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Nescafe Basement: Bringing newbies to the fore
LAHORE: The basement at the Nescafe headquarters has blossomed into a neat musical retreat where aspiring musicians of different backgrounds and age groups gather to create nothing but inspired tunes...
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Film-maker hopes to change Lollywood clichés with The System
LAHORE: With Bol, Khuda Kay Liye and the recent Josh, our audience has seen an array of films on the injustice, corruption and moral conundrums that prevail in our society. These storylines have...
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Why Waar’s music took two years to make
LAHORE: Amir Munawar entered the world of entertainment with Ali Azmat’s band Jupiters. He has composed music for pop artists like Hadiqa Kiyani and has also emerged as a strong music composer in...
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Revisiting the death and rebirth of Pakistani cinema
LAHORE: On the heels of the success of two local new-age cinema projects, interest in Pakistani films has considerably increased. Upholding the rising fervour surrounding the revival of cinema in the...
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Hijrat makers promise entertainment
LAHORE: The sudden rebirth of Pakistani cinema this year has encouraged film-makers to dapple in various themes. Debutante producer-director Farooq Mengal is another one to partake in this adventure,...
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Nescafe Basement brings challenge for Coke Studio with season two
LAHORE: The euphoria surrounding Coke Studio’s season six, which started out with Fariha Pervez’s unimpressive performance, is in no way stopping Nescafe Basement from becoming bigger and better....
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Almost Famous: Painting big screen moments on canvas
LAHORE: In a small office in Lahore’s film district Royal Park, painter Sarfraz Iqbal is as busy at work as ever. The 68-year-old, who is also known as S Iqbal, has been designing and painting film...
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The unlikely legend: Renowned folk singer Reshma passes away
LAHORE: Legendary Pakistani folk singer Reshma breathed her last in Lahore on Sunday, succumbing to a long drawn out battle with throat cancer which had deprived her of her enchanting voice, the most...
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Khayal Festival: When cinema lovers meet film walas
LAHORE: It was heartening to see the turnout at the Khayal Festival sessions that touched upon Pakistani cinema. A tsunami of cinema and art lovers, curious young people and pristine Lahori aunties...
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Adnan Butt: Pushing musical talent online
LAHORE: Innovator, achiever and budding entrepreneur Muhammad Adnan Butt has big plans for Pakistani music. With his musical venture Walnut Studios, he combines his digital marketing experience and...
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Sarmad Sehbai: The rebel-artiste returns
LAHORE: There is an aura of genius surrounding Sarmad Sehbai. He is probably one of the few artistes in the country who can lay claim to the title of ‘Polymath.’ Known for his multi-dimensional...
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Usman Mukhtar experiments with new-age film-making
LAHORE: Time and again, people are confronted with choices, but it seems Usman Mukhtar has made a firm decision. Despite being an actor, Mukhtar has followed the director’s path with two feature...
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The singing Buddha
Hearing Nusrat is not just music, it is an act of worship. There seems to be a consensus amongst those who heard the maestro as he breathed life into notes. Defying the conventional genres that...
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Has theatre in Lahore had its final curtain call?
LAHORE: Over the last three years, theatre output has reached an all time low in Lahore. Something has changed in Lahore, says veteran actor Karen David. “There is a dearth of actors, and a shift has...
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Nayyar Ijaz: An unfaltering star
LAHORE: Actor Nayyar Ijaz is always looking to improve. Primarily commended for his “baddie” roles in drama serials and films, he has a great amount of well-received work under his belt. With the...
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Super Cinema: New kid on the entertainment block
LAHORE: Lahore’s once pristine cinemas are rotting away and falling apart. This tragedy is well known, yet few have taken any initiative on this front. Last spring, the team behind Super Cinema...
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Bullett Raja shot down by the CBFC
LAHORE / KARACHI: In an unprecedented move by Lahore High Court, Justice Khalid Mehmood Khan issued a contempt notice yesterday to the Chairman of the Central Board Film Censorship (CBFC) and senior...
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Bo kata: Grounded kites and their makers
LAHORE: The ageless city of Lahore is known for its liveliness and festivity, and it is an acknowledged fact that Lahoris know how to celebrate an occasion, and celebrate it well. The occasion which...
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India Mein Lahore: A cross-border romantic comedy
LAHORE: On Thursday afternoon in a luxury hall at the Crown Plaza Hotel Lahore, Ikram Akhtar sits in a quiet, empty space with the production team of his new film India Mein Lahore. Akhtar, an...
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Pakistan Film Magazine: Inside the largest online database of Pakistani films
LAHORE: Mahzar Iqbal is not one to talk about himself, but his personal endeavour has turned into the most thorough archive of Pakistan’s cinematic history. Iqbal’s website, the Pakistan Film...
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