Cinema in Karachi
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Cinema in Karachi had its golden days in 1960s when some of the prominent film studios were located in Karachi, making films for the viewership of a large and growing working-class population.
With a metropolitan area hosting the world's second most populated city, the film viewership is still popular in Karachi. However, the interest has shifted more towards the Hollywood and other international productions. One of the reasons for the shifting trends is attributed to the moving of film-making industry to Lahore, locally termed as Lollywood.
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[edit] History of cinema in Karachi
In 1960s and 1970s Karachi was the centre of the Pakistani film industry with a host of cinemas and film studios located in this city. Watching movies at the cinemas were major pass-time and recreation activities. However, in 1980s two major changes came about:
- First, the film-industry moved to Lahore. Also there has been a notable growth of Pashto films industry in Peshawar.
- Second, the arrival of Videocassette recorder so that people could watch movies in the comfort of their homes.
These changes resulted in the closure of many movie theaters, and majority of them were converted into shopping malls or apartment blocks.
[edit] Revitalization
Amidst the growing concerns over the decline of the industry and viewership, and the need for revitalization, a number of initiatives have been taken at the cultural landscape of Karachi. Most effective of them all is the trend of the annual international Kara Film Festival since 2001.
[edit] Movie theaters in Karachi
Following is a list of old and new movie theaters in Karachi. Most of the cinema houses today present a variety of English, Pashto, Punjabi, and Urdu language films.
- Bambino Cinema (built in 1960s), the first cinema hall in Pakistan with two balconies.[1]
- Capri Cinema, at M.A. Jinnah Road
- Jubilee Cinema
- Imperial Cinema
- Lalazar Cinema
- Lyric Cinema
- Mehtab Cinema
- Metro Cinema
- Musarrat Cinema
- Nairung Cinema
- Nishat Cinema
- Nargis Cinema
- Naseem Cinema
- Novelty Cinema
- Prince Cinema
- Reno Cinema
- Ritz Theatre
- Shabana Cinema
- Universe Cineplex opened in 2003
- Venus Cinema
[edit] References
- ^ Cinemas to become history, sooner than later, Hasan Mansoor, Daily Times, 16 July 2005
[edit] See also
- Cinema of Pakistan
- List of Pakistani films
- List of Lollywood films
- List of Pakistani actors
- List of Pakistani actresses
[edit] External links
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