Aishwarya Rai's Latest Shoot Bear A Resemblance To Hollywood Stars' Old Shoots

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The fans of Kate Winslet found it pretty amazing that Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai’s latest shoot for the first print cover of a new magazine, Peacock, by designers Falguni and Shane Peacock, resembles awkwardly similar to Hollywood diva Winslet’s old photo shoot for famous 2009 cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine.

Designer Shane Peacock wrote; “Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: A Timeless Star. The Peacock Magazine is proud to announce the launch its first-ever print issue of the magazine with the timeless star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was shot on the streets of the New York City. To avail your copy, log on to www.thepeacockmagazine.com. Issue available on stands, grab your copy now! @aishwaryaraibachchan_arb in New York City for our first print issue September Issue.”

Layered in a hot red feathered gown, Aishwarya Rai has been clicked while standing on a high ladder and holding one of the steps with one hand. Similarly, The Winslet wearing a white gown was holding the ladder with one hand.

It is very uncanny that Aishwarya’s copy-cat pose doesn’t end with Winslet. The Hollywood beauty Julia Roberts’ pose while climbing a big rock in a pink gown also resembles a lot. It was for Harper’s Bazaar.

It was critic Diet Sabya who swiftly pointed out the copy shoot but bolstered her criticism by sharing a collage of all three actress. Thus validating the comparisons. 

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TV One's Mysterious Series Dhund Is Rolling In on July 15th

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Keeping its tradition of presenting distinctive shows for its viewers, TV One is now ready to impress and entertain the Pakistani drama watchers with a totally different yet interesting concept, a mystery series called Dhund starring Maria Wasti, Mohammad Ahmad and Hassan Ahmed.

The teasers of the new drama series and OST composed by Wajid Saeed, were launched in a recent star studded event held in famous Pi Social Café, Karachi. The unveiling evening was attended by celebrities, media persons and bloggers. 

The décor of the event was done according to the theme of the drama. All the setting with lots of candles and dark atmosphere complimented the feel of a super natural TV play. The evening began with cast and crew meet and greet.

Dhund, is a tense and scary series directed by Faiz, showing eerie encounters with spirits from another world and how a brave woman helps them find peace. Maria Wasti can see dead people. Many of the angry spirits frightens Maria.  

The supporting cast includes Zhalay Sarhadi, Junaid (Juni), Laila Wasti, Asad Siddiqui and many others were also present at the event. The series’ soundtrack complements the mysterious feel of the play.

The writer Mohammad Ahmed said, "I started my writing career as a mystery writer, but I've been doing Rom-Coms for years now and that lost idea of mystery series recovered when Seema Tahir said Yes for Dhund.”

Producer Erum Binte Shahid added, "The concept of the mystery series Dhudh is different which will build a connection. Maria can see dead persons and owns personal tragedy whereas Uzair, (Hasan) plays a young smart and devoted police officer and he is a sincere friend to Maria. Nana Syed (Mohammad Ahmed Sahb) is playing Maria's grandfather who is also her close confidante.”

Watch Dhund, starting from today, every Saturday at 9 pm only on TV One.

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Pakistan's First Ever Film Festival To Be Held In New York

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Pakistan’s first ever Film Festival is going to be held in New York in the first week of December. The festival will screen some of the best films including Oscar nominated “Mah-e-Meer”. 

The other films will include Dobara Phir Se, Lahore Say Aagey, Actor in law, Academy award winner Sharmeen Obaid’s animated film 3 Bahadur, Dukhtar, Dance Kahani and Ho Mann Jahaan.

The Pakistan Film Festival is the result of the continuous efforts of Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to UN. The aim of the event is to promote the local industry and soft image of the country among the Ambassadors and Representatives accredited to UN. The top lot of Pakistan’s film industry and media persons will also attend the event.

Frieha Altaf, the CEO of Catwalk Event Management & Productions who is handling the PR of the two day festival, said, “The Pakistan film festival 2016 will bring in a selection of some of the finest films coming out of the Pakistan Film industry after decades of its struggle and revolution. There is already a great buzz in New York for the event.”

The Pakistan Film Festival is part of Catwalk Event Management and Dr. Maleeha Lodhi’s continuous struggle to present country’s art, literature as well as all kind of cultural activities; reflecting the prominent features of the nation. 

The previous work in this regard includes Pakistan Festival London 2007, the street parade at Regent Street- London was followed by a festival in Trafalgar Square. It was attended  by Pakistan’s famous designers, singers, actors and sportsmen. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 launch in 2015 at Lincoln Centre, New York was also the work of Dr. Lodhi and Frieha Altaf.

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Mein Hero Is A Journey Of Finding A Hero Within Oneself

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Mein Hero (I am a hero) is an initiative for the youth of Pakistan. It took 8 months, 3 schools, 750 participants and over 200 plus hours to develop “Hero” storylines by combining narratives, values, problem solutions and story writing skills of students to understand local issues and importance of individual actions.

The selected inspirational stories have been converted into comic books and adapted as theatre plays. These will also broadcast via radio in future. It is also converted in a short documentary.

The initiative is taken by AzCorp Entertainment, a for-profit social enterprise, to celebrate and enable unsung heroes of Pakistan, who represent the true spirit of a hero by making a positive change in their respective communities.

The vision is to relate heroes through thought provoking dialogues, critical thinking, social consciousness and positive approach. It provided meaningful and entertaining storytelling comprising of civics, social justice and gender equality based themes.

The ceremony held at NAPA was a token of appreciation from participants to unsung heroes like Mahnoor Baloch who runs her own driving school and Sohail Khan who runs a school with free education to poor children. It included the launch of small teasers of their journey and role for the benefit of community.

Along with this the ceremony also staged a play, written and performed by the participants from three partnered schools in Liyari, Shireen Jinnah Colony and Malir. The theatre play gave message about inter-faith harmony, multiculturalism, challenges faced by the communities and taking ownership of social problems.

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