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It is difficult to start an independent cinema industry in Pakistan because there aren’t even enough viewers for commercial cinema, film star Shan said at the opening ceremony of documentary film White Blood, Red Soil at Depilex Men. Shan said that parallel cinema could not be initiated until and unless the commercial film industry was [...]

A budding artist, Gulzar of Umerkot, won the first position in a singing competition, part of the Maganhaar Music Show, organized on the concluding day of a cultural festival held at a local hotel late Tuesday night. The second position was secured by Sabira Sultana of Ranipur whereas a young duo, Long Khan and his [...]

Folk musicians and singers from Thar’s Manganhaar community enthralled audiences with their traditional performance at the Manganhaar Music Festival here on Tuesday and impressed upon them that folk music and mystic poetry impact people and communities from within their soul. The festival was kicked off with a performance by Chanesar who played ‘Khamach’, an indigenous [...]

Very rarely do you come across a film that reflects the moods of the years gone by. KHAMOSH PANI ['Silent Waters'], directed by Sabiha Sumar, is one such film. The thought-provoking film transports you to Pakistan during 1979, with frequent flashes of 1947 injected in the narrative. KHAMOSH PANI is an intelligent film, slightly similar [...]

The festival with a theme of ‘cultural action for change’ is being organized jointly by the Action aid, DASTAK, and the Interactive Resource Centre. Dr Fauzia Saeed, Khalid Ahmad, and Mohammad Waseem of the Action aid spoke at the function. The speakers said that over 40 participants, including artists, folk singers and musicians, belonging to [...]

This is for the first time ever that the common man in Pakistan will have the opportunity to directly be scouted into Bollywood. Wannabees has been presented by Saha Dubai Eggs and is supported by Panasonic and Arabian Automobiles, Altima cars in association with Hum FM and Red Square. As an Indo – Pak venture, [...]

The National College of Arts (NCA) will open admissions for its upcoming film and TV department next month after a meeting of the academic committee, sources told Daily Times on Wednesday.The sources said that activities related to the film and TV department had started with two Iranian filmmakers expected to visit the NCA soon to [...]

A few days ago, a party was hosted to launch Daawat-e-Zaika, a Pakistani food festival at Hotel Marine Plaza. Co-hosts Pakistan International Airlines gifted packets containing CDs of popular Pakistani artistes like Mehdi Hassan, Farida Khanum and Iqbal Bano. Over the years, Pakistan has had some extraordinary singers. Certain artistes have excelled in the field [...]

In recent weeks, a huge controversy has raged around Junoon. Though notoriety is nothing new for the band, this time matters took a serious turn as speculation concerning the group’s break-up threatened to transform into cold, hard truth with the exit of bassist Brian O’Connell. Despite Salman Ahmad’s silence at the time, it was crystal [...]

A seven-day festival of films starring the legendary Waheed Murad, popularly known as Chocolate Hero, will open at a local cinema in the city on September 3. The festival is being organised by the All Waheedi Club, a community of Waheed Murad fans from all over Pakistan. Seven films by Waheed Murad – Armaan, Awaz, [...]