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Naseeruddin Shah: A Walk in the Woods with the Motley Theatre Group
LAHORE: With his gripping aura and stellar performances, Naseeruddin Shah is a crowd-puller, bar none. Unlike other Indian personalities, such as Mahesh Bhatt and Kuldip Nayar, who are frequent...
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Gidh: Shamoon Abbasi’s take on metaphorical vultures
LAHORE: Before shooting for Waar began, or Hamyun Saeed had started work on Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi and Hamza Ali Abbasi was simply a theatre-talent trying to make it as an independent film director,...
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Poora Chand aims to transform art films in Pakistan
LAHORE: The year 2013 has been an eventful one for the Pakistani film industry — it underwent a complete metamorphosis and outgrew the phase of Punjabi-centric cinema. With upcoming projects...
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Cover Up: Azad Theatre’s new socio-political drama
LAHORE: When Azad Theatre gained azadi from the Ajoka Theatre two years ago, it was faced with a multitude of challenges and a major question mark over its survival. Today, Azad Theatre stands tall,...
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Introducing the muscle man
LAHORE: Actor Shehraz is a man of few words. He is not your typical leading man, with conventional good looks. Instead, he is rugged and buff because of intense workouts. The System, a Lahore-based...
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What the Peerzadas have in the works
LAHORE: Veteran Pakistani actor-director Usman Peerzada and his brother Saidaan Peerzada recently celebrated the third installment of the Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop (RPTW) International Film Festival...
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The inconspicuous life of a film-festival curator
LAHORE: If anyone is organising a film-festival in this part of the globe, Santanu Ganguly is sure to be there. He probably wouldn’t stand out in the crowd, but he is the backbone of the growing trend...
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Deal turned sour: Film industry back in court battle
LAHORE: Uncertainty rose on Friday in the wake of a court intervention, even after the Pakistan Film Exhibitors Association and the Pakistan Film Producers Association had cleared many of the pending...
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Ishq Positive: Adeel PK announces his first feature film
LAHORE: Even before he has entered through the gates of Evernew Studio, it is apparent that Adeel Pervaiz Kaleem knows his way around it. Several people greet him with a sense of respect, as his...
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Jimmy Khan & The Big Ears release first single
LAHORE: Singer Jimmy Khan is a force to be reckoned with. Hailing from Lahore, Khan set foot in the mainstream music scene in July 2011, prior to which he performed as an underground artiste for...
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Bloody Nasreen to come to the big screen
LAHORE: Who exactly is Bloody Nasreen? Most of us don’t have a clue. Bloody Nasreen is the creation of graphic artist Shahan Zaidi, who says that his fictional character is a contemporary...
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Godfather of Seraiki poetry: Searching for Shakir Shuja Abadi
LAHORE: Shakir Shuja Abadi is not well. In fact, he has been bed-ridden since October. Unfortunately, nobody has noticed because he is one of the underrated godfathers of Seraiki poetry, and the...
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Taking comedy to new heights: Hamza Ali Abbasi
LAHORE: Hamza Ali Abbasi is a rare man among today’s breed of actors. Driven by passion, his latest directorial venture, Kambakht, is Abbasi’s own Joseph Gordon-Levitt Don Jon moment. While he has...
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Shehzad Rafique to make a film on the journey of a martyr
LAHORE: In the light of countless lives that were lost in the war against terror, it seems like an obvious choice for Shehzad Rafique to make a film that pays tribute to the young ones relentlessly...
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RPTW’s 12th Annual Mystic Music Festival spellbinds
LAHORE: Of all the forms of devotional music, Sufi music, despite being age-old, has the ability to appeal to modern sensibilities. It encapsulates a facet of Eastern spirituality that can entrance...
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Sahir Lodhi all set for his big screen debut
LAHORE: You have watched in bewilderment as he melted women’s hearts with his charm and wit on live television, and even on the radio, but it is now time to witness Sahir Lodhi’s flamboyance on the...
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Faiza Mujahid: Making music on her own terms
LAHORE: Faiza Mujahid’s music is not about numbers. Since her coming-out party, with the film Khuda Ke Liye’s soundtrack, she says her work ethic has evolved more towards relating to the music she...
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Unravelling Falak
LAHORE: Pace Shopping Center is a familiar sight for Falak, who was once a student at Hajvery University. He then took a gamble by becoming a routine salesperson, with the unlikely plan of forging a...
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Tamanna to release on Pakistan Day
LAHORE: At Vogue Towers on Friday evening there was a sense of relief and joy as it was announced that the film Tamanna will be released on March 23rd, by Summit Entertainment. The film, produced by...
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Discordant notes: Hindu extremists stop Pakistani band’s event
LAHORE / KARACHI / NEW DELHI: Dozens of activists of a rightwing Hindu extremist group disrupted a press conference held by a Pakistani band at the Mumbai Press Club on Tuesday, police said. Carrying...
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