The Lux Style Awards (LSAs) celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, are being held at the Expo Center in Karachi tonight.
The LSAs have grown strength by strength over the years becoming one of the most hyped up social events on the calendar, with shows being held abroad as well, including Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates.
The show boasts of 10 categories in fashion nominations depicting the industry’s growth with nominees that were a heady mix of the old guard as well as the young. Besides fashion, other categories included film, …

The Lux Style Awards (LSAs) celebrate their 10th anniversary this year being held at the Expo Center in Karachi . Following are the winners of Pakistani Oscars.
Television
Best TV Actress (Satellite): Bushra Ansari for Geo’s ”Dolly ki Ayegi Baraat”
Best TV Actor (Satellite): Faisal Qureshi for Geo’s “Meri Zaat Zara

After Pakistani actress Veena Malik, actress Meera will be a part of Indian TV reality show Bigg Boss season five, revealed a newspaper.
According to the newspaper, Meera couldn’t make it into ‘Bigg Boss’ house this season, she is positive about being a part of season 5 and already has her agenda clear in mind.
“I will be part of ‘Bigg Boss 5 InshaAllah,” Meera revealed.
Meera claims she was also approached to be a part of Bigg Boss 4 twice, but she refused it.
Rumors circulating recently that Meera will enter in Bigg …

“TV actors make people smile. That’s about it. Movie actors, on the other hand, make people want to reach out to and touch them,” says model-cum-actor Humaima Malick, explaining why she entered the world of film.
Malick has worked in several television dramas before and has now ventured into Pakistan’s film industry with Shoaib Mansoor’s production Bol, which was released throughout Pakistan on June 24.
The young star, who has played contrasting roles in the famous television dramas “Barish kay Ansoo” and “Tanveer Fatima (BA)”, admits it …

Television ads for junk food often tend to make children hunger for those treats, especially if they watch a lot of television, according to a study.
The findings, published in Americal journal Pediatrics, come amid growing calls to ban junk food advertisements aimed at children in order to combat obesity. Recently the American Academy of Pediatrics, issued a policy statement on June 27 urging a ban on junk food ads.
In tests with six to 13-year-olds, researchers led by Emma Boyland from the University of Liverpool in the …

Veteran TV actor Jamil Fakhri passed away on Thursday. He left behind a widow and three sons. He was 65. Fakhri was admitted to Mayo Hospital on May 31 after suffering a stroke that resulted in paralysis.
Many of Fakhri’s close friends believe the death of his young son, Ali Ayaz Fakhri, in the USA a few months back took a heavy toll on the actor’s health and he could not recover from the shock.
Jamil Fakhri was born in Lahore in 1946. After graduation, he joined the National Bank of Pakistan.
He …

TV anchors, Kashif Abbasi and Mehr Bokhari, got engaged on Friday. Though they did not make it public as it was a purely family event, the news of their engagement was the talk of the town.
Kashif and Mehr are popular TV anchors. Kashif started his career with ARY TV and continues to lead the channel while Mehr started her career with Samaa TV and recently switched to Dunya TV.
Source: Pakistan Today

After wooing music lovers in Pakistan, “Coke Studio” is now going to India where it will bring together 45 musicians from different parts of the country who are experts in various genres such as folk, classical and qawwali.
The Indian version is called “Coke Studio@MTV” and will air on MTV next month.
“We have such a rich musical heritage. It’s surprising that we don’t have a platform to bring this heritage out and show it to the common man. Film music has taken over completely,” Aditya Swamy, who heads MTV India, told …

At a time when Lollywood isn’t producing any major films, many Pakistani stars are trying their luck in Bollywood.
Ali Zafar, Meera, Veena Malik and Rahat Ali Khan are continuously pursuing different projects in India, and now its model-turned-actor Mona Liza who is eyeing a career in Bollywood. Mona Liza, whose first film Kajraare (in which she starred opposite Himesh Reshammiya) was released without much hype by producer Bhushan Kumar, says she had been treated well in Bollywood and the silent release of one film won’t stop …

The 2nd Pakistan Media Awards 2011 held at the Carlton Hotel in Karachi last week may have started way off the mark but what the event managed to accomplish in terms of credibility was to celebrate valuable contributions to the performing arts across a very large spectrum, honoring some of the biggest names in entertainment alongside those from fashion.
Among the musical item numbers presented, the one that stood out featured film star Moammar Rana (it was mentioned earlier during the ceremony that film …