http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47842000/jpg/_47842871_faiz_rahi_aarzo_zeba766.jpgBrightly-coloured and melodramatic cinema billboards have been part of Pakistan’s popular culture for decades. But the craftis now under threat as digital posters are replacing the hand-painted billboards.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47842000/jpg/_47842872_waheed341.jpgTo help struggling painters, Islamabad-based gallery6 has organised an exhibition and sale of “Film Art for Homes” from 14 to 27 May. On sale is a portrait of Waheed Murad, who conquered the hearts of millions of Pakistani women with his dashing looks.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47842000/jpg/_47842873_saima341.jpgThe reigning queen of Pakistan’s silver screen, Saima, has been around for nearly two decades. She started out as a bit-part actress in regional cinema but is now one of the biggest names in the industry.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47842000/jpg/_47842874_heer_ranjha341.jpgHeer Ranjha, based on a classic Punjabi folk tale, went on to become the biggest film hit of the 1970s. The film catapulted its stars, Ejaz and Firdous, who were regarded as second-tier actors at the time, into the limelight.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47842000/jpg/_47842875_babul766.jpgBabul, the 1973 Punjabi action film, starred bubbly actress Rozina in a typical “charming girl” role. But the movie was dominated by action king Sudhir (left) and Sultan Rahi, who would go on to become the country’s most famous actor.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47842000/jpg/_47842876_shabnam341.jpgFor those who lived in Pakistan in the 1960s, it came as no surprise that Pakistan’s most successful actress was Bengali-born Shabnam.She continued to star in popular films well into the 1970s and 1980s.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47842000/jpg/_47842877_hepburn341.jpgPaintings of Hollywood actors are also on sale. Breakfast at Tiffany’s star Audrey Hepburn is known among Pakistan’s elite. The older generation remembers a time when she made Holly Golightly - her character in the film - a household name in Pakistan.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47842000/jpg/_47842878_schwaszegger341.jpgArnold Schwarzenegger’s “Terminator” dominated cinema screens across Pakistan through the late 1980s and early 1990s and his dubbed movies ran to packed houses across the country.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47842000/jpg/_47842879_bruce_lee341.jpgThe impact of Bruce Lee’s films was felt outside as well as inside the cinema. Martial Arts schools kicked and punched their way into mainstream Pakistani society as all young men in the 1970s and 1980s tried to emulate the king of kung fu.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47842000/jpg/_47842880_shahrukh341.jpgRelations with neighbouring India may be far from harmonious, but Bollywood films enjoy huge popularity in Pakistan. Everybody loves Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan whose movies run to packed audiences in cinemas, five-star hotels and private clubs.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47842000/jpg/_47842881_nargis341.jpgBollywood legend Nargis remains a popular figure in Pakistan with the generations that grew up immediately after the partition of the subcontinent and creation of Pakistan.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47842000/jpg/_47842882_mughal_e_azam341.jpgThe epic Bollywood film Mughal-e-Azam hit Pakistani theatres in April 2006, thus becoming the first Indian film to be released in Pakistan after 41 years. Many believe this film, starring Dilip Kumar and Madhubala, to be the greatest Indian film ever made.
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