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A page from history A period movie is a daunting undertaking, even for experienced and accomplished directors and financially profitable production houses. In Laaj, former civil servant Rauf Khalid has ambitiously selected a true...		Born to act Sajjad Kishwar has exceptional speaking power with a rich vocabulary. Apart from being a very good artist, he is quite an impressive poet as well. His Urdu makes a deep and...
The Renaissance man “I always have to be larger than life,” Orson Welles once said. “It’s a fault in my nature.” For me, those two contradictory sentences — a boast followed by an apology...		STARBUZZ: Solo flight When small fries like Laila start taunting Sana about how she got her solo-heroine break in Yeh Dil Aapka Huwa, it at least shows that the actress has made it big....
A fusion of colour Revolving around director Rauf Khalid’s new film Laaj, a fashion show-cum-concert was recently organized on a Saturday night by the poolside of an upscale Karachi club....		REVIEWSPREVIEWS: Freddy vs Jason The economically viable formula of merging two acclaimed franchises is the driving force behind the film Freddy vs Jason. Here, Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street and Jason Voorhees...
Down the raga lane An exclusive audience was present for Sampurna’s monthly concert in Karachi. Not only were the people gathered at the venue connoisseurs of Indian classical music, they also included those who might...		PTV — good things in store? On August 28, PTV’s Karachi centre announced the programmes which are to be run in the new quarter. As is PTV’s style, it was a simple ceremony without any flashy gimmicks,...
Breaking barriers The West Coast recently saw the premiere of Rehana Mirza’s superbly penned play Barriers at the Noh Space Theatre in San Francisco. One cannot escape the pun here as Noh Space...		MUSICBOX: Bricks in the wall The very news of Junoon launching a new album has caused quite a stir in the local music scene. The group has gone back to their basics — rock music —...