An ode to the auteur on his 97th birth anniversary.
In today's world of hypermedia, stars might be bigger but they are much more fragile and transient.
He gave us the most defining verses about their emotions.
She was victimised for her beauty and few could see beyond it.
The bar has been set high for the next year.
Let's just stick to watching trailers now.
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Tarar Square | 7-minute read
He was that one thing only a very few men would ever be described as: beautiful.
My tryst with his wing of the family, started innocuously as a corporate sponsor supporting Prithvi Theatre, when I ran the iconic telecom company, Orange.
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The Pulp Pit | 3-minute read
The actor struck a balance between Indian mainstream's relish for the larger than life with finer aesthetics of world cinema.
The superstar's fans have never seen him merely as a Muslim acting in India.
