City Notebook – Outside the Box at Pioneer Book House
From the Blog thekarachiwallaOne of the most important exhibitions of the year. For you don't know when Akhtar Soomro will exhibit his work next. Akhtar Soomro is one of the finest photographers in the city but has hardly shown his work in form of an exhibition. Born in Lyari and trained as an Engineer, Akhtar soon realized that […]pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Padmaavat Reinforces Negative Stereotypes of Muslim Rule in India
From the Blog riazhaqFamed Bollywood producer Sajay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat is a fictionalized portrayal of a Rajput queen Padmavati, played by Deepika Pudokone, whose earliest mention is found in a 16th century epic poem by a Muslim poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi. With the movie Padmaavat's (Padmavati's) musical score and the song and dance sequences and the opulence and the splendor of the costumes, the jewelry and the sets, it's safe to say that the fans of Bhansali's earlier Bollywood blockbusters like Bajirao Mastani and Devdas will not be disappointed. It looks particularly spectacular when watched in 3D-IMAX version-- something my wife and I experienced in a local Silicon Valley multiplex. Released amidst death threats by right wing Hindu groups, one would have expected that the movie in somepakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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