Pak Spice

By admin • March 13th, 2010

Truth be told, the one person we miss the most out of everyone who has gone AWOL in the Pakistani entertainment industry is Annie; “Annie Princess” as loads of people call her. She has to be one of the most charming women around at the moment, as even with a voice that probably only her [...]

Ali Zafar is having the best year ever! He is mixing his next album Jhoom, he stars in Teray Bin Ladin, a Bollywood flick with Ali in the lead no less and best of all, Ali is now a father!
Ali, who has been married to Ayesha Fazli, his “long time love” for almost two years [...]

Imran Lodhi, former vocalist for Aunty Disco Project passed away on Sunday, March 7. Imran was part of the original ADP lineup and was loved by anyone who had followed ADP through their early days.
While nothing has been reported on his cause of death; that is the least important detail for anyone who knew Imran [...]

How many times have we sighed dramatically and declared “there is just nothing to do around here!”? Too many times to be counted, one thinks. However, with the advent of March  ‘10, there seems to be so much going on – if just in the theatre sphere – that nobody should be allowed to complain [...]

Mekaal Hasan Band has just announced this on their facebook fan page that:
Asad Abbas, the winner of the first season of Pakistan Sangeet Icon [PSI] has been selected as the new lead singer for Mekaal Hasan Band! Catch him live on the Morning show on Express News at 8 am on 5th March with Mekaal [...]

The “Grammys of India”, Airtel Mirchi Awards were held in Mumbai on February 10, celebrating the Indian music industry. Why are we reporting old news, you wonder; well, we must, simply because Xulfi from Call was nominated in the Upcoming Male Singer category! The award eventually went to Raja Hasan for ‘Dhun Lagi’, but just [...]

Bare backs, plunging necklines and high-cut hems. Western media recently reported that the bold statements made by Pakistan’s fashionistas at Lahore Fashion Week demonstrated how designers were rejecting conservative dress in the South Asian nation.
But the country’s top designers and models say that last week’s four-day fashion extravaganza wasn’t about defying extremism.
“I won’t go as [...]

Inside Nishat theatre, one of Karachi’s very oldest, on the first-day-first-show of My Name Is Khan, the atmosphere is electric. Ten minutes into the film, as soon as Shahrukh Khan speaks those now-famous lines, “My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist”, the clapping and cheering begins. And it doesn’t stop. Every gesture [...]

Last week there was massive confusion about the Josh concert – some said they were playing at Altamash Dental College, others insisted that PACC was the venue – still more thought Josh were going to be in the same show as Aunty Disco Project (A.D.P) at a local club. Had we our pick, we would’ve [...]

Ali Zafar is preferring serious music this time. Probably the tremendous response to his sufi performances in Coke Studio sessions made him choose this genre of music. A good news for all his fans is that his new album titled ‘Jhoom’ will be out real soon. Currently he is working on a new music video, [...]

The musician who has wowed people with his stellar compositions and beautiful videos speaks about ‘hit songs’ and how the Pakistani music industry can be helped out of its current slump.
By Amina Baig
1.6180339887. That is what Mekaal Hasan – the musician and producer is: the golden ratio. And if it seems too clinical to reduce [...]

Twitter is now officially a little cooler, as far as Pakistani celebs who tweet go. Fawad Afzal Khan (@Fawadk007), frontman for the band Entity Paradigm (EP) joined Twitter a few months back but seemingly has only just now become more active on it. And the tweets he has been leaving for fans are nothing short [...]

Adil Sher and Nasir Khan, producer and director respectively, of the thoughtful documentary, Made In Pakistan are back from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards (BAFTAS) where their film was screened on the first day – to a sold out venue.
The film had three screenings in the UK, at separate venues and [...]

Express news broke the news today that Farhan Saeed of Jal band was found with an unusual type of weapon (pen pistol) at the Lahore airport while leaving for Karachi for a concert. He mentioned that he didn’t know about it and a fan handed this over to him as a gift.
We believe that Farhan [...]

Entity Paradigm [eP] will be shooting the video of the song SHOR MACHA. All EP fans are invited to take part. Shor Macha is the voice of the young of Pakistan
Please contact Mr. Sikandar (production Manager) on 03224006482 for venue location and other details.

I have always been a fan of the dare show “Living on the Edge” since the times when it was just a street show. As the show grew and reached the masses the pattern changed massively and Waqar Zaka (Host/Concept writer) went on Pakistan tour to find the most daring person of Pakistan.During the last [...]

Djuice is yet again promoting talent which is the core of Pakistani youth through djuice Young Musicians Competition 2010 at Downtown Café. Through YMC 2010, djuice is promoting underground band from Lahore in collaboration with Downtown Café. The bands were initially selected from various universities and colleges. There qualifiers included a 15 year old guitarist, [...]

Most people feel fashion is frivolous and its people out of touch with the real problems of the world. Yet it was the same fashion fraternity that came together for the cause of those hurt most by the Ashura riots. M.A. Jinnah road was practically in ruins because of the riots and those losses went [...]

Strings duo Faisal Kapadia and Bilal Maqsood are currently going through the major cities of Pakistan as part of a concert tour. Having played a Valentine’s Day show for the Isloo crowd, Strings made their way to LUMS in Lahore on February 17, and sent an already keyed-up audience into absolute adrenaline-rushed mode.
While it is [...]

A while ago, Farhan Saeed Butt, vocalist for Jal, had promised us that his “survival plan” Café Rock, will be functional come February and Pakistani musicians “will have their representation in a unique way” at the café.
Café Rock officially opened on February 16, and Farhan was overwhelmed and grateful for all the wonderful support that [...]

Atif and TIPS clarify
What does Prince – It’s Showtime think it is? My Name Is Khan or something?
The eagerly awaited soundtrack for the film which is also known as ‘The Prince of Thieves’; sung almost in its entirety by none other than Atif Aslam, was called back after an unplugged version of the track ‘Tere [...]

After “Tere Liye” controversy, TIPS and Atif Aslam released their official verdict on the situation. Arun Nair, who represents TIPS marketing team made it clear that they are recalling the first lot of CDs that have been dispatched for re-mastering. However, TIPS followed their original plan and the album launch show was scheduled for today. [...]

Atif Aslam’s Official Statement:
ASALAM-O-ALAIKUM to all ma dear fans
Heard abt ppl talking abt mA new song frm prince .. first ov all i would like u guys to knw tht whenever a song is recorded for the playback film in the studio , the singer only gets to sing on the rough track (i.e the [...]

Synopsis:
‘Tere Bin Laden’ is a tounge-in-check comedy about an ambitious young news reporter from Pakistan who is desperate to migrate to the US in pursuit of the American dream. His repeated attempts to immigrate are shot down as his visa is always rejected. But when things couldn’t look worse he comes across an Osama Bin [...]

Hadiqa Kiani is branching out in a big way, reports Koolmuzone. As we have already mulled over earlier, Hadiqa is taking her love for all things colourful and daring to the next level by heading a salon, La Sinature, in Lahore. However, Hadiqa will once more dip an experimental toe in the glittery pool of [...]

So you know how all these people from Pakistan’s entertainment industry (film, music, what not) get picked for Bollywood projects and then milk it for all its worth? Well, just some of them, and we shall not name names.
Anyway, in what seems a trend for princely Pakistani popstars this year, Ali Zafar will be crossing [...]

While the music industry in Pakistan is one that can almost make up for the lack of a film industry, it is quite strange that female music acts in the country are few and far between. In fact, not since Hadiqa Kiani have we had a solo female vocalist who has been taken seriously. This [...]

There are some things you hope to never see within a 14 mile radius of a desi man. Jewellery of any kind, as desi men more often than not tend to buy accessories in an unconscious homage to everyone’s favourite fashion icon – Kanye West. Very few men can carry off the wife beater without [...]

LAHORE: Lollywood actress Meera has termed the non-selection of Pakistani players in Indian Premier League (IPL)’s third edition as insult and degradation of our national heroes.
Talking to media following a film shooting here, Meera said no bidding for Pakistani players in IPL auction is akin to humiliation and disgrace of them, insisting on IPL administration [...]

Made In Pakistan (MIP) was a film expressly made to dispel the stereotypes about Pakistan being the most dangerous country in the world. It showed a cross-section of our society that the international media conveniently ignores in its desire of sensationalising Pakistan as a breeding ground for terrorism and nothing but. There ain’t much fun [...]

In a country where food is a perennial and the most ubiquitous form of entertainment, followed closely by music, it makes sense to put the two together. The first ones to realise this in recent times were the Peerzada group who set up a café, museum and open air auditorium of sorts. Unfortunately for us [...]

Weird pressure groups of the country unite, please stage some kind of protest against Meera, make her feel important. Have a little token hunger strike in front of Lahore Press Club or something. It’s just going without food for an hour. Do it for the love of film. Meera is bored, and if this was [...]

Artist: Jal
Song: ‘Hamein Itna Pyar’
Album: Boondh
Director: Soheb Akhtar
What makes any song a success? A good, solid melody and a voice that can carry it. Since the advent of music channels, most songs have had the option to elevate their worth with a great video. When both the audio and visuals of a song are on [...]