Food Fusion: A live cooking session with Amina Elshafei
LAHORE: Amina Elshafei, one of the most popular contestants on MasterChef Australia’s season four, finally set foot in the cultural city of Lahore on Thursday evening and allowed a lucky few to get a...
View ArticleSultana Daku: If filmy Bollywood lines are your cup of tea…
KARACHI: The outlaw Sultana Daku is wanted dead or alive. Well aware of the bounty on his head, Daku wants to retire and be commemorated in the form of a biography before he dies. Hence, he orders...
View ArticleSawa 14 August and delusions of the past
KARACHI: Sawa 14 August is a reflection of Pakistan’s selective amnesia. Written by famous playwright Anwar Maqsood and directed by Dawar Mehmood of KopyKats productions, the 90-minute one-act play...
View ArticleA world of its own
KARACHI: Farid’s Superstore at Ocean Mall in Clifton is causing a buzz around town. With 45,000 feet of retail space, Farid’s is more than just a grocery store. The ground floor includes grocery,...
View ArticleDid you know? Adele may pen children’s books
Multi-talented singer-songwriter, Adele came to fame in 2008, when her debut album, 19 released gaining great commercial and critical success. She won an Oscar for the Best Original Song, earlier this...
View ArticleThe ‘Shaan’ Factor
KARACHI: The year 2013 is threatening to be a big one for local cinema. For the first time in a long time, there is a new wave of film-makers who are not looking to make typical Lollywood films. We...
View ArticleDid you know? Twilight’s Edward focusing on music career?
Actor Robert Pattinson started off his career as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire but only acquired worldwide fame after bagging the role of the attractive vampire Edward Cullen...
View ArticleFarah hopes SRK will loosen the purse strings for Happy New Year
MUMBAI: Choreographer-director Farah Khan is pinning her hopes on the success of Chennai Express. She’s expecting it to help with her next directorial venture Happy New Year, starring Shahrukh Khan....
View ArticleUS agency says MJ’s estate owes $702 million in taxes
WASHINGTON: The estate of pop music legend Michael Jackson owes $702 million in federal taxes and penalties, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) charged in US Tax Court, accusing the estate of...
View Article‘Every Tom, Dick and Harry is judging Meera’
KARACHI: Meera has decided to put her foot down. After entertaining us for years, the Lollywood queen wants to put an end to all jokes made about her English and age. Talking to The Express Tribune...
View ArticleFashion Police: Military Mess
The charge sheet Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor is always out to make a fashion statement. And while we are mostly out of seats to give her a standing ovation, her outfit at the trailer launch of her...
View ArticleMumbai gang-rape horrible, stop politicising it: Azmi
India has been facing a staggering increase in rape cases. According to BBC News, 585 cases were recorded in the national capital of Delhi along with 484 in Mumbai, in 2012. Last year also saw massive...
View ArticleThe world is our stage: Punjabi theatre hopes to go global
LAHORE: Punjabi stage drama has always been overlooked due to its notoriety, until now. Veteran actor and comedian Iftikhar Thakur, who performs nightly shows at the Al Falah theatre, says that the...
View ArticleJustin Timberlake wins big at MTV VMAs as ‘N Sync re-unites
NEW YORK: Justin Timberlake won big on Sunday at MTV’s annual Video Music Awards (VMAs), taking home the top prize for video of the year for Mirrors and a special achievement honour, and also led a...
View ArticleI got my first film because of who I was: Parineeti
Bollywood seems to be turning into a family-oriented industry with uncles (Aamir Khan) helping out nephews (Imran Khan), fathers (Shatrughan Sinha) helping out daughters (Sonakshi Sinha) and of course...
View ArticleSoha entered filmdom against her parents’ will
Despite coming from a family of actors, Soha Ali Khan revealed at the Follow Your Heart campaign, that she became an actor against her parents’ will. What is even more surprising is that the news was...
View ArticlePastel Power vs Vivid Pink
The Veet Celebration of Beauty 2013 event held over the weekend saw more than a few celebrities walking the pink carpet. However, amidst the glamour and subtle elegance, there were a couple of misses...
View ArticleVeet awards: A celebration of beauty
KARACHI: The most exciting thing about cosmetic brand Veet’s ceremony this year is that the platform also hosted an awards segment, while it was previously limited to a modeling contest and fashion...
View ArticleDomestic violence charges filed against Om Puri
Bollywood actor Om Puri has been booked by the Versova police in an assault case following a report by his alienated wife. Nandita, Puri’s second wife, has accused him of hitting her with a stick...
View ArticleMarriage changed nothing for Kareena Kapoor
After a five-year courtship, actors Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan finally tied the knot in October last year. While for many, marriage often resembles a life full of challenges and different...
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