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The Mengal touch Arriving at Farooq Mengal’s house at the agreed time for our interview, I discover that he is fast asleep. Waiting patiently for him to surface, I take in the artistic decor...		A welcome change A concert in the backdrop of exploding bombs, attempted assassinations and widespread chaos and disorder is never an appealing prospect....
Still fighting the power Few people pay $1 million for therapy in their lifetime. Mario Van Peebles spent that in one swoop while making his film Baadasssss!, an affectionate but unsentimental portrait of his father,...		The music man of Peshawar A few weeks ago Allahdad Khan passed away in the city of Peshawar. His untimely exit from the world went mostly unnoticed because his life and his accomplishments had remained...
Talking up a storm Watching Dr Shaista Wahidi’s talk show Shaista & U, it’s clear this talented woman is going places. Not only does she have the charisma and drive to lead discussions on such...		Drama in every sense of the word With the trend, over the last few years, to produce serials that revolve around glamour and exotic locales, viewers have by and large forgotten the joys and sorrows of watching down-to-earth...
MUSICBOX One reason why one welcomes Shiraz Uppal’s music is that instead of resorting to purely bhangra mixes and melodies, he uses his talent towards creating more diverse compositions, even though he does sound a tad too filmi at times....		REVIEWSPREVIEWS The Alamo is a historical fort in Texas, which was once the most significant site in Texas’ war of independence against Mexico....