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Two friends live happily until misunderstandings arise between them.

The son of Hitler, Hitlar, wreaks havoc in a Punjabi village.

A dramatic depiction of the life of Hussain, with allegorical references to the history of the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants. It is prophesied that Young Hussain will one day lead the impoverished masses to a better life. It is his brother, Hasan, however who gains in prominence and when the government is overthrown in a military coup, he tries to adapt. Hussain in the meanwhile gets married and leads a small band of rebels in an attempt to fight the military dictatorship.

The creator of Pakistan has long been a controversial figure. The film tries to unravel his personality with interviews and footage never before aired.

This documentary takes us on a journey through time and brings to light the two thousand year history of Taxila. Its rise and fall, its great universities, its stone carvings and its culture. The film depicts Alexanders passing through the city, and the greek influence on its art. The film also shows how Taxila was discovered and in what condition its remains are in now.

Maima splits up with Razi because of his second marriage and goes to Hong Kong to give birth to their son Zain. When Zain grows up, he happens to fall for Chand, Razi's daughter with his second wife, and their past returns to haunt them.

The story revolves around three women and a transvestite working in a beauty salon, whose interaction with one another engenders facets of personality and suppressed desires in each one hitherto unknown to them.

Nusrat has Left the Building... But When? is a film made on the metamorphic career of the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the famous sufi qawwali singer from Pakistan. The film departs from the popular version of Nusrat and goes back to his early roots in pure sufi music before and after he exploded on the international scene. Nusrat's metamorphosis from a genuine popular artiste to a mass produced exotica of the east, left behind many disillusioned listeners and devotees in its wake.

A moving portrayal of the plight of Bengali women who are exploited and sold in Pakistan, Nepal and India.

An intimate look at a Pakistani family's struggle with tradition and social change as they celebrate the engagement of their two eldest children - one an arranged marriage and the other a "love" marriage. The Mughals are a middle class family often living in Quetta, one of Pakistan's most culturally conservative cities. The two eldest children, Ilyas and Yasmin, are celebrating their engagements during the same week. But the two could not be more different. Ilyas is following tradition and marrying a woman he has never met. Yasmin, his sister, is determined to make her own decisions. She has chosen her own fiance, although getting her family's approval was not easy. Sibling rivalry, disapproving neighbors and lively family debate punctuate this up-close look at a family undergoing social change.

A surreal voyage with Orpheus Augustus Marcks, a.k.a. Professor Sahib a Lahori poet, actor, philosopher, athlete, who walks the line between genius and divine madness.

Examination of the inequities in Pakistan's Islamic law of "Zina"

Glass 'Bangles' are an essential jewellery item used by eastern women. This documentary introduces the evolutionary process, from raw material to final product, in a factory. Alongside, the film also endeavours to bring out the cultural traditions associated with the ornament.

Dancing in Pakistan means different things to a classically trained female dancer, a male Kathak dancer, a popular film actress and a mullah.

A film about "stove-deaths" of women in Pakistan.

Concentrates on the partially excavated site of Moenjodaro and its architectural brick remains which date from 2300-1700 B.C. Closeups of the citadel, the ceremonial bath-house, drainage systems, wells, peristyle houses, etc., illustrate the complexity and progressive development of this urban settlement from its origins to its decline.

Water Buffaloes in Pakistan feature prominently in the national economic and cultural life. The buffalo count here rates third largest in the world. The subject has been treated with a perspective of historical and folk association of the animal to the land and its people, bringing out its multifaceted use to the society.

This documentary takes us on a journey through time and shows us the splendor of the Buddha Monastery at Takht Bahi, one of the archaeological sites in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan - the cradle of the great Gandhara civilization that once flourished in this part of the world. Starting from the Peshawar Museum, which has the most extensive collection of Gandhara art, we are taken to the sites in an attempt to re-create the times when the place was full of Buddhist Monks who had come from all over the world to seek knowledge and meditate.

Traditional cloth making in rural Sindh.

A subtle blend of fiction and documentary, the film is a condemnation of the treatment of women and the mentally ill in Pakistan. The story follows the mental disintegration of a young woman.