Prominent Film and TV actress, Tahira Wasti has died at the age of 68. She was the wife of TV actor Rizwan Wasti and the mother of actress Laila Wasti. Tahira gained prominence by playing characters that were either princesses or dignified women. She started her career in 1964 at Pakistan Television. She acted in [...]

Her rise to fame was a matter of chance — an appearance in a modelling show for a friend’s event and the next thing Shagufta Ejaz knew was that she had practically launched her career on PTV. Spotted by acclaimed director Mohammad Baksh Samejo at the event, Ejaz had little idea about the limelight awaiting [...]

Madiha Iftikhar gives off the impression of a naive, girl next door but a conversation with her verifies that she has a wise head on her young shoulders. Perhaps this wisdom comes from growing up in a family linked to entertainment; she is the youngest daughter of the PTV’s famous couple Syed Iftikhar Ahmed and [...]

With the scorching heat of the Karachi sun over my head, I relentlessly searched for Zeba Bakhtiar’s residence in one of the confusing lanes of Defence Housing Authority (DHA). After much ado, I finally stepped inside the star’s house and waited for her to appear. While waiting, I tried to gauge a little more about [...]

My mother tells me they had to reprint her cousin’s wedding cards to include the message that television screens would be put up at the marriage hall. The last episode of the epic drama “Waris” was due to be aired that night and who in their right minds would want to miss it? Such was [...]

Intelligently Written by Farhat Ishtiaq and Directed very well by Sarmad Khoosat, Hum TV’s Drama serial Humsafar is winning rave reviews from audiences. The main reason behind is the on screen chemistry between the protagonist pair played by Fawad Khan and Mahira as Ashar and Khirad. It has been called as the most successful Drama [...]

With tickets selling like hot cakes, “Karachi: The Musical” is still going strong. Made For Stage Productions’ first original venture was showcased to the media on October 24 where the audience witnessed something ‘real’; something they could relate to the city where they reside. No matter how superficial the image of Lyari is portrayed, the [...]

It was not surprising to see posters of yet another period play by the National Academy of Performance Arts’ (Napa) Repertory Theater, where actors talk in difficult Urdu and plots don’t seem relatable at all. With Begum Jaan, however, Napa managed to break its own stereotype by choosing a well-written drama, executed brilliantly by the [...]

Karachi! You’ve had your share of musicals…its time for a roller coaster of laughters that will leave you with laughter fits! Having presented several theatre plays over the past 7 years in Islamabad, including Chicago, The Producers, Run For Your Wife, The Addams Family, It Runs in the Family, Usama Qazi takes his latest theatrical [...]

The musical Bombay Dreams opened this week in a riot of lights and color on January 27 in Karachi. The play – that will run till February 20 – is directed by Shah Sharahbeel who previously produced versions of Moulin Rouge and Phantom of the Opera. It is a local rendition of an Andrew Loyd [...]