ForeignFront: Distorting history for the sake of masala in Hindi films
Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, Mohenjo Daro was touted as a historical film based on an era which so far hasn’t been depicted in Hindi films...
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ArchiveLiving Colours: ‘Hindi-Urdu is a single spoken language’
Dr Syed Mohammed Anwer, an advocate of the Supreme Court, launched a unique linguistic, calligraphic art book, SamrupRachna - Calligraphic Expression of ApniBoli[Hindi-Urdu] at the Mother Languages Literature Festival in Islamabad...
The first of its kind, the book is as much a coffee table art book as a socio-political comment on the fact that Hindi and Urdu are a single spoken language...
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PakistanNuml awards first ever MPhil degree in Hindi
ISLAMABAD: For the first time in Pakistan’s history, a Pakistani university has awarded an MPhil degree in Hindi...
Numl student Shahin Zafar is the first student from a Pakistani university to receive an MPhil degree in Hindi...
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PakistanData Science Lab in Pakistan makes Urdu-Hindi Dictionary
The Data Science Lab (DSL) at Lahore’s Information Technology University has made an application called the Urdu-Hindi Dictionary which can help overcome this language barrier and offers a powerful custom search that will enable you to find the translation of any word in Arabic, Urdu, Hindi or English...
More than 542 million people on the planet speak either Hindi or Urdu which makes them one of the most common languages spoken... ...
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PakistanUrdu and Hindi are one language, says expert
Thus they divided one language into two — Urdu and Hindi...
“But it is basically the same language as proven by Bollywood films, which both the Urdu-speaking and Hindi-speaking people can understand very well,” she said...
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ArchiveIn Gao Suno Badlo’s new song, a parrot and a donkey mock the education system
All of us complain about the education system in the country and say we want things to change but so we see enough of that sentiment in pop culture?Addressing that issue, musical campaign Gao Suno Badlo released ‘Taleem Ki Chutti,’ a satirical song about the current education system...
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ArchiveStokes on song as West Indies collapse in final Test
With Stokes on song with three wickets each on either side of the tea interval, James Anderson was left stranded on 499 Test wickets after the veteran seamer failed to his tally of two wickets before lunch...
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ArchiveTRADITIONS: THE SONG OF THAR
“For centuries, Hamarcho has portrayed our previous hurdles, our hope for a bountiful crop yield and a prosperous life for the Thari people,” says Arjan Meghwar, referring to the folk song which is part of the pre-harvest tradition in Thar...
The folk song of Hamarcho, which depicts aspirations of three generations, is a way for Tharis to remember the sufferings of their past, celebrate the present and envision a bright future... ...
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PakistanZaroori Tha: Rahat Fateh Ali's song was vital for film Hamari Adhuri Kahani
A track from RFAK's latest album Back2Love, the song was earlier released as a single in India with a video starring actors Gauhar Khan and Kushal Tandon...
Suri felt that the song encapsulates the pain and longing that Balan and Hashmi's character feel for each other as they want to be united, but can't because of societal norms and values, read a statement, according to India Glitz...
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ArchivePunjabi singer’s song in Indian film
LAHORE: Punjabi singer and composer Bilal Saeed has sung an Urdu song for the upcoming Bollywood flick Ishqedarriyan...
During a press conference at a café on MM Alam Road on Friday, Saeed said he usually sang Punjabi songs but in Ishqedarriyan, being released on May 15, he had sung an Urdu song...
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Pakistan3 Bahadur's new song Raunaqein is full of life
Titled 'Raunaqein', this new song, also sung by Shiraz Uppal, is a fantastic follow-up to the title track '3 Bahadur'...
The song looks and sounds as joyous as the proverbial month of May — and there's little doubt that we can all use a solid dose of positivity...
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ArchiveSong of Lahore
All power to her! Her latest achievement is the documentary titled Song of Lahore...
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PakistanTribeca Film Fest: Sharmeen's 'Song of Lahore' receives standing ovation
Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Andy Schocken's documentary 'Song of Lahore' received a standing ovation at its screening at the ongoing 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival at various locations throughout downtown Manhattan...
Song of Lahore follows Sachal Studios' journey...
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PakistanLabour Day: Gao Suno Badlo releases song ‘Mehnat Kash’
‘Mehnat Kash’, the third song of the ‘Gao, Suno, Badlo’ musical campaign, was released today to celebrate International Labour Day...
The song penned by Shakeel Sohail addresses all workers to recognise their worth and to fight for their rights and goes on to state that demeaning attitudes and harassment by employers and owners is unacceptable:Poori mehnat ka poora silaAdhi ujrat adhi izzat na manzoor na manzoorAdha naam aur adhi...
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