One of the many leading actors of Pakistan who hails from Lahore, Bilal Qureshi turned to his Instagram stories recently, expressing his distress at the declining state of Lahore’s showbiz industry, from the significance it once held. “Drama making is dead in Lahore,” Qureshi noted in the text post and added a broken heart emoji. […]
Two of the most good-looking and acclaimed actors in Pakistan’s showbiz, Ushna Shah and Sheheryar Munawar are all set to share the screen for the very first time in ‘Aye Ishq E Junoon’. The very first look of the hotly-anticipated serial was released on Thursday, giving a peek at the ‘incident that destroyed everyone’s life’ […]
In the movie, adapted from Rachel Yoder’s best-selling novel of the same name, Amy Adams plays an artist who has given up her career to stay at home with her 2-year-old son. Isolated in the suburbs and struggling to connect with her new identity, Adams’ character, simply known as Mother, starts noticing changes within herself. […]
Watchers in Pakistan are in for a treat: ‘Abdullahpur Ka Devdas,’ starring Raza Talish, Sarah Khan, and Bilal Abbas Khan, which debuted on Zindagi DTH in India lately, will soon be accessible on Zindagi’s YouTube account starting on March 1st, 2024. This 13-episode series, written and directed by Shahid Dogar and Anjum Shahzad, offers a […]
If you’re looking for a contemporary take on a local murder mystery, Serial Killer is the ideal book to check out. Serial Killer deviates from the standard whodunit narrative by introducing us to a cast of compelling people, many of whom are vaguely suspicious yet ultimately disclose the identity of the murderer. A-list actress Saba […]
Origination Elizabethan drama is much more than the drama written in the reign of Elizabeth I, The Queen of England during the time period of 1558 to 1603. The English Renaissance Theatre is an umbrella-term used for Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline theatre. The sole reason it was referred to as “the Renaissance” was that the […]
Background From 1558 to 1603, the powerful monarch Queen Elizabeth ruled over Protestant England. She was a keen enthusiast of the arts which further stimulated theatrical activities during her reign. Due to the interest in these activities, theatres were set up in Court and around the borders of London. Playwrights such as Ben Johnson, William […]
Short Biography of Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright. Famously nicknamed the “Father of Modern Drama”, his initial dramas were met with much controversial criticism. William Archer translated many of his social problem plays which granted him fame and acceptance in England. A critic even noticed that Ibsen’s contributions initiated “powerful revival and progress […]
T.S. Eliot Thomas Stearns Eliot was perhaps one of the most highly-acclaimed literary figures of the modernism movement. He (1888-1965) was an American-born, English-adopted poet, playwright, and literary critic. His career took a turn for the better after he published The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. His poems were typically centered on the disappointment […]
Pakistani YouTube was recently graced with a new teen show called Midsummer Chaos and Pakistani Twitter with a lot of meme material. The show, which was premiered recently; has only released its first episode but Twitter wouldn’t let the actors or creators breathe. Here’s the first episode: #MidsummerChaos Last Episode comes out tomorrow at 7pm! […]
