Jago Hua Savera (1959), produced by Nauman Taseer with screenplay and direction by Aaejay (AJ) Kardar, is undoubtedly one of …
Two To Tango: Noor Jehan & Shamim Ara
Noor Jehan officially turned ‘playback singer’ in Pakistan beginning with the song Zindagi Hai Ya Kisika Intezar filmed on actress …
Joyland
Joyland, directed by Saim Sadiq, is one of the most important films to come out of Pakistan. It is a …
The Legend Of Maula Jatt
Even before its completion, the making of The Legend Of Maula Jatt was already legendary as the film got bogged down …
Asha Posley
Asha Posley’s name in the annals of history is certain not so much as a memorable actress but more for …
Sent To Oscars, Banned At Home…
Joyland (2022), a film embraced at several prestigious International Film Festivals including Cannes, is the latest Pakistani film to fall …
Ragini
Ragini is, sadly, yet another case of the classic riches-to-rags story that the world of cinema is full of. Labelled …
Humraz
A loose adaptation of Wilkie Collins’ The Woman In White, Humraz is a clumsily and tackily made film even though …
Dupetta
A young woman (Yasmin) brings her husband to an elderly doctor to restore her husband’s disfigured face following a horrific …
Take 5: Noor Jehan Across The Border
I’ve always maintained that one of the biggest losses to Indian cinema at the time of the partition in 1947 …