April 15th, 2008
Islamabad got a good healthy dose of rock as Entity Paradigm, Jal, Call and many other bands performed on 13th march 2004 at the opening of the Open Air Theater in the scenic “Shakarpariyan”.
The event was organized by Dream Weaver Productions (known for the highly acclaimed murder mystery musical “8 women” performed at Al Hamra Lahore in December 2003) and the Capital Development Authority. Tickets were affordable at rupees 500 a piece.
Fans poured in to experience the glory of their best-loved bands. The event was extroverted, but sadly there were some moments of disappointment owing to lots of sound problems and technical shortcomings during the performances.
Tags: Ahmad Ali Butt, Al Hamra, Ali Zafar, Call, Capital Development Authority, Dil ki kasam, Entity Paradigm, Fawad, Hamesha, Hassaan, Huqa Pani, Islamabad, Jal, Music, Nishaan, Noori, Open Air Theater, Pop, Rock, Shakarpariyan, Visaal, Xulfi Posted in Entertainment | No Comments »
August 29th, 2006
THERE’S a first time for everything as singer Khadija Hayder proved with her debut album ‘My First Time’.
The singer has already featured the The Secret Service album, D-Classified, and the compilation album Love Is… But now Khadija has surpassed herself with the release of her debut album.
My First Time has been released by AP Productions and offers a variety of musical styles including pop and bhangra.
Khadija collaborated with lyricist Akhtar Hussain and producer JKD to bring out her first solo work. The result is uplifting and refreshing - a sure fire hit.
Tags: Akhtar Hussain, Ali Zafar, Asha Bhosle, Boliyaan, Canada, D-Classified, Hassina Moin, Jado Hole, Jawad Ahmad, JKD, Khadija hyder, Lata Mangeshkar, MC, Music, My First Time, Nas-T, Pakistan, Piyar Yahi Hai Kya, Pop, Punjabi Dil Jaaniya, RDB, Syed Mohsin Ali, The Secret Service, Unstoppable, Urban Flavas, USA, Wrath of Shabz Mix, Zee Tv Posted in Entertainment, Reviews | No Comments »
April 3rd, 2006
Yousaf Salahuddin’s Haveli oozes cultural magnificence on this cold wintry evening. An unassuming façade, which could easily be missed from the road, opens into a wonderland of history and tradition. Cradled in the glory of the brilliantly lit-up Fort, it basks in the wonders of two worlds: the traditional, which encourages the use of old oil lamps in a power breakdown as opposed to a generator and the modern, which inspires him to build a comfortable living area in his bedroom and bathroom both. His rooftop springs color for Basant and his basement has become the breeding ground for many well-known musicians today. His courtyard is open to public, whether to host a mohallah wedding or shoot a Zille Huma music video. And he’s incomparable as a host, the courtyard becoming an impressive welcome mat to dignitaries from all over the world-Mick Jagger, Madhu Jaffery, Aamir Khan and Boney M included. Yousaf has led many celebrities to stardom, especially musicians and though he as won a bit of inevitable infamy on the way, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that Mian Salli embodies the Power of One.
Tags: Aishwariya Rai, Ali Azmat, Ali Zafar, Aminah Haq, Amir Khan, Amir Khusro, Asaf Jah, Ayesha Omar, Basant, David Dhawan, Dimple Kapadia, Extremism, Fuzon, Hameed Haroon, Haveli, Iman Ali, Imran Khan, Jalal, Karachi, Khamaj, Lahore, Libas, Lux Style Awards, Mahesh Bhatt, Meera, Mehreen Syed, Nirma, Nusrat Fateh Ali, Pakistan, Pappu Saeen, Priety Zinta, PTV, Rahat Ali Khan, Rahat Fateh Ali, Shahrukh Khan, Shoaib Mansoor, Unilever, Yousaf Salahuddin, Zara Sheikh Posted in Entertainment, Interviews | No Comments »
December 20th, 2005
What is power? Who has it? How can you tell? These are questions that have no easy answers. Ask an assertive journalist, and you’ll hear a vehement dismissal of all glamour types and the list of powerful people whittling down to a stodgy industry bigwigs. Ask a starry-eyed showbiz fanatic and you’ll hear a bubbly eulogy for all the hot starlets who in reality would not even have the clout to wangle a solo project. So the dilemma remains.
Tags: Aaminah Haq, Abdullah, Abrar-ul-Haq, Ali Zafar, Amina Shafaat, Amir Adnan, Amna Haider Isani, Asad ul Haq, Asim Raza, Ather Shahzad, Atif Aslam, Atiqa Odho, Deepak Perwani, Faisal Quraishi, Faisal Qureshi, Fashion, Freiha Altaf, Fuzon, Ghazanfar Ali, Hadiqa Kiyani, Hameed Haroon, Humayun Saeed, Iman Ali, Iraj, Jal, Jami, Javed Fazil, Khawar Riaz, maheen khan, Mian Yousaf Salahuddin, Mir Ibrahim Rehman, Model, Musharraf HAI, Nabila, Neha Ahmed, Nilofer Shahid, Pakistan, Rashid Khawaja, Reema, Rizwan Beyg, Sana & Safinaz, Sania Saeed, Saqib Malik, Shaan, Shamoon Sultan, Shoaib Mansoor, Showbiz, Strings, Sultana Siddiqui, Tariq Amin, Tauqeer Muhajir, Umar Sayeed, Vaneeza Ahmed, Zainab Qayyum, Zara Sheikh Posted in Entertainment, Fashion, Featured Articles | No Comments »
September 16th, 2005

Ali Zafar—looks like he’s here to stay! After immense success in the fashion industry of Pakistan with his stylish walk on the ramp, Ali switched and tried his luck in the TV industry. He quickly rose to the top after his brilliant comedic performance in “Preeto” the captivating Abrar-ul-Haq video. It was all uphill from there, Ali shot to success with his appearance in TV commercials.
That was just the beginning; Ali soon landed himself a role in the Lahore based mega Tele-serial named ‘Lunda-Bazar’. After his performance as the character ‘Ramiz’ in ‘Lunda Bazar’, Ali Zafar was recognized as a polished and talented actor, not just a handsome face.
Tags: Ahsan Rahim, Ali Zafar, Amena Khan, Babar Ali, Chal Dil Mere, Channo, dekha sung teray, din dobey, ek pal teri taad ayi, hugnoon say bhar day anchal, Huqa Pani, Ishq, Lunda Bazar, Ramiz, Rangeen, Saud, Shahida Mani Posted in Entertainment, Reviews | No Comments »
May 14th, 2005
Hoooo… Channo ki aankh mein ik nasha hai. I thought I heard someone sing…dang, you hear it too, don’t you?
Resonating throughout Pakistan, USA, UK, and all around the world for that matter, the sudden Channo-mania has caused quite a hullabaloo, uproar, and frenzy. The man behind the mania, whose voice is often compared to Kishore Kumar’s, is none other than, painter/model/singer, Monsieur Ali Zafar.
We had a chance to meet up with Ali Zafar, who was in Karachi for a couple of days. Sammy kept singing, Ke huqqa paani…
“Arg! It’s stuck in my head!” Sammy hollered.
Tags: Ahsan Raheem, Al Pacino, Alanis Morissette, Ali Zafar, Amena Khan, Amitabh Bachan, Asha Bhosle, Bhurban, Bollywood, Bryan Adams, Chal Dil, Channo, Daira, Dhanno ki aankh sharabi, Dream Team Films, Fuzon, ghazal, Huqa Pani, India, Ishq, Jugnuon Say, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangheshkar, Lollywood, Malik Nazar, Moin Akhtar, Music, National College of Arts, Pakistan, Pearl Continental, Pop, R.D Burman, Rangeen, Rock, Sagar, Sonu Nigam, Sri Lanka, Teri Yaad Aayi Posted in Entertainment, Interviews | No Comments »
January 3rd, 2005
Ali Zafar’s Chanoo has proved itself a real party song. On New Year night , this song forced many to dance with its catchy beats. It remained in hot demand on Eid too. Now on Basant too this song would for sure remain in good demand. We wish Ali Zafar good luck and also hope that now he would also work on improving his vocals and coming up with some impressive lyrics.
Permanent link to Ali Zafar’s Chanoo (73 words, estimated 18 secs reading time)
Tags: Ali Zafar, Basant, Channo, Eid, New year Posted in Entertainment | No Comments »
October 20th, 2004
While conducting a poll on the top ten Pakistani bands/soloists, I realized how ignorant of the pakistani music scene our expatriates are. For instance, the only bands they would know of were Junoon, Strings or EP…beyond that, most of them still thought that Awaz was making waves…ok, I’m exaggerating, come to think of it, our music scene has finally started making its presence felt…a far cry from just a year or two back when we were all still hooked on to the ‘I love junoon’ phase. Now, at least we have a number of bands to choose from…when you ask non-Pakistanis about which Pakistani band they like, at least some of them add strings or Ali Zafar to the necessary bout of Junoon mania. It’ll take time to get our selves established, but heck! We’ve started haven’t we? Ample proof of that is Strings contribution to the spider man movie!
Tags: Abrar-ul-Haq, Ali Zafar, Arif Lohar, Atif Aslam, Bhangra, EP, Fuzon, Jal, jhoola, Junoon, Music, Noori, Pakistan, Pop, Rock, Strings Posted in Entertainment | No Comments »
August 20th, 2004
The show got bigger this year. Not only did the organizers fly out to Dubai, giving the local entertainment industry much-needed international exposure, they also collaborated with a television network, ensuring a much wider audience than our local channels could ever pull off.
Indian talent, comprising professional dancers, stage designers and technical assistants, was flown in to fill the gaps, but this year’s Lux Style Awards could easily have been better executed than last year’s programme had the picture not been overexposed to the glitter and gaudiness of Bollywood. The India-based Sony TV channel, as director and producer of the show, was perhaps given too much freedom to project it as it wanted, right from the poster at the front desk down to the silver and gold tinsel on stage.
Tags: Aaminah Haq, Ali Zafar, Ather, Beegee, Bollywood, Channo, Daniyal Arshad, Deepak Perwani, Devdas, Dhaani, Dubai, Fashion, Freiha Altaf, Fuzon, Humayun Saeed, Huqqa PaaniBushra Ansari, Karma, Khawar Riaz, Kiran, Larki Punjaban, Lux Style Awards, Malhar, Mehndi, Mohammad Ali, Moin Akhter, Mumtaz Mahal, Nabila, Najam Sheraz, Neeta Lulla, Nirma, Pakistan, PTV, Resham, Sadia Imam, Sania Saeed, Shaan, Shehzad, Shoaib Mansoor, Sonu Nigam, Strings, Tariq Amin, TV, Usman Saeed, Yeh Muamla Koi AUr Hai, Zara Sheikh, Zeba, Zee Cine Awards, ZQ Posted in Events | No Comments »
June 30th, 2004
Indus Music (IM) will hold the first pop music awards ceremony in Pakistan at the Alhamra Arts Centre on July 24.
The channel has also signed an agreement with MTV whereby IM will broadcast old English songs in a show called ‘MTV Classics’, presented and produced in Pakistan.daily Times reported.
The IM music awards focus exclusively on the popular music scene in Pakistan. The awards target two specific areas of Pakistani music: the history of pop music in Pakistan and the new groups and singers that have performed on IM and new albums that have been released.
Tags: Ahmed Jahanzeb, Ahsen Raheem, Alhamra Arts Centre, Ali Abbas, Ali Azmat, Ali Haider, Ali Zafar, Amena, Amir Saleem, Anwar Maqsood, Asim Raza, Awards, Danish, EP, Faakhir, Fakhir, Fareeha Pervaiz, Fuzon, Hadiqa Kayani, Hadiqa Kiyani, Haroon, Huma Khawaja, Huma Khwaja, Humera Arshad, Ibrarul Haq, IM, India, Indus Music, Jani, Jawad Ahmed, Jawad Ahmed (Jind Jaan Soniye), Junoon, Karvan, Khadeeja, Khawar, Mekaal Hasan Band and Dr Aur Billa, Mishi Khan, Mizmaar, Mizraab, MTV, Muhammad Nasir, Music, Najam Shiraz, Noori, Pakistan, Pop, Rushk, Sabir Zafar, Sehar, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Shehzad Roy, Sheraz Opal, Shujja Haider, Shujja Javed, Strings, VJ Sophia, Waqar Ali Posted in Entertainment | No Comments »
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