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Three times Lollywood movies proved as the light at the end of the tunnel

by Aiiesha Khalid

Amidst questionable releases, 3moviesevoked great pride in the hearts of us Pakistanis!These elite films are the three badges of honour Lollywood will proudly wear for generations to come.

BOL
One of the most hard-hitting moments in the history of Pakistani cinema, was the release of ShoaibMansoor’s ‘BOL’; a cinematic wave that shook the nation and the conscience of millions. The guilty felt exposed and our society lay bare.

A major beautiful aspect of this movie was its ability to touch upon multiple unspoken issues, from contraceptives,to the sexist obsession of having a male heir. From injustice for transgenders,to the repression of women at the hands of quintessential religious preachers.
It portrays the struggle of a family dealing with their father’s radical nature as a result of his own distorted extremist religious views. The acting to say the least, was nothing short of perfection.The confrontational scenes between the rebellious daughter played by (Humaima Malik) and the father played by (Manzar Sehbai) were the high points of the movie that left us awestruck.

Almost a decade ago, ‘BOL’ encompassed societaland economic issues that to date the masses can’t acknowledge the existence of. To say the least, Shoaib’sraw portrayal of society is left unmatched in this day and age of Pakistani cinema.

DUKHTAR
Dukhtar; a tale of two victims of clan warfare; the bitter reality of thousands of little girls, this aristocratic piece by Afia Serena Nathanial is set in a village in the northern areas of Pakistan.

Aside from the breath-taking cinematography by Armughan Hassan and Najaf Bilgrami, the movie exquisitely shed light on the grave matter of child marriage; a topic swept under the carpet for decades,to feed the pretentious honor of tribal men.
Allah Rakhi’s character played by the effortless (Samiya Mumtaz) captured the true essence of a mother’s protective nature following her 10-year-old daughter (Zainab’s) proposal. Amidst the escape which Allah Rakhi plans for her daughter, she goes through her own personal awakening which is long overdue after being married herself at the age of 10.

This movie gracefully tackled a solemn issue through the lens of a close-knit mother-daughter relationship which is an experience yet to be felt and seen on the big screen.

MANTO
Manto an intense biographical film by Sarmad Khoosat is based on one of the most controversial writers of the subcontinent. Therefore, it comes off as no surprise that this movie is of par excellence due to its bold nature; a reflection of the late writer himself. The crème de la crème castspeaks for itself through the beautiful depiction of their character arcs.

Sarmad Khoosat’s artistic expression present throughout this movie was the epitome of brilliance and perfection. The movie gracefully encompassed not just the moving portrayal of Manto and his constant struggle with balancing his art and family, but the manner in which the society of that era functioned. It simultaneously also explored discriminatory issues in relation to migration and partition.
Theliterary masterpiece is rich and engulfs the audience in a manner that is yet to be seen in Lollywood, making us long for more of Sarmad Khoosat’s artistic vision.

Since ‘Manto’ has set a bar unmet and Sarmad Khoosat has aconstant nature of outdoing himself, we inevitably have nothing but sky-high expectations from ‘Zindagi Tamasha’!

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