Re: Pakistan's film industry is in collapse!
the thing I don't understand is our inability to portray good stories on films when we can do that in dramas. it'd been many years since I watched a drama. but I recently watched Doraha on a friend's recommendation. and it was pretty good especially considering today's standards. even Humayun Saeed was tolerable in it. so, if they can make a 13 episode serial out of it, why can't they make a 2 hour film out of it?
Mehreen is such an excellent director. she's being wasted on TV. film is the premier medium. and people like Mehreen are meant to work on the big screen. only the big screen is worthy of her talent.
similarly, I saw Brothers recently. apart from a few outdoor scenes which might have been tough to shoot technically, the rest of it was a simple story - beautifully told and very well acted out. and given the situation our country is in, we should have so many stories to tell.