Category: Entertainment

LAHORE – Pakistan’s much awaited first super hero film had a super disastrous start when it crashed at its premiere in Karachi the other day. Film Project Ghazi release has been stopped for several technical issues and mainly sound effects. The film, which was to be released on July 14, 2017, will now be released after four months.

The decision to reschedule the film release date was made by producers on the request of Humayun Saeed. The team of Project Ghazi took to social media to announce the postponement of the film release.

“It is with a heavy heart that we are making the announcement that project Ghazi’s release date has been postponed. We understand that this was a highly anticipated movie, but films of this magnitude require extensive technical work and hence to do justice to the film genre, we have decided to delay the release from July 14, 2017,” team Project Ghazi said.

 

 Lahore – EMI Pakistan is proud to announce the release of the debut solo album from legendary guitarist Asad Ahmed available worldwide from today, July 14^th, 2017.

Rebirth is the first solo album released by Asad and is the culmination of four years of writing and recording. From the primal aggression of Animal to the dulcet tones of Bitter Sweet Love, a sonic guitar landscape of epic proportions with rock, blues and jazz styling’s, Asad has managed to create a fresh sound bringing him well into the 21st century.

 Speaking about the release Asad Ahmed stated: “Making Rebirth has been a labor of love and a direct response to fans demanding an instrumental guitar album for 2 decades. Coming out of the ashes of Karavan I felt I had to redefine myself, not only as a guitarist but also as a producer. Rebirth is not only breaking new ground musically and sonically but it is also a nod to the past with a sharp focus on the future.”

The Rebirth album includes 10 tracks in total with Animal being the first single to be released with a video. The video has been directed by Aman Ahmed with Zeeshan Chaudhry, COO EMI Pakistan, as the producer.

 Talking about the production of the video Zeeshan Chaudhry shared: “We are extremely excited to be releasing Asad’s album & video today. Working with Asad has always been a pleasure. The video was a lot of fun to produce. Asad’s fans can expect to see him in his true element in this track and we can’t wait to release the other 2 singles later this year.”

The other tracks on the album include: Above the Clouds, Bitter Sweet Love, Drive All Night, The Grand Design, Inside the Vortex, Rebirth, Maximum Throttle, Strip and Strut and Will You?

Asad’s association with EMI Pakistan dates back to 1990 when he released the first rock album in Pakistan with The Barbarians. He has released 7 studio albums with his bands Awaz and Karavan notching up sales of more than 3 million copies. He has also worked with Pakistan’s finest including albums by Rahat Fateh Ali, Vital Signs, Ali Zafar and many more.

LAHORE  – The ever-evolving camera phone brand OPPO has established an association with Sony & Marvel on the much-awaited superhero movie, Spider-Man: Home Coming, in theaters today.
Sony and OPPO also brought their fans an interesting comedy together with a special Spider-man cosplay capturing the audience’s attention and giving them a great time. Sharing views on the association, Sony &Marvel’s representative of Pakistan, Hammad Chaudhry said, “It has been our delight to partner with OPPO for the release of Spiderman: Home Coming, as we get to share the stage with a brand that shares the passion of bringing the unique experiences to the young audience. We are looking forward to a great response on this.”
With this association, OPPO will be further strengthening its foot in the entertainment sector with movies to engage with fans and the youth.
This is the second association of OPPO with Marvel movies in last one year. Last October, OPPO had associated with Marvel’s Dr. Strange and held a special screening for the same.
CEO of OPPO Pakistan, George Long said, “We are extremely excited to associate with Sony & Marvel to showcase Spider-Man-Home Coming in Pakistan to our consumers. Being a global leader in the smartphone industry, this association will further pave a way to interact with the fans and youth and we look forward to provide them with more channels of entertainment in the near future”.

LAHORE –  Award winning actress & producer Hareem Farooq has joined Pakistan’s biggest reality show ‘Miss Veet Pakistan’ as a judge for this season. This takes her association with the brand forward from earlier this year when she was signed on as one of the five mentors of Veet Academy – an online grooming platform for young girls.
“I am honored and thrilled to be the judge on Miss Veet Pakistan and for continuing my association with Veet Pakistan,” said Farooq
“I always believe a woman should be comfortable in her own skin, being confident and being grateful for what you have & I now want to bring forth this amazing opportunity to the girls who dream big, who dare to break stereotypes and compete to be the next Miss Veet Pakistan with my fellow judges.” she further added.
The gorgeous and multi-talented actress Hareem Farooq, has played lead roles in successful projects like Dobara Phir Se (film), Diyar-e-Dil (TV) and Pawnay Chauda August (theatre), along with taking the backseat to produce 2016’s blockbuster hit Janaan. Hareem, in a short career span, has played a pivotal role in setting trends for the youth to follow, when it comes to personal image and style.
Extremely selective in brands that she works with, Hareem Farooq had earlier this year signed on as Official Local Spokesperson for L’Oréal Professionnel Pakistan.

Karachi –  Bank Alfalah hosted an exclusive screening of Pakistan’s recent box office sensation, “Yalghaar”, at Cinepax Ocean Tower.

The star studded event was attended by the cast and crew of the film, Bank Alfalah executives, other showbiz personalities and socialites of the city. The audience appreciated the film and the role of the armed forces in protecting the country from terrorism, the key message of “Yalghaar”.

Yalghaar is a Pakistani war-epic film directed by Dr. Hassan Rana. The film, sponsored by Bank Alfalah, is inspired by the story of the Pakistan Army’s Swat Operation. The film explores the lives of army officers and soldiers involved, and how they are affected at a personal level by the ongoing operation. The film stars Shaan in the lead role, along with Humayun Saeed, Adnan Siddiqui, Bilal Ashraf, Ayub Khosa, Sana Bucha, Aleeze Nasser, Armeena Khan, and Ayesha Omer.

The movie, with innovative production techniques and superior visual effects was seen as a game changer in Pakistan’s cinema industry. It is the most expensive Pakistani movie to date and sports one of the biggest star casts in a Pakistani film. Yalghaar was launched simultaneously in 22 countries and has been a major box office hit. It stands as the second biggest opening of 2017, after Fast 8.

Speaking at the screening, Bank Alfalah’s CEO, Atif Bajwa reiterated the Bank’s support to Pakistan’s film industry. “Bank Alfalah has been supporting the revival of the Pakistani film industry. We are pleased with the completion and success of Yalghaar and hope to collaborate on many such projects.” Bank Alfalah has lent strong support to film, fashion and innovation through their Rising Talent platform. Many new fashion designers, film makers like Adnan Sarwar and the students behind Pakistan’s first formula electric car have come out of the Rising Talent program.

Lahore – After winning the hearts of millions with her award-winning performances, actress & producer Hareem Farooq forests into television hosting a celebrity show titled “Super Stars ka Super Show” this Eid ul Fitr on Hum TV.
This show is an Eid special program to be aired on the first two days of Eid with celebrity guests like of Sanam Saeed, Ayeza Khan, Osman Khalid Butt, Ahsan Khan & Ali Rehman Khan to name a few.
“I really enjoyed hosting this show on this Eid first day and second day on HUMTV. This show will be a fun based show attempting to keep it different from usual programming the viewers are used to.” states the multi-talented Hareem Farooq on her new avatar as a television host. “I thank all my fans for always liking my performances and supporting me in all my endeavours.” she further added.
Hareem Farooq received tremendous accolades for her performance as a host for recent Hum Awards 2017 held in Lahore.
Don’t forget to watch this show on the first two days of Eid on HUMTV.

EMI Pakistan will be releasing 3 Music Videos & Album by Zoheb Hassan, Asad Ahmed & Schaz Khan

Lahore – As the month of Ramazan comes to a close EMI Pakistan is busy preparing to release songs, videos and albums by 3 veteran Pakistani artists.

The month of July will first see Schaz Khan’s video release for her song called “Mein Udaan Hoon”. Following this, Pakistani music enthusiasts and instrumental music fans will be treated with the release of Asad Ahmed’s first solo album Rebirth coupled with the first video from this album called Animal. Towards the end of July, EMI Pakistan will also unveil album, Signature and video, “Silsalay” by Zoheb Hassan.

Zeeshan Chaudhry, COO of EMI Pakistan, commented: “We, at EMI Pakistan, are very excited about the upcoming releases, not only because this is our first spell of new releases, but also because all the videos have been produced by us. At EMI Pakistan we are trying to set a new benchmark for music video production quality in the Pakistani market. Through these projects we hope to demonstrate our commitment to the music fraternity. We not only aim to help them hone their talent and skills, but we hope to encourage, nurture and develop them as well. But above all EMI Pakistan wants to provide artists a promising platform upon which they can grow.”

Under this new direction EMI Pakistan is catering to both, musicians and video directors. The label is looking for fresh new talent to whom they can provide an opportunity to unleash their imaginations. The music industry suffered a downfall a number of years ago following which there has been a dearth of good music coming out of the country and EMI Pakistan is the first record label to take the step to bring music from both, old and budding artists back to the people.

However, while working on the new releases EMI Pakistan has also been working to support artists and acknowledge their rights in a number of different ways. In 2015-16 the label paid out Rs. 5 million in royalties to artists for their old work and is currently in the middle of processing the royalties for July 2016-June 2017. This is a first in the Pakistani music industry with royalties being unheard of before this. EMI Pakistan while continuing to battle against brands & various organizations to prevent them from committing piracy hopes to continue this practice on a regular basis.

The organization aims to continue the fight for artists’ rights whether it is copyrighting issues, piracy issues or getting anyone who uses a musician’s work to pay them for it. EMI Pakistan is back to help the music industry flourish once again and to provide support to upcoming talent.

Lahore – The trailer of the Pakistani movie Na Maloom Afrad 2 was released yesterday. After the popularity of Na Maloom Afrad 1, its sequel is eagerly awaited.

Director Nabeel Qureshi decided to produce a sequel because of the success of the first movie. Fahad Mustafa, Mohsin Abbas, and Javed Sheikh have been casted in the same roles as the first movie. Urwa Hocane and Hania Amir would also be seen in leading roles.

The movie is set to be released on Eid-ul-Azha.  

Previously, producers Fiza Ali and Nabeel Qureshi have created two blockbuster films, Na Maloom Afrad 1 and Actor in Law, under their banner of Filmwala Entertainment.

Web Desk – Two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is set to premiere her first immersive experiential exhibition, HOME1947, at the Manchester International Festival 2017.

This unique and deeply beautiful exhibition collects stories from people who left their homes and crossed borders during the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent. HOME1947 will display these refugee narratives in the form of photography, sound design short documentaries and installations to be displayed at MIF17 from July 1 to 9.

HOME1947reflects on the largest mass migration ever witnessed by exploring the meaning ‘home’ based on the memories of the interviewees. The display will include a walkway featuring short documentaries, audio clips, written material along with a grand collection of photographs, illustrated art, oral histories, the insides of abandoned havelis, a 360 degree experience and historical material. As the refugee crisis continues to affect millions across the world, HOME1947 shows the audience, partition not through the words of historians and politicians, but through the eyes of those who lived through it.

“I grew up listening to my grandparents’ stories about childhood homes they left behind, the smell of the earth when it rained, the fragrance of Jasmine in the spring, the friendships the longed to rekindle, the mango trees under which they played – Home 1947 is my ode to that generation.” said SharmeenObaid-Chinoy.

Lahore – GYR Films recently hosted a press conference in Karachi for Pakistan’s first superhero film, Project Ghazi set to release on July 14, 2017, where the trailer of the film was showcased to the members of the media for the first time.

#ProjectGhazi is directed by Nadir H. Shah and produced by Syed Mohammad Ali Raza. The action sci-fi has been completely shot in Pakistan and stars Sheheryar Munawar, Syra Shehroz & Humayun Saeed in pivotal roles. Background score has been composed by Taurees Habib, who has been part of the music team in Hollywood film & television productions like Interstellar, Batman vs Superman, Man of Steel (Superman) to name a few.

“I am honoured to have worked with a team of extremely talented individuals who have put their all in the movie.” shared Syed Mohammad Ali Raza, Producer of the movie.

“It’s a unique genre for Pakistan and could open doors for new and unexplored stories to reach audiences.” said Nadir H. Shah, Director of Project Ghazi.

“Mondelez is committed to supporting talent and we believe that local talent plays a vital role in the development and image building of a nation. We are extremely excited about the rise of new cinema in Pakistan and looking forward to lending our support to such promising initiatives – like Project Ghazi – in the future as well.” Shared  Usman Muneer, MD Mondelez Pakistan

Project Ghazi is being distributed across Pakistan by Distribution Club.