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First published in 1997 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of Pakistan, the book features a review of films before Partition, plots of great cinema classics, trivia, and cinema lore. It contains anecdotes and reminiscences about the people who shaped the entertainment industry,...

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Main Author: Gazdar, Mushtāq (Author)
Other Authors: Gazdar, Aisha (writer of epilogue.), Gazdar, Haris (writer of epilogue.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Karachi, Pakistan : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Bibel > Philemonbrief.
Motion pictures > Pakistan > History.
Motion pictures.
Pakistan.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements. Page ix.
  • Preface. Page xi.
  • Introduction. Page xiii.
  • 1. Cinema Before Partition. Page 1.
  • 2. 1947-56: A Decade of Endurance. Page 22.
  • 3. 1957-66: A Decade of Reformation. Page 60.
  • 4. 1967-76: A Decade of Change. Page 103.
  • 5. 1977-86: A Decade of Decadence. Page 149.
  • 6. 1987-96: A Decade of Revivalism. Page 193.
  • 1997-2016: Epilogue. Page 241.