Bollywood celebrates as Aryan Khan granted bail in drugs case
Several members of the Bollywood fraternity took to social media to share their joy over the release of Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan from jail following three weeks in prison. Several friends of...
View ArticleKareena Kapoor Khan, Amrita Arora test positive for Covid-19
Bollywood actors Kareena Kapoor Khan and Amrita Arora recently tested positive for Covid-19, according to Hindustan Times. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirmed the news in a...
View ArticleDeepika Padukone took inspiration from past relationships for role in...
Indian filmmaker Shakun Batra’s upcoming film Gehraiyaan will feature Bollywood beauty Deepika Padukone in a never-before-seen avatar, with the star set to bring a “raw, naked and vulnerable” character...
View Article‘KWK’ to return with a twist: Karan Johar’s popular chat show heads to OTT
Director Karan Johar sent fans of his popular chat show Koffee With Karan (KWK) into a big dilemma on Wednesday evening. The ace director took to his Instagram to announce with a “heavy heart” that he...
View ArticleStars shine at Karan Johar’s glamorous 50th birthday bash
If there’s one thing for sure, it’s that Bollywood bigwig Karan Johar knows how to throw a party! The filmmaker celebrated turning 50 with a massive star-studded bash positively bursting with glamour...
View ArticleAbrarul Haq gets credit for ‘Nach Punjaban’ in Karan Johar’s ‘Jugjugg Jeeyo’
Singer Abrarul Haq has been credited for The Punjaabban Song, a version of his hit track Nach Punjaban, as used in Karan Johar’s latest offering JugJugg Jeeyo. The singer’s name appears at the bottom...
View ArticleKJo says Kareena's rapid fire was 'one of the worst' of entire 'Koffee with...
Koffee with Karan Season Seven’s latest episode has everyone talking, especially since it marked the attendance of everyone’s favourite talker, Bebo (Kareena Kapoor Khan), alongside the ever-chirpy...
View ArticleMy heart still lives in ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’: Karan Johar gets emotional as...
It’s been six years since we saw Fawad Khan on the big screen in Bollywood with Anushka Sharma and Ranbir Kapoor in Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (ADHM) and as special as the film was for its fans...
View ArticleWith Zidane back on the sidelines, will Real Madrid make the most of the...
For much of the 2018-19 season, Real Madrid’s campaign has been driven by pessimism and trepidation. From mediocre performances on the field to a lack of purpose off it, the Los Blancos found...
View ArticleWhy is the US making a mountain out of the Masood Azhar molehill?
The United States has introduced a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution to blacklist Masood Azhar as an international terrorist. Azhar is the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (banned in Pakistan...
View ArticleKnock knock! Annabelle is coming home and things are about to get real scary
Following the Marvel path, The Conjuring universe has grown steadily over the last six years through both, the increasing returns that most films in the franchise have delivered and in stature through...
View ArticleIndia’s ‘Operation Isolation’ and the soft power of sports
“Our message is stronger than ever. Please stop the fighting. Please stop the killing. Please drop your guns.” Juan Antonio Samaranch, President International Olympic Committee speaking at the Winter...
View ArticleWhen khudkushi became her only freedom
The sky was a pool of black ink, dusted with stars at midnight. Arsh looked out from the window — she saw many little streets sprawled out below. She had only known these streets from inside the walls...
View ArticleIran and Iraq may not be tourist hot spots, but they offer a spiritual...
I was recently invited to a trip to Iran and Iraq by a group of close friends from Lahore, and as I had never been to these states before, I decided to take the opportunity to visit the shrines...
View ArticleRawalpindi: A chaotic labyrinth, caught between heritage and heresy
In the post-modern world, the topography of the city has undergone a drastic shift. Rapid urbanisation and growing job opportunities have resulted in many cities in the developing world being swamped...
View ArticleRaw and poignant, A Place for Us beautifully sheds light on familial love
It had been some time since I cried while reading a book. And A Place for Us changed that. Fatima Farheen Mirza’s dazzling debut novel tells the story of a South Asian Muslim family living in America....
View ArticleSea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini: A father’s lament of the barbarity we call...
“My dear Marwan, I look at your profile, In the glow of this three-quarter moon, my boy, Your eyelashes like calligraphy, Closed in guileless sleep. I said to you, ‘Hold my hand. Nothing bad will...
View ArticleIs Pakistan’s N-CPEC+ vision finally beginning to take shape?
Pakistan’s unique geostrategic location at the crossroads of East, South, West, and Central Asia enables it to function as the “Zipper of Eurasia”, as I wrote over half a decade ago in September 2015...
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