Rehman Dakait

The notorious gang leader - who was killed recently in Karachi and often dubbed to be the real life 'Robin Hood of Lyari' - would have had his life story adapted by Bollywood about ten times by now had he been Indian. His rise to king-like status in Lyari and his out-of-the-blue death, as well as the rumours circling around him make him perfect film material. If Ram Gopal Varma lived in Pakistan, it would already have hit the big screen. 

Recommended title:
Shootout at Lyari

Vaastav: The Sanjay Dutt-Namrata Shirodhkar film Vaastav is said to have mirrored Rehman Dakait's life to a considerable extent. Released in 1999, the film was about the Mumbai underworld and won Dutt the Best Actor award at the Filmfares the following year.

Imran Khan

He studied at Oxford, became one of Pakistan's most prolific cricketers, dated a bevy of socialites, founded a hospital, married one of England's most prominent socialites and brought Princess Diana to Pakistan. How there isn't a film on the life of Imran Khan yet is beyond us: there could be at least three! One on the cricketing-playboy years (my vote is for that one), the other on the marriage to Jemima Goldsmith (also an opportunity for Lollywood to have its blonde actress moment) and another on the political years (that YouTube video of Imran in hiding after the Emergency is begging to be used in a film).

Recommended title:

'Axford' Sey Assembly Takk (double kk in true Bollywood manner)

Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai:

Remember the Salman Khan-Twinkle Khanna starrer Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai? Everyone said that it was based on Imran's life and the Sita White incident, since Salman is shown to be a notorious playboy who is renounces his partying lifestyle to marry Twinkle, but at the last minute a child emerges claiming to be Salman's offspring.

Vital Signs

A band comes out of the streets of Rawalpindi and becomes Pakistan's biggest pop act with 'Dil Dil Pakistan', tours the country and the UK, feuds with almost every guitarist in the country and then disbands one fine day. It's a story that would rival the likes of Almost Famous. We bet there are plenty of pretty boys in Pakistan who could essay the roles of Junaid Jamshed, Rohail Hyatt and Shahi Hasan. (The fourth guy - the ever-changing guitarist - will be a casting hassle, but we're sure Salman Ahmed may be ready to play himself). Nadeem Farooq Paracha - who has written reams about the Vital Signs over the past couple of decades - could be signed on for the script. All that said, an entirely different film could be made on Junaid Jamshed's life alone.

Recommended title:
Maps for Lost Lovers

Rock On!!: It's the only film on contemporary music that has mirrored some of the real problems in the music industries in Pakistan and India. It's the story of four friends whose careers become history after infighting among the band and an egoistic singer. At least a film on the Signs would have far, far better music!

The Fashion Industry

Can we have a Lollywood version of Fashion, please? Aspiring filmmakers could even get the entire Pakistani fashion industry to star, produce, direct and write it…okay maybe not produce because most people in fashion hate doling out money. Any media group would do. And all the feuding, backstabbing, gossip and behind-the-scenes footage could just be turned into a film far more entertaining than Madhur Bhandarkar's version. An Indian designer is already working on a script for a film about fashion and we ask, how can Pakistan be left behind?

Recommended title:
A Case of Exploding Egos

Fashion, starring Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Renaut, Mughda Godse and Arbaaz Khan, centered on the lives of models and the temptations of drugs, alcohol and big paychecks, as well as the 'casting couch'. The film was successful but derided by the Indian fashion industry that said it was a stereotypical portrayal of the industry.

The Pakistan Cricket Team

India has already made several films on cricket - the sub-continent's favourite sport – and it's time that Pakistan followed in their footsteps too. Rumour had it that a script was being written on coach Bob Woolmer's mysterious death and that entire saga – from Pakistani cricketers being questioned in connection with his death and much finger-pointing - is definitely celluloid worthy, in a morbid way. But look at the other episodes that have dogged Pakistan's cricket team: high profile cricketers being caught in a huge match-fixing scandal, cricketers alleged to have failed doping tests, and the legendary partying abroad that our team's players have indulged in the past, as well as rumoured affairs with Bollywood actresses. There's money, bribery, underworld links, betting and nightclubs and glamorous women – this is the stuff scriptwriters dream off! We bet.

Recommended title: Zameer

Emraan Hashmi played the role of a bookie in Jannat looking to make quick money but gets into the world of match fixing in cricket.