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An Evening with Ustad Asad Amanat Ali Khan: A Tribute

Asif Naqshbandi   Apr 17, 2007   interacts: 31

I met Asad Amanat Ali Khan a few years ago; I didn't think I'd never meet him again.

Jaane kahan gaye voh din!

Dost Mittar   Mar 22, 2007   interacts: 138

But a new generation of the young and restless cine fans had replaced the old generation and they had neither

The Creator of Legends

Sunil K Poolani   May 17, 2005   interacts: 9

An obituary... one of the greatest writers the world has ever produced. And what raised him to that

Parveen Babi Passed Away

Mohammad Gill   Feb 7, 2005   interacts: 7

Parveen was a glamorous actress who brought charm and unique attraction to the Bollywood film screen. The first time I

Bulleh Shah

Umair Raja   Sep 12, 2004   interacts: 67

A man, whose writings - barely understood, even by those who speak his language - contain, amongst them,

Mehreen Jabbar

Laila Kazmi   Dec 21, 2003   interacts: 11

To Mehreen experimenting with a story is one of the most interesting parts of creating a play.

Ahmed Rushdi

Anis Shakur   Oct 25, 2003   interacts: 9

The journey which Rushdi had started from Mehdi Zaheer’s ’Bunder Road’ in 1954 had ended at Azar Hafiz’s

Runa Laila

Anis Shakur   Oct 18, 2003   interacts: 20

Life is music

Habib Wali Mohammad

Anis Shakur   Sep 13, 2003   interacts: 27

He came to be known as the Taan Sen in his college.

Johnny Walker

Anil S Arora   Sep 3, 2003   interacts: 10

Despite our re-assuring self-glorification about having one of the biggest and most vibrant cinemas in the world, film studies in

In Loving Memory of Nazia Apa (aka Nazia Hasan)

Zeeshan Suhail   Aug 12, 2003   interacts: 28

Nazia Hassan was a sub-continental icon. On her third death anniversary, a fan and friend pays tribute

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