Ponds Ensemble Spring/Summer Collection May, 09″ held at the prestigious DHA Golf Club in Karachi. The outdoor venue designed to host a stupendous red carpet with beautiful gowns and Pakistan’s most loved celebrities on view, it was a captivating moment, though the celebrity outfits didn’t impressed me at all.
The worst dress was of Amina Haq who was wearing a white T shirt with gold pant with her underwear showing. Her make up is also horrible. She definitely needs a stylist now days. She is the Lux celebrity but appearences like …

Every big Bollywood film’s release is awaited with bated breathe by the audiences. However, much before the film hits the screen, there is an equal amount of anxiety amongst us to find out what the film is going to look like.
We bring you an exclusive peek at the much awaited romantic film of this year - Love Aaj Kal. The film stars Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles and also features the highly talented Rishi Kapoor. Directed by Imtiaz Ali, this will be the filmmaker’s next release …

Producer: Zee Limlight
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Starring: Deepak Dobriyal, Kay Kay Menon, Aditya Srivastav, Piyush Mishra, Ayesha Mohan, Jessy Randhawa, Mahi Gill, Pankaj Jha, Mukesh Bhatt (II), Raj Singh Chaudhary, Abhimanyu Shekhar Singh, Seema Rehmani
Music: Piyush Mishra
Lyrics: Piyush Mishra
Genre: Art-Film
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance
Film Released on: 13 March 2009
Anurag Kashyap’s latest picture, Gulaal, is surprisingly much less self-indulgent when compared to his previous works. With a running time of 2 hours and 30 minutes, Gulaal is essentially an engaging film that highlights the grim world of student as well as state politics. The …

Cast: Preity Zinta, Vansh Bhardwaj
Director: Deepa Mehta
Heaven on Earth isn’t exactly the plight of protagonist in this film, rather completely contrary to it. The alternate Hindi title Videsh is too generalized, misleading into the notion that Indian woman in NRI families are essentially victims of domestic violence, as is the theme of the film. It’s as difficult to relate with the titles (even on an sarcastic note), as impossible it is to connect with the treatment of this film (even after metaphorical decoding).
Apparently based on real-life events of …

Obviously, very few auteurs composed unique fictions on the supernatural thriller genre. Well, none presumed to go for the most speculative take on such genres. Perhaps the raise of new filmmakers inspired by western flicks is coming to the forefront with groundbreaking motifs. Aye! You know something…. It all started when the Japanese filmmaker Tsuruta Norio’s ‘Yogen’ (Premonition) topped the charts of World Box Office. If you’re all guessing what this plotline is all about, it’s there right in the title. A Newspaper carries stories that would happen the …

Director
Raja Menon
Cast
Naseruddin Shah, Vijay Raaz, Arjun Mathur, Violante Placido, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Benjamin Gilani
Most film-makers often feel (and rightly so!) that a title should reflect the content of a film. But with a title like Barah Aana, you’re completely clueless. That’s because director Raja Menon’s choice of the subject is equally unique. He enters an alley that most storytellers don’t risk entering.
Come to think of it, Barah Aana is more of an experiment. It offers entertainment - the kind the multiplex audiences enjoy - in its own simple way. It strives …

Director
Ajay Chandok
Cast
Arshad Warsim, Ashish Chowdhry, Aarti Chhabria, Udita Goswami, Yash Tonk, Shweta Menon
Bumbling, uncivilized losers have long fascinated certain filmmakers. It’s curious really, because there’s a limit to how much time and money a viewer can invest in the stories of such uninteresting or more accurately, downright despicable characters.
Kisse Pyaar Karoon’s opening credits appear against a blindingly yellow background, with a man’s voice screeching the title at a glass-breaking decibel. Arshad Warsi starts talking directly to us explaining why this film’s story is not like Lagaan, Devdas or LOC. He …

The Stoneman Murders: Fantastic Thriller
Rating: 3 out of 5
Starring: Kay Kay Menon, Arbaaz Khan, Rukhsar and Vikram Gokhale
Director: Manish Gupta
The film takes place in the city of Mumbai, where serial killings are taking place at a rapid pace. The serial killer, who has been named ‘Stoneman’ by the media - due to the way he kills people, has already claimed his fifth victim. Still, the case seems to be of little interest to Mumbai Police force. However, there is one person in, rather out of, the police who deems it …

Jugaad: Is a fun ride
Rating: 3 out 5
Starring: Manoj Bajpai, Hrishita Bhatt, Vijay Raaz, Govind Namdeo and Sanjay Mishra
Director: Anand Kumar
The film revolves around the infamous sealing issue that had been a hot issue in India’s capital city, Delhi in 2007-08. It tells the story of Sandip Kapur (Manoj Bajpai) who heads an advertising agency. He is already facing a demanding life when to add more trouble to his life his agency is sealed by the Muncipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Sandip fails to reinstate his company, despite his attempts …

Billu: Touches your heart
Rating: 3 out of 5
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Lara Dutta and Shah Rukh Khan
Director: Priyadarshan
Billu is the story of a down to earth village barber, Billu (Irfaan Khan). A man of principles, he is not willing to give up his values come what may even if it means his children are thrown out of the school or his earnings taking a beating. While his wife (Lara) understands him and stands by him during his tough times, his children forever make fun of him. As Billu is struggling making …