Dulhan
Dulhan started off with a bang: the shocking story of two completely immoral and ruthless young men willing to do […]
Pyar Kay Sadqay Review
Pyar kay Sadqay turns into another second wife saga
Why do some Pakistanis hate Drilis Ertugrul ?
why has ertugrul Ghazi become the center of a wider debate in Pakistan ?
Baaji the film Review
This is a no holds barred, authentic view of the movie industry . Full credit to Saqib Malik and his team for not whitewashing any character to make them more empathetic.
Its time for twitter trolls to be held accountable
Isnt it time we called out Misogynist abuse ? Isnt it time men who call women whores to shut down debate took responsibility for their words ?
Load wedding review
After having watched various “attempts “at making a movie from Pakistan, it’s almost a surprise when you come across the […]
JPNA2 Review
They say hope is a cruel master and that may explain why I found JPNA 2 a little disappointing. All […]
Baaghi finale
“Abb tho burai khatam ho gaee na ? Logo kay Ikhlaqbhi bach gaaey Mashra ? Uss ka kiya […]
Padmavat review
Padmavat is based on Sufi Poet Malik Mohammad Jayasi’s mediaeval poem, about the beautiful Sinhalese princess who becomes the wife […]
What happened at the movies in 2017
It isn’t easy to make a movie in Pakistan, let alone a hit .The deck is stacked against movie makers, […]
Arth Film review
Arth is fantastic movie, with some great performances to bolster it. Making a film like Arth was a risk […]
An interview with Ehteshamuddin
Despite winning accolades for his work on award winning drama serials, director Mohammed Ehteshamuddin seems oddly surprised, “I started […]
Verna Review
Starring : Mahira Khan , Haroon Shahid , Zarrar Khan Directed and written by Shoaib Manzoor Verna has been […]
Baaghi episode 15
There is something about reviewing and for that matter watching Baaghi that makes me feel as if I am shooting […]
Yakeen Ka Safar finale review
I am in two minds about this week’s finale: one part of me says it was fine, everything worked out […]
Yakeen Ka Safar Episode 28 review
I was expecting fireworks this week but happily there weren’t any! I don’t think the plot needed to turn what […]
Victoria and Abdul Review
Film review by Javeria Ali Hashmi There are not many movies that can cajole and wriggle out our discontent with […]
Baaghi episode 13 review
At this point Urdu 1’s drama Serial Baaghi should probably have been named meri mujbooriya instead. Despite the careful […]
Yakeen Ka Safar episode 27 review
Another very emotional episode of Yakeen ka safar. Farhat Ishtiaq is a master at writing characters that get to our […]
Yakeen Ka Safar episode 26 review
This was one of the most crucial episodes of this entire serial and one of the most emotional. Farhat Ishtiaq […]
Yakeen Ka Safar episode 25
Good bye Faryal you won’t be missed and hello to a sweet measure of understanding between Dr Asfandyar and Dr […]
Yakeen ka Safar Episode 24
Hands up everyone who thinks Faryal has changed and /or matured after her divorce and the passage of time ? […]
Yakeen ka Safar episode 23 review
This week saw the return of Faryal to the story .Her return looks like a turning point in the […]
Baaghi Review episodes 2-8
Not every woman can be a Khirad or a Kashaf or an Anmol , some are Fozia Batool . She […]
Mom: A Mother’s job is never done
Mom ends with an undeniably cathartic resolution – if courts and laws can’t give us justice, at least our films can.
Yakeen ka Safar episode 12 review
“The evil that men do lives after them;. The good is oft interred with their bones” Says Mark Anthony […]
Yalgaar Review
Yalgaar is a movie I had zero expectations of but it still managed to disappoint. The saddest part is that […]
Yakeen Ka Safar an overview
Sorry for the late review, but in some ways I feel the late start is justified because it seems […]
Sammi : last episode Review
This review appears also appears in Dawn Images Hum Tv’s drama serial Sammi ends after 21 episodes with a lot […]
Hindi Medium schools us on class and the business of education
Bollywood’s legacy with English has a prickly past and is often seen as a key to a better future
Sammi : Episode 2-16
“ Maa ney dhee ko bachaa liya aur bete ko jalney kay leeye chor deeya” – Waqas Jutt (Haris Waheed) […]
Sange Mar Mar finale
Hum Tv’s Sange Mar Mar ends with a finale as gripping and thought provoking as the entire serial , […]
Sange Mar Mar episode 27
This week was one of the most shocking and painful episodes of a drama that I have ever seen. The […]
Sange Mar Mar episode 26 Review
Am I the only one who was expecting something better from Shireen than the whiney collapse into self-pity we witnessed […]
Khan Episode 1
Khan (Noman Ejaz) is introduced to us as a friendly, rather sweet family man helping to cook dinner. He […]
Sange Mar Mar Episode 25 review
To be honest episodes 23 and 24 of Sange Mar Mar were beginning to drag a just a bit, but […]
BaluMahi Review
I think a lot of us are getting a little fed up with the phrase “support Pakistani Cinema “ , […]
Sange Mar Mar episode 24 review
So has Shireen has chosen the path of darkness? This episode Shireen gave into her deepest desire: a dream she […]
Sammi -episodes 1-2 review
Hum TV’s new drama Sammi starts off with a bang, turning what should have been the beginning of a fairytale […]
Sange Mar Mar episode 23
The tension in Sange Mar Mar is building to quite a thrilling finale and unlike most stories the end […]
Raees Movie Review
After watching Rahul Dholakia’s gut-wrenching but brilliant Parzania I had high hopes of Raees, and happily it did not disappoint. […]
An interesting conversation
It’s no secret that I’m a close watcher of the Pakistani entertainment industry . Whatever my intellectual or moral pretensions […]
The Burden of Representation
Just like Bollywood movies, Pakistani dramas tend to address minorities through the lense of an epic romance between star-crossed lovers […]
All about Balu Mahi
In conversation with the Osman Khalid Butt and Ainy Jaffri about their movie releasing on Febuary 10th 2017 – An […]
Sange Mar Mar episode 20 Review
The aftermath of three deaths has left Gulistan Khan’s family in crisis. They had hardly recovered from Gohar’s murder before […]
Sange MarMar episode 19 review
This had to be one of the best and perhaps most shocking of Sange Mar Mar episodes yet. This serial […]
Predictions and trends for the drama season in 2017
While we are often warned that past performance is not always a good indicator of future results, for the drama […]
Sange Mar Mar episode 17- 18 review
Sange Mar Mar continues to be one of the most impressive serials of the 2016 -2017 season. There is a […]
Goodbye Ghissi Pitti Mohabbat
Ghissi Pitti Mohabbat ends on a high note, true to its title, with a happy ending that reminds us that […]
Yeh Dil Mera finale
As Yeh Dil Mera ended it was interesting to note the episode was trending both in Pakistan and India . […]
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Why do some Pakistanis hate Drilis Ertugrul ?
why has ertugrul Ghazi become the center of a wider debate in Pakistan ?
Load wedding review
After having watched various “attempts “at making a movie from Pakistan, it’s almost a surprise when you come across the […]
Baaghi finale
“Abb tho burai khatam ho gaee na ? Logo kay Ikhlaqbhi bach gaaey Mashra ? Uss ka kiya […]
Padmavat review
Padmavat is based on Sufi Poet Malik Mohammad Jayasi’s mediaeval poem, about the beautiful Sinhalese princess who becomes the wife […]
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Pyar Kay Sadqay Review
Pyar kay Sadqay turns into another second wife saga
Baaghi finale
“Abb tho burai khatam ho gaee na ? Logo kay Ikhlaqbhi bach gaaey Mashra ? Uss ka kiya […]
An interview with Ehteshamuddin
Despite winning accolades for his work on award winning drama serials, director Mohammed Ehteshamuddin seems oddly surprised, “I started […]
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A few words with Mawra Hocane
Mawra Hocane’s latest serial, Sammi, ends with a literal shower of happy resolutions for its much victimised heroine. Sammi happily […]
Sammi : last episode Review
This review appears also appears in Dawn Images Hum Tv’s drama serial Sammi ends after 21 episodes with a lot […]
All about Balu Mahi
In conversation with the Osman Khalid Butt and Ainy Jaffri about their movie releasing on Febuary 10th 2017 – An […]
Celluloid Dreams – In conversation with Ali Rehman Khan
Seen in independent film Slackistan and some short films, he is now poised to make his leap into super stardom with the upcoming movie Janaan. Find out more about what makes Ali Rehman Khan tick (and talk!)
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MannMayal Review episode 5
Four out of five Mann Mayal episodes would make sense if I hadn’t seen episode 2 . I have been […]
Mann Mayal episode 2 review
This week’s episode of Mann Mayal was more intense but it didn’t hold my interest like last week. Although this […]
Director Haseeb Hassan Talks about Mann Mayal
1, your upcoming project is now called Mann Mayal, before that it was Dil e Janam and before that Tera […]
Gul E Rana episode 11 review
I watch a lot of dramas, some good, some average and some so bad they make me laugh. It is […]
Some Dillagi with Faiza Iftikhar and Nadeem Baig
Spring is in the air and Tv channels are launching the brightest and best serials for the new season. […]
Humsafar Rewatch party -Finale
A throwback from the past because #FiveyearsofHumsafar One of the strongest and perhaps most prevalent threads in the tapestry that […]
Yakeen Ka Safar finale review
I am in two minds about this week’s finale: one part of me says it was fine, everything worked out […]
Dillagi Episode 8 Review
So, Anmol goes to her Valima dressed in black. If it was just a fashion choice perhaps it might […]
Mann Mayal episode 1 Review
Hum TV’s latest offering Mann Mayal has been introduced with a lot of fanfare and the kind of publicity that […]