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Larki Punjaban (2003)
Larki Punjaban, the biggest Pakistani film ever attempted, courted controversy from the very beginning. It was rumoured to be co-directed by the Indian director Shashilal Nair. It was released in London before it was released in Pakistan and Syed Noor was heard swearing by its success. It elicited protests from Sikh activists who claimed that ...
Laaj (2003)
Our history, or more accurately our recent history, has an overbearing effect on us. The experience of being colonial subjects, the pain of living in the perpetual shadow of an overbearing majority and the suffering caused by the partition of the sub-continent along with what many people prefer to call a ‘religious divide’ have been ...
Koi Tujh Sa Kahan (2005)
Watching a Pakistani film used to be more agony than entertainment until Yeh Dil Aap Ka Hua, masterfully crafted with its brilliant print, excellent songs and above all, unLollywood approach. The era of quality Pakistani movies would have returned but cine-goers met more trash after Yeh Dil Aap Ka Hua than before and decided to ...
Khuda Ke Liye (2007)
There couldn’t have been a better time in Pakistani cinema and society for Shoaib Mansoor’s much-awaited cinematic debut Khuda Ke Liye (In the Name of God) that premiered throughout Pakistan on July 20. I have never seen a Pakistani film that is so bold, fearless and yet marvelously balanced in tackling religion, exposing religious extremism ...
Ishtahari (2002)
While a handful of moviemakers strive to dig out fresh faces and base movies on untested subjects, rehashing trite formulas or trying to recreate the magic of earlier mega movies wins hands down with Lollywood. The latest from Lollywood’s bag of wonders is Ishtahari – a clever cross between the above two. It was touted ...
Purana Mandir (1984)
In 1984, the Ramsays brothers (generally credited with introducing the horror movie to India) began work on Purana Mandir (The Old Temple), which proved a watershed in the short history of Hindi horror. Its main setting, an ancient palace at Jehangir, about live hours drive from Bombay, was perfect for the story. “Even you shot ...
Khazanchi (1941)
This is an example of the work of the studio in Lahore that was a centre of the Indian film industry before partition and is now the home of ‘Lollywood’ or the Pakistani film industry. A huge hit, it is one of the films that helped to establish the musical style of the Hindi film ...
Phool (1944)
Phool is not yet available on DVD or VCD but it is the first of the very few movies made by one of India’s great directors, K. Asif, whose Mughal-e Azam is rightly regarded as one of the best Indian films ever made. Phool is fascinating, as it mixes several ‘Islamicate’ genres, being partly a ...
Elaan (1947)
Story of two half-brothers, the evil Sajjad (Himalaywala) and the good Javed (Surendra). Exploited since his childhood by the richer and crueller branch of the family, represented by Sajjad and his mother (Zebunissa), Javed loses his beloved (Munawar Sultana), bought by Sajjad’s family wealth. The fortunes of the two brothers change; Sajjad gambles away his ...
Babul (1950)
Synopsis Set in a small village, Babul is a story of a young postmaster Ashok (Dilip Kumar). He stays in the house of a former postmaster and meets his daughter Bela (Nargis). Bela falls deeply in love, dreaming of a life with him. Meanwhile Dilip develops feelings for the Zamindar’s daughter Usha (Munawar Sultana), who ...
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Anupama (1966):
Cast: Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore,Tarun Bose, Shashikala, Deven Varma
Director: Hrishikesh Mu...
Stars at Home - Nadira's Movie Set Flat (1956):
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The ebullient Nadira has her h...
Sabiha Khanum - Santosh Kumar:
A remarkable nobility of looks and manners marked the screen presence of Santosh Kumar. When he ...
It's been a terrific year: Ash:
Unfazed by the fate of her films at the box office, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan counts her blessings ...
Raj Kapoor - The Man: ____________________
Back to Legends - Raj Kapoor
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