All the rage in Pakistan
I never realised ‘Lollywood’, the affectionate term for Pakistan’s film industry (it’s all based in Lahore) was getting as good as Hollywood in churning out films based on current affairs. Apparently the most talked about film in Pakistan now is In the name of God, starring the always under-rated Naseerrudin Shah, about the fight between hardcore Islamists and moderate Muslims in the country.
This CS Monitor story is all over it. The trailer is mostly in Urdu, with bits of English chucked in for good measure.
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Awesome! I’m so getting this film.
*Cough* Hat-tip to Jai *cough*
I was always told that Lollywood was like the old Batman series, with ‘kepows’ and the sound of the punch five seconds after the actual punch. This trailer is somewhat of a letdown I must say.
Looks like things have moved on a bit since International Gorillay.
That looks brilliant Bartholomew. There is one clip on YouTube (the objects in the sky are the four holy books of Islam):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIe45NN4P_Y
Where can I buy a copy?
This from the same lollywood where the actresses are ‘on loan’ to rich men and in a country where long-haired opinionated rock bands like Junoon are banned?
There’s hope yet
I recently went to Pakistan for the first time and found it full of contradictions like many countries that are pigeon holed, often are. I did however, find it amusing that they had “khusre” dancing in the same streets where you would find chador clad women and cinema posters depicting XXX films….
yes the subcontinent is a nice eye-opener
Sonia – eye opener was an understatement for me…more like spade to shovel up mouth that had hit the floor on many an occasion…anyway, bring on lollywood..i’m kinda getting tired of Bollywood
You do know that Lollywood movies are all uniformly shite, don’t you?
This movie isn’t Lollywood, any more than the art house movies Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Om Puri et al make in India can be called Bollywood
I must say I don’t really know much about Pakistani cinema…
Boy meets girl, girl meets truck, truck rapes girl
I am glad that Shoib Mansoor is on this blog. He is master of his game.
On a side note: ISI claims to have arrested Dawood Ibrahim India’s most wanted man! The sad part of the whole saga is that we are to believe that Dawood was never in Pakistan but was arrested as soon as he set foot in Pakistan! Heh… some Pakistani newspapers are caliming that the don was killed during a gambling brawl with Karachi mob… heh… now thats what you call Lollywood.
This was after US asked Pakistanis to turn in Dawood..
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/US_joins_hunt_to_track_Dawood/articleshow/2245152.cms
too bad whatever his end… Dawood will perhaps never be tried in Indian courts..
ps: Shan is THE half way decent actor in Lollywood.
The fact that Naseeruddin Shah is in here is enough to watch the film.
According to the review it’s depiction of the Pashtun and Baloch tribes seems quite stereotypical so I am reserving judgement on this movie.