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A packed musical night and ‘Kamli’ discussion mark the festival’s final stretch KARACHI: The 30th day of the 39-day World Culture Festival at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, concluded with Mega Musical Concert 3.0 and a session with creators of film Kamli. The concert marked Meesha Shafi’s return to Karachi’s stage after a long […]
LONDON: A new episode of the Beatles Anthology, 30 years after the original landmark series, shows the impact on Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr of being in the biggest rock band in history, its writer and director said. The original eight-part documentary, broadcast in 1995, spanned the band’s gritty early days in Liverpool […]
LOS ANGELES: For Oscar-winning actor Ke Huy Quan, Disney’s animated buddy cop comedy, Zootopia 2, has a healthy message about the importance of confiding in others for emotional support. Quan, who voices Gary De’Snake — a pit viper determined to help his family — told Reuters, “I grew up in a very traditional Chinese family and […]
Almaty museum keeps alive the story of how banned Western music travelled through Soviet homes ALMATY: For two decades, Andrei Klimenko has been amassing a collection of Soviet-era reel-to-reel tape recorders for a small museum he runs in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city. Western music was officially banned in the Soviet Union but enjoyed widespread popularity, […]
Titled ‘Asim Ali’, the album marks a new chapter in the singer’s artistic journey Asim Azhar has finally released his first independent album after weeks of suspense, calling it his “most honest album yet.” To celebrate the milestone, he shared a heartfelt snippet with his mother on social media. “This album has songs that were […]
Saba Qamar is once again using her platform to amplify the challenges faced by children across Pakistan. Marking World Children’s Day on Thursday, the actor took to social media wearing blue, a symbolic gesture to draw attention to the country’s ongoing children’s rights issues. “Every child has a right to learn, to grow up healthy, […]
Talha Anjam has been served a legal notice by a Pakistani citizen after he adorned the Indian flag in a concert in Kathmandu in Nepal last week. The notice claims that the rapper allegedly, “Inflicted widespread outrage, mental anguish, and profound injury to the national, patriotic, and religious sentiments of millions of Pakistani citizens both […]
Viewers, including in India, criticise film for portraying Karachi’s Lyari as war zone Bollywood’s latest anti-Pakistan propaganda film Dhurandhar has triggered strong backlash after its trailer release, with much of the criticism coming from Indian social media users. The trailer portrays Karachi’s Lyari as a war zone, showing Ranveer Singh as a RAW agent entering […]
Talha Anjum has sparked widespread online controversy after he raised the Indian flag at a concert in Nepal. After receiving backlash, the rapper was unapologetic about it. “My heart has no place for hate,” he took to social media and wrote. “Art has no borders. If me raising an Indian flag sparks controversy so be […]
Lux Style Awards is gearing to return to a physical stage in Karachi in December. This year’s ceremony theme, Mirror the Magic promises new collaborations, a renewed vision and an event that celebrates “Pakistan’s creative spirit” for the world to see, according to a press release issued on Friday. This will be the award show’s proper […]
