Naach: Lollywood dancing to the beat of success

This movie will be the first ever to embark on a genre exploring the performing arts in Pakistan. I am truly excited!

Shafiq Ul Hasan June 12, 2012
I am a big fan of Pakistani movies, and I am not embarrassed in the slightest to admit to this. However, for the past few years - like a decade or so - I have not come across many quality movies in terms of script, performance and concept.

Khuda Ke Liye, Bol, Yeh Dil Aapka hua and few other movies were technically sound and showcased strong scripts and some impressive performances. The rest,  and I say this with deep regret, were typical in that they offered no quality content to the audience.

A few days ago, I was enlightened about the trailer of Naach - a joint venture by Nasir Teherani and Manduck Collective Films.

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It came as a complete surprise to me to watch a few of our finest actors delivering some great dialogues. I must add here that the Pakistani film industry once had amazingly potent dialogues back in the 60’s up till the early 90’s, but after this, they just fell flat. With Naach, I am hoping to see a revival in good dialogue.

This movie will be the first ever to embark on a genre exploring the performing arts in Pakistan. It showcases the talents of Javed Sheikh, Shaan, Momal Sheikh, Noman Butt and Komal Rizvi, along with many other glittering stars.

This movie is based on passion, dance, romance, inspiration and imagination.

I am truly excited to see what is in store for us!

The trailer of the movie itself is very appealing and interesting. It builds up the curiosity for the movie – which in itself is a generous victory for our film industry. Let us not dwell  over the debate over the originality of the concept or its inspirational adaptation. Just consider this movie as a move towards a brighter future for our cinema.

Javed Sheikh is definitely amongst the finest actors of our country. I have liked him since the days of his television drama  'Shama'. The way he is seen delivering his dialogues in Naach is commendable; his voice and his gestures will undoubtedly impress you the way they have managed to impress me.

Moving on, Shaan, I find is the most sensible actors that we have ever had. He has, undoubtedly done a remarkable job in maintaining and increasing the viewer-ship of Pakistani films. Whether it was Guns N Roses, Very Good Dunya Very Bad Log, Tere Pyar Mein, Ghoonghat, Khuda Ke Liye or Moosa Khan, Shaan has always tried to give a well composed and genuine performance as per his character's requirement. It is a shame that Pakistani directors fail to offer him roles that reflect his true calibre as an actor.

Many will question the choice of mature and older actors like Shaan and Javed Sheikh in a movie about dance without once thinking that these actors actually have substance in their acting and are well versed in what they do.

Why is that we didn't question Shah Rukh Khan's role as a hockey coach for a women's team?

Aren't Al Pacino and Richard Gere still acting and taking up challenging roles?

It is because these "old" and "mature" actors have way more experience and versatility than the few younger ones whose looks are more potent than their acting skills.

To all those critics my humble advice is to try promoting Pakistani films especially when they are worthy of praise. It is our responsibility to help restore, respect and honour our film industry, especially when our country needs an avenue where Pakistan can be seen under a more positive light.

I am ardently looking forward to this movie, and I hope those who appreciate quality movies stemming from Pakistani cinema are feel the same way.

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Shafiq Ul Hasan The author is an avid movie lover and reviews films and dramas regularly. He is a professional digital inbound marketer. He has worked with a silicon valley-based social network as a content analyst. He blogs at www.shafiqsiddiqui.com and tweets as @shafiqulhasan81 (twitter.com/shafiqulhasan81)
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COMMENTS (20)

Filmmaker | 11 years ago | Reply Well for that person who mentioned the "cinematography" is not up to the standard. It looks pretty good to me!! I do feel that some shots are lazily shot, and too many visuals are repeating in the trailer. I just feel the acting is terrible, specially the girl and the guy. I dont feel Shaan is a very good actor either! Pakistani films should work on acting and stories!
Filmmaker | 11 years ago | Reply The film looks good, cinemetically. I mean there are a few weird shots here and there but overall its not too bad. So whoever is saying that cinematography is bad. Ich dont think so. And for, the acting. Its terrible. Specially that girl and the young guy!
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