Tag: Ali Kazmi
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‘Writers should get training’: Sanam Saeed, Ali Kazmi
Apparently, there is a general consensus among viewers that Pakistan’s drama industry, though extremely successful, needs better writing. Many writers lack training, relying on natural talent alone, critics say, adding that it leads to repetitive stories and characters. To improve, writers need training to craft engaging stories. The host of the interview ‘Fuchsia Magazine’ asked…
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Review: Umr-o-Ayyar: A marriage of convenience between debilitating story-line and topnotch VFX
Umr-o-Ayyar is everything I could not have imagined: badly written fanfic and a thrilling display of VFX-laden action unknown to Pakistani films. Invited to the premier on behalf of The Current, I recalled all I had ever known about the character of Umr-o-Ayyar. Having been an avid reader of the legendary series of Dastaan-e-Ameer-i-Hamza and…