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Keeping it real with Josh Contrary to belief, the Josh lads turn out to be rather nice. They were in Karachi recently for the launch of their third album, Mausam, and despite a hectic schedule during their three-day stay, they agreed to a last-minute interview....		Kara six times over “KaraFilm is one of the most exciting festivals in the neighbourhood” says the Mumbai-based Time Out Magazine in one of its recent issues. The acknowledgement reiterates the fact that the film festival has not only established itself as a premier international happening in Pakistan,...
Radio saga Aah… Middle age is fast approaching. The discovery can take you to another level of self-awareness. What I recently discovered about my own self is nothing less than a life-altering traumatic experience: I, too, have kinks....		The world according to Rumi The indomitable Muzaffar Ali’s passion for Sufism, and for Rumi in particular, is well known. After all, he produces the annual Jahan-i-Khusrau, a Dehli-based festival of Sufi music, and his next venture is based on the life of Rumi....
A bridal bonanza Bridal Asia, the week-long bridal extravaganza held in New Delhi, India, every year, serves as the perfect platform where designers forecast wedding fashions; jewellers create pricey gem-encrusted adornments and mehndi and...		Aids, ads and awareness lt was 25 years ago this summer that Acquired Immune-deficiency Syndrome, the disease now recognised all over the world as Aids, was first detected and recorded in the United States. Over the past two decades, the infection rate has grown rapidly in Asia,...
A taste of Italy Mention Italian music and opera and operatic singers such as Enrico Caruso, Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli immediately come to mind as you might have heard of the San Remo Music Festival or sung along to recordings of classic Neapolitan songs, the latter being among the most popular ones....		Hello, Bolly! How do you greet a demigod? If you’re in Yorkshire, the answer is obvious — with a brass band. As Amitabh Bachchan steps off the red carpet on to platform four of York station amid a platoon of minders and gophers,...
‘Vice’ and virtue Based on the popular TV series that ran on NBC from 1984-1989, one can’t be too sure whether Michael Mann turning back to his roots to titivate Miami Vice for the big screen was a good idea after all. It’s not that the movie is bad; in fact certain parts are pretty exciting....		Static Following in the pioneering footsteps of his late father Bob, roots-rock rasta Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley kicks it like it is. Taken from the 2005 album of the same name, the monster debut single, Welcome to Jamrock, is a gritty return to form;...
STARBUZZ: What’s cooking for MHB? The Mekaal Hasan Band is now officially available online. As of November 2006, the MHB is the first Pakistani band (with the exception of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) to be featured on itunes, the popular MP3 sharing portal....		Reviews Previews Monk drian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), the ‘defective detective’ is back and doing what he does the best — solve mind-bending cases and fighting new phobias simultaneously....