Karachi rocked with Sushmita Sen, Saif Ali Khan and Malaika Arora who flew in exclusively to perform here.

With the latest wave of cultural exchange between India and Pakistan a number of Indian actors have flown in to Karachi and Lahore, either to perform or to promote their films, and of course the message of peace.

Although Farhan Akhtar had scripted his debut film DIL CHAHTA HAI, his next film – LAKSHYA – won’t be scripted by the talented director, but by his father, writer Javed Akhtar. The reason? “That’s because the idea is dad’s,” Zoya Akhtar, Farhan’s sister, reveals, “When dad bounced off the idea of LAKSHYA to Farhan, he liked it immensely and that’s how dad decided to pen the script.”

Meanwhile, LAKSHYA is all set to roll in April with non-stop shooting. The final cast is Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Sushant Singh and Om Puri.

Karishma and Kareena Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, Shushmita Sen, Sanjay Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Rishi Kapoor and Neeto Singh, Yash Chopra, Rakesh Roshan, Mahesh and Pooja Bhatt are just some of the Bollywood giants who have been invited by their Lollywood counterparts to spend this Basant in the city.

Most of these actors already have a Pakistani visa and others were in the process of getting one, said film director and writer Asif Ali Pota. He said the proposed programme includes a night at the Lahore Fort, which will be recorded by Prime Television, UK, and a dinner in Karachi hosted by the designer BG.

Mukta Arts as a pioneer once again in innovative techniques decided to release the music of its forthcoming film ‘Ek Aur Ek Gyarah’ in a unique way by donating 11000 sets of stationary to students from various schools in Mumbai.

Showcasing their support towards the noble cause and marking the release of the film’s music, the leading stars of ‘Ek aur Ek Gyarah’, Sanjay Dutt and Govinda along with Producer Subhash Ghai, Director David Dhawan and CMD - Super Cassettes Industries Bhushan Kumar and Director Super Cassettes Industries Krishan Kumar gave away the stationary to students at a simple function at the Bombay Petit Municipal School in Bandra.