These days, actress and model Gia Ali doesn’t do many television or film projects. But she’s acutely aware of what’s happening in the fraternity she’s a part of.

Last week, when someone asked her about the Karachi-Lahore divide vis-à-vis the films that are currently being made, she got a little worked up and commented anyone who talks of such a divide is trying to hatch a conspiracy against the showbiz community.

Well said, Gia A. However, if you must know, this ‘conspiracy’ exists for the past three to four decades now.

Published in Dawn, Sunday Magazine, November 22nd, 2015

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