Of course, I’d like to think that a film is driven by a profound idea but in this case, the …
Chhoo Mantar
This 1958 Pakistani film, made in Punjabi and directed by Mushtaq Hafiz, is an extremely tacky and a pretty blatant yet bland …
Shamim Ara
Shamim Ara was Pakistani cinema’s top actress of the 1960s, taking over the post from the legendary Sabiha Khanum. What’s even …
Swarnalata
Swarnalata was already an established heroine in Hindi cinema before she opted to migrate to Pakistan with husband Nazir, a …
Nayyar Sultana
Nayyar Sultana is unanimously regarded as one of the best actresses ever in the history of Pakistani cinema by Pakistani …
Lakhon Mein Aik
Khairabad, Azaad Kashmir, 1948. As the situation is tense, Ahmed Ali (Agha Talish) arranges for his Hindu Brahmin friends, Hardayal, to …
Kartar Singh
Kartar Singh is set in a village in Punjab, India; a ‘symbolic village’ inhabited by Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus who …
Rehana
Rehana was a top actress of Hindi cinema in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She is regarded as Hindi …
Meena Shorey
From being the heart throb of India (being known as the ‘Lara Lappa girl’ at her peak) to begging at …
Vulgarity, Faith, and Discipline
Naseebo Lal is by far and away the most popular singer in Pakistan and has been so for the last …