{"id":360321,"date":"2022-05-11T12:43:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T07:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=360321"},"modified":"2022-05-11T12:43:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T07:43:36","slug":"make-better-films-netizens-call-out-pakistani-filmmakers-complaining-about-doctor-strange-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/make-better-films-netizens-call-out-pakistani-filmmakers-complaining-about-doctor-strange-release\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Make Better Films!&#8217;: Netizens Call Out Pakistani Filmmakers Complaining About Doctor Strange Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Pakistani films were pulled off-screen to include more shows for Hollywood&#8217;s <strong><em>Doctor Strange in the Madness of the Multiverse<\/em><\/strong>, Pakistani filmmakers held a press conference to protest. Meanwhile, Netizens asked them to up their game instead of complaining.<\/p>\n<p>The release of the much anticipated Marvel film, <strong><em>Doctor Strange in the Madness of the Multiverse<\/em><\/strong> in Pakistan came days after several Eid-ul-Fitr releases. As the demand for the Marvel film picked up, cinema houses pulled Pakistani films to make room for the Western hit.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/dr-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-threatens-pakistani-films\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Strange in The Multiverse of Madness Threatens Pakistani Films<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Since then Pakistani filmmakers have been complaining online, calling for people to support local films, as well as holding a press conference. They are trying to reverse the clash in release schedules and prevent similar clashes in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Dum Mastam<\/em> <\/strong>producer Adnan Siddiqui, <strong><em>Parde Mein Rehne Do<\/em><\/strong> producer Wajahat Rauf and crime thriller <strong><em>Chakkar<\/em> <\/strong>producer Yasir Nawaz urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to look into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The Eid releases are allegedly not performing as well as they would have had it not been for this Western movie.<\/p>\n<p>Netizens disagree. They are clapping back at Pakistani filmmakers for wanting to take away their choice.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/UmairNajeebKhan\/status\/1523683072222261251<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Others pointed out how a film&#8217;s popularity has more to do with its content than its competition.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Le_Sabre54\/status\/1523694974956863488<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/me_theuninvited\/status\/1523945582330535936<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Netizen pointed out that if stripped of their choice, audiences will just stick to digital streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AleemSadozai\/status\/1523857451904376832<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Others called out how restricting Hollywood blockbuster films won&#8217;t help domestic productions in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MariaMemonUrdu\/status\/1523925182250819585<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some people really didn&#8217;t mince words.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/saadfarooq129\/status\/1523721971279740929<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/box-office-hit-which-pakistani-films-raked-in-best-numbers-at-eid-ul-fitr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Box Office Hit: Which Pakistani Films Raked In Best Numbers at Eid-ul-Fitr?<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>On the other hand, <strong><em>Ghabrana Nahi Hai<\/em><\/strong>, a Pakistani film by Saqib Khan has also been hogging screens and prime show hours. Meaning, that the problem with other Eid releases not doing well has nothing to do with <strong><em>Doctor Strange in the Madness of the Multiverse<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no surprise the Saba Qamar starrer is hogging screens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Pakistani films were pulled off-screen to include more shows for Hollywood&#8217;s Doctor Strange in the Madness of the Multiverse, Pakistani filmmakers held a press conference to protest. Meanwhile, Netizens asked them to up their game instead of complaining. The release of the much anticipated Marvel film, Doctor Strange in the Madness of the Multiverse in Pakistan came days after [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/make-better-films-netizens-call-out-pakistani-filmmakers-complaining-about-doctor-strange-release\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":360072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,2368,1293,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-360321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-hollywood","9":"category-lollywood","10":"category-social-media","11":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"They demand that they make better films ","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dr.-Strange-in-The-Multiverse-of-Madness-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dr.-Strange-in-The-Multiverse-of-Madness-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dr.-Strange-in-The-Multiverse-of-Madness.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Featured","Hollywood","Lollywood","Social Media","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"\u2018Make Better Films!\u2019: Netizens Call Out Pakistani Filmmakers Complaining About Doctor Strange Release","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,2368,1293,1291,1297&exclude=360321","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360321","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=360321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360321"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=360321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}