The Best and Worst Pakistani Films of 2019 (That I Watched!)

“A Middling Year” When reflecting on the year that’s past, Anupama Chopra (who happens to be one of my favourite film critics) referred to 2019 as a ‘middling year’ for Bollywood. Across the border, in contrast, the year has been the year  of opportunities lost. The first full year where no Bollywood film was to…

Jawani Phir Agayi Kya? Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 Movie Review

I have been itching to get back to reviewing. There were four major releases on the last Eid. Motivations however, resulted in one viewing. Then too, I was beaten to the reviewing punch. The next big release was skipped for obvious reasons. So cut to Eid Al Azha and 2 out of 3 films watched….

Typecasting: A Pitfall For Pakistani Cinema

Let me begin by addressing my lack of writing as of late. There are two main reasons as to why: (A) I am on vacation, follow me on Instagram for full details, stories etc. (B) I wasn’t really inspired to write until a particularly long Uber ride earlier today to the North London suburb of…