‘Gulabo’ steals the show
Maheen’s show began with a showstopper. ‘Gulabo,’ the name given to the first segment, was a fashionable adaptation of truck-art. Set up against the pristine white backdrop of the cars that...
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Pakistani music galore
Aap jaisa koi mere zindagi mein aaye, to baat ban jaye crooned the then teenage Nazia Hassan in 1980. And the audience she wooed — be it those listening to her...
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What’s eating Leo?
When Leonardo DiCaprio emerged in the early 1990s, he seemed a natural successor to De Niro and Pacino, Brando and Dean. Still an adolescent, years away from his first shave, he...
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STARBUZZ: A helping hand
If Sting can do it, can Strings be far behind? The British crooner flew off to Australia recently to raise funds for the tsunami victims, and our Dhaani boys rocked the...
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Springing back to life
As the bleak winter bids adieu, Karachiites celebrated Basant with a colourful extravaganza at a shopping mall in Karachi’s Clifton area. The event actually commenced somewhat on time, beginning with a...
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REVIEWSPREVIEWS: Seed of Chucky
Chucky, the homicidal doll who first earned the spotlight with the success of the slasher/horror Child’s Play films, is resurrected (again) for the fifth time in Seed of Chucky. Even though...
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In the red zone
‘Tease’ is the first word that comes to mind when speaking of instrumental jazz by Der Rote Bereich. Come Saturday night at Karachi’s FTC auditorium and the German band’s concert is...
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Static
The seasons, they are a changin’; winter’s brief grip on Karachi is receding as the playful essence of spring is in the air. But I don’t write this column to discuss the pleasantries of weather. No sir. We leave that to the exciting music sections of other papers. Ok. I admit. This sudden shifting ...
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