There was a time, when state owned PTV produced dramas like Choti si duniya, Jungle, Deewaren, Waris revolving around rural life and folklore of those areas. Currently, we got so many channels but I don’t remember watching a project which covers rural life. I can’t remember a project after ‘Raahen’ and ‘Poore Chand ki Raat’ revolving around rural life.
What could be the reason behind this change? Has all the population of Pakistan shifted to urban areas and there is no need to cover rural life for getting nostalgic?
or this is due to the fact that now our marketing agencies don’t want to hilight real life problems and are behind promoting commercialism?
There was a time, when state owned PTV produced dramas like Choti si duniya, Jungle, Deewaren, Waris revolving around rural life and folklore of those areas. Currently, we got so many channels but I don't remember watching a project which covers rural life. I can't remember a project after 'Raahen' and 'Poore Chand ki Raat' revolving around rural life.
What could be the reason behind this change? Has all the population of Pakistan shifted to urban areas and there is no need to cover rural life for getting nostalgic?
or this is due to the fact that now our marketing agencies don't want to hilight real life problems and are behind promoting commercialism?
I think the last bit is more true. I also think sometimes our media tries to copy every single thing from our neighbours a bit too much. Look at the way news is reported with over the top dramatic dialogues with the same music in the background.
yes that 500 crore deal for breaking marriage kind of stuff came from India, which is also denial of facts of Indian society as well. I've read many comments on this forum that people watched Indian stuff for latest trends in India.
Last week, I head a super star telling that in 1980s when Indian Minister for Culture visited Pakistan, he asked for three things. first to visit some sacred place for Sikhs in Punjab, second to visit his hometown in Punjab and third to meet Muhamamd Nisar Hussain - MNH (PTV director who produced series like Ek Muhabbat Sau Afsane). he then officially requested Government of Pakistan to send MNH to India for a year or so train Indian directors at Door Darshan. The offer was somehow politely rejected. The guest further added that there was a time we used to introduce fashion in the region and now we follow fashion of India and now Turkey.
yes that 500 crore deal for breaking marriage kind of stuff came from India, which is also denial of facts of Indian society as well. I've read many comments on this forum that people watched Indian stuff for latest trends in India.
Last week, I head a super star telling that in 1980s when Indian Minister for Culture visited Pakistan, he asked for three things. first to visit some sacred place for Sikhs in Punjab, second to visit his hometown in Punjab and third to meet Muhamamd Nisar Hussain - MNH (PTV director who produced series like Ek Muhabbat Sau Afsane). he then officially requested Government of Pakistan to send MNH to India for a year or so train Indian directors at Door Darshan. The offer was somehow politely rejected. The guest further added that there was a time we used to introduce fashion in the region and now we follow fashion of India and now Turkey.
Your last bit...which makes scared one day we will lose OUR identity. I mean look at Urdu. People usually can't speak ten sentences without adding an English word, not that its wrong, but language is part of the identity. I know what I said is a generalisation but little things like that matter.
Nations who do not value their identity are left nowhere.
I think we have been more tolerating to accept foreign influences (languages, cultures, etc) by considering that it will enhance our exposure. But most of the times, result came as 'kawwa chala hans ki chaal, apni hi bhool gaya'.