I want to do my part in creating a society where no one is afraid to speak the truth: Ali Aftab Saeed on May 18, 2018The hugely popular musician, satirist and vlogger, Ali Aftab Saeed sits down with Ally Adnan for an exclusive interview for the Daily Times. You founded the Beygairat Brigade band in 2011. Does the band still exist? Yes, it does and will always exist. No one owns Beygairat Brigade and the band has no permanent members. […]
We have tried to break new ground with ‘7 Din Mohabbat In’: Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi on May 17, 2018A few weeks before the release of their latest feature film, ‘7 Din Mohabbat In’, the acclaimed director duo of Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi sit down with Ally Adnan to talk about the Pakistani film industry, their love for cinema, classic films of yesteryear, the films that they have made together, and 7 Din […]
We have tried to break new ground with ‘7 Din Mohabbat In’: Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi on May 16, 2018A few weeks before the release of their latest feature film, ‘7 Din Mohabbat In’, the acclaimed director duo of Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi sit down with Ally Adnan to talk about the Pakistani film industry, their love for cinema, classic films of yesteryear, the films that they have made together, and 7 Din […]
As a young man, I wanted to write short stories, not dramas and films: Faseeh Bari Khan on May 13, 2018In a career spanning two decades, Faseeh Bari Khan has established himself as one of Pakistan’s most original, brave and talented writers. He has been admired – and reviled – for his bold and brazen portrayal of Pakistani society in serials that include the memorable Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah, Burns Road Ki Nilofer, Khalid Ki […]
‘Cake’ appears to be singularly focused on being a good, honest film on March 31, 2018If ever there was a film that needed to do well, ‘Cake’ is it. And not because it is a brilliant film made with great skill, but because its failure would be a sad indictment of the taste of Pakistani filmgoers. It would mean that years and years of bad cinema has dumbed the country’s […]
‘Humans first’ ideology of speciesism is as repugnant as racism, sexism and xenophobia: Ushna Shah on March 27, 2018A lover of animals and a staunch advocate of animal rights, the fiery and very passionate Ushna Shah talks to Ally Adnan about the welfare, protection and well-being of animals. You have three dogs, Narco, Audrey and Tweety. Yes, I do. Narco is a Staffordshire Terrier, Audrey is a Toy Poodle and Tweety is mixed […]
I think the world of show business is truly wonderful: Kunwar Ali Nafees on March 14, 2018One of the finest actors of his generation, the handsome, talented and winsome Kunwar Ali Nafees started his career in show business at the tender age of eight. In a span of just a few years, Kunwar added a number of television plays, serials and films to his credits and became one of the best […]
Kashf Foundation’s ‘Aakhri Station’ — raising awareness and changing minds on March 8, 2018June 08, 2016 was the last day of Zeenat Rafiq’s life. Her mother burnt her alive for bringing shame to the family by marrying a man of her choice. Zeenat was eighteen years old. A week earlier, nineteen-year-old schoolteacher, Maria Sadaqat, had been beaten, covered in petrol and set to fire for turning down a […]
I have had a lifelong love affair with food: restaurateur Waqar Chattha on March 5, 2018The owner and manager of one of Islamabad’s finest restaurants, Chattha’s, is a young man in love with food. Waqar Chattha gave up a lucrative career in Scotland to return to Pakistan and open what has come to be one of the most popular restaurants in Islamabad. In an exclusive interview for the Daily Times, […]
All artists deal with a creative block at one point of time or another: Aarti Bajaj on March 3, 2018Aarti Bajaj began her career as a film editor with Anurag Kashyap’s 2001 film ‘Paanch’. The talented young editor went on to cut more than 30 films in the years that followed. She is one of India’s most prolific and well-regarded film editors today. The roster of films edited by Aarti Bajaj includes Black Friday, […]