A Telefilm on Interfaith Harmony
From the Blog pakteahouse Pakistan’s first ever film on the subject of interfaith harmony and social cohesion. Titled ‘Aasha – Ik Ummeed’ was telecast n PTV Home on the Easter eve. The telefilm critically comments on our general attitude towards the followers of different faiths in Pakistan. The simple but gripping story depicts our attitude as a society towards non-Muslim countrymen that frustrates them at every level.The writer and director Kashif Nisar through his artistic portrayal and convincing script tries to remind us how our one-sided narrative in school syllabus reinforced by our hateful attitudes has taken our non-Muslim citizens away from Pakistan. Though the story teller Amir Raza has made the issue of education as its peg but the simple symbolism tells a bigger story – story of a Pakistan pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
“It’s Interesting To See A Book Come To Life Beyond Fiction” – Saba Imtiaz
From the Blog sonyarehman *By Sonya Rehman* *Karachi, You’re Killing Me!, *the debut novel penned by the Pakistani writer/journalist, Saba Imtiaz, last year, is soon to be adapted into a Bollywood production. The story revolves around a young protagonist, Ayesha Khan, who works as a reporter in the bustling city of Karachi. The book is a fun, racy read and has been likened to *Bridget Jones’ Diary. * *Masala! *caught up with Saba this week for a quick interview about the her book’s Bollywood adaptation. [image: Saba Imtiaz - Photo: Nefer Sehgal] Saba Imtiaz – Photo: Nefer Sehgal *Your debut novel, Karachi, You’re Killing Me! is going to be made into a film; are you excited?* Excited is probably an understatement. I’d never written fiction before I wrote this novel, and so just the fact that I could wrpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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