The inherited talent
I have been seeing you on television for as long as I can remember watching television itself,” I say to the veteran actor as we sit down on a quiet afternoon...
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A forgotten singer
Twenty years ago on December 6, 1982, Pakistani classical music in particular and that of the subcontinent in general, was impoverished by the death of vocalist Roshan Ara Begum, who was...
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When stars go bad
Gladiator! The title, the very word, reeks of the locker room; it speaks of pecs and testosterone and thrusting male urges, grunting alpha males testing their strength against each other on...
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Reining in the adverts
The reign of private productions on PTV shows no sign of being terminated in the near future. The fact that they are here to stay, whatever the rumours may be goes...
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The butterfly man
Shahzad Nawaz is an incurable dreamer. Friends and foe alike would readily give the devil his due, voting him a creative person whose name has become his qualification. Tempestuous (and not...
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Back in town
Bapsi Sidwa, the American lady with Pakistani roots is in Lahore these days on a personal visit. She came to Karachi for the launch of her volume of collected works named...
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MUSICBOX
Shpongle possess one of the most unearthly, richly layered sounds you will ever hear. The bizarre duo consists of flautist Raja Ram and multi instrumentalist Simon Posford....
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REVIEWSPREVIEWS
The Surge is a teen movie with a difference. Instead of thrashing out yet another comedy, tragedy, or action flick focusing on teens, the makers have placed their bets on a sci-fi/thriller....
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