The company of artists and inspiration of their work drove me to become a painter myself,” said Muhammad Junaid Balloch at his exhibition of 160 paintings held at the Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) on Monday. The 57-year-old artist was first introduced to the art scene 35 years ago when he … Read more
The 2nd Pakistan Media Awards 2011 held at the Carlton Hotel in Karachi last week may have started way off the mark but what the event managed to accomplish in terms of credibility was to celebrate valuable contributions to the performing arts across a very large spectrum, honoring some of … Read more
Whoever thought that Ammar Belal’s Design Emporium was purely testosterone territory needs to think again. With androgyny being a huge trend this year, style-conscious women like Samina Khan of the super cool Paper Magazine, journalist/documentary filmmaker Fazeelat Aslam, as well as Belal’s wife, the former supermodel Aaminah Haq, have been … Read more
Naming a film is an important task, and many associate the success of a film to its title. In Lollywood, the title may have importance, but the titles of many films just rot in papers and never make it to the film sets. There is a huge list of films … Read more
If there’s one thing that we will all remember from the summer of 2011, it’s the lawn invasion. The billboards featuring bevies of models that hovered from above in their fabric laden glory, the Bollywood bazaar that resulted in heated Indo-Pak diatribes, the traffic blockages along the urban centres’ main … Read more
It was fashion galore in southern Punjab as students of a private university dazzled audiences with a glamorous fashion show that brought together designers from all parts of the country. The show, which was titled Behind the Seams, was the first of its kind in the history of southern Punjab … Read more
Aging doesn’t stop but anti-aging products can help slow down the pace and give one confidence. On May 6, L’Oreal Paris held an interactive animations session on skin care at Park Towers to unveil their new anti-wrinkle product line, L’Oreal Revitalift. According to L’Oreal Pakistan’s Managing Director, Musharaf Hai, “We … Read more
