The boy who would be king
Dressed in loafers, casual grey lowers and a warm white woollen turtleneck accessorized with a broad leather wristband, Abdullah could be mistaken for Armani’s new face. But this upcoming young model...
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A sense of belonging
As Pakistani mainstream cinema capitulates rather unceremoniously to mediocrity, local film enthusiasts are left with little choice to satiate their fix for quality celluloid but to turn to the increasingly moronic...
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Focus: Asla
Fashion in the 21st century has come to have a vast impact on people’s lives. The days when designer wear was considered too expensive to wear are passe, so also are...
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Simply Shubha
She twinkles — from the glitter of diamonds in her ears, nose and finger to her stunning and swift murkhis in Raag Poorvi. Her resonant voice mesmerizes every listener in the...
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Hollywood’s golden couple split
When Hollywood’s most glamorous couple announced their separation earlier this month, they appealed to the media for “kindness and sensitivity” in the coming months....
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Dubai ‘chalo’
Going beyond simple fashion and seeking the synergy of pure style from across borders, the Dubai Shopping Festival commences Dubai Fashion 2005 with a unique show called Celebrating Cultures. Three inspirational...
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Beyond commercial cinema
It’s a far cry from Rex Theatre, or even Hashoo Auditorium. When I walked into the City Press Film Club on the third floor of a shopping mall on Karachi’s Abdullah...
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REVIEWSPREVIEWS: Shall We Dance?
Taking its name from the classical melody bearing the same name, Shall We Dance? stars Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon and Richard Gere, in his usual role as a middle-aged man passing...
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STATIC
As Angus Young’s power chords came crashing down, blasting out of the speakers like molten balls of sound; thumping the listener and taking him down in a debauched undertow of braggadocio lyrics and hard rock attitude, AC/DC proved that with minimal talent and maximum showmanship, success is possible....
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Puri story ends
Hollywood actor Amrish Puri, who played the role of the ugly, greedy and malevolent Mogambo — the personification of pure evil — in Shekhar Kapur’s Mr India was not only a...
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