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“Ashk”: A star studded disappointment
To claim that "Ashk" (formerly referred to as "Bandhan" throughout Facebook) was one of the most highly-awaited drama serials of this season would be understating the actual hype surrounding it. Avid...
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Is Aşk-ı Memnu, the next Humsafar?
Remember the time when Hum TV’s show Humsafar became the talk of the town? Be it the song or the characters, the show got thousands hooked onto television screens with its twisted romance, plots, and...
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Is there a ray of hope for Pakistan?
There are two ways of interpreting a glass half-filled with water. You can either call it half-full or half-empty. Even though referring to it as half-full may give you hope, I do not intend to excite...
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Shehr-e-Zaat: A spiritual romance
After "Humsafar", expectations for any work involving Sarmad Sultan Khoosat were high, and seemingly impossible to fulfil. How does one compete with a phenomenon, especially one you created yourself?...
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Aşk-ı Memnu: A must-watch for soap followers
I started following "Aşk-ı Memnu" out of sheer boredom. I had always poked fun at my sister for watching it and never had I imagined that I would become an avid viewer of the show - even more so than...
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We are sick of the cheating husband and the evil sister!
I am proudly a Pakistani drama buff. I make sure I do not miss any episode of my favourite serial and love discussing every detail of them with my friends. I am proud of how these dramas have rid the...
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Zindagi Gulzar Hai: I’m not impressed
After receiving countless amounts of messages from my friends to watch the new drama serial, Zindagi Gulzar Hai, I finally spared some time to catch up with the few episodes that have aired so far....
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Don’t let Turkish dubbed shows replace Pakistani dramas!
As a kid, I remember watching a Chinese drama dubbed in Urdu. At that time the only real impact was not on the ratings, but on my mind – failing to grasp the concept of dubbing, I found it fascinating...
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Zindagi Gulzar hai: Liberating women in different ways
“Zindagi Gulzar Hai” is a series far better than any I have seen in a long time. The drama is based on Umera Ahmed’s novel “Zindagi Gulzar Hai?” - a story about the daily diaries of two polar...
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Pakistani dramas: Trade in your jeans and career for some chooridars and a...
Imagine a scene from a typical Pakistani drama. On one side, we have a shareef (innocent) damsel in distress and a prince charming, who is too busy admiring his good looks to actually use his brains...
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#PyareAfzal versus Nawaz Sharif’s speech: And the winner is…
Last night, while Pakistani men were anxiously waiting for the premier’s speech, to be aired at 8pm, the women had a completely different, and might I add ‘dramatic’, agenda to grab hold of the TV...
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Why Fawad Khan is so ‘Khoobsurat’!
Jutt and Bond was where most of us first saw Fawad Afzal Khan. He was a skinny, lanky, clean shaven guy with bangs. Soon after, we were surprised to see him as the lead singer of Entity Paradigm (EP),...
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5 reasons Fawad Khan was the perfect choice for Republic
Jeremy Scott and Katy Perry are best friends. So are him and Miley Cyrus. Which is why, when they come out to his shows, people pay attention. Fashionistas and music lovers alike. It is when every pop...
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14 Pakistani women who help us hold our heads up high
Pakistan is in the grips of political turmoil, rampant corruption, fuel shortages and the threat of terrorism, yet the resilience and courage of its women are nothing short of remarkable and...
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Where have all the urban Pakistani girls gone?
Hello Pakistani filmmakers and television producers, my friends and I exist in this country too! There are two types of Karachi girls shown in Pakistani dramas and films – she’s either “bholi bhali”...
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Five reasons why you should (or should not) watch Bin Roye
Bin Roye’s premiere was held at Nueplex Cinema yesterday and the entire setup was done up beautifully with motiyas (jasmine) used as a pretty backdrop. It was a star studded night, boasting of...
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Five things that could make the Lux Style Awards 2015 actually fun!
The year 2015 will be hosting its 14th Lux Style Awards (LSA) ceremony. LSA is almost a teenager now, but instead of turning out to be a rebellious punk with a killer sense of style, it’s turned out to...
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Unless Pakistani producers look up new script-writers, our drama industry has...
It would be an understatement to say that the Pakistani drama industry has grown leaps and bounds in the past two decades. It now exerts a magnetic pull on viewership that extends far beyond the...
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23 reasons why I love Pakistan and you should too!
In a country with a population of over 188.2 million people, a lot can go wrong, but a lot can go right too! Here is a list of 23 things that make Pakistan home. 1. The men [caption id=""...
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Women only watch football to check men out, yup, the secret is out!
Another fatwa about women has emerged from the glorious Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a fatwa that declares the innocent enjoyment of a football match to be haram for women. After all, with the infamous...
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