After Aalu Anday, some Dhinak Dhinak for dessert
LAHORE: Despite going big on YouTube with its first attempt on political satire Aalu Anday, Beygairat Brigade’s lead singer Ali Aftab Saeed was unsure if his latest take on the military establishment...
View ArticleIron Man 3 goes back to basics
LOS ANGELES: After battling grandiose villains and teaming up with other superheroes, it’s back-to-basics for Iron Man in the third installment of the multi-million-dollar franchise featuring the...
View ArticleIndia’s censored kisses to be shown for the first time
A new Cut-Uncut Film Festival is being organised by the ministry of information and broadcasting in India as an ode to 100 years of Bollywood cinema. The festival will showcase scenes from Bollywood...
View ArticleWho will raise the trophies at the IIFAs this year?
LOS ANGELES / NEW DELHI: Anurag Basu’s critically-acclaimed and commercially successful movie Barfi! — a touching love story between a mute and deaf boy and an autistic girl — leads the nominations...
View ArticleWelcome to SanaSafinaz-land
KARACHI: You could have been on Bond Street. SanaSafinaz held a media preview at their new Dolmen City Mall store that enthralled even the most jaded media types and socialites. Pitched as Pakistan’s...
View ArticlePBCW Day 3: Bridal regality and clumsy couture
KARACHI: There was the expected high drama on the ramp when the curtains came down Pantene Bridal Couture Week Day 3. With the good, the bad and the ugly, the show kept us hooked till the very end....
View ArticleTrend file: Colour me coral
As the summer is getting warmer by the day, socialites have started to sport an array of summery pop shades to beat the heat. Out of all, this breezy coral shade is everyone’s favourite, so if you...
View ArticleDid you know?: Ali Safina, Hira Tareen get engaged!
VJ, RJ and actor Ali Safina has finally popped the question to model-actor Hira Tareen, and he feels “lucky” that she said yes. The couple had been spotted numerous times hand-in-hand in the last two...
View ArticleSpoiler Alert!: Chambaili — when politics meet fairytales
KARACHI: Emotional Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) supporters should read the following review with a pinch of salt. Chambaili is indeed an alternative narrative to present day Pakistan, which many...
View ArticleChecking your mobile phone is contagious!
LONDON: Researchers have now found why we often feel such a strong urge to glance at our handset: checking your mobile is contagious. The researchers observed how it has become the modern equivalent...
View ArticleFashion Police: The ‘run away’ factor
Bollywood actor Vidya Balan showed up at the special screening of Aashiqui 2 wearing what looked like a bed cover. There’s nothing wrong with wearing desi couture, but we’re not sure what the purpose...
View ArticleDid you know?: Shahid is getting a tan for his new film!
Actor Shahid Kapoor is soaking in the sun to get a tanned look for his upcoming movie Rambo Rajkumar. And this isn’t the first time he’s tried to pull this look off. Even though he has donned a...
View ArticleSania Maskatiya opens her flagship store in Lahore
LAHORE: The wait is over. The coolest new retail outlet has finally arrived as Sania Maskatiya opens her very own flagship store in Lahore. Situated on the bustling MM Alam Road, the store transports...
View ArticleThe Reluctant Fundamentalist: One-on-one with Riz Ahmed
NEW YORK: Indian film-maker Mira Nair’s movie, The Reluctant Fundamentalist premiered in New York City at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. The international star cast including Nair, British actor Riz...
View ArticleArsalan Iqbal and Yahseer Javed part ways
KARACHI: Arsalan Iqbal and Yahseer Javed, the men behind eastern menswear label Arsalan & Yahseer, have made an unfaltering decision to go their own ways. The brand is known for vibrant, eclectic...
View ArticleReluctant Fundamentalist is a dialogue between our world and the West: Mira...
LAHORE: US-based Indian film-maker Mira Nair’s film The Reluctant Fundamentalist, based on a book by Mohsin Hamid of the same name, is expected to release in Pakistan (finally) on May 17 without any...
View ArticleThe Sketches rekindles sufi magic with new song
KARACHI: While some musicians are busy capitalising on the pre-election buzz and producing satirical tracks on the political scenario in the country, others are busy trying to enter Bollywood. In...
View ArticleTargeting the army?: Beygairat Brigade’s new song partially banned in Pakistan
LAHORE / KARACHI: Beygairat Brigade’s new song Dhinak Dhinak, touching on the power of the armed forces in Pakistan, has been banned by some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across the country,...
View ArticleBeing a mother has changed Mandira Bedi for life
NEW DELHI: The hot and sexy TV show host and actor Mandira Bedi wasn’t always a child lover; a cranky baby on a flight would leave her fuming. But things seemed to have turned around for this style...
View ArticleI’ve never watched films with mom: Prachi Desai
NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Prachi Desai, who credits her mother for her success and says that she owes her everything, has yet to visit a cinema with her mother. The 24-year-old, who started working...
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