“In the next 10 years, Pakistani cinema will have its own identity”: Nabeel Qureshi
Renowned director of the Pakistan film industry Nabeel Qureshi feels that now the film industry is on the right track and improving day by day.
In a conversation with Jore Magazine, The Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad director said, “Pakistan has been a growing media industry. So it will take its good time so it reaches the OTT audience and even, you know, the audience in Pakistan as well. Because unfortunately, if I’m very honest, in a year it’s only like three or four Pakistani movies that are watchable and that you enjoy. The rest of them are not as good in terms of quality, and in terms of aesthetics. In terms of stories, there are major flaws. And in today’s world, the audience is not a fool”.
While talking about the film industry, the director said, “as a film industry or as a filmmaker, we need to make better quality films, and better stories and our films should look like films, not like TV drama. That’s actually impacting knowing a lot of audiences not coming to cinemas, internationally or locally”.
Nabeel Qureshi is hopeful for a better future for the Pakistan film industry. He said, “I’m very hopeful because of the kind of new filmmakers in Pakistan. The kind of films of this time, the kind of stories they are making. We are totally on the right track. Probably, in the next 10 years, in the Pakistan industry, our stories can be much appreciated and more, you know, relatable and more unique. And we will have our own identity”.
