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Saturday, May 15th, 2010 by admin
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Shyam Benegal

At the start of his career, when his films Ankur (1974) (The Seedling) and Manthan (1976) (The Churning) were released to international acclaim, Shyam Benegal was widely seen as Indian cinema’s heir apparent to Satyajit Ray. Although his sympathies are essentially leftist, Benegal has never adopted the Marxist perspective of Mrinal Sen or Ritwik Ghatak; ...

. Producers & Directors

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 by admin
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Yousuf Khan

He may have started his career as a second lead but veteran actor Yousuf Khan — the first actor in Pakistan to complete a Golden Jubilee in Lollywood — became a force to reckon with as he matured as an actor. He worked extensively in films during the 50 years, starring in over 400 movies ...

. Actors & Actresses

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 by admin
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Anil Biswas

On May 31, octogenarian composer Anil Biswas, fondly known as Anil Dha, passed away in New Delhi. His contributions to the evolution and enrichment of film music are well known. He died at the ripe age of 89 after scoring music for about 90 films. Born on July 7, 1914, in a small village of ...

. Music Directors

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 by admin
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Hassan Zia

Hassan Zia, sound recordist, who died of a heart attack last month in Karachi, was a winner thrice of the Nigar Film Awards. He was a pioneer for the Pakistan film industry in sound effects and film dubbing and felt proud he was associated with Jinnah the movie as sound director of lip synchronization dubbing. ...

. Lollywood

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 by admin
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Roshan Ara Begum

Twenty years ago on December 6, 1982, Pakistani classical music in particular and that of the subcontinent in general, was impoverished by the death of vocalist Roshan Ara Begum, who was known as Malika-i-Mauseeqi — the queen of music. Although she hailed from Calcutta, she contributed tremendously to the melodic culture of Pakistan both before ...

. . Non-Film . Playback Singers . Playback Singers

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 by admin
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Naseebo Lal

Once upon a time (well, not so long ago), there lived a queen. She sang and ruled over the hearts of her listeners. Her reign lasted for 60 long years. In her seventh decade, she fell sick and died. The whole kingdom was berieaved and did’nt know how to cope with the loss. Her eldest ...

. Playback Singers

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 by admin
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Ghulam Ali

Like the tree that branches out as it ages, so too grows the fountain of wisdom. Ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali is one such man who despite being an icon in his trade, is humble to a fault. It seems fame hasn’t touched him. However, he sits uneasily when taking stock of the fare dished out ...

. Non-Film . Playback Singers

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 by admin
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Munawwar Saeed

Had Munawwar Saeed’s family not migrated to Pakistan in 1960, we would have lost him to the Indian world of cinema and the performing arts. As a young student at the Aligarh University in India, Munawwar Saeed had already started emitting the acting sparks in him. And when he approached his uncle, Kamal Amrohi, owner ...

. Actors & Actresses

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 by admin
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Ustad Salamat Hussain

I met the flute maestro in a not-so peaceful setting, with people looking down from a tall and ugly apartment block, and the noise of buses and rickshaws plying nearby. The dirty, noisy, smoke-filled city notwithstanding, the discourse with one of the greatest classical musicians of our country was engaging as well as thought-provoking. Ustad ...

Non-Film

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 by admin
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Munir Sarhadi

A music concert is on, continuing till the wee hours of the morning. Many vocalists and instrumentalists are showing their skills. Every performer thinks that his was the best performance on the stage. One girl in the audience is overwhelmed by the performance of an instrumentalist and becomes such an admirer that she falls in ...

Non-Film

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