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inside this week December 11, 2011

rendezvous

with some of our couturiers who let 08 Inusconversation into bridal week prep routines and spilled some

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Discover the world of innovation and creativity through the eyes of prominent wedding planners

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The concept of Open-Air gallery is revived by Dr.Ajaz Anwer in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;House of Nannaâ&#x20AC;?

22 Parallel cinema: New avant- garde

26 The house of Nanna opens

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We present to you another exciting issue of your very own Sunday Plus. This week we are in conversation with some of our bridal couturiers who are set to participate in the first edition of the PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week, which marks the start of the next wedding season. Also read special report on the event management and wedding planning companies. The House of Nanna has opened on the Raiwind Road. It is tribute to creations of cartoonist Anwar Ali and also exhibits his son Dr Ajaz Anwar’s art. The concept of parallel cinema has finally arrived in Pakistan. Read special report on the new movies being made. Universities can contribute to the national economy in a big way. It can all be done if the varsities are connected to the industries and adopt knowledge exchange programmes. Read special report on the issue. On the style pages see Hina Butt’s new line of silk kurtas are bold, bright and beautiful. And this week in our ‘Picks of the week’ section, we are again presenting a little something for our readers to quiz their mind with. Send us your comments and feedback at splus@nation.com.pk

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Bridal W The ethos of bridal wear is inherent to Pakistan with colours, fabrics and embellishments. With no specific seasons in Pakistan, bridal wear being year round fashion is gaining immense popularity and credence both within Pakistan and abroad.

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interview BRIDAL COUTURIERS

EMRAAN RAJPUT

Paris

eek… F or this very reason, PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week in Lahore 2011 has been conceptualized to cater to this burgeoning bridal industry. The four day event, beginning on December 18th, will be a culmination of serious fashion with a celebration of everything that epitomises bridal. The event undoubtedly will be the wedding of the year hosting a gamut of leading Pakistani designers, showcasing their latest bridal season collections in a variety of fashion runway shows over four days. Get ready to enjoy four days of non-stop fun, fashion and glamour at the first edition of the PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week, which marks the start of the next wedding season. Even if you are not walking down the aisle any time soon, it’s inspiring to see the style direction. So come, witness fashion unfold in a never seen before extravaganza. In conversation with some of our couturiers who let us into their bridal week prep routines and spilled some beans!

So what's so haute about creating bridal collections? In my view, we deserve the best when celebrating the most important moments of our lives. In my view, such moments must be celebrated in abundance with our rich traditional and cultural values. So, PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week has provided me a grand opportunity to exhibit my vision, creativity and craftsmanship in showcasing a bridal collection of my own.

What is your inspiration for the collection that you will be showcasing at Bridal Week? My bridal collection “Vedaas” is inspired from our cultural heritage as reflected in the traditional colours of the South East Asia. In this collection, I intend to define “Vedaas” from being a traditional symbol of vision into a representation of rich culture and aesthetic sense. I firmly believe that a mix of traditional colours has the ability to unite different cultures by removing western eccentricity and a feeling of belonging to eastern values.

How difficult is it for you to cater to both bridal as well as prêt market? In my view, it is not very difficult to cater to both sides of the coin. It is all about maintaining balance; Bridal is seasonal whilst prêt is not. It is all about preparation in advance as well as time and priority management.

Designers have certain mandatory "musthave" list, numerous late night fittings before PFDC L’Oréal each fashion week. How Paris Bridal different is your mustweek has arhave list in this Bridal rived! What are your Week as compared to expectations from it? earlier Pret Fashion Honestly speaking, it is going Weeks? to be the biggest fashion mega Bridal Week is an exhibition of event in Pakistan this year. As we exquisite workmanship, latest all know, PFDC has been promot- traditional trends, rich elegance ing the Pakistan Fashion Industry and classic fashion. My mandafor some years now. With L’Oréal tory "must- have" list has not Paris being the major sponsor for been featured in my previous the upcoming event, I am certain pret Fashion Weeks; it includes PFDC is going to take our indus- a rich collection of colourful try to a whole new level. embroidered men sherwanis and traditional bridal lehngas ready to wear on a special night.

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interview BRIDAL COUTURIERS

FAHAD HUSSAYN

NIDA AZWER

So what’s so haute about creating bridal collections? Every bridal creation is unique in the sense that it is specifically created and is one of a kind. A signature Nida Azwer outfit uses the finest hand woven silks, lame and lace. It is embellished with detailed hand embroidery with an intricate design pattern and attention to cut to complete the look. Every bridal piece is thus an haute couture piece.

What is your inspiration for the collection that you will be showcasing at Bridal Week? My collection for the PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week takes inspiration from our rich and royal cultural heritage. I will be showcasing the traditional and regal facet of our culture through this collection.

two completely different lines with a different setup and a different vision. There is no overlap in any department hence thankfully we face no problems in catering to both the markets.

Designers have certain mandatory “mustPFDC L’Oréal have” list, numerous Paris Bridal late night fittings before week has areach fashion week. How rived! What are your different is your mustexpectations from it? have list in this Bridal I have prior experience of Week as compared to working with L’Oréal Paris. My label provided wardrobe for their earlier Prêt Fashion Weeks? Spokespersons at the event marking the launch of the beauty In addition to what is needed for prêt a porter weeks, my list brand in Pakistan. I have also includes heavy head gear/hair acshowcased at three of PFDC’s cessories and lots of hairpins :) Pret a Porter weeks and thus based on my experience with both and acknowledging the vision and expertise of PFDC and L’Oréal Paris’, I feel that this collaborative venture will be an amazing experience for all of us. Really looking forward to it.

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So what's so PFDC L’Oréal haute about Paris Bridal creating bridal week has arcollections? rived! What are your The amount of work that is put expectations from it? into a couture bridal is what Expecting a great show makes it closer to your being- the process of creating a bridal collection is what makes it haute! How difficult is it for you to cater What is your into both bridal as spiration for the well as prêt market? collection that It’s not difficult at all - prêt is you will be showcasing couture simplified and made for at Bridal Week? the masses. Raat Raakh is an epic tale of a night traveler, about a bride Designers have who has lost love and is seeking certain mananother. It is the story of her datory "mustjourney, of all those who come have" list, numerous between this world and hers. late night fittings before I am paying a tribute to the beau- each fashion week. How ty of the night with multi-cultural different is your mustinfluences; a woman adorned as a have list in this Bridal Christian bride, another as a Parsi Week as compared to bride, the friends who would earlier Prêt Fashion surround her, a Nawab, a Muslim Weeks? bride, her family. An intense and This time around we have visually stimulating treat. characters, every outfit has to be personified, so we are looking into the perfect styling, hair and makeup to build these characters, which is our must have look.

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interview BRIDAL COUTURIERS

SARA ROHALE ASGHAR

MARIA B.

So what's so haute about creating bridal collections? Every bridal for me is special and so is every bride. Bridals are my passion and a medium to satisfy my creative urge. The elaborate attires with extensive embellishments, playing with colors are my forte. Bridals are couture in our region, so therefore it is extremely intense but similarly it also gives u a lot of room to be inventive and innovative.

What’s the name of the collection you are showcasing at PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week? The collection is called from Paris to Lahore

What is your inspiration for the collection that you will be showcasing at Bridal Week? Inspiration comes from within, it’s my debut and I want to show what I enjoy doing and creating that is PURE WEDDING WEAR. The collection circles around the cultural aspect of our weddings, their colors, ethnicity, customs and traditions.

PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal week has arrived! What are your expectations from it? My expectations are very high and I am greatly looking forward to showcase my debut collection at such a prestigious platform. I expect and hope that this PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week serves to be a milestone in promoting interest of the fashion industry of Pakistan worldwide.

How difficult is it for you to cater to both bridal as well as prêt market? As I above stated, bridal wear is extensive. It gives you margin to work and be innovative, whereas prêt is much more challenging where u have to be in parameters. There are limitations involved

such as market viability, cost effectiveness and rapid manufacturing etc all have to be kept in mind.

Designers have certain mandatory "musthave" list, numerous late night fittings before each fashion week. How different is your musthave list in this Bridal Week as compared to earlier Pret Fashion Weeks? It’s my debut so a lot is going on, garments are being checked, accessories are being finalized, fittings, music etc in short I’m hands full at the moment!

Tell us a bit about your collection: The collection starts with a strong French/ western influence and modern, feminine cuts. The palette is subdued and somber with a strong emphasis on elegance. From this French inspired segment, we go to the extremely traditional segment based on celebrating its opulence, colour the palette, texture fabrics and and extravagance culture of the sub-continent,

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What’s the name of your collection for PFDC L’Orea Paris Bridal Week? The collection is called Pahalgaam.

Tell us a bit about your collection: Pahalgaam is a breathtaking city in the Valley of Kashmir. It is like going into the lap of nature to experience Heaven on Earth. When I heard the word “Pahalgaam” for the first time, Ifell so in love with it that I just couldn’t help but wonder what it was all about and thus created the elegance and perfection found within nature which is translated through the world of Pahalgaam in my thoughts. This bridal range will sport a surprise for all those who are accustomed to seeing traditional heavily embellished bridal wear.

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interview JEWELLERY EXPERTS

KIRAN AMAN OF KIRAN FINE JEWELLERY

REAMA MALIK OF GOLD

So what's so haute about creating jewellery at a couture fashion week? Jewellery created for a show should be kept fashionable and unique with each piece impeccably sewn together to take it's form. Every piece should be a statement and should evoke in its audience the need to think and reinvent.

What is your label’s philosophy/ ethos? No compromise in quality and exclusivity! I never want to go commercial, I like to be personally involved with every client I design for. I believe jewellery is a personal commodity and not mass production. GOLD delivers the best in all kinds of jewellery, be it polki, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and of course gold.

This is first time the Pakistan Fashion Design Council is collaborating with L’Oreal Paris for the first ever PFDC L’Oreal Paris Bridal Week, what are thoughts on your participation. I have never been part of any fashion week, so as a debutante I am both nervous and excited at the same time. The PFDC, under the guidance of Sehyr Saigol has established the Pakistani fashion designers as a serious industry in Pakistan. At the same time, Pakistani designers have made waves on the international scene. The bar is already set very high so people expect only the best from the PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week.

What is your inspiration for the jewellery that you will be showcasing at PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week? The inspiration for this collection comes from every woman’s innate need to conceal, protect and provoke. These three scepters of beauty assimilate in this collection as a tribute to ‘the women of all times’.

2. woman who break all traditional boundaries is what I end up with every season :) otherwise I only cater to my regular clients.

Jewellery designers have certain mandaPFDC L’Oréal tory "must-have" list Paris Bridal before each fashion week has arweek. How different rived! What are your is your must-have list expectations from it? in this Bridal Week as I am very excited as this is my compared to other work first solo show. As for expectaor fashion weeks? (If tions for myself, I have none, just there is prior experihoping it will be a successful ence working with celebration of beauty and design. fashion weeks? This is my first show, so no prior How difficult experience and never made a list is it for you to for anything in life I do whatever cater to both fancies my heart : ) bridal along with regular clientele especially in the wedding season? I have no more than 4-5 bridal orders in the wedding season. I don't do typical bridal jewellery, hence the clients who come to me aren't very typical at all for example, right now I am working on a bridal set for a client who has chosen to wear an Alexander McQueen dress at her wedding reception. So there you go, a

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here so we should leverage that to sell our product abroad as well as locally.

Tell us about your collection being showcased at the upcoming bridal week. The Mehr Collection, the collection is named after my daughter Mehreen. My inspiration comes from what timelessness means today showcasing a blend of traditional and modern jewellery and not compromising on quality. We will be exhibiting Polki made in Pakistan for the first time. Diamonds like you have never How do you feel seen them before!!! All pieces of jewelry have been color coordithe fashion industry can make nated into red, for Rubies, blue for a difference in the econ- Sapphires, green for Emeralds, omy of the country and Gold, Pearls and Diamonds. We what role can Jewellery have used traditional techniques, Kundun and Polki accented with bridal wear play in it? Globally the fashion industry is a Meenakari as in the Mughal era and Modern Diamond settings as trillion dollar industry. Pakistani textiles exports must value add used in the West. their garments and get their share of the business. Government must give incentives to the jewelry and fashion industry and encourage them to export their products. Labour is still cheap

interview MAKEUP ARTISTS

Redah Misbah of Depilex

So what's so haute about creating bridal

What is your make-up philosophy/ethos? We do beautiful makeup that is relevant to today’s tastes.

looks? Living in Pakistan, we sometimes take for granted or don’t realize how amazingly beautiful our culture is; nowhere else in the world do brides look the way ours do or for that matter the festivities and rituals are so unique. Make-up is art and each time my team and myself make a bride it’s a new and very exciting experience for is. Every individual has different features that I would want to highlight, every time I learn something new.

What is your inspiration for the look and makeup that you will be showcasing at Bridal Week? I have a very big family and I dug out pictures of my relatives, even my grandmother. What bridal make-up trends were in fashion then and what they are now is mixed. That’s my inspiration and I’m looking forward to materializing it.

PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal week has arrived! What are your expectations from it? My expectations are very high. Myself and my team have been working closely with L’Oréal Paris for the last 3 years and PFDC is such a vital part of Pakistan’s fashion industry and for its progress and growth. It’s the perfect platform and I believe it will be a one of a kind display of Pakistan’s talent.

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Shammal Qureshi of Toni&Guy

Being the largest chain of salons in Pakistan, we naturally have a very big team so it’s very easy for us to manage large numbers of clients and outdoor work simultaneously

Stylists have certain mandatory "must-have" list before each fashion week. How different is your must-have list in this Bridal Week as compared to earlier Pret Fashion Weeks (If there is prior experience working with fashion weeks? I have a big fat file sitting next to me full of lists of many different things. However the most important thing for me is to have good system for team members to ensure that time is being managed to its best. We have a hierarchy for the team, from individuals who will be managing the inflow of models, assistants helping senior and junior hair stylists and make-up artists, to helpers who are stationed just behind the ramp to do last minute checks and a team to manage and monitor this system.

This is first time the Pakistan Fashion Design Council is collaborating with L’Oréal Paris for the debut PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week, what are your thoughts on your participation as one of stylists and a member of the L’Oréal Paris Make-up Artistry Club? I think this is a great collaboration; PFDC and L’Oréal Paris are What do you think will be the both brands that are associated biggest chalwith style, and fashion. I also think that its great L’Oreal Paris lenge/most exciting challenge for you at the is supporting the local fashion industry in Pakistan. PFDC L’Oréal Paris Bridal Week?? The shows at PFDC just get How do you feel the fashion larger and larger every year, and it is a lot of pressure when one industry can make a difference to the goes from strength to strength. As makeup artists we face the economy of the counsame pressure as the organizers try and what role does bridal fashion have to and designers do to produce exceptional work our audience. This play within this? is what makes our job so exiting Textile and textile design have and terrifying at the same time. always played a big role in the Pakistani economy and I feel with the fashion industry really taking What trend(s) are you looking off here it will bring about great to set through export opportunities abroad and the looks you create at to our local GDP. the PFDC L’Oreal Paris Are there any Bridal Week? At Toni&Guy , we consider specific preparations that your ourselves to be very much a part team is doing/oversee- of the whole mechanics of the fashion industry. The trends we ing for the upcoming PFDC L’Oreal Paris look to create next year will be completely aligned with what’s Bridal Week? happening with the clothes for We will be working closely with all the season. the designers beforehand so that we may get their makeup/hair briefs from them to be better prepared with the right vision on the day.

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By Madiha Syedain Magical Beginnings by J&S Entertainment and Event Management

Wedding Affair by Bilal Mukhtar Events & PR

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Wedding is the most important event in the life of a person. The special event can become a memorable one if organised and planned. Gone are the days when the whole family was involved in arranging the marriage functions. Now the wedding planners have arrived on the scene. With a promise to make your wedding a ‘dream wedding,’ they plan your big day with great care relieving you of all the stress and inculcating a spirit of celebration, which is incredibly touching and truly magical. eginning from pioneer planners Catwalk Event Management & Productions to Zareen and Shazreh Khalid Events, J&S (Entertainment and Event Management), Bilal Mukhtar Events & PR to Afaq Photo Gallery, the wedding planners have arranged some of the finest weddings and PR events. The wedding functions reflect their ability to translate client’s vision into real life and capture the essence of joy at

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the heart of a festive occasion which ensures that their events unfold with style, glamour and grace. Wedding management companies offer many an opportunity to earn an excellent income, a pride and self-satisfaction of doing something they love and really enjoy. It is a great business for those who are highly organised or already a part of wedding industry-

people who are currently involved in bridal photography, fashion designers, floral services have catering companies and reception venues. Sunday Plus talks to prominent event management companies who have a huge personal and corporate clientele and work in an extremely stressful, demanding and competitive market to make a couple’s ‘dream wedding’ come true.

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Fairy Tale Weddings by Catwalk Event Management & Productions Pioneer Planners of Pakistan (Zareen & Shazreh Khalid Events)

Catwalk Event Management & Productions: When one thinks of fashion and mega-events in Pakistan, the name Frieha Altaf comes to one’s mind instantly. She is the C.E.O of Catwalk Productions that was formed in 1989; specializing in corporate and prominent wedding events. While talking about her successful beginnings, Frieha Altaf said, “one of my clients insisted that I do their son’s wedding, and the rest is history. Catwalk Productions handles all the corporate events and fashion shows whereas Rukhsati is my wedding management company. Therefore, I have separate companies and each event/ client promise to give full attention and focus.” “The portfolio of our services is huge and vibrant and we deal with every client individually. We first ask our client to give us a brief of what they want; after we have been briefed we make detailed presentations providing every little detail. Afterwards, the client lets us know what they want and how much their budget is. According to their requirement and upon confirmation on the elements they choosewe design a customized budget. Generally a good wedding budget should range from Rs.800,000 to Rs 20,000,000.” Rukhsati has reached a stage where dealing with client is not very difficult. “We have been doing weddings for the past decade and have an extensive portfolio; Rukhsati has had the opportunity to do weddings all over the world. Mostly my clients want exclusivity and would not want their names shared,” replied the CEO. As far our wedding survival kit is concerned, it consists of ‘us’ for starters and then a checklist. The checklist is your guide throughout the wedding planning and organizing process- to ensure every element is in place. When it comes to money allocation, the most important ingredient which works is ‘the

experience!’ “It is important that the event does not feel like any “run-of the mill” experience,” commented Frieha Altaf. Also the advantage of having a wedding planner in one’s wedding is that he or she handles all the appointments with vendors, organizes every little detail that most people forget during a wedding, and most of all we ensure stellar execution for each function. As a wedding planner you become part of the family. She further commented, “there have been too many memorable moments in weddings, however we have a function coming up in Dubai which is proving to be exciting and challenging.” Also the wedding trends are changing dramatically in Pakistan and it is very difficult to predict one particular theme for 2012. “Currently, the popular themes for Mehndis are; Joda Akbar and Rajastani styles. The colours used for Mehndi set up are usually saffrons, reds, green, yellow, pink, and sometimes even turquoise greens and purples blends well. The popular flowers used at a Mehndi are the Marigold which are a must have! Barat and Walimas usually tilt towards a more sophisticated and elegant look using soft colours such as peach, gold, white. A lot of white weddings have become popular as a theme using white floral arrangement and going with an elegant chic look,” commented,

Frieha Altaf. She further elaborated that the scope is magnanimous, especially in Pakistan where people, love to entertain others and bring out their cultural backgrounds. “Many upcoming entrepreneurs are opting for this profession and I would suggest that stay organized throughout the entire wedding process, and that you must understand that you are the pillar of the wedding.” (Coordinated by Saima Mahmood) December 11, 2011 Sunday Plus 17

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Zareen & Shazreh Khalid Events: Zareen Khalid was a big name in the event management business, who recently passed away battling cancer. Now, her daughter Shazreh is running the company under the umbrella of ‘Zareen and Shazreh Khalid Events.’ Having completed her studies from the National College of Arts (NCA), Zareen had executed more than 800 successful events, breaking new grounds in the field of event management. According to her daughter, “my late mother Zareen Khalid was the pioneer of event management in Pakistan. She turned her hobby of managing events for her friends and family into business. I joined her when I got back, after finishing my bachelors in design from Central Saint Martins, London in 2009. Besides helping my mother manage weddings and other events I brought something new to our company by starting managing smaller events like bridal showers, baby showers, birthdays, tea parties etc as well. Zareen & Shazreh Khalid Events offers various wedding services for all sorts of budget. “Besides completely managing the wedding events our services include getting appointments from fashion designers, makeup artists, spas, designing give aways, decorating thaals, ordering wedding cakes, amongst many others, thus leaving behind a satisfied clientele,” commented Shazreh Khalid. We have a huge clientele, “our clients are from all walks of life, they expand to cities like Islamabad, Sialkot, Gujranwala and Faisalabad to name a few,” said Shazreh. While answering to a question of immediate survival kit, Shazreh replied, “event manager is the most important as they take care of anything and everything. Then there is a great fashion designer who delivers on time, a trusted makeup artist, bridesmaids who one can boss around and a smile on the bride face no matter what happens.” For a wedding planner, the most important area to allocate money is, firstly good food and service, secondly, decor which means spending money on fresh flowers. “My designing philosophy always includes flowers. No matter how many things or decorative objects anyone can place together, no event will have the same effect and glamour unless decorated by beautiful floral arrangements.” The main advantage of hiring wedding planners is to ensure that all your guests are entertained and served as you would want them to be. “We allow you to take a back seat in all the arrangements and invite you to attend your 18 Sunday Plus December 11, 2011

own event like a guest,” commented the young planner. There are many wedding moments which stand out in a planner’s life and for Shazreh, her own engagement function has been a memorable one. “It stands out to me because my mother put her heart and soul into it and gave me free hand to play with colours and designs. Almost thousands of people were invited to the occasion and the response we received about the beautiful arrangements and the lavish spread was overwhelming and amazing. So far, the most exciting project has been of my own engagement, but I’m definitely looking forward towards more exciting projects in the future.” While highlighting about the wedding trends of 2012, Shazreh stated, “On the occasion of Mehndi event, people can go out and opt for different themes, for example a Rajasthani theme with rich gem colors like navy, plum, emerald green and amber, accessories can include dupattas of chunri and gota. If one wants to go all out we can have jeweled turbans for the boys and

screens of beautiful palaces lit up in the background, these are just a few amongst an array of things that go with this theme. I would always suggest that the wedding reception should always be classy and elegant in light pastel shades. The bride should be the main focus and the decor and arrangements should complement and enhance her, not over shadow her. Wedding cakes are a great addition 3-4 tiered beautiful cakes add so much character to an event. Photography should be very natural and the photographs should capture the whole event like they are telling a story.” The scope of wedding management in Pakistan is very bright, “it is definitely huge. Big, colourful and lavish weddings have always been a part of our society and culture and will always remain so.” Also creativity, hard work, passion and dedication are the key ingredient of becoming a successful wedding designer.

J&S Entertainment and Event Management: It is not a new name in the field of entertainment and event management, Jalal & Satti under the umbrella of J&S are responsible for creating some of the most wonderful weddings and events within Pakistan and abroad. “We made a name for ourselves with a ‘New Year Party,’ theme 10 years ago and the response we received was overwhelming. Then, we ventured out into weddings when a young friend of ours asked us to arrange a wedding for her in J&S Style and since then has been no looking back and each wedding just gets better,” said the duo. When it comes to wedding services and budget criteria, the company has a very open and flexible policy. “We offer one stop solution to our clients in terms of decor, execution, catering, photography and professional filming, destination management and entertainment. Further to this, we also have designers and makeup artists on our panel for the clients who visit from abroad and need our assistance,” continued Jalal and Satti. After the overwhelming response and demand of our clients J&S have launched a subsidiary catering company of J&S, Zaffron. Zaffron caters to not only wedding but all sorts of catering requirements with a vast menu suitable to your taste. According to them, “the budget really depends on our clients, from high end to low medium. However to keep the J&S high end wedding brand intact we have launched a separate wing of budgeted wedding called “Jashan”. At Jashan as we take pride in revolutionizing the industry with innovative concepts, quality management and seamless execution. Jashan is the preferred brand for those who seek attention to detail, high standards, quality and perfection at affordable prices to break free from the stereotyping of “J&S is very expensive” No, We’re not! You bring us our budget and we give you the best services possible under your means.” They deal with all sorts of clients beginning from high-end to low medium budgeted clients for weddings. While some people like to go over the top with everything and stamp their event as the “event of the year” with all new custom made set up, others like to keep it simple yet elegant on a medium level. Last but not the least some clients come with a low budget in mind and ask us to work around it assuring the same services as any other J&S wedding but a little toned down version of it. “Also getting the best event manager is your only survival kit to deal with wedding crises,” stated Omar. They believe that proper decor and

catering services play an important role in the wedding management plus the fact that client is satisfied. The trend of hiring wedding planners and companies works well nowadays, “hiring an expert for the most important day in your life takes a huge burden off the bride and the family. The expert knows their job at the back of their hand, paying attention to every minor detail which an amateur wouldn’t even think of till disaster strikes. Hence, it is best to hire a wedding planner to take care of the event so you can enjoy the much awaited day of your life and festivities that come along with it,” emphasized the J&S team. There is a long list of exciting wedding but the one that stands out is a grand wedding which J&S did for a private client in Karachi 2010. The French Moroccan themed Mehndi was attended by over 1200 people who mingled on different levels of the Coliseum created over three months of extensive designing and detailing and Reception at the beautiful Mohatta palace that was enhanced with flower and lighting details along with J&S signature high end décor. It is one of our favorite events as the client gave us full creative freedom and time to create something larger than life. Having such creative freedom from a client is a delight for a designer allowing one to explore creativity like it should be. “For us, every next event is the most exciting event hence we’re still waiting for the ‘one,’” said the J&S team. “We are looking forward to work in 2012 with some of the big names and consider that trends are what we make. We set trends, we don’t follow,” said Satti. Jalal also said that wedding industry is one of the most profitable and revenue generating part

of the service industry. They believe that it is time for Pakistan to have a proper wedding industry, learning from our neighboring country they have an industry of worth 32 billion dollars which contributes to their economy on a larger scale. We too have the potential capacity, resources and aesthetics to achieve if the same. Each wedding event employs and deploys a host of services from such vast industries that it is really quite amazing to see it overall from a macro level perspective. “My only advice is to choose what you love to do and beat the odds to do it. As for business knowledge, that comes along with experience. Remember, there is a lot of potential in Pakistan and young entrepreneurs have the ability and the energy to explore different business avenues with potential of being developed into a concrete part of the economy,” said J&S. Bilal Mukhtar Events & PR: Bilal Mukhtar is another leading name in the field of event management. While commenting on his beginning, he commented, “it is impossible for an event organiser who lives in Pakistan to ignore this major aspect of event management. Weddings here are a highly elaborate affair. I was already into event management catering to store launches and fashion shows and then one day Maria B asked me to help her to organise her brother’s Walima and from that day onwards there was no looking back…” Bilal Mukhtar Events & PR offers numerous services and caters to every class and occasion, “I offer everything starting from the Dholkis, Rang, Milad, Mayoun, Mehndi and Wedding reception all the way up to the Walima. The client can pick and choose what they want, handled and I take care of it for them. Every wedding has its own December 11, 2011 Sunday Plus 19

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Bilal has a huge female clientele “My clientele usually consists of young girls who like to take advice from a wedding organiser but still have their own vision which they want to implement in their own way. They are open to suggestions and creative ideas to make their wedding day stunning, unique and one they will never forget. I concentrate on building strong relationships with my clients by focusing on their satisfaction.” For Bilal, the wedding survival kit only works if you deal with things calmly and rationally. “In Pakistan, the most important area to allocate money towards while managing weddings is the décor followed by a hassle free venue,” commented Bilal. The concept of hiring wedding planners is picking up rapidly in Pakistan, “it allows you to relax and take a back seat with all the preparations and just focus on your big day.” While recalling his favourite wedding moment he commented, “It was my sister’s wedding in Faisalabad which proved challenging because I was going to be judged by my relatives a lot.” While answering to the most exciting project he said, “The most stimulating project for me was to manage a reception function in Islamabad right beside Rawal Lake. The décor really stood out as it was a day event (somewhere in winters) but it was also challenging at same time.” Mehndi has become one of the most important functions now and will be in 2012 also. “One is expecting lot of happenings with more splashes of colours along with all the creative ideas one could imagine. Barat décor and stages are going to be grander than ever with definitely a traditional touch in it. With the arrival of all these grand marquees now, venues are going to be of your choice i.e farm houses etc,” emphasised, Bilal. Similarly, the scope of wedding management in Pakistan is very large because people want more and more elaborate weddings to top the ones that came before and such events require professional planning. But one has to be strong and creative in this regard. AFAQ Photo Gallery: For the last 21 years, Afaq Bukhari has been responsible for making weddings beautiful and ‘vibrant.’ He is known as a pioneer in the field of bridal photography and is now ready to launch his own event management company under the label of, ‘AFAQ Photo Gallery.’ While talking about his own management, he said, “It all started in 1989, when we were launching, ‘AFAQ Photo Gallery,’ and ‘Me and My Wedding’ Magazine and I was approached by my friend the Ex-Governor Punjab and Lieutenant 21 Sunday Plus December 11, 2011

General (retd) Khalid Maqbool’s to do a wedding decor of his daughter. The event turned out to be successful one and we received lot of queries; however, we didn’t have time to pursue it professionally. Secondly, I was more focused on bridal photography. Now, we felt that it is the right time to start wedding management also.” AFAQ Photo Gallery, has a huge clientele, we have special packages available for every client. People contact us from far flung areas in Pakistan and abroad for perfect weddings, so we make sure that the service we are offering is along the lines they are looking for and at a price that is acceptable to them. “Minimum, we charge four to five lacs Rupees for a two day wedding. Also we have quality conscious clients who are willing to ‘spend’ a good amount on their special moments,” commented Afaq. In 2012, we are going to witness some of the exciting trends in weddings, “Brides come to us and share their own suggestions in making their own invitations, wedding day stationery, bunting, floral arrangements, collecting milk bottles/jam jars for centrepieces and favours.” Outdoor weddings continue to rise and we are incorporating rustic elements, such as bales of hay for seats or shabby chic furniture. You will see a trend towards an outdoor reception with marquees in traditional and teepee styles. Instead of mithai, cupcakes, chocolates have been a huge hit in the past few years, and now we are seeing even more variety – mini-bite-size cupcakes, macaroon pyramids, croquembouche in the place of traditional wedding cake or a

cheese cake an additional dessert. As far the colours are concerned, light colours like icy blues and pinks are ‘in,’ depending upon the choice of bride and groom. Dark tones are out! There have been times, when we have designed a wedding based on the astrological signs of bride and the groom. “There are many moments which stand out in my life. I remember organising a wedding of a Pakistani couple based in Dubai. The made a perfect couple who left everything on us and didn’t make any issues about lighting, catering and decorating issues. We also did our best to make their moments special. Such couples are rare nowadays!” recalled Afaq. Afaq Bukhari also pointed out that the scope of wedding management is very bright. “We did a project in 1995 and received an amount of Rupees one lac at that time, which shows that people are willing to pay more for a wedding now. Unfortunately, in Pakistan the concept of event management is limited to interior only whereas we provide lodging, transportation, catering and other facilities for bride, groom and their families also. It all depends upon client’s preferences.” He further commented that you need to have social contacts, talent and variations of ideas to be a successful wedding planner in Pakistan. So, whether you are planning to host a simple dholki, a lavish engagement or a high profile wedding function these planners would utilise their skills of event planning, decorating, photography, wedding trends and traditions to give you a wedding of a lifetime.

Bilal has a huge female clientele AFAQ Photo Gallery: For the last 21 years, Afaq Bukhari has been responsible for making weddings beautiful and ‘vibrant.’ He is known as a pioneer in the field of bridal photography and is now ready to launch his own event management company under the label of, ‘AFAQ Photo Gallery.’ While talking about his own management, he said, “It all started in 1989, when we were launching, ‘AFAQ Photo Gallery,’ and ‘Me and My Wedding’ Magazine and I was approached by my friend the Ex-Governor Punjab and Lieutenant General (retd) Khalid Maqbool’s to do a wedding decor of his daughter. The event turned out to be successful one and we received lot of queries; however, we didn’t have time to pursue it professionally. Secondly, I was more focused on bridal photography. Now, we felt that it is the right time to start wedding management also.” AFAQ Photo Gallery, has a huge clientele, we have special packages available for every client. People contact us from far flung areas in Pakistan and abroad for perfect weddings, so we make sure that the service we are offering is along the lines they are looking for and at a price that is acceptable to them. “Minimum, we charge four to five lacs Rupees for a two day wedding. Also we have quality conscious clients who are willing to ‘spend’ a good amount on their special moments,” commented Afaq. In 2012, we are going to witness some of the exciting trends in weddings, “Brides come to us and share their own suggestions in making their own invitations, wedding day stationery, bunting, floral arrangements, collecting milk bottles/jam jars for centrepieces and favours.” Outdoor weddings continue to rise and we are incorporating rustic elements, such as bales of hay for seats or shabby chic furniture. You will see a trend towards an outdoor reception with marquees in traditional and teepee styles. Instead of mithai, cupcakes, chocolates have been a huge hit in the past few years, and now we are seeing even more variety – mini-bite-size cupcakes, macaroon pyramids, croquembouche in the place of traditional wedding cake or a cheese cake an additional dessert. As far the colours are concerned, light colours like icy blues and pinks are ‘in,’ depending upon the choice of bride and groom. Dark tones are out!

There have been times, when we have designed a wedding based on the astrological signs of bride and the groom. “There are many moments which stand out in my life. I remember organising a wedding of a Pakistani couple based in Dubai. The made a perfect couple who left everything on us and didn’t make any issues about lighting, catering and decorating issues. We also did our best to make their moments special. Such couples are rare nowadays!” recalled Afaq. Afaq Bukhari also pointed out that the scope of wedding management is very bright. “We did a project in 1995 and received an amount of Rupees one lac at that time, which shows that people are willing to pay more for a wedding now. Unfortunately, in Pakistan the concept of event management is limited to interior only whereas we provide lodging, transportation, catering and other facilities for bride, groom and their families also. It all depends upon client’s preferences.” He further commented that you need to have social contacts, talent and variations of

ideas to be a successful wedding planner in Pakistan. So, whether you are planning to host a simple dholki, a lavish engagement or a high profile wedding function these planners would utilise their skills of event planning, decorating, photography, wedding trends and traditions to give you a wedding of a lifetime.

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INTERVIEW

By Sadaf Pervez

Parallelcinema: New avant- garde

Aamina Sheikh

Resurgence of film enthusiasts has sparked the concept of parallel cinema in Pakistan. This genre of cinema is not mere form of art movies, but produce with limited resources, showing resilience to experiment and present a new way of thinking. Unfortunately, Pakistani cinema, popularly known as Lollywood could not be revived to its past glory due to lack of infrastructure and good production houses. This movement can support the revival that has already engaged the audience. The movie Slackistan, made by a bunch of young film enthusiasts caused a stir, although the movie failed to live up to the expectations.

he hype still continues with the news of upcoming movies like Seedlings, Kolachi and Gol Chakkar that hopes to set new benchmarks in Pakistani cinema. The intention does not seem to polarize the film world, but to bring about cinema´s aesthetic rejuvenation. “We did a ton of comparable market research, compiled feasibility and business plans in terms of financial returns, risk assessments and distributions. Then we found a director, an amazing cast and technical 22 SuNday Plus December 11, 2011

team and put our confidence boots and went out to meet people and explain all the reasons why they should invest in our films,” the producer and scriptwriter of Seedlings, Summer Nicks told. “We quite simply built upon the blueprint and formula that is used everywhere in the world of independent cinema.” Meher Jaffri, producer of Seedlings and Kolachi brimmed “I am inspired by channels like HBO that put intelligent films out there.” The thing that has capturing her interest at

INTERVIEW the moment is how television can be used as a vehicle for ‘parallel cinema’. In conversation with Summer Nicks and Meher Jaffri, the producers of Seedlings, share their views on the venture of a new beginning:

Summer Nicks

Summer Nicks is an Australian born actor, scriptwriter, singer/songwriter and film-maker. His first trip to Pakistan was as a backpacking adventurer up North in 2001 for two months. He fell in love with the country and was attracted to the culture and the people, their innate traits of hospitality and genuine kindness, which he found prevalent in all facets of society. In November 2010, Meher, Craig Jones and Summer Nicks formed Bodhicitta Works and began business in filmmaking. S+: Big budget movies seem improbable to be made; do you think Pakistani cinema can be supported with the redefined concept of parallel cinema? Summer: When we consider what a big budget film is, we have to consider it generally as a studio funded film with bankable names: actors, directors and a technical crew that regardless of the value or veracity in storytelling, have a following of people (the audience) who guarantee tickets to be sold. We all know that Michael Bay will ‘wow’ people in terms of SFX and we know the Leonardo and Kate are going to make hearts thump and tears fall – the ingredients (the names) to such films create reliable and dependable escapism and fantasy, which essentially is what we expect from cinema – a form of escapism. It’s also a business. Fundamentally studios are corporations or enterprises which make smart business decisions in terms of investment and returns. The type of product produced for a specific market and what returns they hope to gain are totally up to the studio executives. Do they want to ‘wow’ audiences, or like independent or parallel cinema, ‘surprise’ them. What they (studios) are doing effectively is creating a sellable product for mass appeal. In terms of independent, lower budget filmmaking, it is with the same ideals in mind, but leans more towards the passion of telling ‘real’ stories and allowing artists to express themselves and sometimes, we are completely surprised. It is not a rare thing nowadays when a low budget film knocks a big budget studio extravaganza off of the number one position. ‘Parallel Cinema’ itself has its roots in South Asia, which originally was renowned for it serious substance, and flair for naturalism and realism and I feel Pakistan is completely capable of doing such things. Relatively speaking, it already has with Shoaib Mansoor and Sabiha Sumar’s films. And now we have people like Bilal Lashari and other ‘up and

SUMMER NICKS comings’ about to broaden Pakistan’s scope and credibility on the international stage. S+: The Iranian cinema has flourished in film considering its socio-political situation, cultural limitations and social upheavals. Can a similar approach be adopted to set a new beginning for Pakistani cinema? Summer: I don’t think socio-political situations completely prevent cinema from flourishing, in fact the contrary. Look at Palestine with ‘Paradise Lost’ and Afghanistan with the multitude of award-winning cinema it has produced in the last 10 years, just to name two. Art itself seems to flourish in times of instability and social upheaval, it is after all expression and people express. I think it is people in most circumstances who limit themselves. S+: Many are involved in making small

budget films. What do you think about the emerging talent and what is still lacking? Summer: I am so happy to know that people are making films. It joys me greatly to know that they are not putting restrictions on their talents and inspiring others to do they same. It’s all about inspiration at the end of the day. What I feel is lacking is infrastructure. There should be systems in terms of a government recognised or funded support body which makes available grants and funding. There should also be structures in place that govern entertainment equity. I believe the country can only befits from such organizations because it would help encourage Pakistani filmmakers to follow their dreams and make films whilst injecting revenue into December 11, 2011 SuNday Plus 23

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Director Mansoor Mujahid the local economy. It also complements the culture of great storytellers and artists, which Pakistan is famous for. I do however feel that with the emergence of filmmakers going out there and actively partaking in this revival of cinema, these organizations will naturally evolve. S+: How will the audience receive it? Summer: The beautiful thing about Pakistan is the devotion and support for things Pakistani. I believe this and the future emergence of talent reviving Pakistan cinema will be extremely welcomed. It already is. People have been inspired. You see it everyday, in every demographic. We all love to see ourselves doing well, especially when you have the opportunity to allow not just your fellow countrymen, but also the whole world to look at you with ardent surprise and enthusiasm. It boosts country moral and pride. S+: You are involved in two of the movies that soon will be released. How was the experience? Summer: The experience is ongoing. There are naturally hurdles but you jump them, that goes with anything but what makes it all worth it, are the moments of inspiration and gratification which also come. They motivate and reward me. I find the support and the wholehearted approach of both my peers and fellow filmmakers very encouraging and extremely exciting. I always look forward to having the opportunity to be thankful of such things and I guess 24 SuNday Plus December 11, 2011

Aamina Sheikh, MEHER JAFFRI & SUMMER NICKS that’s why I never give up. S+: If you can, tell us about your movies? Summer: Our film company, Bodhicitta Works, run by myself, Meher Jaffri and Craig Peter Jones has a mission; ‘To excite and inspire audiences through insightful and innovative filmmaking.’ Our films are made to invoke the spirit of life. S+: What made you come to Pakistan and get involved in filmmaking? Summer: When I was offered a job here in education in 2005 I naturally said yes. I was happy to return. Though I used education, journalism and scuba diving as a means to travel and see the world for quite a few years, I had always worked in the film and television industry. Circumstances prevailed over the course of my first year here that allowed me to move back into entertainment, of which I’ve always been passionate about. What really drew me in was the synchronous manner in how I began to meet so many film enthusiasts and share ideas and figure out ways in which we could make films happen, instead

of just sitting around and talking about it. I left Lahore, where I owned a restaurant and worked for TV with one aim in mind, to make movies. So I moved to Karachi where I met Meher through some friends, and we clicked instantly. Craig Jones, an old friend of mine from home, then came to join us. The energy was very enigmatic and before I knew it, our aspirations began to manifest. S+: Are there plans to make them commercial successes? Summer: Filmmaking is the same as any other form of art. Whether we carve, or paint or sing or design gardens, it’s an illustration of something within us that we are moved to dare and express. Whether we do it for others or do it for ourselves, whether it is financial gain or self-fulfillment we envisage, if we are received well by our audience, success comes by default.

Meher Jaffri

Meher Jaffri holds a Bachelor’s of Commerce from McGill University’s business school in Canada. Meher has actively been involved in the dramatic arts for more than

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MEHER JAFFRI

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SUMMER NICKS 10 years and having trained in Theatre Arts at the UWC Singapore, she has writing, acting and direction experience. She has studied filmmaking at the Dov S- S Simens’ Film School, animation with Iranian filmmaker Masoud Raouf from the Canada College in Montreal, and scriptwriting from the Dawson College in Montreal. Meher is also producing a second feature film under the Bodhicitta Works banner (with co-producers Onion Films, Australia) entitled Kolachi that is currently in development. S+: Few words on the plot of the movie... Meher: I call Seedlings a “human interest story”. A story that can live inside everyone and conversely, one that every single human being can relate to – i.e.. What happens to your life and psyche when you’re struck with tragedy? The answer is never very easy; in fact there is not really an answer at all. This film explores both the uncertainties and determinations that surge through someone who’s just trying to cope

with an unbearable situation. S+: Are you planning to make the movie a commercial success? How are the distributors responding? Meher: Every artistic venture that seeks critical and artistic merit realizes at some junction that commercial success is probably the best and sometimes only way to ensure the sustainability of such work. So of course, we’re planning on making the movie a commercial success. The film does not follow the Bollywood/Lollywood formula of controversial/socio-political current affairs peppered with a bit of song and dance that has seen widespread success in Pakistan, so it remains to be seen what type of response we’ll get locally – but if you go back to the basics – everyone loves a good story that’s shown and acted beautifully – and Seedlings is definitely that. S+: What are your expectations from the movie? Meher: I expect the creative team will be lauded for their talent by the industry and audiences. Our Director of Photography, Faraz Iqbal is one of the most talented cinematographers I have come across in Pakistan and deserves credit for translating the nuanced emotions in the script (written by Summer Nicks) onto the screen. Hats off to director Mansoor Mujahid for extracting some of the most fantastic performances I’ve seen from our very talented cast including Aamina Sheikh, Mohib Mirza and Gohar Rasheed. And of course, I and the rest of his fans are constantly floored by the work of genius composer and musician Usman Riaz who scored the film. Personally, I get my kicks out of films like this – poignant storytelling. And while I can’t speak for others, all these elements put together beg high expectations! S+: Big budget movies seem improb-

able to be made; do you think Pakistani cinema can be supported with the redefined concept of parallel cinema? Meher: I think the future of Pakistani cinema, and certainly the only true “revival of Pakistani cinema” that everyone’s harping on about (fortunately, for good reason) is going to come by those who are not run like an establishment, i.e. a key in the wheel of the industry that works a bit like one corporation at the moment. The certain monopolies of the industry have yielded limited (albeit commercially successful) perspectives on filmmaking – and the only way to inject fresh points of views to the industry and audiences alike is by breaking the myth that filmmaking is the play of bigbudget outfits only. Having said that, it’s important to recognize the costs associated with making a film (time and money) and contending with the commercial requirements of the industry then becomes a necessary and healthy exercise for filmmakers in a country like Pakistan where there is no other support for the arts and culture. So hopefully in near future, television can actually be the new a medium that will allow “parallel cinema” to thrive in times like this when the world’s facing some global poverty and big investments in the arts and culture are at an all time low.

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View from a Balcony

By NavirahZafar

TheHouseof Nanna

Seed from the Botanical Garden

Entering the vicinity of Plot 62 Chinar Courts, one is greeted by a gush of cool breeze, lush green grass and the humbleness of Mr. and Mrs. AjazAnwar on a sunny November morning. Stretched across an area of four canals the ‘House

of Nanna’, is an Open-Air Art Gallery displaying various art pieces of Dr. Ajaz Anwar’s ‘Preservation of Old Lahore’ and Anwar Ali’s famous Pakistan Times

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cartoon series ‘Nanna’.

he House of Nanna was inaugurated on 27th November, 2011, on the death anniversary of Anwar Ali. Many close colleagues had Dr.Ajaz Anwar puzzled at the inaugural date of the gallery as it clashed with the final Dua phase of the famous Tableeghi Ijtema on Raiwand Road. But God willingly a good amount of people turned out and made the inaugural ceremony successful.The date holds grave significance to Dr. Ajaz Anwar for it will be made an annual feature for years to come. Dr. Ajaz Anwar said “this piece of land is the first step and investment in creating the trust”. House of Nanna The income generated would be through the sale of his paintings and his father’s cartoon for publication. Soon the cartoons will be republished in the newspapers. The uncanny beauty of these cartoons is that they reflect the current Pakistan, next generation to understand what their elders considering these cartoons were made about 3-4 decades before the present time. did and created in the work of art a trust and gallery was needed”. With the gallery a botanical Being persistent Dr. Anwar said, “within due course of time the trust will develop into a disgarden is also given some space, so that organic play centre for the paintings of Ajaz and cartoons vegetables grown on the property can be sold on an indigenous fee to help out the children of of Anwar. The trust will not accept any Government/non government donations. The funds the locality. The green facet of this area is solely fed and grown on organic feed, the vegetables shall be raised only through sale of paintings and prints thereof and the publications”. seeded in the ground are all pure vegetables, and While inquiring on how the idea the ‘House of no artificial pesticides are used to damage the essence of vegetables. Nanna’ and ‘Anwar + Ajaz Trust’ came about,Dr. Ajaz Anwar was of the view that “in order for the Due recognition will be accorded to various

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patrons who have purchased Dr. Ajaz Anwar’s paintings and put them in their collections; in this connection a separate slab is affixed giving the name of each collector and the painting number in the Hall of Fame. Dr. Ajaz Anwar gave special thanks to the respective patronage through whom he has been able to continue his work. Future plans for the trust is that a museum will be built in which Dr. Ajaz Anwar’s father sketches will be displayed along with some of his paintings. When asked will the concept

of ‘Open Air’ be maintained throughout or will the pictures be installed indoors,Dr. Ajaz Anwar said“future plan is to have an indoor gallery with provisions to display outdoor as well against the botanical garden”.The criteria for other artists to display their paintings at the House of Nana is “if you have talent we the space”. Dr. Ajaz Anwar also mentioned as for the house to establish it requires a lot of time and recognition, at this moment it’s just a baby, which with care and time in its due course will be matured and open for all.

The trust will not accept any Government/non government donations. The funds shall be raised only through sale of paintings and prints thereof and the publications”.

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Anwar Ali, Cartonist Anwar Ali was born in Ludhiana, graduated from Government College, in the same year. He contributed to the DAWN newspaper, published from New Delhi. He was then further appointed as a staff cartoonist with the emergence of Pakistan Times, Lahore on February 4th, 1947.He contributed political cartoons and later created the character of ‘Nanna’ that held a satirical mirror to society; therefore, he was considered but never actually given a civil award. He wrote short stories in English, occasionally illustrated with sketches and photographs, which will soon be published. He also wrote short stories in Punjabi which have been published in three collections namely, KaalianIttaan Kale Roarre, Noori and GuaachianGallaan. With his son devotion, Anwar Ali’s vision of Pakistan is again being relived through the ‘House of Nanna’, the concepts in the sketches are an exact reminder of our decayed society. During Anwar Ali’s lifetime all he did was work, the need to compile his work never struck Dr. AjazAnwar. But when he passed away; his asset, his work was scattered all over and nobody knew where the straw began and ended of his creations. For Dr. Ajaz Anwar to start compiling his work required a whole lot of effort, to cut his work load short the good people at Pakistan times specifically TahiraMazhar had his work compiled and filed up as National Heritage for the bright students of Mass Communication. From there the process dedicating and creating House of Nanna fit right into place.

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Scorsese’s exquisite homage to film making

One of the side effects of Martin Scorsese being one of America’s greatest living directors is that every new picture is viewed under the magnifying glass of greatness. Is Hugo another in a line of great movies, or is it a muddled attempt at trying to do something out of his reach? Is it an old man picture, with modest pleasures but a looser grasp? Those seem to be the categories the film’s critics slotted the film into, with many adults deciding that Scorsese failed at directing a film for children, to which the only evidence is anecdotal. But the film is good, possibly great (time will tell), and the most engaging and engaged picture Scorsese has made in a while. THE PLOT:

Hugo Cabret (Butterfield) is an orphan who lives in a Paris train station where he gets his independence by making sure all the clocks are still working. He meets George (Kingsley) – a toymaker – when he’s caught stealing parts. Hugo has entered into thievery mostly to stay alive, but also to repair the automaton that his late father (Law) rescued, which he thinks holds a secret his father wants him to have. It will only work with a key, one he finds around the neck of fast friend Isabelle (Moretz), and the ward of George. George and Hugo bond over Hugo’s gift for repair, but George holds many secrets that he and Isabelle help to unravel.

THE GOOD:

Martin Scorsese: Being known as a master director helps attune one’s awareness. Which begs the rose question about any other name. This doesn’t feel as distinctly “Marty” as Casino, but he’s also played with a certain austerity before 30 SuNday Plus December 11, 2011

in pictures like Age of Innocence, so this isn’t such a stretch. But from the opening tracking shot (with digital assist) to the wooshing camera around Hugo’s workplace, Scorsese cues the viewer to pay attention early on, and shows that he’s in complete control. And there’s something to be said for a director with vision, in an era where many filmmakers fall back on masters and TV framing. But with Scorsese, you expect nothing less. For the Love of Cinema: There is a reveal later in the picture about one of the characters who was involved in silent cinema. The film then turns into a story about the origins of film, and the role this character played in shaping cinematic fantasies. And though Hugo is much more grounded than that work, it communicates the joy of that cinema just the same, and how movies can be escapist in the best possible sense. In that way Hugo is a better appreciation of the silent era (and loves it more) than The Artist. Gentle Journey: The story of an orphan

movie who seeks to get closer to lost parents is familiar terrain of young adult literature, and of animated cinema (how many Disney films feature dead parents?) And though that is the starting point, the film creates a microcosm world in the train station. There’s the nasty-seeming cop (Cohen), who is ashamed of his wounded leg, but wants to romance a flower seller (Mortimer). There’s an older couple who fancy each other, but her dog keeps biting him. And then there’s the old book seller (Christopher Lee), whose frightening exterior reveals a much warmer heart. In that way Hugo is about the harmony that comes from a happy community, and this may be Scorsese’s warmest film. And though some of his attempts at a period or genre mimicry don’t work perfectly (New York, New York and Cape Fear come to mind), Scorsese nails this one.

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Scorsese’s love of cinema glows bright throughout Hugo, but that’s not the only reason why it charms. There’s heart and characters, comedy and adventure, all of which work well. Hugo is an ode to both assembled families and silent films, Hugo is a heartfelt love letter.

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RATING: 9/10 THE PLAYERS: Genre: Drama, Adaptation & Kids/Family director: Martin Scorsese Cinematography: Robert Richardson Actors: Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law writers: John Logan Music: Howard Shore

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Indifference: The worst thing about

this film is that it’s not going very wide this weekend, and it doesn’t appear to have been marketed that strongly. It’s a weird film in that it takes its time (kids films that aren’t Potter-ish run around 100 minutes, this is over two hours), but it’s also a very interesting film that can’t be pigeon-holed readily. It is an orphan’s adventure, but then it becomes something more. If Martin Scorsese had directed a gangster picture, it would open big and people would be raring to watch, but because he’s directing a kids film, it’s possible this could get lost in the Holiday shuffle.

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Shoes for your sole LAHORE: Insignia launched their MM Alam Store with a fashion showcase of their glamorous and affordable shoes with stunning models. Noor accompanied by Natasha Hussain, Nooray, Sara Gillani and other top models inaugrated the event, which was managed by J&S.

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3 Zahra, Fahad & Mahra 9 Sara, Zara, Sophiya & Nooray

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Winter Fest Lahore: Voila PR recently arranged a Winter Fair at Labels, Vogue Towers, which was sponsored by OPI, Adidas, Mad Chef, Terra Chocolates and Nina G.

1 Natasha Hussain and Sara Gillani 2 Ayesha Khurram, Sahar and Shazia Gulzar 3 Sana Mahmood and fuqi 4 Sophia and Zahra Saleem 5 Saba Ghauri and Ayesha Nasir 6 Hina Butt and Zille 7 Masuma Zeeshan, Zoona and Shiza and a friend

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12 Nesha 13 Dr. Sadaf 14 Basma Sadozai and a friend

15 Saira Rizwan and Shiza Hassan

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20 Nina G 21 Hina 22 Fatima 23 Sadaf 24 Nadia 25 Rabia Nayyar Buksh and Madiha Ibar

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Sonar at Tehxeeb LAHORE: Hamna and Syma of Sonar launched their studio at Tehxeeb which was inaugurated by Yousaf Sallahuddin and Shafaq Habib. Event was managed by Savvy PR & Events.

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The Magical Hugo

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Martin Scorsese’s first venture into the world of 3D filmmaking sees him directing Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz and Sir Ben Kingsley in Hugo, the story of a young orphan living the walls of a Parisian train station and searching for somewhere to call home. The film explores family, renewal and adventure through the lens of 1930’s filmmaking and storytelling. We went to the movie’s London press conference to find out more from the stars about the real power of film, the future of 3D and just to hear Scorsese talk. This is a movie about the power of cinema and the power of movies to move and inspire people. Can you remember the first time you sat in a cinema and were really inspired by film? Martin Scorsese: “The film that I think created the biggest impression on me about film and about filmmaking, saying maybe you could do this yourself, at least you can get the pictures to move, was The Magic Box. The thing with that film, the element wasn’t the moving image but it was the obsession and the passion of the people at that time in creating that… and I went home and starting drawing more pictures, pictures that moved, but something about the beauty of his obsession with the potential of the mechanism itself and the creation of the celluloid… which is all different now of course in digital, but it’s still telling stories, still stories with a moving image.” Chloë Grace Moretz: “My mom’s always been pretty obsessed with Audrey Hepbern, as am I, and so one of the first films I saw that really inspired me to be an actor and kind of be someone else would probably be Breakfast at Tiffany’s because I saw Audrey Hepbern and I saw how she just lit up the screen and she makes you smile when you see her and her little face, she just lights up the screen and when I saw that I just realized that that’s what I would like to do… I like to make people smile, I like to make people dream, I like to make people imagine that they’re in that time and that feeling and I guess that’s one of the things that really inspired me to be an actress.” Asa Butterfield: “Well it wasn’t so much watching a film that inspired me, it was during the filming of The Boy In The Striped Pajamas and a switch sort of flipped in my head because only before that I didn’t really take it that seriously, it was sort of a pass time, extracurricular if you would, but during about half way through the filming I sort of realized that this is something that I really wanna do, it’s a passion of mine and ever since I’ve just tried really hard to be the best I can be and just enjoy it, I just love to be someone who you wouldn’t be able to be in real life and to do things which are impossible and it’s magical.” What did you think of the films of Georges Méliès that you saw? Asa Butterfield: “I loved them, I mean Marty did give us a lot of homework… very old films, things by Georges and things that inspired him as a film director. One of the first things I saw, that he showed me, was The Magic Box…” Martin Scorsese: “That’s right, we screened that just to get a sense of the time and the respect and the love for the medium… the respect of the art form.” Chloë Grace Moretz: “Yeah, same thing basically… we went to that screening at the… I forgot what it was.” Martin Scorsese: “The BFI.” Chloë Grace Moretz: “Yeah, something like that.” Martin Scorsese: “British Film Institute…” Chloë Grace Moretz: “Yeah exactly! Something, something like that and I went into see it and it was just one of the most magical experiences… Marty’s there and everyone and I was just like ‘this is just this surreal moment’, you know, when you’re not only doing a movie with Marty in your whole life but as a young actor you know, as a thirteen, fourteen year-old it was really just surreal.” Martin Scorsese: “I sent some of the DVDs of Méliès’ films too.” Chloë Grace Moretz: “Yeah you sent the whole reel” Asa Butterfield: “The first Méliès film I saw, Marty flew us out to New York and we’re super jetlagged and… woke up about 3 o’clock in the morning and so we were bored, there was nothing to do, it was still dark outside, they didn’t have room service, so we got on the laptop, got on the internet and we watched some old Georges Méliès films on youtube.”

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The film comes across as a love letter to silent movies and to that embryonic period, how important is it to you that today’s generation recognizes where movies came from and how important is it that the film as an entity is preserved? Martin Scorsese: “Well I think that the problem is really the… new generation, it’s a problem of every generation, which is the obligation of the ones before inform and to expose the new generation to the great art of the past… it’s exciting to do that with children and the younger generation, very exciting I think… I don’t know what the cinema screen is gonna become, I do know, I think if things run its course it will be something that’s not gonna stay on the stage, I should say on a wall, it’s gonna be moved out to the audience in many different ways and that could be a very low budget independent film or it could be a film that costs a good deal of money. But

I do think it’s important to make younger people aware of what came before in every aspect of every art form. And it’s exciting to, and as you do that very often if you’re working with young people and working with students… and I use mentoring, that term, but the idea is you do get, I get, a lot out of it whether I’ve expressed it correctly or not or best, I don’t know, but I do get a kind of regeneration.” Of course this film’s in 3D, for the actors what’s it like? Is it a different experience making a 3D film? AsaButtefield: “Well, it’s quite different… Most people forget the camera it’s more for a D of P, Marty and the special effects teams it’s more for them to look at but occasionally there was the ‘3D moment’ as they call it, where you reach for the camera… but it wasn’t that much of a change other than the fact that it made everything take a lot longer, as we know

from experience.” Q: Sir Ben, did you find you had to change your technique? Sir Ben Kingsley: “Well I think that Chloe and Asa are so young that they’re pure, that their performance is not filtered through anything and it was a great addition to the 3D discipline on the set to be working with Chloe and Asa who work from the heart and not from the head because if you work from the head in 3D, it’ll spot it, you have to be utterly genuine, you have to be accurate and you have to be modest in front of the camera. It is far more scrutinizing than any close-up lens I’ve ever experienced in my life… for me it pulled out a stillness and a modesty that I loved going into… the joy of the 3D and Marty behind the camera is however you minimize, nothing is lost, nothing is wasted and everything you see, and you have combined 3D with Marty’s all-seeing, all-loving eye December 11, 2011 Sunday Plus 51

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as a director, no single tiny gesture that we offer the camera is lost, wasted, or ignored. It’s amazing to have everything captured that you offer. It’s beautiful.” Chloë Grace Moretz: “…Just as Sir Ben said, acting is reacting and with this you can’t overact, you can only react because it picks up everything. It picks up the lint in the air, the fibre in your eye, it’s really a window into your soul as an actor because… you see Isabelle, you see Hugo, you see Papa Georges, you see Mama Jeanne, you don’t see Sir Ben, Chloe, you know, Asa, you see these people and it’s like a black hole, it sucks you in and it makes you cry with them, you know, and it makes you be a part of it, you know, especially with the steam and everything, you can feel like the heat and the smell of the smoke and the feeling of the 1930’s Parisian train station.” Q: Sticking with the 3D thing, did you adjust any of your work ethic or is it something you’d like to take into your future films? Martin Scorsese: “Yes, it is something I’d like to take into my future films. I just happen to be a great admirer of it, because when I first saw those viewmasters and the stereoscopic images… I was taken into another space as a child and tapping into that imagination of a child, which is the same thing that I depend on and look for… whenever we make a film… but it has to be there every day, that thrill of the imagination and somehow seeing those first 3D , stereoscopic images has that and I’m making my last connection to childhood imagination, it’s that feeling, and so I’ve been fascinating with 3D all my life, I don’t see any reason if it’s used appropriately for the story, why not?… It’s always pointed out, for a long period of time colour was something very special. First, everyone complained about it until 1935

Most people forget the camera it’s more for a D of P, Marty and the special effects teams it’s more for them to look at but occasionally there was the ‘3D moment’ as they call it, where you reach for the camera… but it wasn’t that much of a change other than the fact that it made everything take a lot longer, as we know from experience.” 52 Sunday Plus December 11, 2011

when they got it right… then by 1970 it was announced that every film would be made in colour and we were all appalled because black and white is extraordinary… and so this is what we were aspiring to, but somehow colour became, through the demand of the audience and a generation that grew up not on black and white films, it just became natural… the colour is part of the story… but we’re forgetting one other thing, there’s also space… But, I think that yes, I would like to deal with 3D as an element in the future there’s no doubt. The equipment is getting much more flexible, their working on ideas about losing the glasses.” Chloë Grace Moretz: “Really?” Martin Scorsese: “Yeah.” Chloë Grace Moretz: “Wow.” Martin Scorsese: “So, why not?”

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A man is known by his shoes, or maybe his wallet, but women are definitely known by their bags. Ever since HinaRabbaniKhar made the Birkin famous by taking it over to India, the bag a woman carries at a committee lunch in Lahore or an Okra brunch in Karachi has become even more important than ever before. In this exclusive, we ask fashion designers, models, celebrities and others what their favorite day bag is.

Lahore’s favorite designer duo believes in classic designs and timeless elegance when it comes to accessories, be it shoes or bags. For these two, it’s the Chanel shopping bag which spells out fashion as well as utility. “It’s our all-time favorite,” said the renowned designers whose work has won accolades both in Pakistan and abroad. “Chanel is probably our favorite bag designer in the whole world.”

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Lahore’s new and upcoming designer SehyrAnis whose rack at FP Lounge is always surrounded by a flurry of activity believes in making a statement every time she steps out. Her favorite bag for a night out with friends remains the ultimate Gucci Hobo. “It’s the perfect bag for me,” said SehyrAnis, who admits to having something of a shoe and bag fetish. “And I like carrying it around with me.”

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Here is one Lahore designer who has made waves that are bigger than big. In just one year, she has taken over the market and expanded to five cities within Pakistan and three countries. She is her own best brand ambassador and never leaves home without none other than her Chanel. “I am a bag person,” says the young designer, “so I have bags stuffed to the hilt in my closet. My all-time favorite bag though is my Chanel Classic Beige.”

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Karachi’s favorite new multibrand store EllemintPretis creating waves with all the new and hip young designers Afreen Shiraz hunts out of nowhere and turns into stars. Given the number of events Afreen Shiraz holds at her shop, it’s no surprise that she needs a bag she can depend on. “The one bag I bring to EllemintPret the most is my LV Black Alma,” said Afreen Shiraz. “It’s a great shape, great size and just what I need to go with almost everything in my wardrobe.”

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This young Karachi-based designer who has already developed a good customer base abroad says for her the day bag needs to be classic, roomy and just very elegant. “I have been carrying around the LV never full mm for months now,” she said. “And to be honest, I just can’t get enough of it. It’s such a great bag.”

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The designer who has become famous for doing appliqués like no other says the Chloe Calfskin shoulder bag is her alltime favorite. “I bought this bag recently when I decided to go and splurge and I just don’t want to put it down,” she said. “I like the color: the brown with hints of beige. It’s just perfect.”

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By Emanuel Sarfraz

It’s time to

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For decades our universities continued to work as schools that is only delivering knowledge to students and doing very little or no research work. Things in the last seven years have changed with the coming of Higher Education Commission on the scene. he number of universities has grown to 130 from the humble figure of 16. The research work has increased in volume hundreds of time. Universities are coming up with new innovative projects that can help in the growth of economy. In 2010, the universities in UK contributed nearly three billion pounds to the economy. Efforts are afoot to replicate that thing in Pakistan. It is high time to connect our universities with the industries. Basically it is a move over from knowledge delivery to knowledge exchange. British Council Pakistan and HEC are working together to bring about this positive change in our universities. Nearly 1,000 Pakistani students are doing PhDs in UK. British Council is facilitating the universities in establishing linkages with the UK educational institutions.

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Recently the British Council organised an event at the Rock Musicarium in Islamabad bringing together about 300 academics, students, businessmen and representatives of NGOs together to share their experiences and interact with each other for fostering links. The event rightly called ‘Connect’ was an earnest attempt to build linkages and create partnerships. Knowledge exchange experts from UK and representatives of UK organisations were also present. Joanna Chaffer of the British Council opened the proceedings of the event with a brief on how the knowledge exchange programmes are helping the universities in impacting the local economy. This was followed by two brief speeches by Chairman HEC Dr Javed Leghari and Country Director of the

British Council David Martin. “Other than the traditional missions of teaching and research the universities also have an important mission. We call it knowledge exchange that refers to the role that universities can play in stimulating and contributing to innovation and social and economic growth by creating partnerships with business, government and other organisations. “In our universities there has been phenomenal increase in research. We have to connect these universities to the industries. We have to build our future. Youth is the future of Pakistan. We need to build leaders,” Dr Leghari was of the view. Martin explained how knowledge exchange programmes had led to improved business performance in UK and contributed to its econo-

Joanna Chaffer, British Council’s knowledge exchange expert

my. Fasih Zaka then took over the stage to conduct the programme. He invited Executive Director of HEC Dr Sohail Naqvi, British Council’s head of programmes for higher education Nishat Riaz, knowledge exchange expert from Adrian Day, Chairman Rastgar Group of Companies Imtiaz Rastgar and CEO of Lead Pakistan (an NGO) Ali Tauqeer Sheikh. All the experts in their respective fields explained how it is possible to bring qualitative change by adopting knowledge exchange programmes. On the occasion some experts from the UK shared their views through the video conference on how knowledge exchange programmes were benefitting the local economies. Nishat said it was the British Council that started the word knowledge exchange. “There may not be formal mechanism of serving communities in the universities. The universities, however, are already delivering projects. Universities in remote areas like Jamshoro have come up with wonderful projects. We need to showcase these success stories. We need to capitalise on these examples,” she was of view. Earlier Dr Sohail Naqvi briefed the audience on how HEC is facilitating universities to start working in dimension of linkages. “There is history of educational institutions working with universities. There is a German model that can be looked at. Knowledge exchange programmes have changed the course from knowledge delivery to knowledge exchange. We have success stories in every part of country. “Kohat University, University of Gujrat, the Sukkur business institution and so many other success stories are there. We have started moving in the right direction. We need to increase the pace of development activities and that would boost the economy in a big way,” Dr Naqvi maintained. Adrian Day while sharing his views said that UK was good at research but not at exploiting it. “Over the years we made mistakes and learnt. By doing

comparisons we can change practices. With regard to knowledge exchange many varsities are focusing on world while some are focussing on regional issues and businesses by providing solutions,” he said. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh whose NGO focuses on climate change issues explained the situation with regard to the changing environment. “Climate change is the biggest challenge that we in Pakistan are facing today. The climate change has affected our agriculture and thus our food security. The deteriorating health conditions of the people are also due to climate change. “We need expertise to ensure a healthy ecosystem that is fast changing. We at Lead Pakistan are supporting students to go to Oxford and other premier education institutions to focus on climate change issues and work on solutions. “We need the Pakistani universities to start new departments and do research with regard to climate change and environmental issues,” Sheikh said. Imtiaz Rastgar in his contention explained that the universities should conduct research and establish linkages with the local industries. “Many cities of Pakistan have different industries. The universities should provide solutions to increase the production of these industries as well as find new innovative ways to change the direction to better quality. “For example Hyderabad has a thriving bangles and cut glass industry. But it could not go any further. Had somebody given it direction the crystal making could have been started that is more expensive and value added,” he said. Rastgar advocated creating a high technical nucleus within the local technology and trade ecosystem. “University of Gujrat and local theatre needs to be understood. Gujranwala, Daska, Sialkot, Wazirabad and Gujrat are the local manufacturing clusters with each having its own distinct industries. The University can cater to all these local manufacturing clusters,” he was of the view.

The universities should study local business eco systems to add value and wealth to them. They can help in developing new manufacturing strategies and costing for global competitiveness.

The Connect event ended with the presentation of case studies. There were about 12 case studies from UK while six were from Pakistan. The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Lahore is working on a unique project. Terrorism and security issues are a cause of concern across the country. The UVAS is training K-9 dogs. They are being trained excellently and being brought by police and security agenc7ies across the country. Pakistan is rich in resources and has a good industrial base to come up with new

David Martin, Country Director, British Council Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director, HEC

products for global market. It is high time we go for conversion of local raw materials into high value added products. That is the way forward and our universities can play an important role in this regard. The universities should study local business eco systems to add value and wealth to them. They can help in developing new manufacturing strategies and costing for global competitiveness. The whole process of knowledge exchange programmes as envisioned can create mass employment and income opportunities contributing to strengthening of country’s economy.

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Title: The Sense of an Ending Author: Julian Barnes | Pages: 163 Price: Rs. 895 | Genre: Fiction

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It takes a brave author to mine this dynamic for pathos instead of sniggers. Evelyn Waugh did it in “Brideshead Revisited,” as did Philip Larkin in “Jill.” (Think of the scholarship boy John Kemp, who “tingled and shuddered” with embarrassment when his posh Oxford roommate’s friend caught him looking at her with desire.) And Kazuo Ishiguro did it in “The Remains of the Day,” which won the Man Booker Prize in 1989. Now, with his powerfully compact new novel, “The Sense of an Ending” — which has just won the 2011 Booker Prize — Julian Barnes takes his place among the subtly assertive practitioners of this quiet art.

arnes, it goes without saying, is a much-decorated veteran of English literature’s emotional battlefields, one who has covered this terrain many times before. But in “The Sense of an Ending” — his 14th work of fiction — he engages with the untidy collisions of the human struggle more directly than ever, even as he remains characteristically light on his feet. In many of his earlier novels, Barnes tackled sensual jealousy, insecurity and competition in an almost jaunty manner. The new book is a mystery of memory and missed opportunity. Tony Webster, a cautious, divorced man in his 60s who “had 58 SuNday Plus December 11, 2011

wanted life not to bother me too much, and had succeeded,” receives an unexpected bequest from a woman he’d met only once, 40 years earlier. The mother of his college girlfriend, Veronica, has bequeathed him £500 — a legacy that unsettles Tony, pushing him to get in touch with Veronica (their relationship had ended badly) and seek answers to certain unresolved questions. Had he loved Veronica? (At the time, it was an emotion he had lacked the spine to own up to.) What had happened to the energetic boy he used to be, “book-hungry, , meritocratic, anarchistic,” who thought of himself as “being kept in some kind of holding pen,

waiting to be released” into an engaged adult life of “passion and danger, ecstasy and despair”? And what ever became of the friend he and Veronica both knew back then, a brainy, idealistic boy named Adrian Finn? Gradually, Tony assembles his willfully forgotten past impressions and actions, joining together the links that connect him to these people, as if trying to form a “chain of individual responsibilities” that might explain how it happened that his life’s modest wages had resulted in “the accumulation, the multiplication, of loss.” Adrian had impressed Tony when he announced his exasperation with their coun-

RIGHT OFF THE SHELF try’s national pose of perpetual insouciance. “I hate the way the English have of not being serious about being serious, I really hate it,” Adrian declared. Hearing this, Tony had felt a “throb of vindication.” But his vindication was unfounded; it belied his own noncommittal nature. Adrian’s indifference to playing it cool somehow made him the leader of the boys’ clique when they were teenagers; he became the one they looked up to. Yet Tony never emulated Adrian, and was guilty of the pose Adrian deplored: pretending not to care. He pays for this failure again and again, from his 20s to his 60s. “Does character develop over time?” Tony asks himself, wondering at the “larger holding pen” that has come to contain his adult life. Maybe character freezes sometime between the ages of 20 and 30, he speculates. “And after that, we’re just stuck with what we’ve got. We’re on our own. If so, that would explain a lot of lives, wouldn’t it?

Tony’s tragedy, “if this isn’t too grand a word,” is that he avoids deep connection rather than embracing it, for fear of risking its loss. In college he did not consummate his relationship with Veronica, telling himself that abstinence spared him burdensome conversations about “where the relationship was heading.” He pretends that this was his choice: “Something in me was attracted to women who said no.” But 40 years later, her mother’s gift reawakens Tony’s memories of relationship with Veronica. Not long after the breakup with Veronica, Tony had met, married and (eventually) been divorced from a no enigmatic woman with “clear edges,” someone he knew he wouldn’t mind losing terribly much. In Margaret, he sought a mature, “peaceable” life. Decades later, he sees the fraudulence in that discretion. “We thought we were being mature when we were only being safe. We imagined we were being responsible but were only be-

ing cowardly. What we called realism turned out to be a way of avoiding things rather than facing them.” But who does Tony enfold into his “we”? His agonized analysis is entirely self-referential, as solitary and armoured as the man himself. Decades earlier, Tony had accused Veronica of an “inability to imagine anyone else’s feelings or emotional life,” but it was he, not she, who was incapable of looking outside his own head. Barnes’s unreliable narrator is a mystery to himself, which makes the novel one unbroken, sizzling, satisfying fuse. Its puzzle of past causes is decoded by a man who is himself a puzzle “The Sense of an Ending” is a short book, but not a slight one. In it Julian Barnes reveals crystalline truths that have taken a lifetime to harden. He has honed their edges, and polished them to a high gleam.

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Steve Jobs: A Biography Author: Walter Isaacson | Pages: 448 | Price: Rs. 1595 | Genre: Biography Synopsis: From bestselling author Walter Isaacson comes, the landmark biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. In Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography, Isaacson provides an extraordinary account of Jobs’ professional and personal life. Drawn from three years of exclusive and unprecedented interviews Isaacson has conducted with Jobs as well as extensive interviews with Jobs’ family members, key colleagues from Apple and its competitors, Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography is the definitive portrait of the greatest innovator of his generation.

Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success Author: Kerry Patterson | Pages: 288 | Price: Rs. 1250 | Genre: Self help Synopsis: So often we want to make big changes in our lives, but lack the resolve to see them through. It seems we just can’t summon the necessary willpower to take on these huge challenges saving money, quitting smoking, increasing productivity, getting a promotion or pay rise, or losing weight. But here’s the secret: willpower is not the answer. With a clearer understanding of the real forces that shape our actions, we can make better decisions, change our outlook, and rid ourselves of bad habits. ‘Change Anything,’ reveals the six sources of Influence that affect our daily decisions and explains how you can make them work in your favour, helping you to achieve your goals.

The Big Book of Adventure Stories

Author: Otto Penzler | Pages: 874 | Price: Rs. 1695 | Genre: Fiction

Synopsis: Everyone loves adventure, and Otto Penzler has collected the best adventure stories of all time into one mammoth volume. With stories by Jack London, O. Henry, H. Rider Haggard, Alastair MacLean, Talbot Mundy, Cornell Woolrich, and many others, this wide-reaching and fascinating volume contains some of the best characters from the most thrilling adventure tales, including The Cisco Kid; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Bulldog Drummond; Tarzan; The Scarlet Pimpernel; Conan the Barbarian; Hopalong Cassidy; King Kong; Zorro; and The Spider. Divided into sections that embody the greatest themes of the genre Sword & Sorcery, Megalomania Rules, Man vs. Nature, Island Paradise, Sand and Sun, Something Feels Funny, Go West Young Man, Future Shock, I Spy, Yellow Peril, In Darkest Africa—it is destined to be the greatest collection of adventure stories ever compiled. December 11, 2011 SuNday Plus 59

Winter Comforts

PARMESAN FISH

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Ingredients:

4 pieces fish fillet Salt and pepper, to taste ½ tsp crushed red chillies 1 tbsp vinegar Flour to coat 3 oz fresh breadcrumbs 2 oz Parmesan cheese, grated 1 egg Oil to fry Lemon slices, to serve

Method:

Season the fish with salt, pepper, vinegar and crushed red chillies. Letmarinate for a while. Dust with flour, tap away excess. Mix togethercrumbs and parmesan cheese. Dip fish in egg first and then coat withparmesancrumb mixture. Heat oil, add the fish and fry on both sidestill golden. Serve with lemon slices.

Henny Penny Chicken Ingredients Boneless chicken (cut into cubes) 250 gm Flour 2 tbsp Salt to taste Black pepper to taste Cream ½ cup Stock ½ cup Ketchup 2 tbsp Cheddar cheese 3 tbsp Butter 1 ounce Onion 2 small Mushrooms 5 – 6 Heat 1 ounce butter in a pan; add 2 chopped Method: onion and sauté for few minutes.Now add 5 – 6 chopped mushrooms and fry well.Add 250 gm chicken cut into cubes and fry well till water dries. Also add salt and pepper to taste.Now add 2 tbsp flour and fry well.Then add 2 tbsp ketchup and ½ cup stock. Cook till mixture thickens. Now add ½ cup cream and mix well. Lastly add 3 tbsp grated cheese and cook till cheese melts, dish it out. Serve piping hot. 60 Sunday Plus December 11, 2011

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1 kg prawns 1 stick cinnamon 8-10 cloves 2 tsp cumin seeds 1 tbsp coriander seeds 8-10 dried red chillies ½ cup dessicated coconut 2 tbsp vinegar 3 onions, chopped 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste Salt to taste 2 tbsp oil

Method: First grind the masala with cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, corianderseeds, red chillies, coconut and vinegar to a smooth paste. Heat oil,add onions, sauté, add the ground masala and ginger garlic paste andsauté for a few minutes. Add ½ cup water, prawns and salt and let cooktill prawns are done. Serve with rice.

Ingredients Chicken Breast fillets 2 Mixed Herbs one dash Salt and pepper to taste Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp Crushed chillie flakes 1 tsp 2 tbsp butter SAUCE Cream 150 ml Mushrooms sliced 4/5 Chicken powder 1 tsp heaped Butter 1 tbsp Flour 1 tsp Pepper to taste

Method: Marinade the chicken in all the given ingredients except butter and set aside or refrigerate for a couple of hours. In a skillet, heat 2 tbsp butter add a dash of oil and fry the chicken till done. Dish out. In another pan, add the butter and stir fry the mushrooms. When water dries add the flour and sauté till flour becomes golden and doesn’t remain raw. Add the cream and chicken powder. Cook Till the mixture is thoroughly well blended. Pour over the chicken and serve with mashed potatoes or assorted vegetables.

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PICKS OF THE WEEK

HOTTESTT,, NEWES… LATEST

We at Sunday Plus are sharing our exclusive recommendations with all our readers. Read on for the best buys, the trendiest brands and the most enticing eateries that you need to know about. We slog through the jungle to bring you the hippest happenings and must-have information, right here in your copy of Sunday Plus: your essential weekend luxury.

Wasabi

Wasabi is the first in town to offer top-quality, authentic Japanese cuisine, at your own dining table. They are a team of highly dedicated professionals with food & beverage knowledge, and as well as local and global exposure. Wasabi’s kitchen is a laboratory for innovation, and they thrive on creating new ways to present best of imported ingredients each season has to offer. For them, it is all about giving their customers little surprises that will lead them to make discoveries about their own latent tastes.

Scene On Hai!

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Bumbu Sauce is here to rock out on the 16th December, 2011 in Islamabad. Come one come all, to Rock Musicarium to hear the magnificent sounds of Bumbu Sauce and Malang party.

AHAN

Looking for a nice gift to give someone special? Do you know a woman who enjoys doing up her house? Are you hoping to find a gift that doesn’t weigh down on your pocket? Well, you need to wait no more. The new collection at Ahan’s flagship store located at Xinhua Mall has something for everyone. From the funky truck art cushions to the woven table mats to the contemporary shaped Multani pottery, this is one store which has a little something for everyone. And when you are shopping at AHAN, you can rest assured that the money you are spending is going to empower women in rural Punjab and Sindh who spend their days creating products for you to love and enjoy. Xinhua Mall on Khursheed Mahmood Kasuri Road, Lahore. 64 SuNday Plus December 11, 2011

National Foods Cook Book!

It’s a perfect time of the season to revive and revitalize the celebration of Pakistani traditions within our community and what better way to do it then with something which we all love... FOOD! National Foods’ has recently launched a delicious Cook Book with a scrumptious collection of over fifty recipes for seven distinct traditions and occasions. So what are you waiting for? Grab a copy from your nearest Liberty Books outlet today!