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Teefa In Trouble – The Blockbuster we all were waiting for
Every few years comes a film that exceeds all expectations, that gives the ailing film industry a burst of fresh blood and that comes out as a game changer, raising the bar high and entertaining audience at the same time
Soorma – made for India, not for Pakistan
Every country has heroes – be it sportsmen or scientists – and India has their share of heroes as well. However, not every biopic is meant to be screened in Pakistan and that’s exactly what has happened to Soorma, Sandee
Jackpot pushes the industry back by decades
Gone are the days when toilet humor, spontaneous one-liners and lost-and-found theme used to appease the audience; with the passage of time, they have grown up while our filmmakers have chosen to stay inside their cocoon
Skyscraper – Throwback to ‘one-man army’ days
Remember Die Hard, Sudden Death or Taken where one responsible family man takes on those who try to harm his family? Add The Towering Inferno into the mix and you get Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Skyscraper where the plot
Smaller in size, bigger in impact
They may be small but Ant-Man and The Wasp are as big a threat to bad guys as any other Marvel superheroes. In the sequel to Ant-Man, they share the title, the action sequences and the credits when it comes to bringing b
Saawan Review – Anything is possible!
By: Omair Alavi the Oscar submission season is here and Pakistan’s official selection body has submitted Saawan as their entry; written by Mashood Qadri and directed by Farhan Alam, the film highlights major issues of Pa
Race 3 – When Salman Khan decides to play Sikandar
There are two kinds of Salman Khan – one that plays a character in a movie and the other that is a character in one. For the worst part of his career, Sallu played characters and his films flopped but once he...
Star-studded film, first-rate execution
By: Omair Alavi Milan Luthria’s Baadshaho might not have released on time in Pakistan, but the Eid-release opened to houseful cinemas, even two weeks later. The film has a star cast that takes you down the memory lane du
Prison Break, Bollywood Style!
By: Omair Alavi Bollywood has grown into a film industry where you can find films on all genres – there have been quite a number of films on Prison Break in India but none has been as exciting as Lucknow Central that com
The ‘Golden’ return of Kingsman!
SAMAA | Omair Alavi - Posted: Oct 7, 2017 | Last Updated: 4 years ago