Aspiring actor and a musical prodigy Aashir Wajahat has been making ripples in the entertainment industry for quite some time. After a handful of small gigs, the young actor is now all set to make his film debut as a leading man in John.
While Aashir's father, Wajahat Rauf is known for making commercial masala movies,…
It's summer in Pakistan (already!) but that doesn't mean you need to pack your style sense away. Come out of hibernation with a sense of style adventure, which we recently witnessed at an Alkaram show held at the Karachi Parsi Institute. We saw Alkaram's spring/summer'22 collection put out in a medley of fun styles and…
It's about time that we encourage and empower Pakistani women to shine at the forefront and narrate indigenous stories that represent Pakistan in its truest essence. Patakha Pictures in partnership with Scottish Documentary Institute and the British Council, has taken the first step in the right direction with the announcement of 10 grantees for its…
Afghan-American novelist Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner is coming to Broadway this summer for a limited-engagement run.
It is a stage adaption of his 2003 international best-seller, which was adapted into a 2007 movie directed by Golden Globe nominee Marc Forster with a screenplay by Game of Thrones’ David Benioff.
According to Broadway News, Amir Arison and…
The 13 songs of Coke Studio's Season 14 have stirred a lot of attention this year but for the first time in many seasons, the conversation around the coveted music platform has been more positive than negative. Overall, the show has managed to revive interest and innovation, not just in Pakistan but all around the…
The second teaser for Ramazan drama Chaudhry & Sons released this weekend, giving us a reveal of the two lead characters - Bilal Chaudhry, played by Imran Ashraf, and Ayeza Khan as Pari. While Ayeza has established herself as a Ramazan favourite (we loved her in Chupke Chupke last year), this is the first time…
British-Pakistani actor and musician, Riz Ahmed, has won his first Oscar for Aneil Karia's live-action short film The Long Goodbye. Ahmed starred in the film and has also co-written and produced it.
Riz Ahmed opened up on his fears that the decision to not broadcast certain awards would overshadow the celebration of the 94th Academy Awards.…
Almost everyone watching the Oscars live this year must have thought the slap was orchestrated. It sure did seem so. Chris Rock, in characteristic humour, was making a joke on Javier Bardem and his wife Penelope Cruz's nominations - saying that even if Javier wins, he'll lose. Rock then said that Will Smith should win,…
Singer turned actor Gohar Mumtaz has been absent from our television screens for quite some time. Not many were aware that he was busy working on his debut film project – Abhi – for almost six years. He has conceptualized and produced the film, and this will be his big screen debut performance with Kubra…
Anonymous Pakistani comedian on Instagram, Swineryy, who expresses herself with different animated emoji characters is the country's most hilarious find in recent times. The Karachi-based account garnered massive following within a short span of time and has now reached 213K followers. And now Swinerry is invited to speak at the University of Michigan at their…