Asif Noorani
In the first two parts of the series on film music, roles played by composers and lyricists in the creation of film
Published 24 Jun, 2018 07:06am
If it had not been for film songs, Urdu and its poetry would not have reached the masses
Published 10 Jun, 2018 06:55am
We trace the origins of the dominance of the lip-synced musical in subcontinental cinema
Published 02 Jun, 2018 01:47pm
In the first part in a series on our film music heritage, Asif Noorani traces the origins of the dominance of the
Published 27 May, 2018 08:59am
One of the most iconic filmmakers and film lyricists of the subcontinent, Sampooran Singh Kalra aka Gulzar was born...
Published 06 May, 2018 07:05am
A collection of poetry and short stories by Gulzar about Partition have finally been published in Pakistan in the script
Published 06 May, 2018 07:05am
A debutante author reconstructs Partition through the things fleeing migrants took with them from their homes
Published 15 Apr, 2018 06:28am
A multilayered novel punctuated with contemporary history that deserves to be read more than once
Published 18 Mar, 2018 07:09am
A posthumously published book on the culture of Awadh is by far the most knowledgeable and meticulous description
Published 11 Feb, 2018 06:38am
A WEEK or so before I boarded the PIA flight to Jeddah on my way to Makkah for performing Umrah, I was told that the...
Updated 30 Jan, 2018 05:30pm
Sixty-one years after Partition, a Pakistani travels to India with a desire to meet the man who killed his grandfather
Updated 03 Feb, 2018 02:39pm
Ustad Raza Ali Khan is a classical singer of high merit. The Indian vocalist is the grandson of the legendary Ustad Bade
Published 31 Dec, 2017 07:04am
Do you know what went into the making of one of Bollywood's brightest stars?
Published 11 Dec, 2017 03:59pm
From roadside garbage to babudom, a journalist from India learns that despite the antagonism, the two countries
Published 26 Nov, 2017 06:58am
Borders can be, and often are, callous if one has to describe it in a single word.
Updated 28 Oct, 2017 02:50pm
In years gone by, roads actually became deserted when her serials went on air.
Despite her output having dwindled,
Published 24 Sep, 2017 06:42am
A collection of diverse ideas on India shows that common ground between India and Pakistan is still very substantial
Published 17 Sep, 2017 07:01am
Let's see how much you know about those tumultuous partition days.
Updated 07 Sep, 2017 12:39pm
A fascinating history of Urdu poetry written during the Progressive Writers’ Movement casts a wider historical net
Updated 07 Aug, 2017 02:49pm
Meet Mansoor Rahi and Hajra Mansoor, the first artist couple of Pakistan’s art scene
Published 30 Jul, 2017 07:18am
