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After flop, Naseer refuses to direct again
MUMBAI: As an actor, Naseeruddin Shah has delivered master strokes but when he wielded the megaphone in 2006 for Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota, it couldn’t hit the bull’s eye. He was so disappointed with the...
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Pervaiz Kaleem bemoans dearth of Pakistani screenwriters
LAHORE: Screenwriter-director Pervaiz Kaleem has been a voice of change in Pakistani cinema and has tried his luck at all kinds of films. By writing more modern and explicit stories, he has attempted...
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Have you heard?: Veena Malik is searching for a new hero
Veena is on the lookout for a new hero to star opposite her in her next Bollywood film, The City That Never Sleeps. She is reportedly searching for the new face through a contest. “In this contest, I...
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Pakistani Film Festival 2013: A cocktail of classics, recent hits to woo...
ISLAMABAD: The week-long “Pakistani Film Festival 2013” aimed at revival of the film industry, kicked off on Thursday, at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA). Seven films, Ek Gunah Aur...
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Dark side of porn star’s life revealed in indie film ‘Lovelace’
PARK CITY: Porn star Linda Lovelace became a poster girl for the sexual revolution of the 1970s, but it’s her story of a life marked by domestic abuse and exploitation that is the focus of a new film....
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Avoiding controversy: Film on Abottabad raid likely to face blackout in Pakistan
LAHORE: While it has not been officially banned yet, Zero Dark Thirty, the Oscar-nominated Hollywood flick based on the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden, is unlikely to be screened in Pakistan....
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Preparing to launch: Sabiha Sumar set to release her new film on Karachi
KARACHI: After a long delay, the premiere of Sabiha Sumar’s feature film Good Morning Karachi is finally taking place at the Goteborg Film Festival in Sweden on January 28 with hopes that it will...
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Race 2: A disappointment with plenty of eye-candy
KARACHI: When one makes a multi-starrer action thriller in Bollywood, exotic locations, luxurious life styles, fancy cars, electrifying dance sequences and a few serious action scenes with the usual...
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I’ve mastered the art of understanding audiences: John Abraham
NEW DELHI: The role has to have an edge, says John Abraham, who made sexy look sexier in Jism and grey even greyer in New York. After a decade in movies, the Bollywood heartthrob believes his...
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Farooq Mengal goes from dramas to film
LAHORE: After being closely associated with the Pakistani drama industry for the past few years, producer-director Farooq Mengal has now decided to steer the wheel into another direction and shoot a...
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Have you seen?: Deepika and Ranveer on Ram Leela poster
The first poster of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s new project Ram Leela is out. Actors Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh can be seen standing atop a pile of guns, with slim-waisted and graceful Deepika...
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SRK, Priyanka bag two titles at Stardust Awards
There was something for everyone at the Stardust Awards 2013 on Saturday evening. Bollywood actors Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra bagged two awards each. While Priyanka won Best Actress (Drama) for...
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Small budget Siyaah may pave way for indie film-makers
LAHORE: The low-budget independent horror thriller Siyaah, which is scheduled for a nationwide release on March 15, deals with the themes of black magic and exorcism. The film’s director Azfar Jafri,...
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Argo boosts Oscar chances with two weekend awards
LOS ANGELES: Iran hostage drama Argo won its second big award in two days on Sunday, boosting its chances of winning a best picture Oscar next month in a race that had been considered wide open. Argo...
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Farhan Akhtar to groove for Goa Carnival
PANAJI: Bollywood actor-film-maker Farhan Akhtar will swing and sing to the Goa Carnival mood, when the festival week opens up on the streets of Goa next month. This will be the second time the star...
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Murder 3 not just about erotica: Aditi
MUMBAI: Actor Aditi Rao Hydari, who is a part of the latest installment of the Murder franchise, says the movie goes beyond erotica and boasts a great storyline. “This particular film is about...
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B-town action thriller banned for controversial themes
LAHORE: The release of bi-lingual Bollywood action thriller David was banned in Pakistan on Wednesday night by the film censor board in Islamabad. The film failed to pass the criteria set by the...
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Slaves to brands or branded slaves?
KARACHI: A casual dinner at a restaurant turned out to be an eye opener for me when oohs and aahs of admiration of a friend’s new and expensive designer clutch were followed by compliments on mine. I...
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‘God save the Syrian Army’
‘God save the Syrian Army’, is a phrase from the documentary, Syrian Diary, which was screened at the Russian Consulate General last week, in which the only consul general who attended was the...
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Rise of the Zombie, first Indian zombie thriller
NEW DELHI: Rise of the Zombie (ROTZ), India’s first zombie thriller promises to give you chills. Its lead actor, Luke Kenny, says the long process of prosthetic make-up for his final look in the...
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