THE deteriorating state of any society is reflected by its form and expression of art. Considering the deplorable political scenario of Pakistan, it is not surprising to find that its music is in such a wretched condition, being turned upside down.
There seems to be no minimum requirement of education and integrity in order to become a politician, likewise there seems to be no established criterion to be a pop singer. Anyone who has the means and can form a music group is welcome to do so.
Pakistani pop singers are writing …

Aah, now this one is a huge film. For a 10 year old who may still be wondering what’s the fuss about the coming together of Shah Rukh Khan and Aditya Chopra, a trip to Maratha Mandir, Mumbai, is mandatory to check out Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge which is still running there for 13 uninterrupted years. And for the grown-ups, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi hardly needs an introduction. Of course, the music of any Yash Raj Film is special because regardless the fate of some of their recent films, …

Indian actress Bipasha Basu will star in the Pakistani film Khulay Aasman Kay Neeche to be directed by actor-turned director Javaid sheikh.
Earlier Mr Sheikh’s choice was Kareena Kapoor, because of certain reasons he had to drop bollywood deva . Rs. 8 million film would be shot in Karachi and Australia. According to the Daily Times.
KAKN features, Bipasha Basu, Sana, Saleem Sheikh and Humayun Saeed. He said that an Indian actor would be in the lead role of the film.
Pakistani well known music director Amjad Bobby had composed the music and …

Devdas is being remade again — this time, in Pakistan, by producer Nadeem Sha and veteran Pakistani director, Iqbal Kashmiri. Music is by Vajahat Atrye and is arranged by Uttam Singh.
The songs for the film will be sung by Indian singers, including Asha Bhosle, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Alka Yagnik. The film will star Nadeem as Devdas and Reema as Chandramukhi. The role of Paro is yet to be finalized.
Says Sonu, who was about to start Riyaaz for the song recording when we called him; “Uttamji asked …

KARACHI: A man was killed and at least eight others were seriously injured when a car bomb exploded in Zulfiqar Street near the Carlton Hotel, where the police had established a cordon for the security of musical concert of famous Indian singer Sonu Nigam at the Golf Club on Saturday night.
Police said a Suzuki Margalla bearing registration number AB 0657 blew up with a huge bang around 10 pm on Zulfiqar Street in Defence Phase VIII, a distance of two kilometres from the Golf Club, as a man dropped out …

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 …

Javed Sheikh will play a Pakistani intelligence agent collaborating with Indian forces to eliminate a gang of international terrorists in his next Bollywood movie, ‘Das’.
The actor-turned director has been active in Bollywood for the last year and a half. ‘Das’ will be his second Indian movie after ‘Sitam’. He will star alongside Sunil Shetty, Abishek Bachan, Shilpa Shetty, Gulshan Grover, Esha Deol and Sanjay Dutt.
He was scheduled to leave for Canada on Tuesday to start shooting for ‘Das’. Anu Bhavsinah, known for his film ‘Tum Bin’, is directing the film. …

The trend Javed Sheikh started in Yeh Dil Aap Ka Hua is followed by Rashid Khwaja in Salakhain, where Bollywood playback singers Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu lend their voices (in their own names) to Lollywood actors. M. Arshad has composed the songs and with the help of lyricists Amjad Islam Amjad, Ayub Khawar, Riaz-ur-Rehman Saghar and Khawaja Pervez, manages to come up with the best filmi album of the year.
Naghmana Jaffery lends her vocals to the title track Salakhain and Ishq Khuda Hai. Both begun in an …

After making an impact with the international audience with his moving score for Leela, Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh is all set to make a grand comeback to film music – with four new projects with different filmmakers. After the phenomenal success of Leela, producers are approaching Jagjit to score music for their films. Finally, it seems like Bollywood has woken up and is giving his music the kind of recognition it deserves. Leela, starring Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia and Deepti Naval, captivated audiences with its melodious numbers including a strumming …

Producer: Suneel Darshan
Director: Raj Kanwar
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, and Lara Dutta
Music: Nadeem-Sharvan
Lyrics: Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Babul Supriyo, Alka Yagnik, Sapna Mukherjee and Kailash Kher

Andaaz features with a very impressive and noticeable star cast, Akshay Kumar with two internationally recognized beauty queens making their debut with this movie, which include Priyanka Chopra (Ex-Miss World) and Lara Dutta (Ex-Miss Universe) respectively whereas Akshay plays a lead role opposite both of these beauties. His role is considered to be fully action packed but here until now, what trailer …