A young Pakistani woman reveals her country's love affair with Bollywood

[Mentee]

You are absolutely right.
I never watch bollywood.
I watch hollywood.

I like Pirates of Carribean movies with Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, and Angelina Jolie.

 

[Tps43]

Bro, this alert system is beyond me...
Let's enjoy orange juice..

No lets engoy Pinacolada

 

[war&peace]

What's so funny that you are laughing rolling on the floor

It is better in my eyes that a domestic entertainment industry flourishes in the country. I am pretty liberal but Bollywood will always be an Indian thing and local artists/entertainers suffer because of it. We should always promote our own first and foremost. This is why I used to buy every music cd made by a Pakistani artist in my youth days.

Dude you are still young at 27 and you are clean shave cute boy...

 

[Mentee]

What's so funny that you are laughing rolling on the floor


Dude you are still young at 27

As if watching hollywood would get him jannah. In his comic attempt to un nerve Indians he actually made a blunder ----- m na sirf gaanay sunta ho film haram hain

No lets engoy Pinacolada

I like kokab Khuaja's recipes, especially this pinocolada

 

[war&peace]

As if watching hollywood would get him jannah. In his comic attempt to un nerve Indians he actually made a blunder ----- m na sirf gaanay sunta ho film haram hain

I don't think he was talking about halal and haram...then the discussion will turn into a religious debate..

 

[Mentee]

I don't think he was talking about halal and haram...then the discussion will turn into a religious debate..

: Was rolling at his innocence bro

 

[haviZsultan]

What's so funny that you are laughing rolling on the floor


Dude you are still young at 27

I should have said teenager days.

 

[war&peace]

I should have said teenager days.

I imagine you as clean shaven boy, who looks quite young..and in search of a job just kidding

 

[Zibago]

Exactly, bollywood isn't as popular as it used to be. I remember few of my family members used to watch Indian flicks and those ever lame Saas Bahoo soaps, but that was like a decade back and none of them even bother with that crap anymore. Indian soaps got replaced by Turkish and Iranian soaps, not to mention they could never compete with Pakistani drama's and that is something which Bharteez acknowledge too. I feel that with Pakistani film industry gradually rising, Bollywood is going to get more unpopular here.
As for the topic, if this girly thinks she speaks on behalf of millions of Pakistani's then let's not even care to refute her self concocted claims . She probably belongs to that "class" which enjoys cheap and vulgar language plus humor.
And to answer our Indian friends not so logical point: The ban was lifted entirely because of the decision unilaterally made by our PM, It's not that the Pakistani's voted or something, heck they didn't even vote in that PM's favor, but that's how things roll here.

Yes thats the trick here we have to improve pur prodcut and make content that is competitive and we need to stop the double standar behaviour where we cheer certain behaviour in India and issue fatwas when it happens here i neans Kareena,s pics were cute and mega fatwas were issued to Sarwat Gillani i mean wtf?
Same hypocrites who watched Kala Chashma turned suddenly into internet muftis when they saw this

We have to end dual standard of our public

 

[sherin616]

https://dontcallitbollywood.com/category/non-hindi/

 

[liall]

I watch Hollywood.
I never watch bollywood.

You are so cool

 

[War Thunder]

The only people who dont love Bollywood are the 100 odd regular Pakistani members of Defence.pk.

Or a few people living outside of South Asia.

I grew up in Islamabad.
And grew up being hooked to Tv series like "V" and "Earth" in my very early childhood.
And later hooked to Chinese Wuxia almost entirely.
And I'm a person who is more into Sci Fi, Action and Fantasy kind of stuff...

So yes I didn't find Bollywood to be anything but a bit fake and drama of sorts with poor or say stupid levels of acting. And most my friends throughout college life were the same.
Although I did know people who were hooked to bollywood.


So are all Pakistanis hooked?
NO
Are those who are hooked, a bit too much into things and believe every one else feels the same?
YES

So its a matter of who you ask ...

And no I wasn't a member of defence.pk while growing up nor were any of my friends...
And I didn't live much outside South Asia either...

I am the first one to say Indians and Pakistanis don't look one. I can recognize a Pakistani from a mile. By the way, I was talking of language and cultural similarities and not genetic similarities.

Same here mate
There is a very clear difference
You can very easily point out a **** from an indian from miles away from the looks to behavior to way of speaking and accent.
Specially indian hindi/english accent almost always gives an indian away even on the phone...

And I've been in Dubai for over 3 years so I know what I'm saying...
And apparently I attract hell of a lot of indian girlies for some reason... So yeah I know exactly what I'm saying...

 

[Djinn]

Yes thats the trick here we have to improve pur prodcut and make content that is competitive and we need to stop the double standar behaviour where we cheer certain behaviour in India and issue fatwas when it happens here i neans Kareena,s pics were cute and mega fatwas were issued to Sarwat Gillani i mean wtf?
Same hypocrites who watched Kala Chashma turned suddenly into internet muftis when they saw this

We have to end dual standard of our public

Oh yes! I used to have a friend who had complete liberty to watch any Indian flick but wasn't allowed to watch any English movie without supervision LOL. And I used to be like.........."Are you kidding me? Bollywood movies no matter what, will always be about Pyar shayar and nasty cheap lingoo, but you cant watch English which can be on any genre" It's like our people are conditioned to accept Bollywood obscenities as natural expression of feelings and I have a conviction that it's only those who were allowed to watch such flicks at young ages as "family entertainment" like this girl from the OP.

 

[MULUBJA]

Sara Naveed

It is impossible to deny the endless love we Pakistanis have for Bollywood movies. Trust me when I say this. All of us, almost every other Pakistani next-door, have grown up watching and admiring Bollywood films.

I vaguely remember the day I’d fallen head over heels with Bollywood. It was a warm day, sometime in the early 1990s. We used to live in Sharjah back then. I still remember I was merely a toddler when my dad made me sit on a rocker and played Maine Pyar Kiya, featuring Salman Khan and Bhagyashree in the lead roles, on the idiot box to help me get distracted. And, my, oh my! How distracted had I been back then. The allure of Bollywood movies is still very much alive for me.

It will be needless to say that I have literally grown up watching Bollywood cinema. Every now and then, we used to go and catch a new Bollywood release at the nearest cinema hall. At the time, we didn’t have any favourites and would only watch a movie for the sake of entertainment.

There was a time when I was completely awestruck with Akshay Kumar – yes, he was my first-ever Bollywood crush. I watched Khiladi and Mohra countless number of times.

I guess the tables for the Bollywood film fraternity took a complete turn as we gradually stepped into the millennium. With Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai’s release back in 2000, the Indian film industry witnessed a major shift. For me, it was time to swoon over Bollywood’s latest heartthrob, Hrithik Roshan. I was his biggest fangirl for a long, long time and ardently wrote fan-fictions featuring him. That’s when I sensed the writer in me.

It is not the first time that Bollywood has been banned in our country.

Iconic movies like Mughal-e-Azam, Guide, Sholay, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, stole millions of hearts all over the globe. They’re being watched even today. The trend for Bollywood movies completely changed after 2000. With movies like Lagaan, Dil Chahta Hai, Munna Bhai MBBS, Rang De Basanti, Jab We Met, Rockstar, Barfi, Queen, and so on, we saw many Indian filmmakers take deep risks to showcase another side of Indian movies. All these films did not only earn heaps of money at the box office, but also recieved global acclaim.

Both India and Pakistan have spent many decades to erect barriers against cultural exchange across the border. Despite the recent political debacle between the two neighboring countries, Indians have not stopped admiring Pakistani talent. In fact, they relish watching Pakistani soaps. Fawad and Mahira Khan are still everybody’s favourite in India.

Similarly, Pakistanis, settled in urban cities, have not given up their undying love for Bollywood movies. They still watch them by downloading ******** from the internet or grabbing pirated DVDs from the local stores because giving up on something you’ve loved and grown up admiring is just next to impossible. It is plausible to see them gush about their favourite Indian celebrities or get inspired by their healthy lifestyles. They identify with the actors, characters, and stories. The love for Indian cinema is deeply rooted in their systems.

In fact, we felt hugely disappointed when Raees could not be released in Pakistan. Whatsoever the reason could have been, it was devastating not to witness the intense romantic chemistry that King Khan shared with our nation’s sweetheart, Mahira Khan.

It is not the first time that Bollywood has been banned in our country. Whenever tensions rises across the border, our local cinemas are quick to stop screening Indian movies. Moreover, we are also devoid of watching Indian TV soaps.

It wouldn’t be wrong to state that our cinema business heavily relies on the Indian movies that are screened in theaters. Whenever there’s a ban on Indian films, theaters become almost lifeless and unproductive. Although, it is pleasing to see that the Pakistani film industry flourishing, a huge demand gap exists. A Salman Khan or Shah Rukh Khan-starrer would still garner more attention and witness a houseful situation rather quickly than a Shaan Shahid movie.

A lot more Pakistani films need to come out to fill the local screens. However, we do not have many screens in our country at the moment. Having more screens would mean that we should also produce more Pakistani films which does not seem like a viable option at this time. Therefore, the only way to keep the interest of exhibitors alive in the business is not to stop screening Indian films.

Whether the two countries settle down their differences or not, whether the ban on Pakistani artists working in India lifts or prevails, our love for Bollywood will never cease. This forbidden romance is here to stay for a long while. Kyunki badey badey deshon mein, aisi choti choti baatein hoti rehti hain.

This nice. Bollywood has an immense soft power. Lady has explained rightly that Bollywood is a part and parcel of the life of aam Pakistani.

 

[Storm Force]

Pakistanis cannot resist the beauty an style & glamour that is Bollywood