Cutting Edge

Laiqa Hasan is not a fairy godmother who can turn an ugly duckling into swan with her magic want but she can turn an average looking girl into a goddess with a touch of her pancake and brush. A magician of the modern world. Fascinated with the way hair is … Read more

Pooja Bhatt condemns ‘hate movies’

“This would help establish love between the masses of the two sides,” said Mahesh Bhatt, who is presently in Pakistan to attend International Film Festival, while addressing a press conference. Addressing the press conference the Indian film director and his daughter Puja Bhatt said: “We condemn movies made in India, … Read more

Pakistani artistes making money worldwide

Pop music is rapidly taking over the Pakistani music scene, despite the moral brigade and diktats of the clergy. “Pop, along with soft rock, is growing in popularity. It has developed in a very short span of time and shows more promise than even Indian pop music,” claims Saadia, 19, … Read more

Zeba Bakhtiar – A Constant Struggle

From a cherubic face in “Anarkali” to “The Best Newcomer Female” at the famous FilmFare Awards. From one broken marriage to another. From the director of a Nigar Award nominee for Best Film (Babu) to a normal human being who hates to school in this unbearable heat. Zeba Bakhtiar is … Read more

The music industry — a lonesome rider against foreign competition

It appears as if the floodgates have been opened for foreign entertainment and news channels. The last couple of years have seen an invasion by cable channels, which can be seen wherever you go, from restaurants and homes to shops. This is all part of the phenomenon called ‘globalisation’. Pakistani … Read more

Fabulous Fuzon!

Fuzon is riding the high wave. They have just bagged the Indus Music ‘Best Composer’ and ‘Best Ballad Song’ awards. The band takes time out to share their views with world Music Chief Editor ARSHAD MAHMUD and his team in this wide-ranging interview. Arshad Mahmud: One remembers watching each one … Read more

Pakistan Street Theatre Troupe Enchants Indians

Insan Foundation Pakistan (IFP) uses the powerful medium of street theater to captivate audiences in Delhi with its simple message for peace in the region. The fourteen-member troupe, accompanied by Farah Mallik, Program Manager, IFP, was in Delhi to express solidarity with the People’s Summit Against Poverty (PSAP), an alliance … Read more