New Year New Reflections New Year somehow always turns into a contrived force for reflection. Everyone seems to love look at the year that’s passed, sometimes conveniently omitting crucial failures. However, in the case of Pakistani Cinema, reflection would actually be prudent. 2018 was a rare mix of very high highs and some incredibly low…
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5 (Well 6) Must Try Eateries in K-Town
First of all, the term K-Town doesn’t refer to a Korea Town, in some western metropolis. No. K-town is a colloquial term used by many Karachites as a term of endearment for their beloved “City of Lights”. I mean we use it to show affection, not just to sound cool; totally not why we do…
It’s Time We Went to Rehab for Our Coke Studio Addiction
I was scrolling through Facebook as one does late one night. It’s useful for finding out about current events, you see. After reading about Mahira’s cringe-worthy reaction to Javed Sheikh’s awkward show of affection, I realized that the Lux Style Awards took place the night before. So naturally, I was curious to see who the…
Why Don’t the Lux Style Awards Show Villains Some Love?
As I mentioned in the video, the Lux Style Awards, as usual, ignored villains. But, that’s not all that was ignored by them. And the same issue exists in many other awards in Pakistan as well. The Central Dilemma of Award Shows in Pakistan Very rarely are editors and musical directors responsible for background score…
Dear Rishta Aunty
It’s a normal Saturday evening. I’m scrolling through Facebook as one does on their way home from work. Among the myriad of posts about how amazing or horrendous Karachi EAT is, I come across an article by Sarah Babar. I click on it. Thinking it would be an interesting read to pass the time as…
Parchi: Expectation Vs. Reality
Wow. This is already the third film from my ‘Four Pakistani Movies that Should be on Your Radar’ list. And so far, the first two weren’t really something to write home about (I did write reviews though). Parchi though, I held on to such hope that it would be different. That it would be fun,…
Rangreza: Expectation Vs. Reality
Ah movie reviews, oh how I missed writing thee. The rush to get you out on time would give me such a rush. However, it seems that The Kollective has gotten me bitten with the experimental bug. So, I thought I’d try something different for this review. I will still give my score in the…
Arth The Destination Should Not Be Your Destination
I haven’t written a review in a while but I actually started off writing reviews. What better time to come out of retirement then to stop you from making the biggest mistake of your life; going to watch Arth The Destination. If you are an OG fan, then you know how my reviews work. For…
Why Aren’t We Talking About Telenor’s New Advertising Campaign?
You! Yeah you! You who inhabit the Pakistani inter webs and fill every last forum with your comments on literally every last thing. I have a question for you. Why are you not talking about possibly the most significant advertising campaign of the year? No I don’t mean the next Coke ad because they’d be the…
