Aiman Rizvi

In doing things that are just not done, Gehraiyaan leaves us with some important questions

On the surface, the film is about infidelity but it's actually a nuanced exploration of people living and dealing with trauma. Published 01 Mar, 2022 12:34pm

Death, revival and the emergence of Natasha Noorani's new album Ronaq

How sustainable is a ‘revival’ of the music industry that doesn’t come with pay cheques? Published 17 Aug, 2021 10:48am

SOUNDCHECK: DEATH, REVIVAL AND RONAQ

Natasha Noorani has studied the music industry, historicised it, built spaces within it, worked with corporates, been part of a Published 15 Aug, 2021 05:34am

Review: Watch Churails for the catharsis, not for the politics

That said, Asim Abbasi and Mo Azmi have given so many the opportunity to feel seen and validated by a visual narrative Published 15 Aug, 2020 05:07pm

Short film Darling is a landmark moment for queer cinema in Pakistan

It is a tenderly crafted romance, as well as a story of the violence and erasure imposed on trans bodies. Updated 19 Mar, 2020 11:35am

What Ali Gul Pir’s latest track reveals about male allyship in the #MeToo movement

I found myself questioning if this was an instance of a man centring himself in a conversation that wasn’t about him. Published 06 Dec, 2019 04:48pm

An exhibit at Karachi Biennale was forcibly shut down. Does public art not belong to the public in Pakistan?

As the Biennale disowns an exhibit they curated and an artist under threat, it casts a new light on the organisation. Published 29 Oct, 2019 03:59pm

This drag comedian confronts power with a laugh in Karachi

“Miss Phudina Chuttni is urbanised – a regular, every day urban Pakistani," says Muhammad Moiz of his onstage persona. Published 28 May, 2019 07:30am

How did film Laal Kabootar manage to represent Karachi so authentically?

The team behind Laal Kabootar explains what it takes to recreate Karachi in way that feels real. Published 02 May, 2019 08:38am

Gully Boy tells the spellbinding story of a Muslim rapper but its magic comes at a cost

Was the ‘Gully aesthetic’ just an aestheticisation of poverty? Was this story Zoya Akhtar’s to tell? Updated 26 Feb, 2019 12:05pm

The Lahooti Melo promised female liberation, but what it highlighted was our constraints

Even a well-intentioned festival can struggle to break free of the structures that have come to define us. Published 15 Feb, 2019 09:40am

This talk in Karachi pit artists against intellectuals but is that really useful?

The speakers grappled with the 'intellectual' and 'artist' label rather than talk about Karachi's pressing concerns Published 07 Feb, 2019 08:30am

A thinkfest in Karachi forces us to consider why hierarchies still thrive in progressive politics

IBA's 'Thinkfest' was generally dynamic and inclusive, but still, something was amiss Published 14 Dec, 2018 05:51pm