The content that the Pakistani drama industry mostly churns out largely revolves around stereotypical themes of family-feud and love stories. Seldom do we see something on our screens that breaks this stagnancy.
Bandish; that is being aired on ARY these days, is one such stagnancy-breaking story. With its supernatural theme that has been excellently executed, it wouldn’t be incorrect to say that it has lived up to the expectations of the Pakistani audience.
Ever since they first appeared together in the drama Tumhare Hain, Aagha Ali and Sarah Khan have charmed the audience with the beautiful chemistry they share. There is, however, sad news in store for the fans of this lovely reel-to-real couple.
In a recent appearance on a TV show, Aagha Ali confirmed that he and Sarah Khan are no more together and broke-up since they both wanted different things from life.
Kashif Nisar, in recent times, has become one of the most celebrated directors of the Pakistani drama industry. With an amazing list of serials under his name including recent hits like Darr Si Jati Hai Sila, O Rungreza, and Ranjha Ranjha Kardi, Nisar’s plays are some of the biggest rages these days.
The last week has been hard on the cinema owners with the news coming in that the Indian movies will no longer be releasing in Pakistan. Following this, cinemas reverted back to playing some of the recently released local Blockbusters.
Amid all the talk of a ban, tensions, and confusions post-Pulwama Attack, there is one Indian film which has held its ground firmly at the local box office, and that is, Gully Boy.
“I come every Eid-ul-Azha,” said Humayun Saeed recently in an interview to Galaxy Lollywood. The superstar has been ruling over the box office on the festival ever since his film Jawani Phir Nahi Ani came out in 2015. Well, this year won’t be the same as his next offering, Love You Jatta, is now out of the Bakra Eid race.
The trend of web series is steadily gaining a foothold in the Pakistani entertainment industry. After the announcement of Ruswaee, we have another magnum opus titled, Badshah Begum, joining this ever-growing list.
Although the news about the project’s cast had been doing rounds for quite some time now, we reached out to the producer Rafay Rashdi to get the latest on the project.
Eman Suleman, the up-and-coming Pakistani actress and model, has always been rather outspoken about women’s rights and the associated issues. Most recently, in an Instagram post, Eman called out the Pakistani industry for supporting sexual predators.
The situation between India and Pakistan after the Pulwama attack has been tense. The heat of it, however, did not remain limited to the political scene only and has started to spiral down towards entertainment, sports, and primarily most trade and communication channels between the two arch-rivals.
The significance of cinema in a state apparatus has grown critical and complex in the wake of the war on terror and the accompanying fifth generation warfare. The patterns of relationship between the entertainment industry of a country and its sociopolitical foregrounds are something that need no further elaboration.
