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Jago Hua Savera

By Karan Bali, January 13, 2023 5:26 amJanuary 26, 2023

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

By Karan Bali, December 21, 2022 5:45 amFebruary 4, 2023

Noor Jehan officially turned ‘playback singer’ in Pakistan beginning with the song Zindagi Hai Ya Kisika Intezar filmed on actress …

Joyland

By Omar Ali Khan, December 16, 2022 7:08 amDecember 16, 2022

Joyland, directed by Saim Sadiq,  is one of the most important films to come out of Pakistan. It is a …

Humraz

By Karan Bali, October 25, 2022 10:24 amOctober 25, 2022

A  loose adaptation of Wilkie Collins’ The Woman In White, Humraz is a clumsily and tackily made film even though …

Dupetta

By Karan Bali, September 23, 2022 8:26 amSeptember 23, 2022

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

By Karan Bali, September 16, 2022 6:56 amSeptember 16, 2022

I’ve always maintained that one of the biggest losses to Indian cinema at the time of the partition in 1947 …

Zinda Laash

By Karan Bali, August 2, 2022 8:08 amAugust 2, 2022

Mad scientist Tabani (Rehan) works in his laboratory at home to successfully create an ‘elixir of life’ that will make …

Zerqa

By Karan Bali, July 22, 2022 8:11 amJuly 22, 2022

Zerqa, directed by Riaz Shahed, is regarded as a landmark film in Pakistani cinema. Set in 1948-9, the film looks at …

Showgirls Of Pakistan

By Omar Ali Khan, April 26, 2021 9:15 amJuly 27, 2022

Showgirls Of Pakistan (2020) is a startling documentary that exposes the vice-like grip of patriarchy on Pakistani society. It heralds …

Dracula In Pakistan: A Gentleman And A Friend

By Omar Ali Khan, March 24, 2020 9:17 amJuly 30, 2022

Pakistani cinema lost one of its unsung diamonds on the 21st of March, 2020. Personally, I lost a friend who …

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