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Maliha Rehman is a seasoned fashion and entertainment journalist with over 15 years of experience, known for credible storytelling and exclusive insights. Currently writing for Dawn, her work spans top publications, blending glamour with thoughtful, in-depth perspectives.

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Maliha Rehman is a seasoned fashion and entertainment journalist with over 15 years of experience, known for credible storytelling and exclusive insights. Currently writing for Dawn, her work spans top publications, blending glamour with thoughtful, in-depth perspectives.

TV

Ramzan drama favorite: The wonderfully addictive world of Fairytale

By Maliha Rehman From a vantage point, when one looked at the Ramzan drama lineup about a month ago, ‘Fairytale’ on Hum TV Network could have had been expected to be hit

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Film

Movie review: Money Back Guarantee, the insane highs, the nonsensical lows

By Maliha Rehman A day after watching Money Back Guarantee (MBG), Faisal Qureshi’s cinematic scriptwriting, production and directorial debut, some of the many puns littered throughout the movie keep coming back to

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TV

Jurm may set trends, bringing the crime thriller genre to TV in a shorter format!

By Maliha Rehman Crime thrillers are rare in the Pakistani drama-scape. They don’t tend to fit into the 40-odd episodes long format common to desi dramas. The few mysteries that have been

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Film

Daadal will be bringing Lyari to cinema screens this Eid – but will the audience like it?

By Maliha Rehman Dark, violent, peppered with street-smart dialogues and sinister characters roaming the dark underbelly of Karachi – ‘Daadal’, which releases this Eid-ul-Fitr, isn’t your typical Eid movie. From the looks

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TV

How many more episodes will there be of Tere Bin – and will there be a happy ending?

By Maliha Rehman Tere Bin has a lot of us hooked. We’re riveted by the Meerab-Murtasim chemistry and the crazy, often senseless twists and turns that their lives constantly take. We hate

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Fashion & beauty

Eid’s looking good, at Emraan Rajput’s

By Maliha Rehman A minimalistic, crisp men’s kurta shalwar cannot be underestimated. It may look simple but expertise and a sound understanding of cuts is essential to perfect the fit, the shape,

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TV

Review: Tere Aany Se is classic Ramzan fare, held together by strong storytelling

By Maliha Rehman The very first episode of Tere Aany Se, airing on Geo Entertainment this Ramzan, starts off with an aerial shot of lush green fields and a motorbike zipping past

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TV

Review: Fairytale’s whimsical love story is endearing

By Maliha Rehman It’s like a fairytale. A girl dreams of being rich. She runs away from home in order to avoid an unwanted engagement. She ends up bumping into a sensible,

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TV

Review: Chand Tara – You Win Some, You Lose Some

By Maliha Rehman A boy called Chand and a girl called Tara. Chand Tara on the Hum TV Network boasts a slew of names that are associated with many past Ramzan hits:

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TV

Review: ‘Heer Da Hero’ brings on laughter and entertainment

By Maliha Rehman Androon Lahore and its winding alleys lure you in. And then, a madcap, loud-mouthed ensemble of characters keep you fixated there. Ramzan dramas have started suffering from cookie-cutter formats

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TV

Winning for Pakistan for 10 years – “Jeeto Pakistan”!

By Maliha Rehman Fahad Mustafa strides across an expansive, glossy arena, surrounded by a riveted, packed audience. They clap and cheer and he yells out to them, ‘Jeeto Pakistan!’ For many of

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TV

An ‘Ehsaas’ for Ramzan on Geo Entertainment

By Maliha Rehman A little boy fasts for the first time and discovers that the house maid’s son is also fasting for the first time. The boy, Abdullah, decides to celebrate with

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