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Manal Faheem Khan

  • March 08, 2021

    Planning families

    In the fifth most populous country in the world, with approximately nine million pregnancies every year, it’s ironic that women rarely, if ever,...

  • January 31, 2021

    All things love

    Not too long ago, Feroze Khan announced that he’s leaving the entertainment industry in order to follow a more enlightened path. And he did, for a...

  • April 09, 2018

    Who says women aren’t funny?

    Faiza Saleem and four other performers set the stage ablaze with the latest Auratnaak Show.

  • December 23, 2017

    Arth 2: Is this the comeback we were waiting for?

    It has been 10 years since Shoaib Mansoor’s Khuda Kay Liye was released, igniting a fire in the hearts of many people who were starving to create,...

  • December 21, 2017

    Rangreza serves a half-baked film

    The Gohar Rasheed, Urwa Hocane and Bilal Ashraf starrer has too many hits and misses to qualify as either a success or a failure.

  • September 06, 2017

    Why you should watch Na Maloom Afraad 2

    Considering the fact that Na Maloom Afraad 2 has gotten some tough competition from its competitor, Punjab Nahi Jaungi at the box office, the...

  • August 31, 2017

    Here’s why Mehwish Hayat won’t go to Punjab

    After a tragically disappointing year for Pakistani cinema, everyone is now desperate for a good film to revive our faith in Pakistan’s ongoing...

  • August 30, 2017

    How is Pepsi Battle of the Bands shaping up so far?

    Will this work? Will it help upcoming musicians? As the show reaches its fifth episode and unveils the top three bands, Roots, Badnaam and Kashmir,...

  • August 19, 2017

    Star light, star bright

    Fizza Ali Meerza, producer for Na Maloom Afraad, Actor in Law and Na Maloom Afraad 2, is one of the few names that come to mind when thinking about...

  • August 16, 2017

    Pepsi Battle of the Bands picks up the pace

    The cola wars have begun. On one hand we have Coke Studio continuing with its 10th season, featuring a bevy of renowned musicians of Pakistan, and...

  • August 14, 2017

    Sikandar Ka Mandar release ‘Gehri Neend’

    While much has been said about Pepsi’s much contested decision to eliminate indie band Sikandar Ka Mandar from Pepsi Battle of the Bands, we are...

  • August 10, 2017

    Talking money with Nabeel Qureshi

    The weeks before a film’s release, the behavior of the director reveals a lot about what’s in store for the audience. A director will be...

  • August 03, 2017

    Getting to know Usman Mukhtar

    One of the best things that Janaan did was introduce us to a crop of new and talented young faces, such as Bilal Ashraf, Hania Amir, Ali Rehman Khan...

  • August 01, 2017

    Pepsi Battle of the Bands is back

    It’s the music industry that is going through a revival, not films. We are suddenly seeing a surge in local, original content, thanks to the...

  • July 20, 2017

    The changing tide of Pak-India relations

    Tensions were soaring high between the two countries after the Uri attack in 2016. Pakistan and India, who had finally reached a somewhat amiable...

  • July 19, 2017

    What’s in a trailer?

    As the film industry grows, so do the discussions revolving around Pakistani films. Much is being said about the state of local films that have been...

  • July 15, 2017

    Wanted: One superhero to save Project Ghazi

    What was touted to be Pakistan’s first superhero film has turned out to be every producer’s nightmare. After months and months of finalizing the...

  • July 13, 2017

    Natasha Baig’s fashionably Sufi collaboration with YBQ

    One of the newest and grandest additions to Pakistan’s music scene is singer-songwriter Natasha Baig, who has by now found her niche: Sufi music....

  • July 10, 2017

    Natasha Kamal makes us proud

    The 2017 edition of Torino Fashion Week was dedicated to modest fashion, a growing trend all over the world but pioneered by fashion designers from...

  • July 03, 2017

    Project Ghazi is all set to create history

    When was the last time we saw a female scientist who encounters a cocky soldier and then puts him in his place? In real life, probably never, but...

  • June 23, 2017

    Na Maloom Afraad 2 raises the bar

    You know it’s not your average film cast and crew when they show up on time to their film’s promotional activities. Mohsin Abbas Haider sat in a...

  • June 16, 2017

    Bridging the gap

    It has been a slow month for music and understandably so. Ramzan brings with it a different set of responsibilities and priorities and it makes...

  • June 14, 2017

    Mansha Pasha addresses the hypocrisy of artists in Ramzan

    You know that commercialization is at its peak when an actor says the following: “Ramzan is the best month to earn.” This is what Mansha Pasha...

  • June 13, 2017

    Saad Haroon keeps everyone ‘Smiling Till Sehri’

    Saturday night saw the Pakistan American Cultural Centre come to life till the wee hours of Sunday morning. Upon entering, we were greeted by...

  • June 01, 2017

    Is social media the new rating meter?

    We belong to the digital age. Things have become less concrete and tangible. Your worth is now determined by a couple of digits and symbols on an...

  • May 23, 2017

    “We need the feminist narrative in popular culture.”

    It was an evening dedicated to glamour, art and a lot of artificial splendor. The celebs were dressed to the nines, sporting accessories from the...

  • May 13, 2017

    The truth behind Mehrunisa V Lub U

    Perhaps the first thing anyone would have noticed about Yasir Nawaz’s upcoming film Mehrunisa V Lub U is the way the title has been spelt. We...

  • May 10, 2017

    Why do nice guys finish last?

    Countless men come to mind when one thinks of successful Hollywood actors who are not that great in real life. Take Casey Affleck, for instance.

  • May 02, 2017

    Return of the Mack

    We’ve missed Sounds of Kolachi, even though they were only gone for a couple of weeks. Before leaving, the band, spearheaded by Ahsan Bari,...

  • April 27, 2017

    “You don’t need money to make beautiful things.”

    One conversation with Adnan Sarwar is enough to understand that this man has a vision for Pakistani cinema. While most people are now in the film...

  • April 19, 2017

    “It’s been a dream come true.”

     “Shoaib Mansoor ensures that the performance is as natural and close to real life as possible,” shares Haroon...

  • April 11, 2017

    Khumariyaan shine at the iflix launch

    Iflix has made its way into Pakistan. An official ceremony was held in Karachi last weekend to celebrate the firm’s expansion and partnership with...

  • April 07, 2017

    LSA voting process, deconstructed

    Every year we hear of artists, designers and all sorts of celebrities complaining about the Lux Style Awards’ nominations and the unfairness of...

  • April 03, 2017

    Introducing Pakistan’s first ever mind reader!

    It’s already difficult to be an artist in Pakistan but when you’re attempting an ambiguous art form such as Mentalism, it’s even worse. There...

  • March 25, 2017

    Introducing Faris Khalid

    One may assume that Faris Khalid is making his cinematic debut in Chalay Thay Saath but it turns out that Khalid is technically not a newcomer to...

  • March 20, 2017

    Sounds of Kolachi takes over!

    Sounds of Kolachi are our latest export to the United States; the musical orchestra has been rehearsing five days a week for four consecutive hours...

  • March 13, 2017

    There’s a new Ahmed Ali on the block!

    We saw Ahmed Ali take the stage for the Hum Style Awards last year and were instantly intrigued by the versatile young star who can sing, act, dance...

  • March 09, 2017

    Pakistanis making international waves

    While Pakistanis are doing commendable work all over the world, there are a select few who’ve made a mark in Hollywood. These celebrities are...

  • March 06, 2017

    The Sibbi effect

    The following sentence may be an understatement but there’s no other simple way to put it: ‘The Sibbi Song’ was a game-changer and changed the...

  • February 25, 2017

    FPW17: The highs and lows of Day Two

    When it was initially announced that FPW will be shortened to a duration of merely two days, many eyebrows were raised. But the new speed of FPW is...

  • February 24, 2017

    New beginnings

    Fashion Pakistan Week 2017 opened its doors for the fashion fraternity on Wednesday. This marks the 10th year of fashion for the Fashion Pakistan...

  • February 23, 2017

    Pakistani bands and their peculiar names

    Pakistani indie music is on the rise and thanks to platforms like Patari, these names are now coming forward and in the limelight as well. However,...

  • February 22, 2017

    Nigar Awards explained

    2016 was a record breaking year for Pakistani cinema: 34 local releases hit theaters and several films recorded strong box office collections; Actor...

  • February 14, 2017

    Let’s do something different today!

    Maybe it’s time to re-evaluate the meaning of Valentine’s Day...

  • February 11, 2017

    PSL’17 takes off on a star-studded flight

    It was indeed an extremely proud moment for Pakistan when the HBL PSL 2017 commenced with a bang in Dubai. The ceremony was attended by thousands of...

  • February 01, 2017

    “Actors nowadays have an attitude problem” —Resham

    This week Resham took social media by storm with her gorgeous presence in a fashion video by The Pink Tree, Mohsin Sayeed’s designer label.

  • January 25, 2017

    Karachi Eat successfully completes its fourth run

    Many people sympathized with the organizers of Karachi Eat Food Festival 2017 when Karachi witnessed one of the heaviest rains in recent history on...

  • January 19, 2017

    Why Khloe Kardashian’s Revenge Body is borderline fat-shaming

    It’s particularly upsetting to see mixed messages on body positivity from women who have themselves been fat shamed or bullied because of their...

  • January 18, 2017

    Catching up with Bilal Khan

    It wasn’t long ago that Bilal Khan first broke into the scene with ‘Bachana’, a pop single that has been everyone’s favourite song at some...

  • January 10, 2017

    Natasha Baig and Mai Dhai come together for ‘Kesaria’

    This will be a collaboration like no other because Mai Dhai and Natasha Baig come from two different worlds. Mai Dhai, with her rich vocals, is...