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Atif Aslam is a singer right out of the top drawer. Make no mistake. But not all singers can pull anything out of their singing
Published 16 Feb, 2025 07:31am
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Published 16 Feb, 2025 07:31am
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Published 09 Feb, 2025 07:37am
Chahat Fateh Ali Khan and Mathira are at loggerheads! The former was on the latter’s talk show during which
Published 09 Feb, 2025 07:37am
There is no spoonful of sugar that would help Star Trek: Section 31 be palatable
Published 09 Feb, 2025 07:37am
This serial is a must for those with fond memories of classic PTV dramas, when attention to detail and storytelling
Published 09 Feb, 2025 07:37am
Patrick Doyle’s five best film scores — including his pick of an undiscovered gem
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When actor Salahuddin Tunio refused to step into the late Chocolate Hero Waheed Murad’s shoes to complete his last film, Hero
Published 09 Feb, 2025 07:37am
Pakistani TV dramas have become littered with hackneyed storylines and regressive dialogues. Is it because many of Pakistan’s
Published 02 Feb, 2025 07:53am
Zara Noor Abbas has had it. She wants online content creators to be left alone by ‘critics’. This she said on her YouTube channel
Published 02 Feb, 2025 07:53am
Back in Action is a vehicle for the return of Cameron Diaz and that’s about it
Published 02 Feb, 2025 07:53am
The American streaming giant is snapping at the heels of the UK’s BBC. But there’s more to the battle than just viewing figures
Published 02 Feb, 2025 07:53am
Khizer (Azaan Sami Khan) wants to study in London, but his family already has a trauma-filled history with his uncle
Published 02 Feb, 2025 07:53am
Netflix’s La Palma’s ‘megatsunami’ scenario has been debunked
Published 02 Feb, 2025 07:53am
AI voice technology used in The Brutalist is nothing new — the backlash over its use in the lead-up to the Oscars is about
Published 02 Feb, 2025 07:53am
Indus Echoes, the first Sindhi feature film to be released in Pakistan in over three decades, is a beautiful film that speaks
Published 02 Feb, 2025 07:53am
He’s released almost 80 songs over the past two years alone. He’s the most streamed musician in Pakistan right now.
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On January 16, an alleged burglar barged into actor Saif Ali Khan’s Mumbai apartment in the early hours. The actor was asleep
Published 26 Jan, 2025 08:01am
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is a story of macabre romance that carries an auteur’s ever-visible stamp
Published 26 Jan, 2025 08:01am
Will the upcoming Wolf Man break the curse of the Universal Monsters franchise?
Published 26 Jan, 2025 08:01am
What had been a roller-coaster ride of thrills and suspense takes a disappointing turn into the lazy cliches of a “forced
Published 26 Jan, 2025 08:01am
Timothée Chalamet’s brilliant performance in director James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown captures the elusive essence of a young
Published 26 Jan, 2025 08:01am
Writer-director David Lynch, who made iconic films such as Blue Velvet, Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive and pioneering TV
Published 26 Jan, 2025 08:01am
A light-hearted Urdu poem from the early 1960s doing the rounds on social media these days recalls the names of various single
Published 26 Jan, 2025 08:01am
Madiha Iftikhar was at the top of her game as a lead television actress when she left to live the married life. Now, a decade
Published 19 Jan, 2025 07:37am
Mansha Pasha is a no-nonsense gal. Or so it seems. When a troll objected to her sartorial choice for a wedding
Published 19 Jan, 2025 07:37am
Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain is a subtle but powerful exploration of remembrance culture and personal trauma
Published 19 Jan, 2025 07:37am
This musical biopic of Robbie Williams as a performing monkey will entertain you
Published 19 Jan, 2025 07:37am
With three serials on air and one upcoming, two things are certain; Azaan Sami Khan is a favourite with producers
Published 19 Jan, 2025 07:37am
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