5 recipes to celebrate Basant this year with on January 28, 20181. THANDIAAI INGREDIENTS Saffron Strands ½ Cup Almonds Soaked Overnight ¼ Cup Pumpkin Seeds ¼ Cup Watermelon Seeds ¼ Cup Cantaloupe Seeds 10 Tablespoons Sugar 8 Cups Milk ½ Cup Cannabis Leaves ¼ Cup Water 1 Teaspoon Crushed Cardamom Seeds ½ Teaspoon Butter ½ Teaspoon Dried Red Rose Petals 2 Tablespoons Coarsely Crushed Pistachios 1 […]
Treat your loved ones to these easy to make chicken and meat dishes this week on January 22, 2018BALTI GOSHT Ingredients Two pounds of goat leg cut into small pieces Four medium size tomatoes finely chopped Two medium onions finely chopped A teaspoon of minced ginger A teaspoon of minced garlic One and half tablespoon of salt One and half tablespoon of red chilli powder Half a teaspoon of turmeric powder A cup […]
‘Parchi’ represents cinema at its worst on January 7, 2018Parchi is a landmark film. The film establishes a new genre – the “Mummy Daddy Burger Film” – in the world of cinema. Slackistan, Siyaah, Gol Chakkar and Jalaibee were precursors to what is now a genre of its own, thanks to Parchi. Films of the genre are usually made by young men, mostly from […]
‘I want my film to do well, and I want all others to do well too’ on January 2, 2018A few days before the release of his feature film, Parchi, Ali Rehman Khan sits with Ally Adnan to talk about his acting, fame, plans for 2018 and the upcoming movie. Your feature film, Parchi, is all set for release on the fifth of January. How does it feel? I feel incredibly grateful that my […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Main Wohi Aashiq on January 1, 2018It is not easy being the son of Agha Sikandar, the grandson of Inayat Hussain Bhatti, the nephew of Waseem Abbas and Saba Pervez, and the cousin of Meesha Shafi. Yet, the young, handsome and talented Aagha Ali makes it look very easy. “I am proud of my illustrious family members,” he says in a […]
‘The truth about abusive relationships had to be told on television’ on December 29, 2017“Khudgharz is not a typical television drama that deals with the suffering of women at the hands of cruel in-laws,” says Sami Khan. “It is an intelligent, informed exploration of abusive adult relationships, where dependency and co-dependency work hand in hand to wreak havoc in the lives of those involved, along with those of their […]
Shaan Shahid’s panegyric ode to himself on December 28, 2017About half way through Arth – the Destination, Humaima Malik screams, “I am not a whore.” It is difficult to believe the actor and not because her character is written like that of a harlot or because she delivers a convincing performance as one; it is so because her personal style, clothes and mannerisms along […]
‘A good film cannot be made with a bad story’ on December 24, 2017Chupan Chupai, your first film in several years, will be released in a few days. How does it feel? Very nice, actually. I am very excited about the release of Chupan Chupai. There are moments when my excitement is replaced by anxiety. And then there are times when I get nervous, but generally I am […]
‘Rangreza’ — zero out of five stars’ on December 24, 2017Amir Mohiuddin’s ‘Rangreza’ has three big problems: Urwa Hocane, who cannot act; Gohar Rasheed, who acts a little too much; and Bilal Ashraf, who does not make any effort to act. The three actors turn in the worst of performances in ‘Rangreza’, making poor acting one of the many areas of weakness of the film. […]
The history, art and performance of ghazal in Hindustani sangeet on December 22, 2017The most popular expression of poetry in Urdu and Persian, the ghazal, is known as much as a poetic form as it is as a genre of music. The ghazal has roots in seventh century Arabia and gained prominence in the 13th and 14th century due to works of Persian poets like Rumi and Hafiz. […]