Pakistan’s ‘Life of a Siachin Soldier’ won the first prize at the Armies and People international film festival in Rome.
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WRITTEN WORD
Popular Pakistani writers can take advantage of low production costs in the local market.
EXPOSÉ
Shiv Sena activists ripped down posters and even painted a sari onto Kareena’s ‘naked’ image on one ad.
FATWA CALL?
'The controversial things about the film is that in Islam, doomsday should not be visualised or predicted.'
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Harris Shakoor creates diverse abstracts and famous remakes as he aims for a spot in the Book of World Records.
THE BIG SWITCH
Rich contestants move to a slum for one month to help slum dwellers in India's latest reality show.
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‘Heroes are playing characters with Western orientation, therefore such words have become essential.’



