Regional films and dramas in Pakistan?

Lollywood industry is based in Lahore. Most of its films are Punjabi. I haven't even heard of many Urdu films. I read that Urdu is not spoken widely in Pakistan. Only 6 to 7% people speak Urdu. Majority speak Punjabi (>50%) and rest speak in Baloch, Pashtun, Urdu, Sindhi language but in dramas they show all actors are talking in Urdu. Its the films which are mostly Punjabi language films.

Btw, do they make films and dramas in Baloch and Pashtun languages?

Originally posted by: Mugda

Lollywood industry is based in Lahore. Most of its films are Punjabi. I haven't even heard of many Urdu films. I read that Urdu is not spoken widely in Pakistan. Only 6 to 7% people speak Urdu. Majority speak Punjabi (>50%) and rest speak Baloch, Pashtun, Urdu, Sindhi language but in dramas they show all actors are talking in Urdu. Its the films which are mostly Punjabi language films.

Btw, do they make films and dramas in Baloch and Pashtun languages?

Pashtun, yes, definitely. My dad watched them all the time, we just don't understand. :P Baloch and Sindhi, probably, yes.

Not true at all,

Urdu may not be everyone's first language - but it is spoken by everyone. Unlike the Basque province in Spain for example, where they want you to speak Basque or South India where you need to be able to converse in the regional language. Also, I'm not sure where you're getting your stats from - rest assured that more than 7% of Pakistanis speak Urdu as a first language.

No you information is not correct .. mothertouge is a different thing

Urdu is the national language of Pakistan 90 percent of people in Pakistan can speak & understand Urdu.Punjabi is the second language widely spoken in Pakistan.After Partition 50s,60,70s are called the golden era of Pak film industry in which qulaity films were made in Urdu & Punjabi languages.Pakistani punjabi films & there music was very famous in India Punjab .During 90s Pak film industry downfall started & contined from many years recently the Pak industry is getting stable & making some quality films.

During 60s,70,80s Pashto & Sindhi quality sindhi films were too made but there number was less & in 70s or 80s one Balochi movie in balochi language was made but not released becasue of the protest by Baloch people the film is still hanging.

currently Urdu,Punjabi,Pashto films are made in Pakistan . I'm not much sure about Sindhi films but No Balochi film is made after the protest of Baloch people but some famous serials were made in Urdu language they showed Balochi culture like Dasht ,Tum ho ke Chup which i've seen.

Regional channel Ptv Bolan show Balochi serials & other regional channels also show Sindhi,Punjabi,Pashto dramas but i haven't watched them.

Pakistani film industry is called Lollywood because its based in Lahore.

Yeah they make blochi n pashtu films...Urdu is common in Pakistan so many dramas r in Urdu bt it doesn't means there is no dramas in blochi n pashtu