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Nangarhar Lacks Proper Cinema Halls To Display Local Movies

Filmmakers and artists in Nangarhar, which is famous for its back-to-back movies in every season and is known as ‘the Small Mumbai’, complained about lack of proper movie theaters in Jalalabad city, saying that pictures are being displayed in small screens under tents.

The producers invest hundreds of thousands of AFs for making a film, the filmmakers said, adding that ‘there is no proper cinema houses to display their movies’.

Rahim Gul Afghan, a filmmaker, who started his career as a director 13 years ago, said their films deserve to be displayed in ‘big cinema houses’. 

“This problem (lack of cinema halls) has affected the growth of filmmaking in Nangarhar. Producers cannot have the required collection from their movies,” he said.

“We invest at least 600,000 AFs in each movie but we lack the cinema halls to display our movies. Government has not paid attention to this matter so far. We love the film industry and we will display our movies in the tents,” said Babrak Amirzada, artist.

“We hope that a full attention is paid t Afghanistan’s cinema. Filmmakers and artists should be helped. Afghanistan’s culture and traditions are being displayed in the films,” said Amir Shah Talash, head of Nangarhar Filmmakers’ Union.

Nangarhar residents raised the same issue, saying that people in the area prefer to watch local movies despite the tumults in security fronts.

“Our society needs films but the movies which are produced here mostly portray the message of guns and violence,” said Sahar Gul, a resident of the province.

Despite security threats, the eastern Nangarhar province has been on top after Kabul where most of local films are being produced. 

Nangarhar Lacks Proper Cinema Halls To Display Local Movies

Despite security threats, the eastern Nangarhar province has been on top after Kabul where most of local films are being produced.

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Filmmakers and artists in Nangarhar, which is famous for its back-to-back movies in every season and is known as ‘the Small Mumbai’, complained about lack of proper movie theaters in Jalalabad city, saying that pictures are being displayed in small screens under tents.

The producers invest hundreds of thousands of AFs for making a film, the filmmakers said, adding that ‘there is no proper cinema houses to display their movies’.

Rahim Gul Afghan, a filmmaker, who started his career as a director 13 years ago, said their films deserve to be displayed in ‘big cinema houses’. 

“This problem (lack of cinema halls) has affected the growth of filmmaking in Nangarhar. Producers cannot have the required collection from their movies,” he said.

“We invest at least 600,000 AFs in each movie but we lack the cinema halls to display our movies. Government has not paid attention to this matter so far. We love the film industry and we will display our movies in the tents,” said Babrak Amirzada, artist.

“We hope that a full attention is paid t Afghanistan’s cinema. Filmmakers and artists should be helped. Afghanistan’s culture and traditions are being displayed in the films,” said Amir Shah Talash, head of Nangarhar Filmmakers’ Union.

Nangarhar residents raised the same issue, saying that people in the area prefer to watch local movies despite the tumults in security fronts.

“Our society needs films but the movies which are produced here mostly portray the message of guns and violence,” said Sahar Gul, a resident of the province.

Despite security threats, the eastern Nangarhar province has been on top after Kabul where most of local films are being produced. 

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