Omair Alavi|Published February 20, 2019 THE team of Laal Kabootar at the trailer launch. KARACHI: The trailer for Kamal Khan’s Laal Kabootar was launched at a local multiplex on Monday evening. The event was hosted by the...
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NON-FICTION: THE DISCOVERY OF SRIDEVI
Omair Alavi|Published February 17, 2019 Publicity poster for Himmatwala, the 1983 superhit Hindi film that made Sridevi a Bollywood star Sridevi was no ordinary film actress — she was running around from set to set since she was...
There’s still something about Abhishek Bachchan
BOOK REVIEW Abhishek Bachchan, also known as Junior Bachchan, celebrated his 43rd Birthday earlier this month, and we picked up photojournalist Pradeep Chandra’s Abhishek Bachchan – Style and Substance to understand the...
Book review: The Science Behind Batman’s Ground Vehicles
Omair Alavi|Published February 16, 2019 We all love Batman for many reasons, including making the streets of Gotham City safe for its residents. Be it the ground vehicles in which he roams on the streets or his unbelievable...
Story Time: Always have a plan ready!
Omair Alavi|Published February 9, 2019 “Why don’t you reply to that bully Ahmed!’ Omar shouted as he exited the school gates with his best friend Musab. “Every day he pushes you, you fall down and then don’t mention it to the...
How the better Green won!
It was Pakistan’s failure to learn from their mistakes that cost them the grand finale and hence the series some teams tour other countries to test their strength; others do that to gather experience. Pakistan is the only team in...
Ways to halt spread of sexist jokes discussed
Omair Alavi|Published February 1, 2019 The panellists said that as a nation we have become more sexist than we should have been.— AP/File KARACHI: A fruitful discussion held under the banner of ‘UKS — Dialogue for Change’ was...
This talk explains why sexist jokes are so popular in Pakistan
PUBLISHED 01 FEB, 2019 11:55AM At a discussion titled ‘This is not funny’, panelists talked about how women’s professional success makes men insecure Mr Salahuddin said that such jokes had increased in recent years because...
Avengers, Assemble!
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Movie review: How to Train Your Dragon — The Hidden World
Omair Alavi|Published January 26, 2019 Everybody’s favourite Hiccup and Toothless return for one last time to defeat an enemy that is far bigger a threat to dragons than all the bad guys combined. They continue one year after the...