After the government announced plans to get Pakistani content onto international streaming platforms like Netflix, actor Usama Khan has said the country isn’t ready to step out onto the world stage just yet.
In a story posted to his Instagram account on Monday, he said the world didn’t revolve around family-centric content like Pakistan’s media ecosystem did and that international streaming networks will want something more.
“While they will undoubtedly highlight the positive, culturally rich aspects of Pakistan, their business model thrives on unfiltered realism. They will demand stories rooted in true events — gripping true-crime, political thrillers and deep dives into the complexities of our institutional systems,” the actor pointed out.
He said this raised an important question, “In a society where the government consistently enforces a ‘ban culture’, are we truly ready to welcome global OTT platforms?”
Khan said Pakistani creators had been boxed in when it came to what they can and can not make, facing “severe censorship whenever they attempt to touch upon politics, crime, or history”.
