-... - . HE impact of post- : modernism on : Pakistani c~~ure .T is quite vIsIble : with almost all the cultural .phenomena now moving Post-modern'trends : towards post-modernism, .including film, theatre and : media. : In films, some productions .can be called attempts in post- : modernism such as Beyond in.national media .The Last Mountain that was : produced by. Javed Jabbar A ."~ 61- : way back in the 1970s. But the is the mark.¥ost of. the films production could not capture . BYZAMIRAll BADAIYUNIl))?~ \V' attempt ~o present reali~ : the attention of the general ~J Suraiyaan effecnveBajia,manner.HaseenaFatImaMoin, producedbased on formulaill Pakistanwriting andare .public and bombed at the box- showing global trends and pro- formance a status of interpre- Hameed Kashmiri, Noor-ul- routine production. No bold : office. Although the attempt graIXlIDeson current affairs, tation. According to the post- Huda Shah, Ashfaq Ahmed, attempts have been made in . was bold and contained an along with hourly news broad- moder:g theory, performance Intizar Hussain, Bano Qudsia, this particular field of the per- : element of modernity, the cast that have gained the is not an imitation of a charac- Aashar Azeem and Dr Tariq forming arts. The electronic : viewers were not mature appreciation of the audience. ter, but an interpretation of a Aziz have contributed in this media is in a better position .enough to appreciate it. Both the radio and TV now character. They do not simply particular field and their and gradually moving towards : In Urdu films; no produc- broadcast global news, show- perform in plays but give an plays and serials present new modern trends. Financial inde- : tion can be named as post- ing that Man's concerns are interpretation of human situa- facts of life with a rpmantic pendence is essential for .modern except a few that more international as com- tion. touch. achieving an independent sta- : have been produced outside pared to national or regional. Dr Anwar Sajjad from Sabib Mohsin's play based tus. At present, the pace of .Pakistan and present a multi- The print media in Pakistan Lahore is a playwright of post- on a hijacking is an attempt to progress is quite slow. : cultural view of humanity. In also made it a point to publish modem trend. The perform- present violence and terror in Advertising is the only field .theatre, some adaptations global news and matters of antes of Usman Peerzada, a dramatic and realistic man- where significant progress has : were staged by All Ahmed, a international concern. Talat Hussain, Rahat Kazmi, nero Modernization of the been made as compared to the :well-known writer and pro- The attacks on the World media, the FM broadcast and other performing arts. Global .ducer who presented transla- Trade Centre became the the digital recording system trends in Pakistani media are : tions of Samuel Becket's focus of all the nations and presents electronic post- not dominant, but we can't .reputed play Waiting for countries, including Pakistan. modernity. Anwar Mehmood, deny the awareness of their : Godot and Jean Paul Sartre's Radio and TV broadcast spe- the then Director General, importance. But awareness is .Flies. Ionesco's play, The Chair, cial progranImes to condemn PBC, tried to modernize PBC the first step towards the : was adapted by Riaz Firshori the act of sheer terrorism. and itS)broadcast, but he was- achievement of global status t and produced artd9fuadcast Newspapers,... li~erary~ "lI:\ld nft suc;~s£&,'du~ ~om~ cuI. su~as :BBG.GNN, Voiq~-<?£. from Radio Pakistan. Amedie other journals published tural stumbling blocks and Germany and Radio France. :And How To Get Rid Of It, a related articles on terrorism lack of experience in the This can be achieved by the . post-modern play by Ionesco, and violence and the responsi- broadcasting world. joint efforts of directors, pro- :was re-wntten by Khalid bility of the world conscience. Saleem Gillani was not suc- ducers and performing artists. :Ahmed and produced by the This post-modem trend in cur- cessful in introducing the The application of informa- ; writer of this essay. It was put rent affairs is highly signifi- hourly broadcast system in tion technology is also essen- :on air by Radio Pakistan. C~l;~ !J.J..~oA ol~o ~ cant. - -," harmony with the demands of tial for the develoument of i writer ot thIS eSSi:iY. U vva" y~' ! on air by Radio Pakistan. cant. narmony WJUI U1C UCll.Icu.u" v. ..~ --- --- --- i Salim Ahmed also present- Man is not only concerned Abid Ali, Khalida Riyasat, the age. We cannot discuss all media in Pakistan. ; ed a play entitled Mausam Aur with his individual existence Faryal Gohar, Samina the factors resulting in their The introduction of an 'Mohabbat and another one and the problems faced by Peerzada, Shaft Muhammad, failure here, but only one fac- hourly news broadcast is a wel- that was an adaptation of him, but he has become an Jamal Shah, Farooq Zamir, tor and that it was a prema- come step, but nothing has Hairy Ape by O'Neil. Izhar integral part of the entire sce- Shakeel, Marina Khan and ture step and due to the lack been done for the improve- Kazmi, a producer of modern nario. Pakistan's reaction many others have achieved of training of the producers. ment of different programmes sensibility and the then pro- towards terrorism was a the status of interpretation as However, the independence such as plays, serials and fea- ducer-director of the external change in the cultural mental- well. They interpret different of media is essential for tures. Trained producers and service of Radio Pakistan ity of the people of this region. plays with their performance adding global colour in broad- talented writers do not find made some bold experiments Nobody can remain in isola- and this new concept of per- casting. The financial depend- sufficient attraction in pro- in the presentation of differ- tion, but a current awareness formance is known as the ence of the electronic media is gramming. It is suggested that ent programmes. He specially has taken over all the mem- post-modern concept. the main cause of failure in all the media heads playa key produced two post-modern bers of the world community. Hamlet has been performed presenting post-modern valiies role in the modernization of plays entitled Khwaab Holnak The slogan of internal affairs in various countries by differ- in the environment of various programmes. Hai and Six Characters In has become obsolete and our ent producers. These perform- Pakistan. The revival of the presenta- Search OfAn Author, an Italian responsibility towards human- ances are not merely perform- Film and theatre in tion section in radio will defi- i masterpiece written by Louis ity is equally important and ances but they have interpret- Pakistan are not a developed nitely improve the presenta- Pirandello. cannot be ignored. ed Hamlet in his conflicts in art form. In theatre, only a few tion of programming. Tariq The drama was inspired by In Pakistani media, global different styles. A critic of groups have emerged whose Imam, DG PBC; Yousuf Baig the post-modern theme and a consciousness and its impact Shakespeare's plays and a perfonnance contains an ele- Mirza, MD PTV and Anwar successful production. Izhar on our media shows trans-cul- performer interpret the ment of modernity, such as the Mehmood, Chairman PBC and Kazmi is one of the initiators tural and trans-regional com- theme-of the play according to producers of Ajoka Theatre PTV need to take an initia- of post-modernism in radio mitments. Features, plays and their understanding and the (Khalid Ahmad and Sheema tive. Only then will our elec- programmes. Such attempts discussion programmes were image of reality presented by Kirmani), the late Yasmin tronic media participate in were not fully successful due broadcast for the benefit of Shakespeare. Ismail and Sohail and ~,modern age. to the undeveloped taste of humanity. We are not only a Recently, Anwar Maqsood, a Shaiyanne Malik. Many others However, things are getting the audience, but it created an separate nation, but a mem- playwright and a performer, have also played a significant better and it is expected~ awareness of the post-modern ber of the world community. gives a suggestive and imagi- role in bringing new ideas to our electronic media will play era in film, theatre and media. Some actors in the Pakistani native interpretation of real the theatrical world. But film- a vital role in achieving global Local media has now started media have given their per- life. He is successful in his making in Pakistan isn't up to status. ,~---. ""--"""""""'--- - - -- -.