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Rename: Lollywood to more Modern & Pakistani name

Should Lollywood be renamed?


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It is time that the name LOLLYWOOD changed, Lollywood is obsolete, sounds unusal and of poor standard to the growing Pakistani Film Industry. We need to rename our film and drama industry to something more modern, artistic and Pakistani.

Please suggest names and vote.
 
I am trying to think. It must sound artsy and original.

Any urdu words which pronounce well in English?

What does it matter if it's pronounced well in English?

Renaming anything will not bring change to its standard...

It's less about renaming it as a means of improving the absolute trash that the Pakistani movie industry puts out which is completely antagonistic to Pakistan's Islamic values/culture which needs to be dealt with harshly.

It makes no sense to name our film industry after "Hollywood".

The name "Hollywood" had nothing to do with the film industry to begin with it was simply the name given to a real estate development by a Canadian developer who settled there back in the 1800s and the subdivision was named after.
 
What does it matter if it's pronounced well in English?

So it rolls off the tongue at Cannes and other film festivals. Recognition means bigger budgets and more exposure.


It's less about renaming it as a means of improving the absolute trash that the Pakistani movie industry puts out which is completely antagonistic to Pakistan's Islamic values/culture which needs to be dealt with harshly.
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I am not sure what planet you live on but here on earth people like to be entertained. Movies should cover broad range of topics.
 
So it rolls off the tongue at Cannes and other film festivals. Recognition means bigger budgets and more exposure.

Pakistan's film industry isn't for their consumption or awards it's specifically to meet the entertainment needs of the Pakistani people.

Look at the S. Korean movie industry which has some of its films (ex. Old Boy) adapted by Hollywood and vice versa but their sales and viewership are almost exclusively situated within S. Korea itself.

Even the Koreans have more self respect for their own nation that they term it simply "Korean cinema" not Kollywood or something stupid like that.

I am not sure what planet you live on but here on earth people like to be entertained. Movies should cover broad range of topics.

Who told you this?

Movies, like any industry, are profit making ventures at least when they're privately funded. However, governments are supposed to ensure that the countries culture and people are respected (ex. why the US banned "Valley of the Wolves" a Turkish film that spotlighted the grotesque behavior of American military personnel in countries like Iraq but have no problem showing Muslims, Russians, the Chinese or N. Koreans as villains for their viewing pleasure).

This is why Pakistani movies are so riddled with filth that they always flop at the box office not only failing to make back their own production budget but, from my understanding, the 200% they need to make back to generally break even in order to cover all the other associated costs like advertisement, security for actors/actresses appearances on TV spots to promote the film, movie theater rental fees, etc...

The whole film industry is riddled with the same trash in Karachi that we have known for a long time to be working alongside the Hindu trash in India.

Please suggest names and vote.

Simply call it "Pakistani cinema"

As I stated to Menace2society the S. Korean movie industry is simply known as "Korean Cinema" nothing more from my understanding.
 
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ALIWOOD would be a wonderful name representing the sufi culture of Pakistan, Alishan Pakistan
 
Pakistan's film industry isn't for their consumption or awards it's specifically to meet the entertainment needs of the Pakistani people.

Look at the S. Korean movie industry which has some of its films (ex. Old Boy) adapted by Hollywood and vice versa but their sales and viewership are almost exclusively situated within S. Korea itself.

Even the Koreans have more self respect for their own nation that they term it simply "Korean cinema" not Kollywood or something stupid like that.



Who told you this?

Movies, like any industry, are profit making ventures at least when they're privately funded. However, governments are supposed to ensure that the countries culture and people are respected (ex. why the US banned "Valley of the Wolves" a Turkish film that spotlighted the grotesque behavior of American military personnel in countries like Iraq but have no problem showing Muslims, Russians, the Chinese or N. Koreans as villains for their viewing pleasure).

This is why Pakistani movies are so riddled with filth that they always flop at the box office not only failing to make back their own production budget but, from my understanding, the 200% they need to make back to generally break even in order to cover all the other associated costs like advertisement, security for actors/actresses appearances on TV spots to promote the film, movie theater rental fees, etc...

The whole film industry is riddled with the same trash in Karachi that we have known for a long time to be working alongside the Hindu trash in India.



Simply call it "Pakistani cinema"

As I stated to Menace2society the S. Korean movie industry is simply known as "Korean Cinema" nothing more from my understanding.

Pakistan cricket is not just for consumption for Pakistanis is it? They go to World Cup to compete against others. This is is no different.

Need to pick an urdu word or even english and it needs to be edgy.
 
Movies, like any industry, are profit making ventures at least when they're privately funded. However, governments are supposed to ensure that the countries culture and people are respected (ex. why the US banned "Valley of the Wolves" a Turkish film that spotlighted the grotesque behavior of American military personnel in countries like Iraq but have no problem showing Muslims, Russians, the Chinese or N. Koreans as villains for their viewing pleasure).

This is why Pakistani movies are so riddled with filth that they always flop at the box office not only failing to make back their own production budget but, from my understanding, the 200% they need to make back to generally break even in order to cover all the other associated costs like advertisement, security for actors/actresses appearances on TV spots to promote the film, movie theater rental fees, etc...

The whole film industry is riddled with the same trash in Karachi that we have known for a long time to be working alongside the Hindu trash in India.
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Okay in Al Bakistan only camel riding documentaries should be aired. :lol:

What I really like about Pakistani cinema is the direction they are taking. Most of the movies do not have any singing and dancing. I hate that stuff, its just so out of context it ruins the mood of the movie.

As a production Jailabee seems to be the best so far along with Moor.

Even in a span of 3 years the movie industry has evolved so much. Only in 2010 they were producing C grade trash. Its getting better.
 
Pakistan cricket is not just for consumption for Pakistanis is it? They go to World Cup to compete against others. This is is no different.

The Pakistani national cricket team would not exist if it wasn't for Pakistani consumption.

Otherwise do we have a national basketball team, baseball team or ice hockey team playing in the Olympics or taking part in international tournaments?

Okay in Al Bakistan only camel riding documentaries should be aired.

Who said anything about only camel riding documentaries?

There are a ton of American movies (ex. Terminator series, Back to the Future films, Aliens films, Predator films, etc...) that are box office hits around the world which didn't need to resort to pornography or anything anti-Islamic or overly antagonistic towards Islamic values. In those minor cases they do they can easily be cleaned up and still be as good.

Two cinema masterpieces, The Message and Lion of the Desert, are leaps and bounds better than the whoreish trash a lot of the domestic anti-Pakistani movie companies are producing.

You also have family movies like animated films from Pixar or live action films like My Girl which are just fine to produce.

Our movies don't need drunken idiots and girls dressed like western prostitutes in films for them to be good.

As a production Jailabee seems to be the best so far.

Jailabee is utter trash and should have been banned.

Did the movie even make back their production budget let alone the 200% of the production budget which I've heard was generally considered the industry standard for a movie to break even let alone make even a little profit?

Like I said when you have the same trash in Karachi conspiring with Indians that makes these movies and a government made of thieving dirt bags that keeps Pakistan impoverished and sells out the country and its people it's no surprise you'd see trash like this produced locally.

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Walaikum Asalam.

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Bro , name doesn't matter. You have to increase standard and quality in making . Even most directors and actors of Bollywood are not in favor of name "Bollywood". They are in favour of rename Bollywood as Hi-Fi ( Hindi film industry). But doesn't matter . It is one of the most successful film industry in the world as Bollywood too because it has some quality in making. So name doesn't matter.
 
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