‘Andhadhun’ — a well structured and thought provoking crime drama on November 5, 2018One can hardly expect haws and awws moments coming from a Bollywood movie that too not one but umpteen in number. Interestingly, this hypothesis of mine was averted the moment I tried to make sense of words appearing on the cinema screen at the very beginning of ‘Andhadhun’: ‘What is life? It all depends on […]
‘Pyjamas are Forgiving’ will satisfy your witty taste buds on October 28, 2018With tongue-in-cheek witticism as Twinkle Khanna’s forte, ‘Pyjamas are Forgiving’ turns out to be inhibiting most of the space on bookshelves; with the ‘play on words’ Khanna talks about contemporary matters with an astute standpoint. Matters like, sexual assault, same gender love, women objectification, dynamics of marriage. By carefully knitting these concerns in her story, […]
Art exibition held to pay homage to Qutub Rind on October 22, 2018This time, at O Art Space, it was not just another exhibition but a homage to one of the art enthusiast who contributed various artworks of par excellence in the field of art. That is why, this time, my visit to O Art Space was unusual. Paintings (a lot of them) were there, visitors were […]
The reversal of knowledge on October 16, 2018In the novel, The Geometry of God, Uzma Aslam Khan escorts her readers through the sensory illustrations as to control their emotions by setting a roller-coaster ride that evokes sentiments of love, hatred, disgust and amazement. Set during the times of 1980s, the novel deals with a myriad of themes; all at the same time. […]
Artist Rabia Farooqui showcases her solo work at O Art Space on October 7, 2018Interestingly, Lahore’s ‘O Art Space’ gallery turns out to be a modern version of Salon d’Automne that was established in 1903 to encourage experimental artists and provided a platform for avant-garde. With the oh-so-literary title, “Baby you’re a Metaphor”, Rabia Farooqui gets a chance to display her solo work in the palatial gallery, O Art […]
‘In Other Rooms, Other Wonders’ highlights the crude realities of our society on September 23, 2018Having heard of various reviews before starting, In Other Rooms, Other Wonders, I anticipated that Daniyal Mueenuddin will highlight the crude realities of our society and will expose all that is swept under the carpet; leaving us right there: hanging in between: searching for answers. Not only he will scratch the wounds but will leave […]
‘Meatless Days’ — a saga of personal loss and political turmoil on September 11, 2018With copious amounts of beef and mutton all around me, I somewhat succeeded in spending this Eidul Azha as one of my meatless days not that I am a vegetarian but thanks to Sara Suleri for saving me from the gruesome sight of blood and flesh flowing in the kitchen; as I was lost in […]
Stop animal abuse on September 2, 2018Words have the power to do wonders when are uttered. Unfortunately, the ones who fail to articulate their plight are treated awfully in our society. How gratifying it must be, seeing your victim not retaliating or complaining to your act of subjugation. Such is the tale of animals in our society who are murdered, assaulted […]
Another Gulmohar Tree — a heart touching tale of displacement on August 25, 2018“Gulmohar gar tumhara naam hota, Mausamay gul ko bhi hasaana hamara kaam hota.” (An excerpt from a 1970s Bollywood song). It took me a really long time to complete Another Gulmohar Tree due to my other commitments which sadly don’t wait no matter what. But I am glad this weekend served to be fruitful enough […]
Morality out of stock? on August 8, 2018Isn’t it ironic how people dress a certain way at weddings (desi as well as royal), while abandoning the dress code of our very own mosques and shrines? Few days back, I got the chance to revisit a place after a really long time. Interestingly much had changed there or maybe my discernment had evolved […]