- Cinema in Karachi
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Cinema in Karachi or Kariwood (Urdu: کاری وڈ) had its golden days in 1960s when some of the prominent film studios were located in Karachi, making films for the viewership of a large and growing working-class population.
With a metropolitan area hosting South Asia's second most populated city, the film viewership is still popular in Karachi. However, the interest has shifted more towards the Hollywood and other international productions. One of the reasons for the shifting trends is attributed to the moving of film-making industry to Lahore, locally termed as Lollywood.
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History of cinema in Karachi
In 1960s and 1970s Karachi was the centre of the Pakistani film industry with a host of cinemas and film studios located in this city. Watching movies at the cinemas were major pastime and recreation activities. However, in 1980s two major changes came about:
- First, the film-industry moved to Lahore. Also there has been a notable growth of Pashto films industry in Peshawar.
- Second, the arrival of Videocassette recorder so that people could watch movies in the comfort of their homes.
These changes resulted in the closure of many movie theaters, and majority of them were converted into shopping malls or apartment blocks.
Revitalization
Amidst the growing concerns over the decline of the industry and viewership, and the need for revitalization, a number of initiatives have been taken at the cultural landscape of Karachi. Most effective of them all is the trend of the annual international Kara Film Festival since 2001.
- Pakistani drama and play industry:
due to the the boom of private channels like ARY,GEO,Ajj,hum andVibe many dramas and play are based in karachi and actors have their residence in affluent suburbs of karachi.since 2005 thousands of plays on television and on thatre have been produced.
Movie theatres in Karachi
There are numerous movie theaters in Karachi. Most of the cinema houses today present a variety of English, Pashto, Punjabi, and Urdu language films. Many of the cinemas built earlier than 1947 were called "Talkies" which was eventually dropped in favour of the word "Cinema". In 1917, there were around 119 cinemas in Karachi that has been reduced to just 34 in 2007[1]. Moreover, 1977 is considered as a peak year of cinema industry in Karachi when 110 cinemas were running with full occupancy [2].
List of cinemas in Karachi
Cinema Location Status Afshan Waheed Murad Road Open Alif Laila Saeedabad Closed Amber Bahadrabad Closed Anjuman Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Arshi Federal B. Area Closed Atrium Cinemas Saddar Open Badar Kemari Closed Bambino Garden Road Open Capital Saddar Closed Capri Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Open Casino Malir Closed Chamman Pak Colony Closed Chandni Sabzi Mandi Closed Cineplex 1 Clifton Open Cineplex 2 Clifton Open Crown Lyari Open De Luxe Maripur Closed Delight Sher Shah Open Dilshad SITE Town Closed Drive Inn 1 Stadium Road Closed Drive inn 2 Stadium Road Closed Empire Qismat Mission Road Closed Eroz Waheed Murad Road Closed Falcon Maripur Closed Filmistan Teen Hatti Closed Firdous Liaquatabad Closed Fleet Club Saddar Closed Ghalib Korangi Open Glaxy Liaquatabad Closed Godin Waheed Murad Road Closed Gulistan Landhi Open Gulshan Malir Closed Gulzar Malir Closed Hollywood Bahadrabad Closed Irum Liaquatabad Closed Jubilee Waheed Murad Road Closed Khayyam Nursery Closed King Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Kiran Manghopir Open Koh-e-Noor Waheed Murad Road Closed Kumar Napier Road Open Lalazar Qaidabad Open Liberty Nazimabad Closed Light House Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Luxery Airport Closed Lyric Garden Road Closed Lyric 2 Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Mayfair Saddar Closed Majestic Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Masood Korangi Closed Mehar Landhi Closed Mehfil Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Mehtab Landhi Open Metro Orangi Open Mizrab Liaquatabad Closed Murree Drive Inn Rashid Minhas Road Closed Musarrat Nazimabad Open Nafees Malir Closed Nageena Kemari Closed Nargis Qaidabad Open Naseem Korangi Open Nasheman Waheed Murad Road Open Nasreen Korangi Open Nayab Nazimabad Closed Naz Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Nering Liaquatabad Closed Nigar Juna Market Open Nishat Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Open Noor Mehal Napier Road Closed Novelty Teen Hatti Closed Odeon Saddar Closed Opera Federal B. Area Closed P.A.F. Drigh Road Closed P.N.S. Bahadur ? Closed P.N.S. Dakiar ? Closed P.N.S. Dilawar ? Closed P.N.S. Hamaliya ? Closed P.N.S. Karsaz ? Closed P.N.S. Shafa ? Closed Palace Saddar Closed Paradise Saddar Closed Piccadilly Malir Cantt Closed Picture House Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Plaza Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Prince Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Open Princess Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Qaisar Waheed Murad Road Closed Queen Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Raj Mehal Sher Shah Open Rang Mehal Sher Shah Open Reagle Saddar Closed Regent Nazimabad Closed Relex Nazimabad Closed Renu Garden Road Open again in 2008 Reu Saddar Closed Rex Saddar Closed Ritz Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Rivoli Waheed Murad Road Closed Roxy Napier Road Open Rubi Saeedabad Closed Saba New Karachi Open Sanam Malir Closed Sangam Drigh Road Open Sangeet Korangi Closed Scala Garden Road Closed Shabana Malir Closed Shabnam Drigh Road Open Shalimar Nazimabad Closed Shama Drigh Road Closed Sheesh Mehal Landhi Open Shehzad Korangi Open Shirin Korangi Closed Shirin New Karachi Open Society Lasbela Closed Star Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Super Napier Road Closed Taj Mehal Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road Closed Tasvir Mehal Korangi Open Venus Liaquatabad Open Zeenat Korangi Open References
See also
- Cinema of Pakistan
- List of Pakistani films
- List of Lollywood films
- List of Pakistani actors & actresses
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