Sharmeen Obaid became the first Pakistani filmmaker to earn an Oscar nomination with her film Saving face, which was nominated in the Documentary, short film category as the Oscar nominations were released on Tuesday.
Saving face, which the Karachi-based filmmaker has co-directed with Daniel Junge, depicts the life of a British Pakistani plastic surgeon who donates his time to heal acid victims in Pakistan.
The film is set to be released in March this year, while the Oscars will be held on February 26.
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WAAR - a film by Bilal Lashkari
Director Bilal Lashkari's new feature film include super star Shaan, Aisha Khan, Shamoon Abbasi, Meesha Shafi, Ali Azmat & Hamza Abbasi.
Film Waar by Bilal Lashkari
Kaptaan: A Film on Imran Khan
Faisal Aman Khan is making a film on Cricket legend Imran Khan, who has become a papular politician after long struggle, and could be the next Prime Minister of Pakistan..
Film KAPTAAN by Faisal Aman Khan
Fatima
A feature film by Pakistan-US-based production company established by the director of the film, Sean Ali and his friend Michael Ray. Actors are Ayesha Khan Senior, Sana Humayyun, Areesha (Child Artist*), Zainab Haider Ali, Arsalan Javed, Maria Rehman, Sardar Hussain, Namra Maqsood, Mirza Shujat Ali, Tabish Ashraf, Umair Shafi & Zakiullah Khan.
Film FATIMA by Zuhair Ahmed
Dusk
A feature film by Z-shan Kazmi, written and produced by Wajahat Kazmi. Actors in this film are Salman Khan, Uzma Khan, Zaib Rehman, Abdullah Sultan, Imran Akhtar, Rashid Mehmood, Hassan Muraad.
Film DUSK by director Z-shan Kazmi
Faisal is back again
Famous film hero Faisal-ur-Rehman is back again as film actor in Ali Sade's movie Kanebaaz with Amina Sheikh, Shabir Jan etc..
Film KANEBAAZ by Ali Sade
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Film on Sultan Rahi by Syed Noor
Director Syed Noor has announced a new film Ik si Sher on the legendry action hero Sultan Rahi. Shaan will play the title role and Saima will be the heroine.
First Pothohari film announced
The first ever Pothohari film in Pakistan Hasday rawo tay wasday rawo is announced by Hassan Kaifee - the son of late film hero and director Kaifee and his actress wife Chakori. Producer is UK based Zahid Pervez. Main actors in this film are Iftikhar Thakar, Shehbaz Akmal, Hina Shaheen, Sardar Kemal etc.
Awards for Naghma-Hibab
The legendry film pair Naghma and Habib received Life-Achievement- Award from Bolan Cultural Awards on January 21, 2012 in Lahore. This pair had more than 60 films together and they were box-office demand in the mid 60s til mid 70s..
Nawaz Sharif visited Lehri & Mehdi Hassan
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif visited the houses of Ghazal legend Khan sahib Mehdi Hassan and the comedy legend Lehri and inquired after their health on January 2, 2011. He gav Rs. 2.5 mill. to each of them and prayed for their speedy recovery. Both the living legends are seriously ill for many years.
The legend Lehri sahib is telling jokes..
Under production movies
Ishq Khuda
Shaan is playing a title role in director Shahzad Rafique's Urdu film Ishq Khuda..
Chunri
A film by director Sangeeta with singer Abbas Ali in main role..
Veteran film director Iqbal Kashmiri is working on his new Punjabi film Noukar Wohti da. Saima is in the lead role with comedian Iftikhar Thakar, who has become very popular after the success of film Thakar 420 last year. He is also playing the titles roles in movies like Banarsi Thugg and Jatt Kurian tun darda.
Famous director Younis Malik is back again with two new movies; Puttar Moulay Jatt da and Puttar Sher Khan da. Moamar Rana will play the title roles in both movies.
Pakistan Movie Database
Obituaries & Cinema Database are available..
OBITUARIES
Salma Mumtaz
20.01.2012 Salma Mumtaz - who played the typical roles as mother in Pakistani movies - died in Lahore. Her first film was Darbar (1958). Qaidi, Aulad, Mouj Mela, Hath Jori, Daachi, Hamrahi, Dil mera dharkan teri, Chan Makhna, Jind Jan, Nei Laila Nya Majnu, Dia aur toofan, Veryam, Andleeb, Dhee Rani, Rangeela, Maa Puttar, Heer Ranjha, Aansoo, Do Rangeelay were some of her big movies. She produced few movies like Puttar da Pyar and Be-Aulad. She was elder sister of actress Shammi, who was married to Sudhir. Her daughter Nida Mumtaz played some roles in few movies. A Tribute to Salma Mumtaz (1926-2012)
There are many beautiful songs on "mother-relations" in Pakistani movies, but the best and evergreen song on this topic was dedicated to Salma Mumtaz in film Veryam (1969). This song was penned by Ismael Matwala, music composed by Kalay Khan Shabbir, sung by Masood Rana and Munir Hussain, filmed on two great super stars Sudhir and Habib and directed by Raja Hafeez.
Watch & listen to this memorable song on mother-relation:
who has become a papular politician after long struggle, and could be the next Prime Minister of Pakistan..
Director Syed Noor has announced a new film Ik si Sher on the legendry action hero Sultan Rahi. Shaan will play the title role and Saima will be the heroine.
The first ever Pothohari film in Pakistan Hasday rawo tay wasday rawo is announced by Hassan Kaifee - the son of late film hero and director Kaifee and his actress 
wife Chakori. Producer is UK based Zahid Pervez. Main actors in this film are Iftikhar Thakar, Shehbaz Akmal, Hina Shaheen, Sardar Kemal etc.
Iftikhar Thakar, who has become very popular after the success of film Thakar 420 last year. He is also playing the titles roles in movies like Banarsi Thugg and Jatt Kurian tun darda.
20.01.2012
