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Trivia: Things to know about the Melody Queen
1. At what age was Allah Wasai from Kasur crowned the Melody Queen of India?
2. In what year did…
2. In what year did…
Soundcheck: The sound of music
It was a good night for music. Mekaal Hasan Band recently gave their first performance in Pakistan after launching their…
Spotlight: Soulful stirrings
If you’re a true eastern classical music aficionado, there’s a very strong chance that you might have been following Pundit…
Niched in a world of its own
Malahat and Sharif Awan are both die-hard classicists who bosom the desire to let classical music ‘play on’, for it…
In fashion: Beauty is as beauty does
In an endeavor to launch the new perfume Beauty by Calvin Klein and find its brand ambassador in Pakistan, the…
Front seat: Rewind to the ’70s
Action Replayy is an entertainer with a bold ‘E.’ Thematically the film does not offer anything fresh (the central idea…
An encasement of maestros
Sarod player Asad Kazilbash is the young student of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. He presented raga Bageshri and was accompanied…
Documentary: Shackled by fate
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
— Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963…
— Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963…
Twitter: Ali Azmat’s bomb
Everybody’s entitled to their opinion, and Ali Azmat may have become a bit of an over-opinionated political being of late,…
Twitter: Rajab Faqir, folk sensation
It was a delight to listen to legendary folk singer of Sindh the late Sohrab Faqir’s son Rajab Faqir belt…
Twitter: Sallu calls truce
Just when the rift between Salman Khan and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali had begun to deepen, Sallu Mian showed some…
Twitter: Choli ke peechay, the Kominas
There’s this American punk band (of Pakistani descent) called The Kominas. If you’re a regular reader of western music magazines,…
Twitter: Sonakshi manhandled
Ever since Sonakshi Sinha became a heartthrob (that is, after appearing in Dabangg opposite Salman Khan) she’s been busy like…
Twitter: Britney not beaten
Last week news was doing the rounds that pop star Britney Spears was beaten up by her boyfriend, Jason Trawick.…
Obituary: “And don’t call me Shirley!”
There are few names that are deeply associated with comedy. Names that have a ring of laughter and comedy about…
Bipasha on Atif
This isn’t something new, yet must be mentioned for our very own Pakistani singer Atif Aslam is involved in it.…
Still not well
While on ailing artistes, it was a nice gesture on the part of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani to pay…
Abida Parveen in distress
News reports that legendary singer Abida Parveen had suffered a heart attack a week ago in Lahore made the entire…
Twitter: PTV’s birthday
Let’s face it: despite PTV’s apparent unwillingness to keep itself abreast with modern trends (particularly in terms of graphics and…
In fashion: Pause for a cause
While fashion weeks continue to push the cause for style, charity organisations in Pakistan use style to push for funds.…
The styling of BCW
The best thing about BCW styling was that all three days were assigned to three different hair and makeup artists.…
Second opinion
The Harry Potter film is here without all things familiar. Goodbye Hogwarts, Quidditch and teachers! What it has are kids…
Foreign front: A matter of life or death
A serious and thought-provoking proposal is set in a fun-loving and bubbly way without taking away the pain, pathos and…
Animadversion: In a lost world, it’s time to grow up
In the penultimate Harry Potter film based on the series’ ultimate book, The Deathly Hallows, the best sequence doesn’t have…
The director’s perspective
The director of Jerusalem — A Journey Back in Time, Anwer Jafri adds, “When the project came under discussion with…
Fashion week: Runway brides
This is not the first time a stage for bridal fashion has been put up in Pakistan. India’s Bridal Asia…
Spotlight: Jerusalem revisited
The evening was a lesson in history. The chapter under discussion was the Forbidden City that holds immense fascination for…
In memoriam: Samandar, a parable?
On January 6, 1968, the government of President Ayub Khan announced that a conspiracy had been uncovered between some personnel…
Obituary: The passing of a legend
Cinema lost one of its greats, probably the last of his age, with the death of Italian film-maker Dino de…
Benjamin Loyseau talks about photographing Pakistani fashion
As a French photojournalist currently based in Nairobi, his work has been published in publications such as Le Monde, Elle,…
