Fahad Mustafa upset with comparison with PTV era

Article taken from reviewit.pk by Saud

Many of the viewers who are avid drama watchers find themselves comparing the dramas that are on air nowadays to the dramas that were made in the golden era of PTV for many reasons. Some viewers do it because they want family entertainment and they feel that dramas have become too bold. Other viewers maybe doing so because the dramas nowadays lack the content that was signature style of PTV. One of the actors Fahad Mustafa who also owns a production house now namely Big Bang Productions has finally spoken out about this complaint from the viewers.

While talking to a weekly magazine Fahad said, "All I hear this day is how we don't have good dramas and every tom, dick and harry is standing in front of the camera. Comparisons with the long-lost PTV era! For heaven's sake man, let's take it as a business. Dramas are not for propagating messages/ lessons. We have enough of drama' on news channels. A Pakistani needs relief so entertain them with quality productions. We need massive hits. We need a cult following and image building [for our industry]. We live in an age where everything is acceptable yaar... so drop this televangelist rubbish."

Fahad Mustafa said that he wants to work in dramas and films that make people happy.

What has gone into him?
The kind of dramas he is producing are neither happy nor entertaining (Koi nahi apna, Doosri biwi, mere humraahi)

Originally posted by: Usman.

What has gone into him?
The kind of dramas he is producing are neither happy nor entertaining (Koi nahi apna, Doosri biwi, mere humraahi)

i didn't get it what is he trying to say!! So he is blaming viewers for expecting quality shows??!! Ok dramas r not for spreading social msg they r for entertainment...but what was his drama db,koi nahi apna,mere humrahi and all..were they entertaining?? Viewers should remain happy with this type of drama!! His show kankar gave strong social msg..but was not it entertaining also..?? Didn't people like it!!

I luved his answers

He is so damn straight forward and so damn true

I agree now there r many fazool dramas the reason being too many channels too many time slots alloted to dramas

But that doesnt mean people go bk to ptv era all the time and curse present dramas

I also see a lot of viwers bash the present actors as fahad said people say every tom dick n harry r standing in front of camera ...THIS ACCUSATION IS SO NOT TRUE...agree there r many newcomers in the industry but MOST OF THE NEWCOMERS ARE TALENTED...not jus actors there r many new emerging good directors and writers too...on the contrary acting is so so so much better now...in the ptv era many scenes had OTT acting but now even the supporting cast acting is pretty decent

Coming to films here also I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH FAHAD...COMMON GIVE THE PAK FILM INDUSTRY FEW YEARS...compared to bollywood lollywood is indeed a toddler but instead of appreciation of the new good pak films i hv seen many viwers unfairly comparing it with bollywood movies and saying pak films hv failed to b like bollywood...GEEZ LET THE INDUSTRY FLOURISH THEN COMPARE

now a days there r good dramas too but people hv the PATHETIC HABIT OF GENERALIZING EVERYTHING saying todays dramas were trash n ptv dramas were epic

Whereas there were trash dramas in those days too and there r good dramas in todays times as well

Jus coz of a few good dramas ptv era is colored a legend and jus coz of a handful of trash dramas todays times good dramas r ignored

Which is really very unfair

And fahad is absolutely right

Each n every drama doesnt hv to preach

As long as they r giving entertainment in a good way viwers shud b happy

Abby: Why shouldn't people compare? And if he is talking about entertainment none of the serial from his PH was entertaining.. rather most of them were depressing (meri beti, mere humraahi etc).
I agree about movies though.. I have no complaints from the movies coming out from our industry. At least they are trying.. and they deserve the credit for it. But you've to agree that drama industry's standard are going down day by day. Lets not make comparisons with PTV era.. if you compare them with like 4,5 years ago..current dramas will fall flat in front of them.

In MY View till now the grace of Pakistani Drama saved just because Private Productions and Channels are MOSTLY handled/ owned by the actors, directors, producers who HAD Affiliation with P.T.V Once. Otherwise the entertainment is not 2nd Marraige, Extra Marital Affair, Suspecious Husband or Susral, Rape and Blaah Blaah 🤢

"...For heaven's sake man, let's take it as a business. Dramas are not for propagating messages/ lessons. We have enough of drama' on news channels. A Pakistani needs relief so entertain them with quality productions. We need massive hits. We need a cult following and image building [for our industry]. We live in an age where everything is acceptable yaar... so drop this televangelist rubbish."

Originally posted by: Raindrops.

Plus a few days back he was saying some of the upcoming films should flop but obviously he has different standards for TV dramas

@ Abby_Jeran: dear difference of opinion lies here where he says