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Our hero wants to act

Tennis star Aisamul Haq has a pretty long to-do list. So he revealed while talking to Sidra Iqbal in an interview in which he spoke his heart out, literally and figuratively.

Release updates of upcoming Lollywood Movies

At the start of this year, it was said that 2010 is going to be the year for  “Revival of Pakistan Film Industry”, which was quite right as well because 7 big films were almost ready to be released either on Eid festivals or at the end of the year. But we are now standing at a point when the year 2010 is coming to it’s end, and we can’t actually see those “Revival dreams” turning into reality.

In the loop: Atif Aslam: between acting and making music

Pakistan’s biggest music export after Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the popular yet elusive Atif Aslam takes time out to talk about some of the projects he’s dipped his hands into. Rumour has it that he is acting in a Bollywood film? “I

Lollywood’s language connection

The hearing of one of the most important cases in Pakistan’s judicial history was in progress. A full bench of the Supreme Court was hearing a petition seeking the reinstatement of the then deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. At a point, a judge asked the Chief Justice’s counsel, Aitzaz Ahsan, “Aren’t you afraid for your life?”

Mollay nu molla na maray tay molla nai marda, Your Honour,” Aitzaz Ahsan replied.

Work underway on 3D cinema in Karachi

Visitors observing a 3D show are pictured through 3D glasses by Panasonic at the IFA trade show in Berlin. PHOTO: EPA

Avatar’s release saw millions throng cinemas worldwide to watch the film in 3D – an experience Pakistanis missed out on. But the highly awaited Atrium cinema, which will be equipped for 3D fims, will put that to an end. Tentatively scheduled to open on December 24, the cinema is being touted as the first cinema house in Pakistan that will go “Digital in 3D.”

According to Brand TV’s Asim Qureshi, who is promoting Atrium Cinemas in Karachi, “We have successfully installed the digital

Reema visits Meera in hospital

Film actor, Reema was doing hospital rounds in a flurry of visits to high-profile patients in Lahore’s National Hospital the day before Eid.

Her first visit was reportedly to fellow film actor and dengue-victim Meera. Reema

Pashtun Pakistan filmmakers dream of post-Taliban renaissance

Spinning tales of love and revenge packed with testosterone, filmmakers from Pakistan’s Taliban-hit northwest dream of stamping out militancy and restoring their culture to a bygone era.

Coming from an area known as a Taliban and al Qaeda stronghold infamous for religious seminaries that recruit young men into ‘holy war’, Pashtun actors say they are promoting the benign side of their heritage.

Clad in traditional white shalwar kameez and prayer cap, director Ajab Gul says he uses cinema to promote pride in

Bol cleared by Censor Board

Shoaib Mansoor’s upcoming film Bol has successfully got the clearance from the “Film Censor Board of Pakistan”, all this happened on Monday 8th November 2010.

Movie is expected to be released at the end of January 2011. Cast of the film includes Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Humaima Malik, Iman Ali and many others.

According to a report published by a website, sources of the film Censor Board said that although they can’t tell the story but the movie has got a very impressive baseline and has an excellent music too.

Shoaib Mansoor’s last film Khuda Ke Liye starred Shaan, Iman Ali, Fawad Khan

Disappointed Lollywood Fans


No doubt this year was the most exiting one turned a big disappointment for the fans of Pakistani films. The main reason being the “release-delays” of the most awaited films, such as Bol, Love mein Ghum, Bhai Log, Son of Pakistan, Slackistan and even Devdas. All these features were previously announced to hit cinemas this year, mainly in the months of October-November, but then it all ended with the announcement of further delays.

The most common reason behind this delay is said to be the worst ever floods hitting the country, but fans rejecting these statements are of the view that filmmakers are

Film ‘Bol’. An overview

Bol is a forthcoming Pakistani movie, written and directed by Shoaib Mansoor and produced by Shoman Productions. It will be distributed by Geo Films. Movie has got Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Humaima Malik, Iman Ali, Shaqat cheema and Manzar Sehbai in main roles.

Bol is the second directorial flick by Shoaib Mansoor, who also directed and produced 2007 blockbuster hit “Khuda Ke Liye”, which really was a great success in the history of Lollywood and showed a new path to the local film industry for its revival.

Just like Khuda Ke Liye, Bol is also said to be based on a critical and controversial topic, which mainly revolves around the story of an average family and problems faced by them, the house full of daughters, with