Hameed Sheikh — when mountains speak, wise men listen
KARACHI: “Kohsaaron ki Ata rasm nahin khamoshi, raat so jaaye tau behta hua chashma bolay.” In these verses, legendary Baloch poet Ata Shaad beautifully epitomises the enduring landscape of...
View ArticleMovie review: Million Dollar Arm - not your typical fare
Hollywood’s newfound fetish with India-oriented films continues. With films such as The Namesake, Bride and Prejudice and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, emotional family dramas and ‘exotic’ cultural...
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Oh yes, after giving a big season three finale, ABC’s hit fantasy drama, Once Upon a Time, has its real-life Snow Queen. The 28-year-old Fringe star Georgina Haig is on her way to Story Brooke to play...
View ArticleAfter flop films, I could’ve disappeared: Shraddha Kapoor
MUMBAI: Shraddha Kapoor, who began her Bollywood journey with films such as Teen Patti and Luv Ka The End, made it big with Aashiqui 2. The actor, who is currently loving all the attention she’s...
View ArticleFaysal to launch his own phone application
Pakistan television show host and actor Faisal Qureshi recently announced his decision to launch a new mobile phone application, according to a press release. The app, which promises the ability to...
View ArticleFame and faith: Richard Gere to attend Dalai Lama’s discourses
LEH: Hollywood actor Richard Gere is in Leh, the main town of the mountainous district of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, to attend to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama’s discourses, event...
View ArticleI am very selfish as an actor: Vidya Balan
Versatile actor, Vidya Balan, whose latest release is comedy-thriller Bobby Jasoos, says she is very selfish as an actor and only works for herself. The actor has always been picky with her film...
View ArticleShattering misconceptions and stereotypes
NEW DELHI: From women’s empowerment to gender ties to social trends, a bouquet of Pakistani TV shows have hit the Indian small screen and are being appreciated by discerning Indian audiences. The...
View ArticleBeyond the fourth wall
KARACHI: A few artistes have the ability to try their hand at both the stage and screen, and even fewer manage to become consummate showmen. Actor Nimra Bucha is among those few whose career in...
View ArticleSpotted!
With the filming of Happy New Year in full swing, director Farah Khan took to Twitter and posted this picture of the male members of her ensemble cast — Boman Irani, Shahrukh Khan and Sonu Sood —...
View ArticleDid you know?: Lord of the Rings gets mashed into 90 seconds
The famous trilogy of The Lord of the Rings has been really summarised into a 90 seconds video by mashable.com. According to Huffington Post, the website is said to have a new series called Too Long;...
View ArticleClinton: The Musical
NEW YORK: Former United States president Bill Clinton danced with death by having an affair with then White House intern Monica Lewinsky, which will now be staged at the New York Musical Theatre...
View ArticleDid you know? George R.R. Martin desires a movie for The Game of Thrones
Author George R.R. Martin, wants a movie of his bestselling novel series, Game of Thrones. The fan following of the HBO series and the novels has lead to a great desire for the author to make a high...
View ArticleDon’t want to do movies like Ek Villain: Varun
MUMBAI: Actor Varun Dhawan, who followed up the success of his debut film Student Of The Year (SOTY) with comic entertainer Main Tera Hero and will now be seen in a romantic film Humpty Sharma Ki...
View ArticleNorth Korea blasts Hollywood comedy
Famously dubbed the ‘hermit kingdom’, The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has lodged a complaint with the United Nations against American film titled The Interview, which is based on a plot to...
View ArticleTransitions: Veteran Bollywood actor Zohra Sehgal dies at 102
NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Zohra Sehgal passed away in New Delhi on Thursday, India Today reported. Born in 1912, Sehgal was born Sahibzadi Zohra Begum Mumtaz-ullah Khan in a Muslim family in...
View ArticleFrom a mother to her dukhtar
KARACHI: While on the run, a mother and daughter meet a cynical truck driver who reluctantly but eventually agrees to take them on. As we traverse the landscape with them, we discover how their...
View ArticleMovies to watch this weekend
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania Any film that has the Karan Johar tag on it is bound to be a hit, especially when it features two sensational youngsters and KJo protégés in lead roles. In the film, Student...
View ArticleBank Chor: Kapil out, Riteish in
MUMBAI: Actor Riteish Deshmukh has replaced comedian Kapil Sharma in Y-Films’ comedy Bank-Chor. “Loved the script. Loved the character. Loved the team,” Riteish, who is riding high on the success of...
View ArticleThe ‘Laadli of the Century’ passes away at 102
NEW DELHI: Ageless in her over seven-decade-long theatre and film career, Zohra Sehgal’s zest for life, wit and charm will continue to inspire generations to come. Zohra, who died of cardiac arrest...
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