As the hall darkens and the show begins, caption of 'Orpheus Augustus Marks' appears on the screen. It encloses the profile of a local film actor in an interview form. Mr. Altaf, central figure of the subject, in-fact subject himself, is a man of knowledge and good performer. Living in the area of mozang, and having stern masculine looks and heavy voice has often led him to play the role of conventional villain in the Lollywood movies.

Narrating his story, he described that he had always found reading interesting. He shows his room where books were all over the place and were covered by a blanket to protect them from rain. He called his study "a place where I worship God." Once people used to call him 'mad' and teased him, he added: "I despises them. Then, I came to realize that I myself was in a state of mind, which was unusual to the common people."

This aspect of his life is well-depicted in acts of insanity that he performed on the screen.

Altaf's acting was so spell binding which I had not expected from a Pakistani film artist, that, too, from a near non-entity in our mainstream film industry. 

Semi nomadic tribes of Balochistan and their traditional festivals were substances of the next documentary. Narrator spoke of the ethics and values of the inhabitants practiced by their forefathers for centuries. Rifles and arms are the ornaments of manhood there. People love to hunt and dance. Most of the people are associated with the ancient occupation of cattle farming. Women of the region are not allowed to move freely in the society. A misdeed in this context could easily result in death penalty. However, these life styles are often 'invaded by development propaganda of the government without any measure to help preserve what they carry in their instincts', describes the narrator. These valuables should be protected and promoted, for they speak of the fertile cultural soil of Pakistan, he adds.

Tribute to Jahanara Akhlaq was paid in 'Dance of passion' which highlighted the cultural and religious significance of Raks and Dhamal.

As the shout of action sounded, a scene of mosque appeared on the screen with a moulvi also in the opening frame. In the background, different perspectives on the subject including classical dancers, movie stars and comments from religious representatives and their differences of opinions were portrayed. Jahanara Akhlaq and Fassih Rehman represented classical dance and described the hindrances about their way. Former accused the government for not promoting the classical dancers and spoke of the tactics used in order to prohibit the display of 'art 'on stage and in public. She exclaimed that being a woman is the fact exploited in the worst meanings by the male bias especially due to discouraging policies of the ruling class against women. Latter described the estrangement for male dancers in the public, which are not literate enough to appreciate an art form. A renowned film actress Reshim appreciated working conditions of her profession, the only hindrance she uttered were moulvis of course. A religious expert _ Imam of Badshahi Mosque _ was also provided with a chance to share his point of view about dance forms. He negated the effectiveness of dance and especially female dancers while interpreting philosophy of Islam. Dhamal was however let go in this context. Ironically, these arguments exposed the conflicts of opinions among the representatives of different dance categories and its religious interpretations on the issue, which makes the situation more paradoxical and leads to an interesting dialogue. Though the issue was not resolved here, the documentary was very skilfully enveloped at the opening shot, executing the principle of 'perfect beginning is the end'.

The last documentary 'A day will come' brought before a common problem concerning love marriages, their acceptance or rejection in the society and divergent views around it. It was a comparison between a modern couple and traditionally married couple. Two families from Quetta and encountered each other in the film. The woman who herself had love affair and favored individual liberty, interviewed the family who were the supporters of the arranged marriage. Their discussion exposes wide-open spaces due to the incompatibility of traditional values and modern concepts of the west.

The show was meant, as I mentioned earlier, to highlight cultural conflicts within our society, which have already become hard to tackle. This taming of local traditions into modern conception of life has produced confusions about their adaptation or rejection in contemporary society. The internal problems of our system today have us in its claws, shaking to our base. What if we look at our past and traditional values associated to it and compare it to the western values we tend to adopt? Would it help us to understand the true nature of our problems? If we do not attempt to bring these questions into our consideration, the radicalism of present will hurt. And when it does so, it really hurts and the scratches it leaves on the body and soul could be retraced for centuries. Our future is subjected to us and we would be held responsible if we do not tame down our present for the betterment of our future generations.