It really was heartening for us as Lollywood fans to see the up and coming Pakistani Punjabi flick Ishq Khuda representing the country at Punjabi International Film Festival (PIFF) 2013, held in Toronto from 16-23rd May.
Ishq Khuda represents Pakistan at Punjabi International Film Festival 2013
Chambaili- Quite literally the “game changer”, Momin Ali reviews
The word ‘revival’ and that too specifically in context to the resurrection of Pakistani cinema has without doubt become a cliché in current times. At the start of every new year we hear the industry bigwigs claiming the dawn of good times on Pakistan film industry and some even announce their planned future projects which they announce every January with different names. However, nothing of that sort in reality happens and the cycle of hopes in the same manner hops from one year to the next.
As the day nears up for Chambaili
Chambaili, for multiple reasons has quite a unique position among others in the long queue of completed but still and soon to be released films produced locally. It might, and we hope it will prove to be a film that will guide the others also on their road to cinema.
The cast with names like; Maira Khan, Omair Rana, Ali Tahir, Salmaan Peerzada, Shafqat
Armaan’s remake and Tarang Housefull; the bigger picture
With a struggling film scene in the country, the only thing that is left for people to cherish about is the golden past the industry once lived in. Pakistan in last decade saw ‘Television Industry’ being developed as one of its strongest pillars, this obviously includes the vibrant news media that is now seen as the third force for justice in the country and is flourishing day by day. With so much cheap entertainment available in your room’s TV set and almost no applaudable effort on cinema side, Pakistan film industry went deep down in the pit of failure.
The Darkness of SIYAAH Hits Cinemas Today
It’s truly been a while since we watched a horror film of our own in cinemas. ‘Horror’ hasn’t been quite a popular genre amongst our filmmakers over the years. Even if we go back in time; in the ‘golden era’, it remained on the neglected side.
Pakistan Film Industry: Tumours helding it back
There was a time when our movies were a big source of entertainment and our cinemas used to make silver and golden jubilees. The decades of 50s, 60s, and 70s were the most successful ones the history of Pakistani Cinema has ever recorded. Even the 80s, wasn’t that bad, especially the former half of it.
Kaptaan’s Theatrical Trailer: A good effort on whole, Rizwana Sheikh reviews
Kaptaan, the upcoming and much awaited Lollywood flick had its theatrical trailer released in the month of January on Facebook and most of web. Directorial debut by Faisal Aman Khan under the banner of F&A Productions, the movie is based on the life of legendry cricketer turned philanthropist and now politician, Imran Khan –played by model turned actor Abdul Mannan.
Ko ko korina : Exclusive pictures from the sets of Armaan.
The cult classic film of the 60’s Armaan is being remade and the shooting is going on in full speed. Galaxy Lollywood would like to share with you some exclusive pictures from the sets of Armaan. The pictures are from the shooting of the song “Ko ko korina” which was also a part of the original film. The song is still fresh in the hearts and minds of people and this new remix is bound to get a welcoming response from the people. We will have to wait some more for the video. However you can enjoy the pictures till then 🙂
Seen here are Fawad Khan, Amina Sheikh and Mahnoor Khan.
Chambaili’s “Dil” misses the bullseye: An Extensive Review
The Production lot of upcoming film Chambaili along with Geo Films, the distribution partner of the movie, made a special release of song Dil on 14th February 2013, in an obvious context to Valentine’s Day, finally kicking on the simultaneous marketing phase of the film which is currently in its production stages. The song being the first thing to have come out of Chambaili‘s sack gives us the chance to evaluate or at least get a rough idea of how the film is shaping up and the tone the film would finally carry in cinemas.
Lamha (Seedlings) Review: It is a simple film with a big heart says Momin Ali Munshi.
(NOTE : I saw the film Lamha back in February when it was shown at the Filums festival that took place in LUMS. This review was originally posted back then.)
When you are finally getting a chance to see an award-winning, critically acclaimed and a much talked about film, you do tend to have certain expectations from it. I got my chance to lay eyes on the Gohar Rasheed, Aamina Sheikh and Mohib Mirza starrer Seedlings in the recently held LUMS International Film Festival (FiLUMS) 2013. And my expectations from Seedlings, to be honest, were somewhat left unmet. I am not saying that the film was bad, the film does deliver and that too in a commendable way, it’s only that it was a bit different from what I had expected it to be.