and peace in the region.
