Usually, sequels of successful Hollywood films aren’t able to better the original but Jumanji: The Next Level takes the word sequel to the next level, literally. With a returning cast featuring Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gil
After every few years, comes a film that is based on a famous yesteryear TV show; some do well, some fade away but the ratio of failure is more common in such flicks. The currently popular Star Trek and Mission Impossible are examples of TV shows done rig
There are two kinds of war films produced around the world; the aim of one is to make money while the purpose of the other is to make the audience relive history, and appreciate the heroes. Midway falls into the latter category as it takes you back into 1
The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee, chaired by two-time Academy Award and Emmy winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, has selected Laal Kabootar to be submitted for Oscar consideration in the & International Feature Film Award’ catego
Actor, singer and one of the highest rated television actors in Pakistan, Junaid Khan is now ready to debut on the big screen, signing his first feature film titled Kahay Dil Jidhar as the leading man opposite Laal Kabootar star Mansha Pasha. The film has
It is the fifth season of the year in Karachi – the Shaadi season – and everyone is either busy in a wedding or preparing for one. Director Asim Raza chooses the best time to release his film Parey Hut Love that makes you fall in love all over again becau
Romance is in the air in this Ready Steady No number that takes you back into the Golden era of Pakistani films. Unlike modern songs, those songs had a long life, were hummed and sung when necessary and above all, looked good on screen without any ‘effect
Parchi has received mixed views by audiences but promotions are still going strong. It seems there’s no stopping the dynamic team who are slaying their promotion game internationally as they made their way to Toronto to boost their New Year comedy. During
For a passionate lover of the arts, moving to Dubai was a cultural shock. Though I still feel an ache for the rich historical city Lahore I have found solace in pockets of theatre and cinema here. This Friday was particularly exciting as DIFF: Dubai Inter
The Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (Pilac) has decided to confer the Pride of Punjab Award on actor Mustafa Qureshi . The actor will be given the award as an appreciation to his services for Punjabi films. The Pride of Punjab Awards compris
For someone often credited with revitalizing the industry (twice), Shoaib Mansoor certainly takes his time with his projects. Mahira Khan chalked this up to how much thought and attention he gives to every line (not letting actors change a word he spent d
David Dhawan is the king of brainless entertainers. He has made a fortune in Bollywood with comedy capers starring actors Govinda and Salman Khan that consistently hit box-office gold. Twenty years ago his Judwaa made comedy history and now the film retur
This summer Humayun Saeed broke away from the classic romantic hero we know him to be to play moustache twirling, proud to be Punjabi Fawwad Khagga in the smash hit Punjab Nahi Jaungi and he did it with the swagger and charm that had us rooting for a char
Danish Taimoor and Sana Jawed seriously bring on the heat in their first song to be released from their new movie Mehrunisa V Lub U. The romantic song depicts a familiar scene: snow capped mountains, a flowing chiffon sari and and an actor with badly ble
Saba Qamar is in the news for all the right reasons. Her Bollywood debut Hindi Medium has received rave reviews and her upcoming drama serial Baghi is the talk of the town. The aptly named drama serial will follow the tumultuous life and death of Qandeel
This is the year the transgender community is finally being included in the Pakistani census and counted as citizens. Just last month a draft bill was presented in the Senate Standing Committee to award simple basic human rights to people who have long be
In an exclusive music launch event, the nation’s heartthrob AtifAslam launched the album for the upcoming social comedy film “Actor in Law”. Ahmed Ali Butt hosted the event, which featured a performance by Atif along with the full attendance of cast and c
A love triangle? No. A girl next door story, certainly not. Wrong No is the story of a young lad that aspires big and dreams even bigger! A trait many a Pakistani young men can relate to. Danish Taimoor plays the role of Sallu – A typical desi guy who is
Another first in the cinematic industry of Pakistan; 3 Bahadur is the first animated full length feature film. A joint production of ARY Films and SOC Films, Waadi Animations released the movie earlier in the month of May 2015. Gluco by EBM held an exclus
