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Cory’s death poses difficult challenge for Glee
LOS ANGELES: The death of Glee actor Cory Monteith over the weekend comes just weeks before production of the fifth season of the Fox musical comedy begins, throwing it into disarray at a time when...
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Pran says goodbye...: Another magnificent pillar of the Indian film industry...
KARACHI: An unofficial survey of schools in the ‘70s revealed that not a single child had been named Pran for as many as 10 years. Hindi cinema’s premiere menace of the ‘50s and ‘60s could not have...
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Documentary to chronicle Malala's education for children campaign
LOS ANGELES: Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head and neck by the Taliban last year for demanding education for girls, will be the subject of a documentary film,...
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Lights, camera, inaction!: ‘The works and life of Hameed Baba’
PESHAWAR: The 40-minute documentary on 18th century Sufi poet Hameed Baba opens with one of his poems, ‘Khat pa makh da sanam raghly’ sung by renowned Afghan singer Nashenas. The narrative follows...
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Did you know?: Heroin, alcohol overdose resulted in Glee star’s death
Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox Television’s musical-comedy series Glee, apparently died of an accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol, said the Canadian authorities on Tuesday....
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Minimal’s the word for Josh soundtrack
KARACHI: It has taken quite a struggle for the small-budget, internationally-acclaimed film Josh to finally make it to Pakistani theatres alongside big releases like Main Hoon Shahid Afridi, Zinda...
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Rabia Butt’s ‘Hijrat’ to the big screen
LAHORE: Two-time winner of the Lux Style Award for Best Model, dusky beauty Rabia Butt is now gearing up for the big screen. After stints in commercials and music videos, Rabia is set to star in...
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Did you know?: Main Hoon Shahid Afridi’s soundtrack is on air
Three tracks from the much-awaited movie Main Hoon Shahid Afridi have been released back to back this week. The producers have predicted that Jera Vi Aaan Dey, Beautiful Night and Engreeza Tere will...
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The bizarreness of celebrity deaths
DOHA: Since the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper in close succession in 1959, there’s been a myth, still established in Hollywood, that celebrities die in threes. In 2009, we...
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Malala inspires documentary, song at home and abroad
KARACHI: While some in Pakistan have been critical of Malala’s speech (including chief minister Shahbaz Sharif!), millions have been bowled over at home and abroad. The teenage activist, who was shot...
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Emmy Nominations 2013: Who will win the award this year?
It’s time to sit back and watch your favourite stars take home the trophies. Below is the list of nominees for the 65th Emmy Awards, according to USA Today: Lead actor in a drama series: Hugh...
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Direction is my first love: Sonam Kapoor
MUMBAI: Sonam Kapoor, the 28-year-old actor who made her debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya, has a deep passion to direct movies. In 2005, Kapoor facilitated Bhansali in the direction of the...
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Mira Nair boycotts Israel Film Festival in Palestine’s support
Internationally-acclaimed film-maker Mira Nair declined an invitation to take her latest film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, to the Israel Film Festival. She cited the Palestinian call for cultural...
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For Ryan Gosling, Only God Forgives is like a drug
NEW YORK: Ryan Gosling’s latest film Only God Forgives has deeply divided critics. The Canadian actor concedes that the blood-spattered crime thriller set in Bangkok’s underworld of boxing clubs and...
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Zomcom Waking Dead to hit theatres soon
ISLAMABAD: The trend of horror movies seems to be picking up in the subcontinent. Following Siyaah, Zibahkhana and Zinda Laash, it’s now time for Pakistan’s first zombie comedy movie — Waking Dead by...
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Once a star, Roohi Bano is now alone and unwell
LAHORE: With her heartfelt performances in TV dramas Darwaza, Kiran Kahani and Zard Gulab alongside numerous others, TV actor Roohi Bano won our hearts. She is an artiste who witnessed the birth of...
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Dia would love to team up with Vidya Balan
MUMBAI: Actor-turned-producer Dia Mirza is busy casting for three films being made under her banner and says she would love to work with Kahaani actor Vidya Balan. Dia co-owns production house, Born...
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British comedian Mel Smith dies at sixty
British comedian Mel Smith, who became a household name in Britain for a series of television sketch shows in the ‘70s and ‘80s which colleagues said had inspired a generation of comics, has died of a...
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The Conjuring spooks away the minions for the top slot
LOS ANGELES: The Conjuring, a story about two paranormal investigators who work to help a family terrorised by the demonic possession of their farmhouse, outperformed two pricey competitors and the...
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Did you know?: Suraj Pancholi says he still loves Jiah Khan
When actor Jiah Khan committed suicide last month, her boyfriend Suraj Pancholi was the focus of the Indian media’s attention. A letter she had written — which explicitly spoke about her failed...
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