Sunday Plus Magazine

TheNation

september 25, 2011

RENDEZVOUS

50 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT

NICKIE NINA interview

It’s time to

Bumbu Jam… report

Lux style awards

And the winners are…

Eastern charm style

STYLE | TRENDS | BOOKS | INTERVIEWS | art | q&A | SOCIETY

inside this week September 25, 2011

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Nina talk about their participation at Pret a 08 Nicki Porter Paris 2011 and London Fashion Week 2011

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Music

Review of Overload’s new catchy single ‘Neray Aah’

interview

Discover what makes Bumbu Sauce so awesome!

Event of the week

the glitz and glamour of 10 Annual Lux 22 Catch Style Awards

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08 50 things you don’t know about Nickie Nina 18 its time to bambu jam... rendezvous

Art

recent exhibition named ‘Slice’ 26 Ashowcased the work of 20 artists

Trend

30 Massy Dresses are they in or out!

Style

interview

Travel

and sounds of the city that 50 Sights never sleeps New York

Movie

of the latest Hollywood flick to 54 Review hit theatres this week

Picks of the week

Rizwan’s showcases her embroidery 64 Go through the smart wish-list for the 32 Saira collection which you’ll fall in love with! best buys and best picks for everyone

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Editor’s note Dear readers we are back with another exciting issue of Sunday Plus. This week we are in conversation with the duo, sisters Nicky Nina about their recent participation in Pret-a-Porter Paris and London Fashion Week.

Get an opportunity to be up, close and personal with Bambu Sauce band members. Read our special report on the top showbiz event Lux Style Awards 2011.

Report on the SLICE project that showcases 20 artists from London to Lahore. Read our trend report on the comeback of maxis on the fashion scene. Take a tour with us this week to the city of skyscrapers New York and experience the unending charm of this metropolitan city. Read the review of Josh band’s new album ‘Beyond Kismet’. In the heritage section read special report on the eighth wonder of the world Chand Boali. On our style pages see the latest collection of fashion designer Saira Rizwan.

Send us your comments and feedback at splus@nation.com.pk

TheNation

Sunday plus Editor-in-Chief Majid Nizami Deputy Managing Director Rameeza Nizami Editor The Nation Salim Bokhari Editor Magazine: Emanuel Sarfraz Editorial Staff: Bishakha Khadka Kunwar, Madiha Syedain, Sadaf Pervez & Navirah Zafar Creative Head: Faiz-ur-Rehman Creative Team: Shoaib Qadir, Faisal Fazal, HM. Nouman For advertising: Bilal Mahmood, 0300 - 8493206 Muhammad Zaeem 0301 - 8463306 Salman Ahmed 0300 - 4116792 Shiraz Akbar 0333 - 2310851 Khalid Sheikh 0345-5130728

Rendezvous

By Bishakha Kunwar

SISTER ACT:

50 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT

Getting back from Paris and London, the duo Nickie Nina share their excitement with Sunday Plus about being the few lucky ones to be invited to participate at Pret a Porter Paris 2011 and London Fashion Week 2011.

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As close as two sisters can get, Nickie and Nina cater to a very distinct persona- one who likes to dress with a sense of occasion and is always at the forefront of fashion. Their collection is a statement for today’s contemporary and chic women, yet timeless in its appeal. Very modern at the same time classic. The brand Nickie Nina has always sought to represent strong feminine ideals in their collections.

The inspirations in their designs lie in anything beautiful and feminine, from the courageous women of Swat at the first PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2010 to Kosem Sultan, mother of the Ottoman Emperor, one of the most powerful women in the Ottoman Empire and Muslim history at the second PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2010 in Karachi.

At the Lahore edition of the PRDC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2011, the duo put up a scintillating show inspired by the resilient women of Sindh and their rich culture that was showcased thorough their colourful dupattas and vibrant ghararas.

Recently, they were among the Super 8 Pakistani designers, termed by French fashion consultant Alexandra Senes, to be invited to participate at Prêt à Porter Paris 2011, an 10 Sunday Plus September 25, 2011

international fashion trade show. The duo showcased an urbanized collection maintaining the spirit of Sindhi culture in harmony with its modern interpretations. Demure and not exaggerated, their collections were vibrant with softly constructed dresses with floral embroideries and adornments, giving a completely feminine look! Then at London Fashion Week 2011, the sisters showcased a collection entitled Raaj inspired by the kings of the subcontinent and their passion for jewellery.

Their collections offers a range of softly constructed dresses elegant silhouettes with a diverse range from bridal, formal and semiformal, reminiscent of the classic ages. The brand has always had an extremely feminine and romantic design philosophy with styles that are luxurious yet understated. With a strong emphasis on variety of fabrics, textures such as masuri, jamawar, chiffon, Lama fabric, silks and semi- precious stones in fascinating cuts and colours, their designs are all about shapes and flattering silhouettes. By combining tailoring with drapery, the garments are meticulously crafted and have a timeless appeal where old world charm, fantasy and elegance are brought bang up to date. Femininity forms the essence

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of the label with styles that signify youth, glamour and sophistication.

The sisters launched their brand Nickie Nina with their much acclaimed millennium show in 2000. The duo is also one of the founding members of Pakistan Fashion Design Council.

With a design philosophy that is distinctly feminine and refined, their collections are being retailed all over the country at various outlets and exclusive boutiques across the world in USA, UK, Dubai to name a few. They have also showcased to heads of states at destinations like New York, LA, Chicago, Pennsylvania, UK, Geneva, Bahrain and the Emirates.

In a candid conversation with the designer duo, Nickie Nina spills some beans on their brand and their life.

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Tell us about your experience at Pret a Porter Paris 2011 recently.

Nickie Nina: We adapted our Sindhinspired fashion week collection especially for Pret-a-Porter to target a global market.

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Tell us about your new

collection that you showcased during London Fashion Week 2011?

Nickie Nina: The inspiration was taken from the Rajas of the Indian Subcontinent and their fervour for jewellery.

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How much have the local fashion weeks helped your brand in gaining more international recognitions?

Nickie Nina: We have been an integral part of all fashion weeks conducted by the PFDC council. We had the singular honour of opening all of the three last fashion weeks, and were among the founding members of the council. Through the fashion weeks, the Nickie Nina brand reached an international audience and was published in Vogue India, Elle India, Italian press and many others. We’ve also had considerable response from international buyers.

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Tell us about your initial journey.

Nickie Nina: As sisters, we were both fond of dressing up and dressing others up.

In 1990, Nickie Nina held their first show and seven years later they launched their label. The brand which was born out of a love for fashion and an earnest interest in style has now grown into one of Pakistan’s most well known and loved brands.

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How do you create a different identity or niche for your customers locally as well as internationally?

Nickie Nina: We don’t design specifically for any market. We design keeping in mind our own aesthetics and sense of style. But we make modifications according to the constraints of climate and culture.

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You get to stay on top of all the latest trends! Can you name some reigning summer as well as autumn trends for 2011, as far as what's hot in colour, fabrics and cuts we should be looking out for?

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forecasts and trends in mind when designing.

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Did you always wanted to be a fashion designer?

Nickie Nina: In fact no. Our journey into fashion was an accident, and one we are extremely glad for.

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As a fashion designer yourself, do you find it harder to buy clothes designed by other people?

What is one change the fashion industry needs? Is there one trend that is really big right now that you cannot stand?

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Nickie Nina: Vintage fashion has a certain old world charm that contemporary fashion will never have.

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What does success mean to

you?

Nickie Nina: Being a brand that needs no introduction.

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Nickie Nina: A purple kurta for the London show that we just showcased!

Nickie Nina: Yes, but we always try to take criticism with an open mind and an open heart.

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What does vintage fashion have that contemporary fashion never will have?

Nickie Nina: Yes and I do feel that most of the clothes are not to my taste.

How do you deal with criticism when you find yourself at the receiving end?

Nickie Nina: We believe that silk is now becoming casual wear, and silk tops and silk shirts can now be worn over jeans. The Nickie Nina brand has always been known for their use of vibrant colors, and we believe colors are back with a bang. The current “in” cut is sleek, though all lengths will remain in vogue.

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What does prêt and couture mean to you? When will couture come to mean more than just bridal in Pakistan?

Nickie Nina: Pret is the future of the fashion industry of Pakistan and designers need to understand the difference between pret and couture. The journey of couture has already begun away from bridals: Red Carpet events are one example where couture is on full display.

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Is fashion today more than just clothes?

Nickie Nina: Of course fashion has always been a lifestyle.

Most classic piece that you have created?

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Who is your favourite designer (Local and International)?

Nickie Nina: Khaadi and John Galliano for Dior!

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Your day starts with….

Nickie Nina: A cup of tea and the newspaper

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You are addicted to…

The best thing that happened to you...

Nickie Nina: Becoming mothers.

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An unknown fact about yourself…

Nickie Nina: We are both great cooks.

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Your journey so-far …

Nickie Nina: Rewarding

CLOSET CONFIDENTIAL

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Summer fashion list for you… Jersey Churidars and short kurtas

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39. Most repeated labels in your closet… Chanel

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2 must haves in anyone’s closet … A nice evening bag and a trendy

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Nickie Nina: Turkey

Nickie Nina: Go back to college, and get more degrees.

A person who inspires you the most…

One thing you would like to change about yourself…

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Style statement…

Nickie Nina: Cigarette pants and a short shirt

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Style icons (locally and internationally)…

Nickie Nina: Keeps changing.

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Celebrities you would love to see wearing your label…

Nickie Nina: All of them.

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Who do you think is the most over-rated designer?

Nickie Nina: None

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Your first fashion creation…

Nickie Nina: An embroidered duputta

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Personal weaknesses and personal strengths…

Nickie Nina: Our strength is in each other and our weakness is our desire for perfection.

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Special childhood memory…

Nickie Nina: Climbing trees

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A place that inspires you..

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Nickie Nina: Our mother

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Dream destination and why…

Nickie Nina: Venice, because of its history and the romance associated with it.

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pair of black heels

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Recent purchases… Handbags

Favourite items in your closet… Black shoes my daughter got me

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Current obsession… Silverware

Oldest items in your closet... Clothes from our weddings!

A crazy holiday memory…

Nickie Nina: Our families went to a remote resort in Thailand a couple of summers ago. There were nine of us and we had a crazy time.

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In life, if given a second chance would you do anything differently?

Nickie Nina: Study more

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The best thing about being a Pakistani…

Nickie Nina: It is home..

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One thing I would change about Pakistan is…

Nickie Nina: Make it cleaner and educate more people.

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Where do you see yourself 10 years from now..

Nickie Nina: Nickie Nina being recognised in all parts of the world.

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Fashion Faux pas... Going

overboard with following trends

FAV-O-METER….

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My favourite gadget… iPad

Your current favourite music... Keeps changing, these days obsess-

ing over Farida Khanum.

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Your favourite colours… Red

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Your favourite movie… Troy

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Your favourite perfume…

for Nina and turquoise for Nickie

and any of Richard Geres’ old movies.

Narciso Rodriguez

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MUSIC

By Sadaf Pervez

Overload’scult classic Neray Aah

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n the trail of the success of ‘Bhatti’, Overload reinvented their passion for music with the experimentation of the cult classic track “‘Neray Aah”, featured in Syed Noor blockbuster ‘Choorian’. “I have always felt that so many amazing songs have gone un-noticed by the people who are inclined towards contemporary music because the audio quality and musical arrangement is awful in the films’ songs” Farhad Humayun told while talking to Sunday Plus. He added, “Neray Aah is a great song. We thought it could be produced better and could sound bigger.”

These days we seldom get to listen to Punjabi song rendered in funk music style.

The vocals are lent by Farhad Humayun himself and he has done a fair job merging his husky voice with the funk less pop composition of the song.

“Punjabi is a language that is phonetically very dynamic. The pitch of the voice fluctuates to highs and lows when we pronounce certain words. I think it has got a lot of attitude and emotion at the same time,” Farhad said.

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eos so far. This time, experimenting a new genre of visualising songs, a conceptualised video, with the basic theme of fragile nature of the humans, has been released. The video is an extraordinary piece of work. It’s dark but the use of coloured lights to focus on various characters keeps you to roll over the eyes.

The video is shot in the ambience of a party scene, where a man is tempted to join the league of evil ones despite the warnings issued by the motherly figure (Navid Shehzad) and young child that represents innocence. Farhad Humayun elaborates, “I developed the central character, the evil torso that is stationary on a table, in one of my drawings, to symbolize the undeniable existence of temptation everyday. Through him we developed the concept which was the inevitability of life which is corruption (of the soul). The party is a metaphor for life.

It has people we meet everyday, situations that provoke us and decides which path he will take. The devil never works alone so he uses a seductress (Sabina Pasha) to lure the new boy into his arena of worldly pleasures.

The evil character is fixed. A simple man

enters the party and goes through these experiences and because everything comes to him. Nasir Saeen, the sentinel of the house of decadence offers him an apple which he eats following the footsteps of the seductress. We’ve left it open ended for people to decide whether the character gets corrupted or walks away.”

The radical approach gathers attention with a show of glam and action. The art on fixed half-body being, Farhad Humayun, is done by Ali Xeeshan as well as the wardrobe.

There are also glimpses of Amina and Ammar Bilal, Qurat-ul-ain Baloch, Haroon Shahid, Alizay Gabol, Amna Babar, Urouj, Zainab Ahmed, Nomi Qamar and Navid Shahzad.

“We didn’t actually do it purposely but eventually it became a big celebration of the business that is showbiz. In the end, I think through this video we’ve been able to integrate three disciplines music, fashion and TV really successfully.” Humayun said.

The video at the end sets the local nuptial mood with the piece of music of the wedding band of Ustad Jaffer Hussain and the sound of clarinet permeates the rustic HHH touch.

FASHION

By Bishakha Kunwar

Shoesgot apoint

Isma Meer launched her exquisite collection of shoes and evening bags in London in the fall of 2010. Since then, her jewel-like footwear and exotic skin bags have become fast favourites among her international jet-set clientele. The brand offers classic, statement pieces for the modern woman, who can effortlessly transition from work place to leisure. This chic designer talks to Sunday Plus about shoes do’s and don’ts. Here is what she had to say:

1. What do you think is the ultimate fun shoe: shocking blood red or a loud pink?

Red! It’s all about Red! 2. Do you think boots can ever be worn with an eastern outfit?

I am not a fan of wearing boots with eastern wear and that is a definite no.

Isma Meer

3. If one could only afford one shoe for the winter season, what would you recommend?

I would buy a pair of red suede sling backs from my collection. They are smart and sexy and go with any outfit. They are perfect for a ladies lunch or a night out!

4. If one could only afford one shoe for summer, what would you recommend?

I think sandals are perfect for summer. I would buy a nice jewelled pair of flat sandals with a back strap for added comfort and flexibility. They are perfect for a beach holiday too!

5. What’s the perfect gold shoe to be worn at weddings?

I love double platform heels in gold and silver for weddings. I think it creates a longer silhouette and shows off the outfit more effectively!

6. Are gold and silver too passé or still in?

Not at all! Silver and Gold will always be in!

7. If you had to buy a pair of shoes other than you own?

I am biased because I own my own shoe brand and only wear my own stuff. But if I had to buy a pair of shoes other than my own, I would invest in a great pair of ballet flats from “pretty ballerina”.

8. What’s the best shoe buy under 500 USD? Over 500 USD, I would go for Chanel Ballet flats! They are the most comfortable ballet shoes ever!

HHH

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INTERVIEW

By Navirah Zafar

It’stimeto

Bumbu Jam… Bumbu Sauce: an exotic slurry of bouncy rock, playful lyrics, striking nom de plumes and cult following. Start listening to their music and it’s guaranteed you will be taken in by surprise and shock that will slowly give way to a new level of joyful experience (provided you are up to appreciate change and new ideas in music).

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hese eloquent gentlemen emerging from the serene city of Islamabad had us at ‘hello’ to a completely exotic and boisterous beat and lyrics. Who knew a broken heart would dance to the beats of ‘Mojambo’ and ‘Bunnayn’!

The genre of band Bumbu Sauce is quite enigmatic…some call it Rock and Roll, others name it Punjabi Rock and the few others describe it as Punk Rock. Irrespective of the loosely described and understood genre of their music, the band has undoubtedly 18 SuNday Plus September 25, 2011

INTERVIEW debut EP, was released as the band toured Pakistan in early 2011.

Known for their hit singles Mojambo, Jiggernaut and Bunnayn, the band had a candid tete-a-tete with S+ and what a Bumbuful experience it was!

S+: When was this mass house of a band formed, why didn’t we see or heard of you guys before 2010?

MASTERJEE: I reckon we formed somewhere back in the mid-nineties. The reason you hadn’t heard of us before then was probably because we were busy pursuing our illustrious career as a band in a parallel dimension. True story.

COLONEL: And you must not have been paying attention.

S+: What was the inspiration behind the name “Bumbu Sauce”?

MASTERJEE: Sounds great, doesn’t it?

COLONEL: It’s delicious.

S+: The names of you band members exude a lot of character, does each one of your personality do justice to your stage name?

MASTERJEE: Our stage names do justice to our personalities. That’s why they’re there.

ZAKOOTA: Are you kidding? Have you ever heard of a better name than Jeevaylal? It’s the undisputed king of names. Yes. managed to create quite a stir in the music industry. The interesting mix of Punjabi and English lyrics in Rock lends that comical character to the music that is peculiar to Bumbu Sauce. It also increases the magnitude of audience since Punjabi is the language people all over the world and especially Pakistani love to connect with. The connotations and sub-textual meanings that audience derive from the songs are varied and interesting. For some, the music says ‘nothing at all’ and for others the music contains ‘layers within layers’ of meaning.

How the band got fame? ‘Technology’ is one word that says it all. Hailing humbly from Islamabad, the band was formed somewhere in 1990’s. The group of ‘four’ gained worldwide recognition and fame mostly through web and radio: New Zealand, the US, the UK and Canada. The New York Times, The Guardian, and what not! And now live performance has become a new barometer to measure their popularity.

The band travelled to the tribal areas of Ontario, Canada in 2010 to record their music under the guardianship of legendary Canadian sound guru, Nick Blagona. Bistee Proof, their

S+: Why did the band opt to record their album in Canada?

MASTERJEE: Nick Blagona wouldn’t come to Pakistan.

Well, probably wouldn’t. Basically, we got a better studio arrangement there than anywhere else we could have possibly gotten together to record. We were lucky.

ZAKOOTA: It’s a nice place.

But it gets too cold. Luckily we were there in the summer time when the weather is fine.

S+: The re-runs of Mojambo on radio has caused quite a stir among the youth and adults alike is Bumbu Sauce a one hit wonder or is greatness being created in the realms of your studio?

MASTERJEE: Mojambo has definitely caught on in a big way, but if you ask me, we’re already a four-hit wonder. As for new material, we’ve been working on new tunes this summer, and we’re reaching a whole new level of Bumbuness, rest assured. People are likely to hear these new tunes very soon.

ZAKOOTA: The momentum that Mojambo started isn’t dying out any time soon. Each single is like a baby. Paal pose kay bara kiya hai inn gaanon ko (we have reared there range and are totally nutty). New ones on the way. Aur woh bilkul paghal hain.

S+: Adapting old Urdu and Punjabi poetry has created big music names; your rendition on Anwar Masood’s poem is grippingly catchy and addictive you, do see the band doing inspirational song writing or composing hardcore genuine lyrics?

MASTERJEE: Yes. ZAKOOTA: No. S+: Does Bumbu Sauce only believe in performance and live music or are we going to see a shocker video from the band in the coming months?

MASTERJEE: We wouldn’t mind doing a

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INTERVIEW video, I guess. So who knows, maybe.

COLONEL: We rock the live shows. And we’re excited about doing more of that. But video is must as well.

S+: What direction do you see Bumbu Sauce taking in the near future?

MASTERJEE: Left from the traffic light.

ZAKOOTA: Multi directional. To all sides.

Colonel

Masterjee

Jeevaylaal

Zakoota

S+: Any message for the fans…

MASTERJEE: Of course. I think our fans should consider themselves musically and otherwise superior to everyone else.

They should form a political party based on this sense of superiority. They should then contest elections and eventually form a government based on Bumbu Sauce ideals.

In the mean time, we’ll keep writing songs.

See you on the other side.

COLONEL: See you after a break ZAKOOTA: Be loud. Be proud. Be Bumbuheads!

HHH COLONEL BUMBU Colonel Bumbu is… already answering the next question. n Instrument you play… my nazuk-reshmee voice. n Do you have regular job? I am a colonel. n A personality quirk found in you… sometimes I like to answer questions by quoting TV commercials. n A line or quote that inspires you… “Na re na na! 50/50!” n Who would you term Genuine Music Royalty in Pakistan… Zeb and Haniya are one of the classiest Pakistani acts around. n First thing you learned when you performed for a jammed packed audience or stage… its better.

What do you find most exciting about music today… The new Bumbu Sauce material can’t wait for people to hear it. n Your Music Anthem is … Pak Sar Zameen.

Seriously. What an anthem! n

A line or quote that inspires you… ‘One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.’ - Bertrand Russell n Who would you term Genuine Music Royalty in Pakistan… I’m not even qualified to name some of these people, let alone leave others out. I respect good music and good musicians. n First thing that hit you, when you performed for a jammed packed audience or stage… I think it was Jeevaylaal’s bass, although he won’t admit it. In my head. Still have a scar. n What do you find most exciting about music today… Bumbu Sauce is coming out with new material very soon. That excites the me.

Your Music Anthem is … I’m still working on it. It’s bloody brilliant, by the way. n

JEEVAYLAL BUMBU

Jeevaylal Bumbu is…mysterious.

Instrument you play…bass. n A personality quirk found in you…mystery. n A line or quote that inspires you…git it gurrrl! n Who would you term Genuine Music Royalty in Pakistan… many fine acts over the years but in particular, i enjoyed early Junoon and still miss Corduroy. n

MASTER JEE BUMBU Master Jee Bumbu is … Incredible.

Instrument you play… Guitar n Do you have regular job? I have several jobs, and I make sure they’re all irregular. n A personality quirk found in you… I hate mountains. Can’t stand them, actually. n n

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First thing you learned when you performed for a jammed packed audience or stage…there’s not a lot of money in it. n What do you find most exciting about music today…is that people are still trying new things. n Your Music Anthem is …Peanut butter jelly time! n

ZAKOOTA BUMBU Zakoota Bumbu is…lookin’ at you, kid.

Instrument you play…drums. n Do you have regular job? Aho. n A personality quirk found in you…I eat rice with roti. It’s starting to show. n Who would you term Genuine Music Royalty in Pakistan…Nusrat Saab. n First thing you learned when you performed for a jammed packed audience or stage…that our audience singing ‘Mojambo’ can be louder than the sound system itself. n What do you find most exciting about music today…The DIY attitude of today’s musicians that has taken the power back from the fat cats. n Your Music Anthem is …around here, somewhere... n n

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And the winne akistan’s most eagerly awaited 10th LUX Style Awards ceremony was recently held at the Expo Centre in Karachi. The star studded event was a huge hit among the audience.

Voting for the winners of these categories and for best actor and actress was held via viewer’s choice voting via especially set up call centres, SMS, online on the Facebook fan page. This year the film jury declined to nominate a best film as nothing released in the calendar year 2010 merited a nomination and the Jury did not want to fill in the blanks just to make up the numbers. The results reflect the dire straits of the Pakistan film industry during the last year.

The lack of full five nominations for the Music Categories was reflective of the lack of releases during the year 2010 and the music jury preferred to leave blanks than recognise mediocre work.

Bands and singers released singles rather than albums, there were no concerts, and most of their work was overseas.

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Amna Sheikh and Behroz

Mahira

Asif Bilwani and

Faisal Quresh

Rabia Butt

Murtaza and Faisa

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Television Best TV Actress (Satellite): Bushra Ansari for ”Dolly ki Ayegi Baraat” Best TV Actor (Satellite): Faisal Qureshi for “Meri Zaat Zara Benishan” Best TV Writer (All Channels): Umera Ahmed for “Meri Zaat Zara Benishan” Best TV Serial (Satellite): “Bol Meri Machli” Best TV Actress (Terrestrial): Sania Saeed for “Hawa Rait aur Aangan” Best TV Actor (Terrestrial): Jawed Sheikh for “Pal Bhar Mein” Best TV Serial (Terrestrial): “Anokha Ladla” Best TV Director (All Channels): Haissam Hussain for drama “Daastan” Fashion Most Stylish Sports-person: Aisam ul Haq Best dressed female on the Red Carpet: Amna Ilyas Best dressed male on the Red Carpet: HSY Best female model of the year: Rabia Butt Best male model of the year: Iffi Zafar Best emerging talent: Mahin Hussain Best Hair and Make-up Artist: Creative

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Asim ul Haq

Ayyan and Deepak Parwani

Team at Nabila Best Fashion Photographer: Rizwan ul Haq Achievement in Fashion Design-Pret: Khaadi Khaas Achievent in Fashion Design-Luxury Pret: Shamaeel Ansari Achievement in Fashion Design-Lawn: Sana Safinaz Best Retail Brand: Khaddi Achievement in Fashion Design-Menswear: Ismail Farid Lifetime Achievement Award-Fashion: Samina Ibrahim of Herald LSA Beauty Icon Award: Reema Music Best Artiste: Mauj Singer of the year: Shallum & Zara Madni for “Payaam” Best Music Producer: Rohail Hyatt for “Coke Studio-Season 3″ Best Music Video Director: Bilal Lashari for EP video “Shor Macha” Unilever Chairman’s Lifetime Achievement Award: Mehnaz

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performances at

Lux style awards

Meera

Mohib and Aminah

‘Love main Gum’ song presentation

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Sana Safinaz

Mathira and Ahsan khan

A living legend

Aminah, Mohib and Mathir

Tribute to the legend Mehnaz was perhaps the last audio legend of our film industry. Her voice has given the songs such controlled perfection that it is extremely difficult to be surpassed in future.

Mehnaz Begum is the only Pakistani female singer to have won the most Nigar Awards. She earned ten Nigar Awards until 1990. Furthermore, she is also the only Pakistani female singer to have received these awards for seven years in a row.

She has not only given her best in the recording studio but she has equally charmed the live audience in concerts. Now settled in US, the songbird sings mostly for pleasure and for selected audience. She spends so much time doing rayaz and research of Hazrat Amir Khusro’s kalaam that she doesn’t have the time to do much else, which is why her public appearances are also minimal.

Kudos to Lux style Awards that has managed to bring her back. Mehnaz performed in a special act. Her performance was mesmeric and overpowering. She was honoured with the prestigious Life Time Achievement Award in the ceremony.

Undoubtedly, the diva’s presence transported the audience down memory lane but also made them relive the glorious decades of Pakistani Film Industry.

Mehnaz, Fareeha Pervez, Sanam Marvi

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Collective (Ayesha, Abeera, Beenish)

ART

By Madiha Syedain

From London to Lahore Recently an exhibition titled, ‘SLICE London/Lahore’ by 20 artists, 10 from London and 10 from Lahore, was held at Zahoor ul Akhlaq Gallery at the National College of Arts (NCA).

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LICE is an international arts project, organised by the Scale Project and the Other Asias and is based on an interactive multi-discipline exchange project and a website featuring works of the students.

Slice maps an imaginary line that cuts through buildings and streets from Liverpool Street Station in London to Central Station, Lahore, establishing a new

dialogue with social and physical fabric of the two iconic complexes and historically linked cities.

From London, the TBC Artists’ Collective comprised of four London-based artists; Beverley Bennett, Charley Peters, Laura Davidson and Paul Mendez, who work collectively to generate projects with a focus on drawing and its scope within the contemporary art practice. Appropriating the various and undulating spaces of Catherine Wheel Alley, E1, as a live studio, TBC applied the ideas of dance theorist Rudolf von Laban and the novelist Italo Calvino to a performativity ‘drawing’, exploring and mapping the environment through a combination of lines and motion.

Matthias Kispert, is an Austrian electronic music composer and artist working in London, with an interest in the relationships between sound and meaning and the politics of representation. As musical director of the media arts collective D-Fuse, he creates the sound element for much of the group’s work. According to the artist, “I have for years lived a stone’s throw away and cannot number the countless times I have wandered up and down the Lane. I have centred my research on a short stretch, between Fashion Street and Fournier Street. Everything has been

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recorded there, or at places that people who I have met there have taken me to.”

Present Attempt is a group of four artists which includes James Bush (UK), Alex, Eisenberg (UK), Venla Hatakka (FI) and John Pinder (UK/FR), working collaboratively and making performance, live art and participatory artworks for a range of spaces including studios, theatres, galleries, empty office buildings, outdoors and the web.

According to the group, “Hymn for Hope Square the project was created through a series of chance encounters. Over a number of months we visited and used the square.

We stood, we sat and we waited - sometimes impatiently, sometimes fascinated, other times frustrated. We noticed a gap between the name of the square and the atmosphere of it. And we found ourselves writing a hymn in praise of Hope Square, in an attempt to redress this imbalance through words and song.”

Lucy Cash is an artist and filmmaker.

While talking about her project she said, “in respond to a particular site, my process often involves uncovering layers of history and memory as well as elements of the physical space.”

Another artist Steve Rosenthal works has been exhibited across London in commercial galleries, project spaces and public museums, and overseas in Zagreb Berlin Paris and New York. He commented that his work begins from exploratory starts, wrong turns, dead-ends, logistical terminations and subsequent restarts.”

Jonathan Watkins is a choreographer based and working in London. His works, ‘Route 67’ dealt with the potential thoughts he has worked with this concept to produce a reaction to my own private soundtrack

coming at me through headphones.

Paul Burgess is also trained as a theatre designer at Motley and his video is a reflection of the time he has spent in particular area, though it concentrates on the ghost of the junction of Heneage Street and Casson Street.

The works of Simon Daw seemed to inspired by ‘Limpet’ which is the most easterly end of the London Slice, an area that is currently a hive of activity relating to the building of the new Cross Rail train line.

Conrad’s showcased, Fashion Street in his work, “In my piece (Fashion Street) I have talked about the Power fashion and materialism has in the Western world especially on young people. I love looking good but I think sometimes it can go beyond that. ” Shamim Azad is a bilingual author, performance poet and storyteller. Her visual works of Slice dealt with imaginary line cutting through many buildings in Bangla Town- the curry capital of England including Brady Arts Centre. The centre tells stories of a very rich and diverse community and their heritage. It works as a melting pot for every new East Ender.

Artists from Lahore also highlighted the cultural and diverse sides of the city. The group, ‘AAM AWAAM’ included Asasa, Famama, Musafa and Zaza and Mango Man which is a comic series developed around the Lahore Railway Station.

Asif Kanji is an Architect and digital media artist whose idea revolved around the Trance-Porter theme. His audio and visual project began with the beat of the train that crosses nearby and with the whistle of steam engine the eyes open…

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media Arts from NCA and her project dealt with a stop motion animation which deals with the location at point one. This point lies at the Lahore Railway station and is a small white Masjid standing right opposite the Lahore junction cabin which switches the rails.

According to her, “the small white Masjid stands in the middle of the tracks and is not even joined by a platform. The presence of the holy place in the middle of the busy metal network is less of a riddle and more of an object of wonder. ” Fatima Hussain, is an Artist-Curator and theatre Practitioner based in Lahore and Islamabad. His work on courtyard dealt with the rules of negotiating with the space were, to photograph what was found in the courtyard and built connections between the objects found.

Kashif Mohsin has been working as an audio-visual director for the past 12 years.

His project was based on flow and continuity of life.

Nida Bangash, is a visual artist. She commented, “this end of SLICE unlike its

other end is filled with mysterious zones, un-acknowledged and barely documented.

This fact adds a lot of character to Lahore as digging into the history of The Shrine of Gujja Peer unleashed how difficult almost impossible is it to get to the core of reality?

So in order to get the answers one must listen to all the stories and construct his/ her own story as I lived in, “The Book Of Answers.”

Muhammad Shahzad Tanveer, is a lawyer and stated, “I visited the SLICE and took a lot of photographs, the numbers along my route fascinated me. The numbers in my video talk about the Law and the section they are affiliated with and how that

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can change the characteristics of each and every number which comes across in the vicinity.”

Wajid Ali, did his M.A in Visual Art from NCA and his video highlighted the social behaviours of our society.

Zahra Hussain, is an Architect, Researcher and Activist based in Pakistan. Her topic was on ‘Special OP: SHIFT.’ Under the command of Agent Chitta, the special operation called ‘shift’ is being carried out at the border of Railway lines owned by the state and the Faiz Bagh housing area developed by the people who work at the City station in Lahore. The nodal point of the operation becomes the 15’ high box that keeps a good view of the surroundings. This project becomes an inquiry into the border politics of power and visibility.

The Collective Group of Abeerah Zahid, Ayesha Kamal and Beenish Khalid showcased the working of a public high school for girls.

Overall, the exhibition ‘SLICE London/ Lahore’ received a positive response from artist community, media personnel and people from all strata of society because of its unique audio and visual presentations of the two cities.

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Maxi dress trend inPakistan

The maxi dress trend has caught Pakistan by storm this year. All the long flowy shirts and A-lined dresses we wear with churidaars and tights fall into the eastern form of maxis that are much in vogue these days. This year, designers can be seen using all kinds of fabrics from chiffons to lawns for maxi dresses, as this style accentuates every body structure. These long flowy dresses look very chic and glamourous and even though it covers your whole body, it makes you look ultra-trendy and graceful at the same time.

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axi dresses come in various styles; from spaghetti straps to long sleeves, from backless styles to those with a different upper body and a different torso. Maxi dresses can be worn on any occasions, be it during the day for casual wear or in evenings for formal wear.

Though the trends have been rapidly changing in Pakistan, this trend seems to be a favourite amongst people who can’t seem to get enough of it. Thus, it is safe to say that this trend is only increasing as women prefer wearing maxis to traditional shalwar kameezes and even jeans and T-shirts.

We asked some of the top most designers and fashion icons to tell us what they think about this trend.

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Khaadi Khaas Kamiar Rokni (Ace Designer) The maxi dress trend is a great summer trend but for winter one should be more tailored and chic.

Nickie and Nina (Designers) Maxi dresses make their conservative silhouettes fashionable and so we feel that this trend is just right for Pakistan.

Saim Ali (Designer) Well as far as maxi dresses are concerned I am keener to design them in black and white. These colours would make the body look more flattering than any other colors.

Rizwan Beyg (Designer) First of all, I feel there is no such thing as ‘trends’ anymore. Trends only serve as guidelines to people and the whole stress is on individuality and going for what looks best on you. I am personally not a big fan of too much panelling on dresses and prefer a more A-lined or straighter look in dresses. People should wear what is appropriate and flattering for their bodies and should not be a slave to fashion, if that particular fashion

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Milli Madiha by Madiha Abrar (Designer) The maxi dress trend is one of my favorite trends of this year as it can make anyone look uber chic and sexy.

Afreen Shiraz (Elle’mint Pret) I am not too fond of the maxi trend. I feel ones attire should complement ones silhouette and should enhance and flatter your curves while portraying elegance.

Danish Aslam of Abresham I don’t think it is the maxi which has made a comeback because to be honest the maxi is a somewhat 70s term. I think it’s the kaftan and the ponchos that have made a comeback.

Vaneeza Ahmed (Model and designer) When you look at the majority in the cities of Pakistan, you only see kameez in different lengths and shalwars will be obsolete in the near future as the

The House of Kamiar Rokni trousers are taking over. The three piece outfit will always rule. International trends are followed by the elite or a niche market either on the red carpet or at private events, hardly on the streets of Pakistan.

Saira Rizwan (Designer) Maxi dresses look extremely elegant and smart. It is the latest fashion “do” of the season!

Watch out for this trend in our upcoming fashion weeks!’

Tena Durrani (Designer) I think the maxi dress is flattering and looks good for evening wear but I am not sure the trend is here to last because it isn’t really typical of our culture.

Isma Meer (London based shoe designer) I think maxi dresses are great.

They are always flattering no matter what the body type. Also its loose cuts are great for hot climates!’

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Eastern charm Saira Rizwan’s embroidered outfits and embellishments are worth looking into. Her designs are a beautiful amalgamation of traditional and modern. She charms equally with her wide variety of formals, bridals, semi formals that are sophisticated and stylish . There are designs you’ll love with prices you’ll fall in love with!

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The Indo-Pak duo of Rupinder Magon and Qurram Hussein blended music of modern era with a conventional bhangra touch to such versatility yet perfection that it earned record sales of over 75,000 albums of ‘Beyond Kismat’ within three months of its launch. ‘Beyond Kismat’ songs carry the highest rating on MP3 music downloading websites and the music video of the song ‘Pyar Hogaya’ is much appreciated and globally loved by the music lovers which is quite apparent with over 150,000 views on you-tube in just three months of their release. Listeners on the social networking website (Face book) registered more than 70,000 likes with fans declaring the album as ‘Rocking’, ‘Beautiful Music’, ‘I love this’ and few proclaiming song ‘Pyar Hogaya’ as ‘This summer’s tune’. Song ‘Pyar Hogaya’ has the highest iTune downloads this sum-

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mer so far. Exceptional beats complementing the vocals of Rup and Q has made ‘Pyar Hogaya’ the audience’s choice! The true fusion of Asian and European mix is a masterpiece of Josh’s quality music while Rup bringing out extravaganza of his nativefamily language Punjabi.

The album ‘Beyond Kismat’ was released in United Kingdom by Virgin Records after two weeks of its launch in Pakistan.

In India and Middle East, the album was released by Universal Records whereas

by Josh Entertainment in Canada. The response everywhere remained exceptional.

The song ‘Pyar Hogaya’ has reached number 1 spot on music charts on different music channels. Powerful stuff, great concerto, while vocals complimenting the song range with a combination of feelings, deep emotions, yet a rock song Pyar Hogaya is pumping the hearts of millions in the sub-continent and world over. A superb combination of techno mix with the Punjabi romance is ruling the listeners residing the world over.

Josh performed at concerts in New York, U.S.A, Toronto, Kingston and Quebec City in Canada, Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore in Pakistan, Chandigarh, Mumbai and Delhi in India and various venues of UK in the realm of promotion of their album.

The pair of Indo-Pak singers emerged triumphant to deliver music lovers the beautiful music and composition in their beautiful song ‘Qatilana’, spiced up with the song ‘Yeh Zameen Ga Rahi Hai’, which has become equally popular among teenagers and adults. Album’s romantic songs ‘Achi Ajeeb Ho Tum’, ‘Meri Rahoon Main’ also remained on the top of the choice list especially the rap by Rup in ‘Kuriye’ and ‘Hun Te Main’ became popular.

An ideal blend of rock, bhangra and pop music, the album ‘Beyond Kismat’ contains equal dosage of entertainment for every generation. All the songs are recorded in Canada.

Taking about the success of ‘Beyond Kismat’, Pakistan born Qurram said the response of ‘Beyond Kismat’ was overwhelming. “We tried to deliver the ideal combination of all genres music in one music album which caters to the music needs of every generation living in the sub-continent or any European and American countries.

“I believe world has now become a global village and music is a tool to bring people closer to each other regardless of religion, nationality and culture. Music unites us”, he said.

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First-time director Angelina Jolie talks abouther decidedly unHollywood cast for her debut venture, In the Land of Blood and Honey, and also assures us that there is no secret wedding.

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f you were a normal person who also happened to be the biggest movie star on the planet—tabloid fodder, and all that—and decided to write and direct a film, it would probably be, the first time out anyway, a romantic comedy, a romp, spirited fare of the not-too-taxing variety. Of course, if that were the case, you would not be Angelina Jolie, who for her debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, has taken on the very nature of love and war: the human condition in general, Bosnia’s in particular, where one day it was cafés and evenings out and the next it was massacres and human shields. Not Nora Ephron territory, in other words, or even Steven Spielberg territory. Jolie has instead entered the realm of Mr. Tolstoy, where excited youths ponder questions like “What is a man?” The film features a cast of relatively unknown actors from the region, each with his or her own connection to the conflict that racked the Balkans from 1990 until 1995, among them Vanessa Glodjo, who spent those years dodging sniper fire, and GoranKostic, whose father, as an officer in the Serb Army, was on the other side of the riflescope. “It’s important to talk about the war, about our emotions,” says Nikola Djuricko. “It’s something we have to do more often.” Angelina, once the Hollywood wild child, has built a meditation on love and hate from the shattered glass of a terrible struggle.

Despite recent reports, Angelina Jolie confirms that there is “no secret wedding” in the works for her and Pitt.

“I’m not pregnant. I’m not adopting at the moment,” the star tells.

“Brad thinks I’m going to be a nightmare,” Jolie jokes, telling how directing her new movie, In the Land of Blood and Honey, has changed the way she will approach her acting career. “I had such a good experience he thinks I’m going to be impatient with directors, which I already am. I get im-

patient with people working on a film that have their head in their hands like it’s the most complicated thing in the world.”

“I’ve never felt more exposed. My whole career, I’ve hidden behind other people’s words,” Jolie tells Cohen of her screenwriting and feature directorial debut. “Now it’s me talking. You feel ridiculous when you get something wrong.”

“I had the flu,” Jolie says of how she came to write the script. “I had to be quarantined from the children for two days. I was in the attic of a house in France. I was isolated, pacing. I don’t watch TV and I wasn’t reading anything.

So I started writing. I went from the beginning to the end. I didn’t know any other way.” She says she then let Brad take the script to read on a trip: “He called and said, ‘You know, honey, it’s not that bad.’”

Jolie admits she did not initially intend to direct the film. “It was something I didn’t trust out of my hands,” she explains. “So by default I ended up putting myself in as director.” Of her decision to use all unknown actors from the region, she says, “It couldn’t be anybody else. It’s their story.

It was important that they were willing to do it. If none of them were willing, I wouldn’t have made it.”

Jolie does elaborate on Brad’s supportive role throughout the project. “He’d come in and say what he liked or what he didn’t understand. Like any woman, I would listen to most of it and fight a few things. He’s been so supportive. But it’s hard to separate the person that loves you from the critic, so I don’t think he’s a fair judge.” But she goes on to say that “people will judge for themselves. I think if you make a good movie people walk away arguing.”

Before shooting, Jolie says, she sent the script to “reporters and writers, people of Serbian and Bosnian nationality who’d been through the war. I was gauging the accuracy…. If they said no, I wouldn’t have done it.”

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Baked Chicken Enchiladas

withSourCream Ingredients:

2 cups sour cream 2 cups chopped, cooked chicken 2 cups Shredded Cheese 1 tomato, seeded and chopped 1 cup salsa, divided 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley 1 tsp. ground cumin 12 (6 inch/15 cm) flour tortillas

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PREHEAT oven to 350째F (180째C).

MIX 1 cup (250 mL) sour cream, cooked chicken, 1 cup (250 mL) cheese, 1/4 cup (50 mL) salsa,parsley and cumin.

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COVER and bake for 30 minutes; sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake until cheese has melted.

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Karachi: September 12, 2011

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GOSLING GETS US GOING...

The modern 80’s-esq, dramatic, action film about a driver who knows how to do one thing damn well. From the unique characters, to the stellar performances across the board, this risky film sets its unique tone from the start and carries it through to the bitter end. With its risky style of shooting, to the willfully strong perspective of the director, the movie ‘Drive’ is a must watch and one that will surely win awards in the coming months. There’s no doubt ‘Drive’ is your best pick for the weekend, possibly the year.

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movie THE PLOT A Hollywood stunt performer moonlights as a wheelman with a few simple rules. He attempts to live a simple life until a girl gets in the way, and sets him up for a heist gone wrong.

hot pink title-card, to Goslings white jacket, to the soundtrack, you’ll be running out of the theaters to buy the music. It’s a brave choice and one I questioned, but in the end, it was a great move made by a brave director.

THE GOOD: Hand Acting: Many actors today act for the close up, they perform with their eyes and leave it at that. Ryan Gosling acts through his entire body. You can feel his sadness, happiness, rage, everywhere from his head to his toes, but most memorably, his hands.

Despite the fact that Winding Refn told us in an interview that he intentionally played up the sound of Goslings gloves to help the effect, Gosling literally puts his emotions through his body which shows in his brilliant limb acting abilities, Bryan Cranston: Though numerous members of the supporting cast deserve award nods (Ron Pearlson, Albert Brooks, Carey Mulligan), for me Bryan Cranston steals the show. He plays his character like the best of them and literally was able to manipulate the audience like they were putty in his hands.

Majestic performance, truly.

The 80’s Are Back: Though it’s completely unrealistic and sometimes distracting (seeing as the film is set in present day), we absolutely loved that almost everything in this film had a sprinkle, dash, or was flat out drenched in 80’s. It bleeds the era from its

THE BAD: The Women: This is not a great film for women. They never really get a chance to stand up for themselves, they work mainly as reasons for the plot to progress. Though the performances were great, it would have been nice to see the ladies being given a little bit more to do.

Few Bad Connections: There are some scenes that don’t really add up, aren’t really needed, were obviously shot because they looked cool, action scenes that probably couldn’t happen.

OVERALL: We can easily recommend this film to anyone who loves cars, 80’s music, an innovative story, fascinating characters and Ryan Gosling — which should cover a lot of ground. Though it’s a critic-favorite and getting a ton of buzz (and rightly so) there are some aspects to the film that people will have issues with. The film does have some holes and problems that don’t really add up — but what take a chance on this bad-boy, it’s more than worth your trip to the theater and even if you don’t like it, you won’t be bored.

RATING: 8.5/10 name: drive

THE PLAYERS: Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

director: Nicolas Winding Refn

Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel

Actors: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman

writers: Hossein Amini (screenplay), James Sallis (book)

Music: Cliff Martinez

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Title: Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys Author: Kay Hymowitz Pages: 248, Price: Rs. 2250 Genre: Philosphy

It is brave for a woman in her 60s to claim to be an expert on the men two generations down. Kay S Hymowitz, however, is a senior fellow at a conservative American thinktank called the Manhattan Institute, so it is her job to have opinions. And in Manning Up, quite rightly, she has decided to say what she believes: that the developed world is now witnessing “a male culture in profound decline”.

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anning Up sets out the view that, thanks to women’s increasing success in the knowledge economy, a young man leaving university today does so “with the distinct sense that he is dispensable, that being a guy is a little embarrassing and that given his social ambiguity, he might as well just play with the many toys (and babes – he hopes) his culture has generously provided for him”. But as time moves on, says Hymowitz, these men don’t. We get stuck, it seems, in the cosy and well-catered furnishings of our inadequacy.

Here is the main problem with this book: it’s balls. On the first page, as Manning Up invites us to recognise that men have become more puerile, and one wonders: have we? This was followed by: no, we haven’t.

And shortly after that: how dare you! Yet all that Hymowitz can offer to get this founding premise off the ground are the collected opinions of several other women and a list of films and television shows she doesn’t like.

But then this is her recurring problem: she is good on theories, lamentable on proof. Not that we need evidence, on other occasions, to see that she is wrong. The films of Judd Apatow and Maxim magazine

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Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to Earth Author: Al Worden | No of Pages: 312 | Price: Rs. 2195 | Genre: Biography Synopsis: As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence.

During the return from the moon to earth he also conducted the first spacewalk in deep space, becoming the first human ever to see both the entire earth and moon simply by turning his head. The Apollo 15 flight capped an already impressive career as an astronaut, including important work on the pioneering Apollo 9 and Apollo 12 missions, as well as the perilous flight of Apollo 13. Nine months after his return from the moon, Worden received a phone call telling him he was fired and ordering him out of his office by the end of the week. He refused to leave. What happened in those nine months, from being honoured with parades and meetings with world leaders to being unceremoniously fired, has been a source of much speculation for four decades. Worden has never before told the full story around the dramatic events that shook NASA and ended his spaceflight career.

Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s Grand Strategy (Pakistan Demand: Paper to Reality) Author: Qalb-i-Abid &Massarrat Abid | No of Pages: 275 | Price: Rs. 600 | Genre: History Synopsis: The book reveals the strategies and efforts which were made by the Father of The Nation: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The book is divided into several chapters beginning from the Pakistan Demand to Jinnah’s vision becoming a reality. Overall, provides a step by step guide to readers about the Muslim’s struggle under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah; a vision which began on a paper and came into reality as Pakistan on August 14th, 1947.

Palace and Mosque: Islamic Art from the Middle East

Author: Tim Stanley | No of Pages: 144 | Price: Rs. 3550 | Genre: Culture Synopsis: The arts of Islam, a great and ancient culture, are presented here in all their astonishing richness and diversity, through the V&A’s magnificent collections. From the Middle East came the earliest astrological clocks, the finest ceramics and lusterware, the development of calligraphy and Arabic scripts, and the intricate skills of carpet-weaving, among many other profoundly significant cultural developments.

This book skilfully traces the main currents of Islamic art, focusing in detail on some of its great masterpieces and the technical skill that created them, illustrated with fine examples from the collections of the V&A. In doing so, it offers a rich and vibrant culture, and will be of lasting value to all those interested in the glories of the Islamic world.

certainly do illustrate men’s love of childish entertainment (as celebrity magazines, not mentioned, do with women). But in extending the accusation to sophisticated comedies such as South Park, The Colbert Report, Futurama and The Sarah Silverman Program, Hymowitz is way off.

To some extent, all this would be forgivable if Hymowitz were on to something. It is

true, after all, that men and women are marrying later; it is certainly true that this has lengthened adolescence; and it sounds reasonable that men would be enjoying these added years of irresponsibility while women are becoming more successful at work.

Her tireless pursuit of perkiness is something one can have enough of, and it leads her regularly into inelegance and inanity.

We hear that “the child-man’s home sweet home media is the internet”; female ageing is said to seem “like an invention dreamed up by Dr Misogyny”.

Like many other books of popular scholarship, Manning Up also tends to feel like an extended sales pitch for its own neologisms.

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HERITAGE

By Shaukat Mahmood

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HERITAGE

The Indus Valley Civilization is one of the world’s first and oldest civilizations. Its sites were located in the Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan and part of it is in what is now Rajasthani India.

Rajasthan was one of the provincial capitals of the Indus Valley Civilization. Traditionally the Rajputs, Naths, and Gujars made a great contribution in building the state of Rajasthan. Gujars had been exterminated in Ajmer areas fighting with the invaders.

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ajasthan includes most of Rajputana, which comprises a number of Rajput kingdoms as well as Jat kingdoms and a Muslim kingdom. The Jats were rulers in Bharatpur and Dholpur. Tonk was ruled by a Muslim Nawab. Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, and Jaipur were some of the main Rajput states. Rajput families rose to prominence in the 6th century. The Rajputs resisted the Muslim incursions into India, although a number of Rajput kingdoms eventually became subservient to the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire during those empires’ peak.

Princess Jodha Bai of Rajasthan married Akbar and became Queen of Mughal India.

Earlier Rana Sanga fought the Battle of Khanua against Babur, the founder of the Mughal empire; and Maharana Pratap Singh resisted Akbar. Other rulers like Raja Maan Singh of Amber were trusted allies of Muslims rulers.

The city of Jaipur always remained the capital of this state under various rajas and maharajas.

Situated at a distance of some 95 km from Jaipur, on Jaipur-Agra road there is a small village called Abhaneri.. This place is well known for some pieces of architecture called baolis, or baoris or wavs (step wells).

Abhaneri is believed to have been founded by the Raja Chand. During those days Abhaneri was known as Abhanagri, which means the city of brightness. Abhanagri transformed to Abhaneri with the passage of time.

There is a famous Hindu temple in this village as well. This temple known as Harshat Mata Temple belongs to the 9th century.

Only a portion of this ancient shrine remains.

The temple was originally dedicated to Vishnu, the creator of the Hindu trinity of Creator-Preserver-Destroyer. Some architec-

tural details the medieval India. Abhaneri has a glorious that have survived show friezes of geometpast and this hoary magnetism of the place, ric ornament and miniature nichés with attracts tourists to its threshold, from all over sculptures of seated deities and amorous the world. couples. The columns and walls are adorned The baolis of India and Pakistan make a with scenes of dancing girls and musicians. very significant chapter of architecture in the Harshat Mata is a four-armed deity HarasidIndo-Pakistan subcontinent but it is a sad dhi, locally called Harshat Mata. An annual fact that these glorious landmarks of archimela (fair) is held near the temple during the tecture have not been given the importance month of Chait of Bikrami calendar (Marchwhich they deserved. Many a significant and April) every year. historic baois have been filled up by debris Opposite the temple is a huge tank known and rubble due to myopic approach of the as ‘Chand Baori’, which attracts tourists from custodians of our heritage.

HHH across the globe. Abhaneri is prominent for ‘Baolis’, which are the unique invention of the natives for storing rain water. Amongst all the step wells, Chand Baoli is the most amazing piece of architecture. This colossal step well is located in front of the Harshat Mata Temple. Chand Baoli is one of India’s deepest and largest step wells. The huge tank with delicate carvings makes it one of the most attractive tourist sites.

Step wells are the unique concept of the subcontinent. These big stepped water tanks were used as cool places of resort and water reservoirs in parched days. It was a ritual to wash hands and feet before visiting the temple. Adjoining the Chand Baori, there is a temple, dedicated to Harshat Mata. This temple serves as the other tourist attraction of Abhaneri. Raised during the 10th century, the wrecks of the temple still boast of the architectural and sculptural styles of ancient India.

Harshat Mata is considered to be the goddess of joy and happiness. As per belief, the goddess is always cheerful, and imparts her joy and happiness to the whole village.

The temple is worth visiting for its amazing architecture and that too, which belongs to Chand Baoli is the most amazing step well September 25, 2011 SuNday Plus 59

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ABathroom Renovation Checklist

Renovating a bathroom can be overwhelming. You have to decide how much you can spend, select the right products, and determine if you’re going to change the layout. And that’s often before you call a contractor. To ensure that your bathroom renovation runs smoothly, here’s a checklist to keep your project on track.

Remember: A successful renovation is all about smart timing.

6 Months Out

Get inspired: To figure out what you want your new bathroom to look like, tear pages out of magazines and catalogues, and make a scrapbook or inspiration board.

Designer Holly Rickert tells clients to use Post-Its to note why they like each bathroom. Later, she recommends flipping through the photos to find commonalities, and select similar tiles and fixtures.

Ask around for contractor recommendations: While it’s not necessary to talk to a contractor yet, it’s a good time to start poking around for recommendations from local hardware stores, friends, and professional business associations. Then, when you’re ready to make the call, you’ll have a ready list of names.

Start sketching: It’s essential to consider layout early on. Spend time thinking about what works about your bathroom’s layout—and what doesn’t. Consider storage needs: Could a closet be turned into a custom cabinet offering lots of stash spots?

Lastly, would you like to move the toilet, sink, or bathtub, and if so, what is feasible plumbing-wise? Are you going to expand the size of the bathroom or simply improve its aesthetic?

Keep in mind that the most expensive thing to move in a bathroom is the toilet.

Also, if you plan to install multiple body sprays in the shower, it’s likely that your bathroom will require more rough plumbing work, so the cost will be higher.

3 Months Out

Finalize your budget: According to the National Kitchen and Bath Association, the average person will spend about Rs. 950.000 renovating a bathroom. Once you’ve figured out what you can spend, you should count on spending about two-thirds 60 SuNday Plus September 25, 2011

DECOR of your budget on labour. Then you’ll have a clearer sense of what you can spend on tile, fixtures, and extras, like a glass shower door.

If the remaining amount seems low, don’t fret: Thanks to a wide range of tile and fittings options, you can often replicate a high-end luxury look for less. For example, a tile that costs Rs. 860 per square foot can substitute for Rs. 8600/-per-square foot tile.

Hire a contractor: With a few months to go before demolition, it’s a good time to bring in a licensed contractor. Ask a few to look at your drawings and make sure your plan—adding two shower heads, installing a Jacuzzi tub, etc.—is possible. Review estimates, check references thoroughly, and sign contracts. At this point, the contractor should commit to a start date, create a timeline of when he needs materials, and estimate when the project will be complete.

Most bathroom renovations take about six weeks from start to finish. Don’t let any work begin without a signed contract.

Be sure to talk up front about the pay schedule: Often, you’ll pay a third up front, a third at the halfway point, and a third when the project is complete to your satisfaction.

Find out exactly how many days you’ll be without a shower, especially if you’re renovating your home’s only full bath. Make alternate plans in advance.

Two Months Out

Purchase tile and fixtures: While some tile orders can be fulfilled in two to three days, handmade or hand-painted tiles could take 12 weeks. Play it safe and make sure your tile orders are placed at least eight weeks before your demo date.

Fixtures should also be purchased early: Even big-name manufacturers can take three to four weeks to deliver products.

High-end products often take as long as six to eight weeks to arrive.

If you’re ordering custom-built vanity or cabinets, check with the manufacturer to make sure that they’ll be there when the contractor needs them. Light fixtures can also take several weeks to arrive, so give yourself plenty of leeway when ordering.

One Month Out

Prep for contractor’s arrival: Clear out medicine cabinets and bathroom closets, and set up a temporary grooming space where you can get ready out of sight of contractors.

Shop for accessories: With most of the hard planning over, have fun shopping for towel bars, towel hooks, a toilet paper

holder, and the perfect soap dish. If you have a new colour scheme, pick out your new shower curtain or towels.

Select a paint colour: Once the tile is up and the flooring is down, you’ll be able to get a sense of what colour to paint the walls. It’s difficult to pick anything before that.

Check in with your contractor often: Every day, when the contractor arrives, ask what will be done that day and mention any project hiccups and concerns you might have. Keep the lines of communication open. Make sure he knows where to store materials and how to get into the house if you’re not there. Keep pets and children away from the work site.

Final Days

Be flexible: If a project runs a few days over, try not to get frustrated. If that’s the biggest problem you’ve had, you got off easy.

Inspect the contractor’s work: Chances are you’ll do this every day, but if anything seems amiss, try to address it before the job is completed.

Celebrate: Throw down your new bath mats, unpack your toiletries, and sip a glass of warm coffee.

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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.

Shubinak Woman

Woo with Jimmy Choo

Clear, clean water everywhere! It ripples down Chitrali mountains, and through its streets and streams and flows in the rivers which rush through the region. AJALOUGH’s rippled fabric is representative of that constantly undulating water. A loose fitting kurta with lime green lining details in the front placket and pockets. Crocheted flowers and a saddle stitched lime green cuff complete the details.

WARDROBE introduces Jimmy Choo Perfume, a modern fruity Chypre with warm, rich, woody depths. Jimmy Choo Eau de Perfume is inspired by modern women – strong, empowered, beautiful, seductive and alluring with a hidden and mysterious sense of confident sexuality. Jimmy Choo Eau de Perfume expresses an aura of strength and beauty. Glamorous in attitude, confident, intelligent and with a sense of fashion and fun, the fragrance evokes passion, beauty, femininity and seductive strength, enveloping the wearer in an aura of captivating luxury.

Price: Rs. 1800, Limited stock available at The Pavilion 101, MM Alam Road, Lahore

Available at WARDROBE, 22-K, Gulberg II, Lahore. Tel: 35760227 | www.wardrobe.com.pk

PRETTY IN PINK with Capri!

Don’t we just love the colour pink? Beauty Brand Capri own Pink with an exciting campaign for all of us girls at Park Towers Karachi to enjoy a host of activities including pink pampering, beauty advice and guidance. Try out the strawberry pink drinks and free glamour shots and invite all your friends to be a part of it. All this and much more awaits you at the Capri Pink Lounge so head Park Towers to have a fun filled, Pretty in.

Pink time before the activity ends on 25 September 2011.

See you there!

Saffron Restaurant

Saffron Restaurant, located in the newest upscale dining block of Karachi, offers fine Mediterranean cuisine in a colourful and traditional setting. The lowly-lit dining room, wooden floors and rich burgundy accents create a cozy Spanish feel, with each table seating area having its own unique character. Created and designed with the inspiration of antiques, you will find various unique décor pieces, many dating back to hundreds of years, which may also be purchased upon request. In addition colourful and artistic indoor and outdoor seating areas are available for your dining enjoyment.

Location: D-82, Block 4, Clifton- Karachi, Pakistan

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