Rightful battle?: Bilal Lashari’s Maula Jatt ready to roll
KARACHI: Not so long ago, it was announced that the iconic Maula Jatt film will be remade by not one but two producers. But the film’s remakes, which are being produced by Bilal Lashari and Faisal...
View ArticleThe age of McConaissance
TEXAS: Matthew McConaughey’s upcoming film about a journey beyond the stars may as well be about his own stratospheric career these days. From winning the Best Actor Oscar this year for Dallas Buyers...
View ArticleDeepika Padukone on finding Mohini
Actor Deepika Padukone is looking forward to her upcoming film Happy New Year, in which she plays a passionate dancer Mohini Joshi. Despite her unique character in the musical heist film, Pudokone...
View ArticleChildren say bye-bye to KICFF 2014
KARACHI: The fourth edition of the Karachi International Children’s Film Festival (KICFF) drew to a close on Thursday. The four-day-long festival, which was a joint collaboration between the...
View ArticleSharman on accepting box office failures
MUMBAI: Sharman Joshi doesn’t take up “any work that comes” his way and says as an actor it is important to select projects carefully. “You need to be choosy. You can’t do any work that comes your...
View ArticleFrom Neo to John Wick
NEW YORK: Actor Keanu Reeves travels to a murky underworld in the action thriller, John Wick, playing a grieving husband and retired assassin, who reverts to being a killing machine to avenge the...
View ArticleFriendships are fake in Bollywood: Mohit Chauhan
NEW DELHI: Over the years there have been quite a few stories about friendships blossoming or relationship turning sour in Bollywood but singer Mohit Chauhan, who has dedicated his new song Aisee...
View ArticleDocumentary on Chinese constitution termed ‘illegal business’
BEIJING: Filmmaker Shen Yongping, who made a documentary on China’s constitutional governance, will stand trial on charges of ‘illegal business activity’, raising questions about Beijing’s promise to...
View ArticleHaider wins big in Rome
ROME: Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider — a modern-day adaptation of Hamlet — won the People’s Choice Award in the Mondo Genre (world genre) at the ninth edition of Rome Film Festival. Haider also premiere in...
View ArticleAjay Devgn fiercer than ever before
MUMBAI: Actor Ajay Devgn is back with his upcoming power-packed film Action Jackson where we will see the star in a fiery light, flaunting a rugged look, tattoos and six packs while busting a few...
View ArticleAnd the last ship sails
NEW YORK: The Last Ship, a musical by Grammy-winning rock star Sting based on his childhood in a shipbuilding town in northeastern England, landed on Broadway with a star-studded opening. Actors...
View ArticleKing Khan revels in stardom
NEW DELHI: Since the 1990s, Shahrukh Khan’s movies have been creating fireworks at the box office during the Diwali festival. Remaining true to tradition, the superstar’s latest Happy New Year (HNY)...
View ArticleMarvel announces new Avengers, Captain America, Thor movies among 9 new films
LOS ANGELES: Marvel on Tuesday unveiled plans for nine new superhero movies through 2019, expanding a universe anchored on blockbuster franchises including “The Avengers” and “Captain America.” In a...
View ArticleExpansion of the Marvel-lous universe
LOS ANGELES: The Marvel cinematic universe is expanding with new characters Doctor Strange, Black Panther and Captain Marvel, who will be the first female superhero to anchor her own Marvel film, the...
View ArticleMonica Dogra can afford to pick and choose
MUMBAI: US-based Indian origin singer and actor, Monica Dogra, anxiously awaits the release of her forthcoming movie Fireflies, and is of the view that as an artist, she can afford to be choosy about...
View ArticleFrom Mario maker to movie maker
TOKYO: Super Mario Bros creator Shigeru Miyamoto has produced some of the world’s biggest video game hits over the past three decades, and has now added film producer to his long list of credits....
View ArticleCinema is like religion: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
LONDON: Growing up in Iran, Mohsen Makhmalbaf was not allowed to go to the cinema because his grandmother believed that those who did would end up in hell. But for the filmmaker, it was the State’s...
View ArticleWar reporter-turned-filmmaker deciphers societal woes
ABU DHABI: After working as a war cameraman for 18 years and getting injured twice on the job, Egyptian journalist Ibrahim El Batout decided to get away from real-life violence and make movies. But...
View ArticleWe need to improve our storylines: Sania Saeed
KARACHI: Sania Saeed is among a crop of actors who have stood the test of time. PTV archives brim with her glorious performances, which continued till broadcast television was privatised in Pakistan....
View ArticleLisa Haydon: not just a pretty face
MUMBAI: Model-turned-actor Lisa Haydon, who does not wish to be tagged as “hot”, says her performance in Queen has helped people to pay attention to her acting acumen. “Before Queen, people perceived...
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