The chief selector needs to realise that he has to act like a legend to be known as one When his superior officer asked Inspector ‘Dirty’ Harry Callahan about his reputation in The Enforcer, Clint Eastwood’s iconic character...
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A trip down memory lane
BOOK REVIEW Many novels in the last 100 years have been adapted into films, TV dramas, and even theatre plays. However, Khadija Mastoor’s Aangan never did get an adaptation mainly because it was considered too bold for television...
NON-FICTION: BEING PRIYANKA CHOPRA
Omair Alavi|Published January 6, 2019 Her first brush with fame was in 2000, when she was crowned Miss World | AFP It is quite rare to see two books on the same person by different writers coming out a few days apart. Even odder...
The sun will never set on Sholay
BOOK REVIEW Every year there comes a Bollywood film that raises the bar so high that it leaves the audience mystified with its story and what went behind its making and production. But no Bollywood film has managed to go higher...
The year ahead
Omair Alavi|Published December 29, 2018 Every year, we have to say goodbye to the last year and welcome the new one. By the time you read this, 2018 will be as good as over. It is a bittersweet time, just like when we say goodbye...
Do we really need a Hafeez in the ODI side!
He retired during an ongoing Test match against New Zealand that was evenly poised until that moment; he can’t take a wicket to save his place in the side and has become a habitual dropper when it comes to catching, especially if...
Book review: The Lion King
Omair Alavi|Published December 22, 2018 You may have seen the trailer of the upcoming film The Lion King, which is based on the evergreen animated Disney classic that was released 25 years ago. Disney Wonderful World of Reading...
Imrana Maqsood’s new cookbook launched
Omair Alavi|Published December 21, 2018 KARACHI: Imrana Maqsood, the wife of veteran playwright Anwar Maqsood, is a published author who has penned over two dozen books during her writing career. Her last book Uljhay Suljhay...
Imrana Maqsood’s new cookbook launched
Omair Alavi|Published December 21, 2018 KARACHI: Imrana Maqsood, the wife of veteran playwright Anwar Maqsood, is a published author who has penned over two dozen books during her writing career. Her last book Uljhay Suljhay...
Book review: Guinness World Records 2019
Omair Alavi|Published December 8, 2018 Would you believe it if I tell you that a Pakistani pacer Yasir Jan could bowl with both hands and be clocked at 145 kilometres per hour with his right hand and 135 kilometres per hour with...