MUMBAI: A special task force formed by Pakistan to revive its film industry will be visiting Mumbai to learn lessons from Bollywood, a senior Pakistani senate committee chairman disclosed in Panaji.

Speaking to reporters in Panaji, Nilofar Bakhtiar, chairman of a senate committee on culture and tourism, said that she would having several meetings for the 16-member task force with top Bollywood personalities. 

Said Bakhtiar, leader of a delegation of Pakistani officials and filmmakers to the South Asian Film Festival (SAFF), which is underway in Goa, ‘We recently formed a task force to revive Pakistani cinema in which we have leading filmmakers as members. If they come to India, it would have good impact on our industry and future relations of both the countries. Indian cinema is extremely advanced and we want Indian filmmakers to work with us. We also want training opportunities for our actors and directors in India.”

‘It took us a long time and tremendous pressure to allow Indian cinema to be aired in Pakistan. We would like India to reciprocate,‘ she added.