Trees are the silver lining on August 11, 2018It is never easy losing a parent. No matter how old you are, the little kid in you always has this one fear. You are always scared to lose your parents. When I was six, I was always anxious until my father came home. We lived in a factory’s tree laden colony. While the mornings […]
An open letter to Swara Bhaskar on June 8, 2018Dear Swara, I am a huge Bollywood buff. When they say diamond is a girl’s best friend, I like replacing it with Bollywood. Be that Madhuri’s ‘chanay kay khait mei’ or Sri Devi’s ‘hawa hawai’, my life revolves around it. My day has to begin with a groovy Bollywood number to spend it happily. I […]
An Open Letter to Swara Bhaskar on June 4, 2018Dear Swara, I am a huge Bollywood buff. When they say diamond is a girl’s best friend, I like replacing it with Bollywood. Be that Madhuri’s ‘chanay kay khait mei’ or Sri Devi’s ‘hawa hawai’, my life revolves around it. My day has to begin with a groovy Bollywood number to spend it happily. I […]
Consent is real on May 15, 2018I have grown up watching Bollywood. Even now I would rather watch a damsel dancing around the trees in a yellow saari rather than watching Avengers with complete zeal and zest. I am a hopeless romantic by birth and grooming, thanks to Bollywood. It governs my life to an extent that I even hum songs […]
‘Taoos Faqat Rung’– an ode to today on April 26, 2018Title – Taoos Faqat Rung Hardcover, 296 pages Published – in 2017 by Sang e Meel Publications Edition Language – Urdu It is ironic how for quite some time I have lost my appetite for English reading, despite writing in English for over six years now. Here, I cannot dare nullify the finesse of English literature […]
Taoos Faqat Rung – an ode to today on April 4, 2018It is ironic that for quite some time I have lost my appetite for English reading; despite writing in English for over six years now. Here I cannot dare nullifying the finesse of English literature that has captivated many readers (including me) for years and will continue doing so. I guess as we grow up […]
Review: ‘Cake’ gets a huge thumbs up! on March 30, 2018Before I begin this conversation, let me make a confession – not a proud one though. I am finicky when it comes to watching any movie in cinema. It involves both money and time, you see. Those 120 to 180 minutes are important. Pakistani films are particularly a difficult decision. Often I try skipping them […]
An Open Letter to Captain Safdar on October 14, 2017Dear Sir, My deepest apologies and regrets for being late in lavishing my praises on you. We are the proud torchbearers of patriarchy for we live in a country where sons-in-law are taken next to God for their graciousness to accept our daughters in their marriage and provide them a shelter for life. And you Kaptaan […]