Category Archives: Entertainment

Blasts from the past and future

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin786| Leave a comment

Asha’ar Rehman

LAHORE has been rubbing shoulders with the great in the past few days and only some of them have been thrust upon us.
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Haunting, bold ‘Bol’

Posted on October 21, 2011 by admin786| 1 Comment

Dr Mahjabeen Islam

A prerequisite before enjoying ‘Bol’ is an open mind. But even for the lead-lined mind of the zealot, just the sensory input of the film could break a steel-web or two. And staunch liberals might feel whiplashed at times as well.
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Pakistan’s Islamic Take On “Millionaire” Game Show Is Nightly Sign Of The Times

Posted on August 29, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

By Emmanuel Derville / LE FIGARO / Worldcrunch

This post is in partnership with Worldcrunch, a new global-news site that translates stories of note in foreign languages into English. The article below was originally published in Le Figaro.
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Bollywood: With or without bias

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

Nilofar Suhrawardy

Would it be fair to assume that entertainment, particularly the cinema-world is above all kinds of discrimination? There is no denying that Bollywood stars have repeatedly asserted and also displayed their commitment towards secularism and respect for all. But is the same spirit conveyed on the screen too, through their movies? This trend, which has begun only recently, may be viewed as still in the stage of infancy.
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Pakistan censor board halts Delhi Belly release

Posted on July 13, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

By Maria Rainier
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Delhi Belly, a new comedy directed by the world-famous Bollywood director Aamir Khan, has still not been released in Pakistan due to the fact that the censor board hasn’t cleared the risqué new comedy.
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Behind the Lines: Pakistani TV through the years

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin786| Leave a comment

By Luv Puri

Sesame Street was first aired in Pakistan in English in the late 1980s and early 1990s, though it was far from the only exposure Pakistanis got to American television and culture. Continue reading →

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Shah Rukh Khan ‘in political controversy’

Posted on November 30, 2010 by admin786| Leave a comment

By Steven Baker

Shah Rukh Khan has been forced to cancel his appearance at a gala dinner.
According to the Hindustan Times, the actor’s attendance at the event, organised by a Pakistan television channel, came under attack from a right wing political group.

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Fashioning A New Future For Pakistan

Posted on November 26, 2010 by admin786| Leave a comment

Elmira Bayrasli
For the past 25years, millions around the world have been buying elegant clothes and fabrics made by the Pakistan-based textile maker Bareeze. Not many realize that their money helps educate Pakistan’s exploding and underserved youth.
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Pakistani women love India’s ‘saas-bahu’ sagas By Shilpa Raina

Posted on November 20, 2010 by admin786| Leave a comment

Indian soaps are a rage among Pakistani women who love ‘saas-bahu’ sagas like “Pratigya” and “Uttaran” and the reality show “Bigg Boss” for their grandeur, costumes and larger-than-life projection.
“As they say, you always love to have what you don’t have; the same is the case with us.
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