Pakistani singer-actor Ali Zafar says Pakistani cinema is going through a bad patch for want of good stories but feels that the content quality is expected to improve.
"Slowly it is getting better, with new age directors getting into filmmaking and producing films like Bol and Khuda Kay Liye," Zafar said.
The 31-year-old admits that the new generation in Pakistan is opening up to fresh and realistic stories.
"People have rejected those bogus old ways of telling stories, as they want something new. Pakistan is witnessing a new wave, thanks to social media. With the help of social media, people have rejected the old norms through commenting, conducting debates and discussion.
"It feels very nice to see that [the] youth and people are aware, they are more politicised. They all want change. It is a myth that Pakistan is a conservative country," he added.
Zafar made his Bollywood debut with Abhishek Sharma's critically acclaimed Tere Bin Laden and later won accolades for his performance in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan.
He is now gearing up for the release of another Bollywood venture London, Paris, New York. It is scheduled for release in March.
"London, Paris, New York is a sweet romantic comedy based in these three cities and has cute bantering between two people. I play the role of Nikhil Chopra, a rich kid whose father is a film producer and who goes abroad to study filmmaking, thinking he will become a big director one day. He meets Lalitha and things transform into a love story," he said.
