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Ali Zafar ki Dulhan

September 14th, 2011 Kinza Tahir 2 comments

mere brother ki dulhan 1It felt so good to see Ali Zafar on the big screen doing his most excellent performance up to date. When I thought of going to the cinema, I knew instantly it would be a complete Masala movie.

“Kesa ye isq hai, ajab sa risk hai”. This was one of the best songs along with “Madhubala” sung by Ali Zafar. It had the right amount of spice and bhangra which will have you moving to the tune. The songs were the best factor of the movie. They were very well choreographed and picturized. Kudos to Bosco-Ceaser for their commendable effort of taking out the best from their actors and dancers.

The movie is about Luv(Ali Zafar) who wants to now settle down. He asks his brother Kush(Imran Khan) to find him a girl. Of course it’s the heroine, Dimple(Katrina Kaif) which Kush eventually finds for his brother and ends up falling in love with her himself.

As far as the acting is concerned, Ali Zafar took away the limelight. He was just incredible and fascinating to watch. As Taran Adarsh from BollywoodHungama writes, “Ali Zafar is a supremely talented actor and this film proves it yet again”. Yes, it proved and on many levels as well. He is a good singer, dancer and actor. The way he gripped the comic timings was first-rate. He was hilarious and handled the situations well.

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Legend of Pakistan… Moin Akhtar Passed Away

April 22nd, 2011 Yousuf Rafi 6 comments

Moin AkhtarKARACHI: Renowned film, stage and television actor Moin Akhtar passed away in Karachi on Friday.

Express 24/7 reported that Akhtar died as a result of heart complications. He had undergone heart surgery.

Moin Akhtar who was born in December 24 1950, had been awarded the Pride of Performance and Sitar-e-Imtiaz awards.

Born on the 24th of December, 1950, Moin Akhtar was a legend in the field of entertainment as he played various solo performances as a comedian. The genius made his debut for television on September 6, 1966, when a special show was organized on the national television network PTV (Pakistan Television Network) on the occasion of Defence Day of Pakistan.

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Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai

January 19th, 2011 Soofi Ji 2 comments
Shah Abdul Latif

Shah Abdul Latif

We are ever so busy in our daily lives that we do not pay attention to sometimes very important things around us until we are questioned about it and then have to scramble to think of an answer. That is especially difficult if the questioning is by our children, the innocent minds. Who was Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai was a Sufi saint and why are we off from school because of it?

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai was a scholar and a poet. His work includes poetry on Unity of Allah, love for the Prophet (PBUH) and religious tolerance and humanistic values. His background includes and revolves around a girl he loved dearly yet never got to marry. Ever since then Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai wandered aimlessly in search for inner peace and in search for religious truth. How romantic one would say, but what are we missing?
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Tony Curtis: Rest in Peace

October 6th, 2010 medigineers 4 comments
Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

He was born in 1925 when the masses were still swooning for silent icons like Rudolph Valentino. By the late 1950s he was a household name heartthrob himself if not a silent one. Still, that oft imitated Bronx accent “yonda lies the castle of my fadduh” couldn’t derail his movie ascendance.

History continually teaches movie stars — though scant few of them seem to really listen — that what’s important is not the paycheck or even necessarily a great role but working on enough top notch material with top directors to wind up in a few classics.  It’s one of the only ways to ensure that you are remembered, if screen immortality is indeed your goal.

Curtis, like any star, had his share of duds but history has and will continue to remember him because he appeared in a good share of classics, most notably that one-two-three-four punch of Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Defiant Ones (1958),  Some Like it Hot (1959) and Spartacus (1960). Read more…

Syed Mustafa Kamal

March 30th, 2010 Yousuf Rafi 11 comments

Image courtesy by: http://www.siasat.pk

SyedMustafaKamalAs it is rightly said that with great power comes great responsibilities but if the power is huge, responsibility automatically doubles. In Pakistan it’s a common perception that if you are honest with your work it is nearly impossible for you to survive and as it is said that “to dream is easy, to work is also easy but it’s really difficult to work according to your dreams”. Syed Mustufa Kamal Mayor of Karachi is one of those influential people who said that “I have a dream and I will achieve it” and surely he has shown how to achieve your dreams when your vision is clear.

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Waheed Murad: Pakistani cinema’s greatest chocolate hero

November 23rd, 2009 Arsalaan 4 comments

Waheed MuradDecades after films such as Armaan and Doraha were released, the debonair Waheed Murad remains a treat to watch. An exceptional actor who had a screen presence that his leading ladies envied, Lollywood’s quintessential chocolate hero died 26 years ago today.

The early death of this educated and talented actor and producer was one of the major blows to an industry that now lies gasping for air. Murad was born on October 2, 1938, in Karachi and news of his death on November 23, 1983, left many eyes brimming with tears.

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Salman Mehmood (late): A young entrepreneur and a warrior

October 24th, 2009 Arsalaan 1 comment
‘Should I rejoice that we’ll soon have a thalassaemia bill … or should I be sad that Salman isn’t among us to celebrate this news?’ wrote Ayesha Mehmood on her blog.
Ayesha is the sister of an unsung hero, late Salman Mehmood, who was running a website for the awareness of thalassemia patients.
After four days on ventilator, Salman succumbed to spinal meningitis at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi on Monday.
Salman, also a thalassemia patient, was successfully running a website (www.thalassemia.com.pk) for the past few years from his home in Karachi.
The site was Salman’s contribution to spread the word about thalassemia – information otherwise not easily available.
‘We intended to create a general, massive awareness about the illness and to motivate people to support thalassemia patients’ Ayesha, also a thalassemic patient, told Dawn.
‘Salman was always on his toes to let the people know about the disease and was very social among internet users across the world and was managing the bread and butter for the family,’ 22-year-old Ayesha said.
She said: ‘The idea of developing an online medium was to facilitate people and families with thalassemia while all the information and support came from Salman.’
‘My father died few years ago while our elder brother also expired when he was 17 years old who was suffering from thalassemia, and now we are only two sisters and our mother’ she said.
The family is living in Garden West area in Karachi with no one to look after us.
‘Salman has done some awesome work and now I will continue his mission so we can save lives of many in future,’ she said.
Around 4,000 people from different countries have posted condolence messages and praised the efforts of Salman for creating an online awareness campaign with limited resources.
Ayesha asserted: ‘If we want to save our future generations, the government should make thalassemia tests mandatory for couples wishing to marry.’
Badar Khushnood, Pakistan’s Google representative, also a fan of late Salman, said: ‘He was a role model for the Pakistani youth and was a young entrepreneur. He has started earning from home through his website and without letting anybody know about his disease.’
‘I just learnt about him with his nick name – skdev – and also appreciated his work by commenting on his blog. Later, we met in a conference; Salman was a bright Pakistani as his work was truly commendable and he had helped.’
Article: Dawn.com;
Picture: Jamal Ashiqain’s archieve

Salman Mehmood (1)‘Should I rejoice that we’ll soon have a thalassaemia bill … or should I be sad that Salman isn’t among us to celebrate this news?’ wrote Ayesha Mehmood on her blog.

Ayesha is the sister of an unsung hero, late Salman Mehmood, who was running a website for the awareness of thalassemia patients.

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Sultan Qutub-uddin Aibak: Subcontinent’s first Muslim Ruler

October 16th, 2009 Arsalaan 1 comment

pic_qutbuddinaibakWhile Shalimar Gardens are famous partially for being the final resting place of their founder, the late Mughal King, Jehangir; Anarkali Bazaar, the other famous landmark of Lahore, plays host to another great muslim ruler- Sultan Qutub-uddin Aibak.

Born into a Turk family in Central Asia, Aibak was sold into slavery to a local chieftain as a young boy. The chief treated Aibak like his own son and taught him the fine art of military maneuvers and horsemanship. After the chief’s death, his sons, jealous of Aibak’s special treatment, sold him to Mohd Khan Ghauri.

As Ghauri started conquering parts of India, he appointed Aibak, who had rapidly risen through the ranks to become Ghauri’s most trusted general, as his Governor to oversee the new territory.

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Woman of many firsts in her native country…

May 9th, 2009 Arsalaan 1 comment

Tasneem Bandukwala, is a renowned name in Rotary and Jaycees circle. Rotary and Jaycee are two well-organised and well-known voluntary organizations known for their charitable work across the globe.

On the eve of International Mothers’ Day, we have highlighted a story on this remarkable lady written by a US-based Rotarian which was published in a US-based newspaper.

Tasneem Bandukwala interrupted a visit to her son who lives in Beaverton, Oregon, to bring special thanks to residents of our area who helped her with the final dollars needed to complete three humanitarian projects in her native Karachi, Pakistan. Tasneem is heralded in her country as the first woman to be invited to become a member of the Jaycees in Pakistan when she was in her 20s and raising three children.

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