Author : Mushtāq Gazdar
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 by : Mushtāq Gazdar
Download or read book Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 written by Mushtāq Gazdar and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book features a review of films before Partition, plots of great cinema classics, trivia and cinema lore. Anecdotes and reminiscences about the people who shaped the entertainment industry as well as interviews with directors and producers make this book a treasure trove for cineasts. But alongside the trivia is a clever synthesis juxtaposing the artistic development of the cinematic world with the overall social development in the country. It shows how the narrow self-interest of the ruling clique clashed with the creative potential of the artistic world stifling originality and all but destroying the film industry.