Lannisters get the lion’s share
The primary cast of the popular fantasy drama series, Game of Thrones has reportedly signed contracts for a potential seventh season stated The Hollywood Reporter. The cast has been offered a “huge”...
View ArticleFrench politicians go undercover to uncover ‘real world’ problems
PARIS: Eight French politicians will be disguising themselves as ordinary citizens struggling with real-world problems for a TV show aimed at narrowing the gap between France’s often remote political...
View ArticleTransitions: Veteran Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar passes away
Veteran Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar passed away on Monday morning at Kokilaben Dhirbubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai at the age of 64, Hindustan Times reported. He was born on May 11, 1950....
View ArticleImran Abbas crawls his way to the top
KARACHI: Amid the growing export of Pakistani artistes to the other side of the border, names such as Fawad Khan and Ali Zafar, have taken centre stage. Another actor, whose pivot towards Bollywood...
View ArticleKalki Koechlin is str-awestruck
MUMBAI: Kalki Koechlin is one of the few Bollywood actors in recent years to build her star power while proving her mettle as an actor in both independent and mainstream Indian cinema. Kalki’s latest...
View ArticleParineeti doesn’t like being compared to cousins
MUMBAI: Her cousin Priyanka Chopra is a star. Now, another family member, Mannara, is all set to enter Bollywood with Zid and Parineeti feels that it is unfair to pit her against her cousins. Zid’s...
View ArticleChristian Bale pulls out of Steve Jobs biopic: report
LOS ANGELES: British Dark Knight star Christian Bale has pulled out of a planned biopic of late Apple founder Steve Jobs, industry media reported Monday. Bale, the second actor to decline the role...
View ArticleCase solved: Cumberbatch seals the deal
Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch took the more traditional route and declared his engagement to his girlfriend, actor Sophie Hunter by publishing an announcement in the ‘Forthcoming Marriages’...
View ArticleFelicity Jones evokes curiosity as Jane Hawking
Stephen Hawking, dubbed as “the most famous scientist in the world” by the Independent, has often been glorified for his theories about black holes and space-time, but director James Marsh attempts to...
View ArticleEmbracing Pakistani content
KARACHI: Anupam Kher is one of those timeless faces that have defined Indian entertainment for decades. He started from theater, went on to conquer the big screen with countless mind blowing...
View ArticleFor Nadia Jamil, it’s Indian films over Indian soaps
NEW DELHI: Pakistani actor Nadia Jamil who was recently seen in a theatre play with Sania Saeed titled Lorilei, is happy with the “wonderful stir” created by television shows from her country in...
View ArticleThe secret life of Robert De Niro
NEW YORK: Brilliant, taciturn, droll, intimidating — Robert De Niro is regarded as one of the greatest American actors of all-time and also the most private. Author and film critic Shawn Levy spent...
View ArticleRomeo with a killer instinct
KARACHI: Over the years, only a scarce figure of performers have proven their mettle in all disciplines of the performing arts. Pakistani singer, actor and soon to be screenwriter Ali Zafar certainly...
View ArticleTell me your dreams
NEW DELHI: She enjoys star status in the film world, but Priyanka Chopra says she missed having a guiding light in her journey. Now as a producer, the former beauty queen plans to promote fresh...
View ArticleFrench directors to take centre-stage in Islamabad
KARACHI: The Embassy of France in Pakistan will be hosting a film festival in Islamabad on November 21 and 22, 2014. According to a press release, the festival welcomes a new generation of French...
View ArticleThe inception of ‘Interstellar’
LOS ANGELES: After recasting the superhero genre with a dark realism in the Dark Knight trilogy and dissecting dream manipulation in Inception, director Christopher Nolan is tackling the final...
View ArticleBritish breaking into bad habits
The success of the popular television series Breaking Bad seems to have transcended pop culture across the globe. But this time around its implications are not necessarily positive as the show has...
View ArticleGiving it straight from the shoulder
KARACHI: Only a few actors possess the ingenuity to pivot the audiences towards themselves, all the while staying away from the limelight. One such artiste is Sajid Hasan, whose decades-long career...
View ArticleBeauty among the goons
KARACHI: For a long time since her debut, Parineeti Chopra had been referred to as the cousin of the multitalented actor and singer Priyanka Chopra. But the actor has come to her own with riveting...
View ArticleSushant Divgikar voted out of 'Bigg Boss 8'
MUMBAI: After spending seven weeks in “Bigg Boss 8“, Mr Gay India 2014 Sushant Divgikar is now out of the popular reality show. The 24-year-old was evicted from the house on Sunday after former...
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