{"id":232179,"date":"2019-08-23T13:40:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T08:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=232179"},"modified":"2019-08-23T13:41:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T08:41:09","slug":"usman-mukhtar-says-pakistani-cinema-is-getting-dumber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/usman-mukhtar-says-pakistani-cinema-is-getting-dumber\/","title":{"rendered":"Usman Mukhtar Says Pakistani Cinema is Getting Dumber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani actor Usman Mukhtar believes that films in Pakistan are getting dumber.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Ahmed Sarym he listed this as his reason for pivoting from film to drama.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I feel like cinema is getting dumber by the day.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube--268lay9urw\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube--268lay9urw\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-268lAY9URw?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-268lAY9URw?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h3>Usman Khawar Has Opinions About Cinema<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong><em>Janan<\/em><\/strong> breakout star revealed that initially, he had shied away from acting in dramas. Despite his passion and undivided attention for films, &#8216;<em>at the time there was no concept of films in Pakistan, the cinema was completely finished<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232187\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-232187 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Janan.jpg\" alt=\"Usman Mukhtar in Janan\" width=\"840\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Janan.jpg 840w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Janan-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Janan-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Janan-561x334.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Janan-364x217.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Janan-728x433.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Janan-608x362.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Janan-758x451.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Janan-81x48.jpg 81w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Janan-161x96.jpg 161w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Usman Mukhtar plays Hania Amir&#8217;s love interest in &#8216;Janan&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even then, contemporary Pakistani cinema isn&#8217;t winning his heart. He says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I want to make art films. I don&#8217;t hate commercial films but I hate stupid films. And cinema in Pakistan is getting dumber.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/usman-mukhtar-will-play-imran-khan-in-anwar-maqsoods-naach-na-jaanay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Usman Mukhtar Will Play Imran Khan in Anwar Maqsood&#8217;s &#8220;Naach Na Jaanay&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Usman objects to entertaining hollow screenplays, which he says have become a staple in the biz. Was he taking a jab at current cinematic productions, or is his palate too refined for turning down rom-coms of which there&#8217;s no shortage of.<\/p>\n<p>We have seen that certain films with depth and without much of a romantic sub-plot like <strong><em>Laal Kabotaar<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Ramchand Pakistani<\/em><\/strong> have proven to be a hit with audiences. So perhaps Usman is onto something here.<\/p>\n<h3>On Market Demand<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-232185 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Naimal-Khawar.jpg\" alt=\"Usman Mukhtar - Naimal Khawar\" width=\"720\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Naimal-Khawar.jpg 720w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Naimal-Khawar-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Naimal-Khawar-561x647.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Naimal-Khawar-364x420.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Naimal-Khawar-608x702.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Naimal-Khawar-42x48.jpg 42w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-Naimal-Khawar-83x96.jpg 83w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Usman Mukhtar as Altamash and Naimal Khawar as Izza in &#8216;Anaa&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Usman Mukhtar&#8217;s medium may have changed with market demand. Now he realizes that the drama industry has a bigger market in Pakistan than film.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0\u201cI never realized drama as the biggest market in Pakistan if you want to be recognized as an actor.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now that he knows the drama scene has more potential, and that you&#8217;re never really famous till your known in the drama scene.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Since my passion was filmmaking, I never thought of doing drama but now I have realized how strong is the television in Pakistan and now I want to do more and more dramas.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/mansha-pasha-shuts-down-troll-who-misunderstood-her-point-on-women-in-films\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mansha Pasha Shuts Down Troll Who Misunderstood Her Point on Women in Films<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>&#8216;I Want to Make a Film&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong><em>Anaa<\/em><\/strong> actor had nothing bad to say about the films he&#8217;s worked on in the past.\u00a0He asserted that <strong><em>Janan<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Parchi<\/em><\/strong> were good experiences but he wants to make art films.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8221; <\/em>I got to make good friends like Hania, Bilal and Armeena, I enjoyed acting and cinematography.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232190\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-232190 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar.jpg\" alt=\"Usman Mukhtar\" width=\"642\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar.jpg 642w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-561x311.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-364x202.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-608x337.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-87x48.jpg 87w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-173x96.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Usman Mukhtar&#8217;s take on contemporary film<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He&#8217;s even willing to take up the filmmaking mantle to create an art film. He just needs the budget for it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I am still up for film making but the kind of films we want to make require a lot of budget and unfortunately it\u2019s not happening even though we got scripts and ideas.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani actor Usman Mukhtar believes that films in Pakistan are getting dumber. In an interview with Ahmed Sarym he listed this as his reason for pivoting from film to drama. &#8220;I feel like cinema is getting dumber by the day.&#8221; Usman Khawar Has Opinions About Cinema The Janan breakout star revealed that initially, he had shied away from acting in [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/usman-mukhtar-says-pakistani-cinema-is-getting-dumber\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":232192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,1293,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-232179","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-lollywood","9":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"Only a good story could bring him back.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-1-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-1-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Usman-Mukhtar-1.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Featured","Lollywood","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Usman Mukhtar Says Pakistani Cinema is Getting Dumber","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,1293,1297&exclude=232179","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232179"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=232179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}