Film

Over the years, Pakistan has produced illustrious names in the field of comedy and Saeed Khan aka Rangeela was one...

Some 47 years ago, back in 1976, the first Balochi feature film Hammal o Mahganj, based on a Baloch folktale...

“Look how one story leads to another” is a punchline of Pahlwan, the wisecracking baddie of the Pakistani film Zinda...

The name of composer OP Nayyar is synonymous with the Golden Age of Bollywood movies – the 1950s to 1970s....

With millions of Indian and Pakistani film watchers and enthusiasts talking about Shahrukh Khan’s latest film Pathaan, I finally mustered...

The living legend of Pakistani films, television and stage Zia Mohyeddin has taken his final bow and passed into oblivion....

Bollywood continues to capture the Pakistani imagination, but this time in derision to an upcoming "spy thriller" film's portrayal of...

Arguably the greatest loss to filmi music in 2022 was Lata Mangeshkar’s demise. She was the voice of the universe....

Bilal Lashari’s ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ has achieved another milestone this week, as the blockbuster remake of the Punjabi...

Amid much pressure from the Zionist lobby, streaming giant Netflix finally released the film Farha, a Jordanian film set in...

Much has been written about the Indian period film Mughal-e-Azam and much more shall continue to be written. The world...

In one of your interviews, you spoke about the power of literature – be it in its broadest sense newspapers...

A burly figure, of a volcanic temper, of a visage redolent with bruises, of unkempt facial hair, of locks that...

Bilal Lashari made a staggering debut into the Pakistani film industry nine years ago with Waar. The film may have...

The trailer for Saim Sadiq's feature film directorial debut 'Joyland' —which won top prizes at the prestigious Cannes film festival...

Gandhara Independent Film Festival (GIFF) is Pakistan’s first digital film festival. It was founded in 2020 and held successful digital...

The city of Lahore has always been a fertile ground for people who excelled in various professions. Those who were...

‘No one lives happily ever after in real life…’ but what if they do? And can they? Jemima Goldsmith’s new...

Storytelling is an art. However, when Sarmad Khoosat lends himself to it, it also becomes a science. From the selection...

I’ll Meet You There is the brainchild of the critically acclaimed and incredibly talented filmmaker, writer and director Iram Parveen...

“What might it be like to live without cinema?” Pakistan has had a complex relationship with cinema and by beginning...

Pakistan in its almost 75 years of history has had many great female singers, but there has been just one...

Brothers were separated. Both the Eastern and Western wings of the country were stained by blood. Relations between them changed:...

India’s versatile Bollywood industry has not only entertained people but has also worked as a powerful medium to broadcast social...

By Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir

Muhammad Ali talks to the director-producer