Broadly speaking, cinema is the most popular form of recreation in our country. Every city has good number cinema halls, and the film has become a great industry these days. The great popularity of cinema is due to certain reasons. Films present human feelings and sentiments on the screen in life-like manner. The lessons taught by film are brought home to the poeple more easily effectively than through books or lectures.
Thus, cinema has a far-reaching effect on human mind. A man who works hard all the daylong wants some relaxation in the evening and thus, cinema gives him a great joy. Through films we can also know about the life, manners and customs of the people living indifferent countries. Thus, good film helps us a great deal in broadening our popular form on mental horizon. Thus, there are documentary films which present before us remarkable incidents taking place all over the world.
One can see different countries of the world on the cinema screen without taking the trouble of going. No doubt one’s look is also broadened by film and one begins to realize the problems of other nation and countries. As cinema is a great source of education, much can be done to educate the villagers in Pakistan through the medium of films. The propaganda films group the imagination of the people as nothing else can. A good picture elevates the moral tone of the people.