Western influences are negligible. We have had western influences since james bond and no one went out crazy, this is just a mullah brainwashing ploy.
Bollywood however has been extremely damaging to our society and culture.
Case in point, I recall during school years that we had all seen movies like “she’s all that” , “A walk to remember “ etc.. all western teen romance flicks.. but besides the normal two or three puppy love couples no one changed.
Enter shah rukh khan and his “Mohabatein” and suddenly every bird was singing.. even our resident maulvi bacha shaved his beard and went all out.
Bollywood ruins our language, our culture and our society because it is similar and resonates with ideas no matter how much we deny it.
Ryan Gosling awkwardly making out with a naked lady in sheets isn’t a problem, but Saif Ali Khan and Kareena making love on screen is because the language, the skin tone and the premise still has commonality and resonates.
Lets agree to disagree on all dictators; they were selfish personal promoters who destroyed Pakistan and were no better than the corrupt useless politicians they claimed to help clean Pakistan of.