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‘We get paid 2000 rupees per song’ That the local film industry is surviving, despite a severe lack of originality, is a wonder in itself. Dances are one of the most important features of tinseltown, as they are...		Needless marathon Sadia Imam (Umeed) and Sohail Asghar (Chaudveen Raat) walked away with the Best Actress and Actor awards, respectively, at three o’clock in the morning, a time when PTV’s conscientious and hardworking...
Rock in a hip-hop world From the “don’t even think about it” vibe of the chain-link fence surrounding the unmarked building to the security guard at the door, there’s a fortress-like quality about KROQ-FM’s Los Angeles...		The other side of the story It is shameful when people act innocent on stage, yet have a different personality behind it. It was a Sunday afternoon when residents of the area came to my apartment and asked me to come down to witness the unbecoming behaviour....
STARBUZZ: Mixed feelings Bushra Ansari is going through mixed feelings these days. She’s happy having married off her daughter recently, and extremely unhappy with PTV. She and Iqbal Ansari spent a hectic month celebrating...		Old is gold The Madar-i-Millat awards were recently held, on Christmas Eve 2003 to be exact, at Karachi’s Hindu Gymkhana. The awards were given to high achievers from different walks of life, in various...
The black magic Perhaps the best way to describe the fashionable display of handmade jewellery by a local company is sparkling. It was indeed an experience for most of the high class, high income,...		REVIEWSPREVIEWS: Looney Tunes: Back in Action It is quite difficult to define any movie which pits aberrant cartoons like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck against blase, mild-mannered humans like Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman and Steve Martin. Looney...
Teenage perspective The much delayed launch of KHI, a feature film produced by a group of youngsters that was initially to be screened in August 2003, has finally occurred. The brainchild of Ali...		MUSICBOX: The lion sleeps tonight Tall and extra slim, Ali Sher has recently dropped his latest album, Mann marzi. For the most part, it has received a mixed response from the market. Even Jawad Bashir’s video...