Lollywood Flashback
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Severed limbs and rivers of blood: The film that inspired Fawad Khan’s ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’
The 1979 Pakistani classic stars Sultan Rahi and his glistening axe on a quest for honour and revenge.
Nate Rabe
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The Pakistani biopic of Muhammad Ali Jinnah that was abandoned because it ‘lacked feeling’
The film ‘Stand Up From the Dust’ was commissioned by Ziaul Haq’s regime, but was abandoned after it was found unsatisfactory.
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Sound of Lollywood: ‘Ay Bhai Ay Mister!’ is the highlight of a virtuoso soundtrack
The track is from the 1978 hit ‘Seeta Maryam Margaret’, starring the Pakistani star Rani. and scored by A Hameed.
Nate Rabe
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Sound of Lollywood: There are movies with lots of songs, and then there is ‘Ishq-e-Laila’
Iqbal Bano sings one of the best tunes in a superb soundtrack by Safdar Hussain.
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Sound of Lollywood: The one song in ‘Black Mail’ that is worth the price of admission
It is called ‘Don’t Drink Darling’ (naturally).
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Sound of Lollywood: To French hit ‘Ne me quitte pas’ with love and the same regret
Jacques Brel’s 1959 pop hit gets repurposed for the Pakistani movie ‘Amber’ from 1978.
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Video
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Sound of Lollywood: Comedy ‘Uff Yeh Beevian’ has one redeeming feature, and it’s a song
‘Zinda Rahein to Kiski Khatir’ has been composed by the prolific M Ashraf.
Nate Rabe
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Sound of Lollywood: A touch of warm Bengali folk music in ‘Aakhri Station’
Suroor Barabankvi’s movie, set in East Pakistan, is an underrated labour of love.
Nate Rabe
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Sound of Lollywood: When the Sabri brothers qawaali ‘Bhar Do Jholi’ saved the day
There is little else to recommend in the 1975 Pakistani movie ‘Bin Badal Barsaat’.
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The Reel
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The Yemenese film about abortion that grabbing attention – and its Indian connections
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Start the week with a film: ‘Somewhere’ is a sensitive look at an actor’s empty life
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Mining town-set film ‘Whispers of Fire and Water’ is an immersive experience
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In Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’, a solidarity that transcends differences
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In animated film ‘The Siren’, a reminder that ‘democracy and peace are never eternal’
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Sound of Lollywood: Screen darling Anjuman teams up with Musarrat Nazir for a double treat
Energetic dance and superb singing lift the rendition of ‘Mera Laung Gawacha’ from the Pakistani movie ‘Dulari’.
Nate Rabe
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Sound of Lollywood: Go on, makes eyes at someone
The tune is catchy and the singing is infectious in the song from the 1978 Pakistani movie ‘Qayamat’.
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Sound of Lollywood: A hip-swinging dance number from the Pakistani Laila-Majnu movie
Tasadduq Hussain’s score for ‘Nai Laila Nia Majnu’ (1969) includes a tune that throbs with the very essence of rock ‘n’ roll.
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