Seedlings wins two awards at New York film festival

Seedlings wins two awards at New York film festival

Seedlings, the Pakistani film that was screened at the New York City International Film Festival has won two major awards at the opening ceremony. The film, produced by Bodhicitta Works, won the People’s Choice Award for Best Film and actor Aamina Sheikh won the award for Best Actress in a Lead Role. Also known as Lamha, [...]

Meesha Shafi Signs Another Hollywood Film ‘The Tournament of Shadows’

Meesha Shafi Signs Another Hollywood Film ‘The Tournament of Shadows’

  By Ahmad Uzair   Just when you thought that Meesha Shafi is going to get a break from her filming career and we won’t be hearing from her any time soon, she hits back with yet another project which is although in its very initial phases, but would definitely bag her another Hollywood flick which many in [...]

Impact of Internet Technologies on Pakistani Music

Impact of Internet Technologies on Pakistani Music

Impact of Internet Technologies on Pakistani Music By Usman Nasir The introduction of Internet and digital technology has revolutionized the way in which people enjoy and access different forms of entertainment. Amongst all other industries, it is the music industry which has been in the forefront of adapting itself to the demands of the new technology [...]


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Quratulain Balouch’s Title Track For ‘Dhamak’

Quratulain Balouch’s Title Track For ‘Dhamak’

The ‘Humsafar’ title track still lingers on and from the looks of it, will probably be one of the most popular tracks from Pakistan this year. Although the recent cellular service stint she did with singer Bilal Khan disappointed fans, there is no denying that the rich, earthy voice Quratulain Balouch (popularly known as QB) [...]

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Music

More jingoism, less singing in Sur Kshetra

More jingoism, less singing in Sur Kshetra

Reality TV show Sur Kshetra is more about aggressive patriotism and less about singing, writes Preeti Arora. Jung ka elaan, Jung ka maidan, Jeet hamari hi hogi? television seems louder this weekend, thanks to Sur Kshetra, the latest offering by Gajendra Singh (director of Antakshri and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa). The promos have been airing for a while now. The hype [...]

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Sports

Twenty20 World Cup 2012 schedule and results

Twenty20 World Cup 2012 schedule and results

REUTERS – The Twenty20 cricket World Cup is being hosted by Sri Lanka from September 18 to October 7. Twelve nations are participating in the tournament. Here is the schedule for matches in the qualifying group stage. GROUP STAGE Match 1: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Group C Tuesday, September 18 Result: Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 82 [...]

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Dhoom by Call

Dhoom by Call

ALBUM STREAM of the NEW ALBUM DHOOM BY CALL REVIEW written by Mutee ur Rahman (mutee.pk@gmail.com) Courtesy of koolmuzone.com So after half a decade since their debut and a long 9 years since the revival of quality Popular music in Pakistan, Lahore’s Call are back with the their second album titled “Dhoom”. The album was [...]

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More jingoism, less singing in Sur Kshetra

More jingoism, less singing in Sur Kshetra

Reality TV show Sur Kshetra is more about aggressive patriotism and less about singing, writes Preeti Arora. Jung ka elaan, Jung ka maidan, Jeet hamari hi hogi? television seems louder this weekend, thanks to Sur Kshetra, the latest offering by Gajendra Singh (director of Antakshri and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa). The promos have been airing for a while now. The hype [...]

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‘Desi Boyz’ Not Enough Substance To Make A Musical Impact

‘Desi Boyz’ Not Enough Substance To Make A Musical Impact

Desi Boyz’ is without a doubt an all-out commercial movie with every aspect of it designed to cater to a larger market. Be it the choice of actors, crafting of characters or even the kind of music produced, the movie is definitely a complete ‘masala’ but I wonder if the audience has had enough of [...]

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‘Kya Khayal Hai’ – Yet Another Spellbinding Piece By Zeb and Haniya

‘Kya Khayal Hai’ – Yet Another Spellbinding Piece By Zeb and Haniya

Zeb and Hania have an aura around them that encapsulates the listener, making him flow along with the rhythm and the pure beautiful vocals. You stand mesmerised even if the lyrics surpass you. That is the magic they weaved with their Coke Studio performances like ‘Paimona’ and ‘Bibi Sanam’ and that is how the spell [...]

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Remembering Nazia Hassan

Remembering Nazia Hassan

Today marks the birth anniversary of the iconic Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan who endeared herself to millions in the country. Nazia Hassan was the most influential and popular female singer and probably the only real pop singer of the 80’s and 90’s in both India and Pakistan. Her song ‘Aap Jaisa Koi’ from the [...]

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Atif Aslam & Hadiqa Kiani’s – Hona Tha Pyar

Atif Aslam & Hadiqa Kiani’s – Hona Tha Pyar

As Shoman prepares to release his film Bol this upcoming February which features Pakistani rockstar Atif Aslam. The song “Hona Tha Pyar” by Atif Aslam and Hadiqa Kiani has been released online. It was firstly released on the Facebook page of “Bol – A Film By Shoaib Mansoor”. [audio: http://pakmanzil.com/Media-Library/Music/Singles/Atif%20Aslam%20&%20Hadiqa%20Kiani%20-%20Hona%20Tha%20Pyar.mp3] Download -  Click Here

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