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When the celebrated Humsafar boomeranged
KARACHI: The gorgeous Megan Fox once said, “I’ve learned that being a celebrity is like being a sacrificial lamb. At some point, no matter how high the pedestal that they put you on, they’re going to...
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Shaan and Ali Zafar face-off
KARACHI: Over the course of time, actor Shaan Shahid has received many film offers from Bollywood and has been equally vocal about refusing them. The most popular of the offers being when he was...
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Why piracy is a non-issue for the music industry
KARACHI: Singer Haroon Rashid (former member or Awaz) and a number of other musicians from Islamabad recently came together to make an anti-piracy song titled Maza Muft Ka. The message of the song is...
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Bolo Bolo: 35 years of Sajjad Ali
KARACHI: The year 2014 marks 35 years of singer Sajjad Ali weaving magic through music. Timely and providing a retrospective glance at the music virtuoso’s career trajectory, his latest offering is a...
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Qawwals: 26 generations and counting
KARACHI: “Nazar jiski jahan tak hai, wahin tak dekh sakti hai” is usually one of the first phrases that Fareed Ayaz Qawwal shares with his audiences. This serves as a wake-up call for the audience to...
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Reboots with Operation 021
KARACHI: “I don’t do this anymore,” says Shaan Shahid as he wears his Ray-Bans and walks away from the camera in a scene from Waar (2013). It is a significant one-liner, not only for the storyline...
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Akshay’s Holiday will ruin yours
KARACHI: Starting off as the undisputed ‘khiladi’ of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar has packed a fair punch (pun intended) on the big screen. So much so that special effects in films such as Dabangg seem...
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Parkour: The other side of Hazara town
KARACHI: Over the last three years, if you happened to pass by a certain empty plot located in Quetta’s Hazara Town, you were likely to spot a group of young boys being mercilessly put through their...
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The Bald Soprano: Where words don’t matter
KARACHI: If the spoken word isn’t intended to convey a message, does that stop an avid listener from looking for meaning in it? Rarely. Eugène Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano, which is being staged at...
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Aaroh guitarist Haider Hashimi diagnosed with brain tumour
KARACHI: Haider Hashimi, a well-known session player and guitarist for Pakistani pop band Aaroh, was diagnosed with a brain tumour earlier this week. Following the diagnosis, the Lahore-based musician...
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Get well soon!: Aaroh guitarist Haider Hashimi diagnosed with brain tumour
Haider Hashimi, a well-known session player and guitarist for Pakistani pop band Aaroh, was diagnosed with a brain tumour earlier this week. Following the diagnosis, the Lahore-based musician was...
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The unfulfilling Tamanna
KARACHI: Master filmmaker and critic, Jean-Luc Godard once said, “I pity the French Cinema because it has no money. I pity the American Cinema because it has no ideas.” It holds true for the state of...
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August 14, ‘tsunami’ and the box-office blizzard
KARACHI: August 14 will not only mark Pakistan’s 67th birthday, but will also bring with it a breath of fresh air for Pakistani cinema. After a long time, two major Pakistani films will be competing...
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August 14, ‘tsunami’ and the box-office blizzard
KARACHI: August 14 will not only mark Pakistan’s 67th birthday, but will also bring with it a breath of fresh air for Pakistani cinema. After a long time, two major Pakistani films will be competing...
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Hameed Sheikh — when mountains speak, wise men listen
KARACHI: “Kohsaaron ki Ata rasm nahin khamoshi, raat so jaaye tau behta hua chashma bolay.” In these verses, legendary Baloch poet Ata Shaad beautifully epitomises the enduring landscape of...
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Aaroh guitarist Haider Hashmi passes away
KARACHI: What could might as well be the most shocking news for pop music in Pakistan , Haider Hashmi the guitarist for Aaroh and session player for many other artists passed away yesterday around 11...
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Remembering Haider Hashmi
KARACHI: It takes more than just skill to replace an established musician of a famous band and steering the band in a new direction. Haider Hashimi did just that for Aaroh when its founding member...
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From a mother to her dukhtar
KARACHI: While on the run, a mother and daughter meet a cynical truck driver who reluctantly but eventually agrees to take them on. As we traverse the landscape with them, we discover how their...
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A new dawn for dramas
KARACHI: Behlul and Bihter took everyone by a surprise when Turkish soaps graced the Pakistani screens, with gorgeous faces and unconventional storylines getting an even better response than...
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Kick to have a bigger opening than Waar and Dhoom 3
Eid is finally on our doorstep and so is a lucrative week at the local box office as Salman Khan’s Kick is all set to dominate the single screens and multiplexes in Pakistan. Kick will have a bigger...
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