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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

Did you know? Drama Dunk had gotten banned by PEMRA after its very first episode

Big Bang Entertainment’s drama ‘Dunk’, airing on ARY Digital is on a high. The drama has been topping Twitter trends and sparking off debates with its controversial subject matter. Tackling how a

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Celebrity

Pehli Si Muhabbat Episode 2: The love story begins, the obstacle course gets set

Deep within the narrow alleyways of Hyderabad, a neighborhood romance begins to bloom. The second episode of Pehli Si Muhabbat (PSM) takes off from the charged, romantic ending of the preceding one.

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Celebrity

English Vinglish – how the post-colonial obsession with English extends within Pakistani celebrity culture

Pakistani social media was aghast all through last week, riled by a video floated out by the owners of a restaurant in Islamabad, Café Soul by Cannoli. Declaring that they were ‘bored’,

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Pehli Si Muhabbat, Episode 1: Love at first sight and fireworks!

By Maliha Rehman The boy and girl’s eyes meet while angry neighbors pelt stones over walls. He impulsively draws her aside to save her. The camera zooms in for a charged close-up.

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‘Time Out with Ahsan Khan’ with Humayun Saeed and Fahad Mustafa – three heroes and a whole lot of wisecracks

By Maliha Rehman   Place three veteran heroes together in a lighthearted talk show format and you end up getting peeks into inside jokes and industry gossip. This was the trump card

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Fashion & beauty

Fashion Spat: Nabila, Fatima Nasir … and an ‘Ichra’ looking hairpiece!

By Maliha Rehman In the clustered world of social media, sometimes all you have to do is stumble upon a series of comments to uncover rifts and controversies. There was a time

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Celebrity

First Glimpse: ‘Time Out with Ahsan Khan’

By Maliha Rehman   Stepping inside the set of ‘Time Out With Ahsan Khan’, you’re suddenly transported away from the utilitarian interiors of the Express TV building, into a fashionable loft, with

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TV

Things We Are Tired Of Seeing in Dramas

By Sarah Shaukat   Pakistani dramas have undergone a pivotal shift since the PTV days, and not all of it is bad. Some of the changes have been positive, leading to kyrocketing

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Celebrity

Livin’ la vida loca, 2021! Here’s how celebrities celebrated the New Year!

A new year, a new beginning; but not really. We may have ranted endlessly about how disastrous 2020 had been and may have cheered that the year was finally ending, but even

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The ‘Raaz-e-Ulfat’ love triangle – and how will it all end?

If you’ve been mulling over the pros and cons of Irtiza vs. Ismail, it means that you’ve been tuning into ‘Raaz-e-Ulfat’, Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi’s  7th Sky Entertainment’s top-rated drama which

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Celebrity

Here’s what’s intriguing about upcoming drama Pehli Si Muhabbat

A boy and a girl stare at each other, drenched in the rain. He is on his knees, she is wearing red with strands of jasmine wound through her hair. It’s a

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Fashion & beauty

Shamaeel Ansari’s Turkish connection

Back in 2013, I remember reviewing a collection called ‘Tughra’ by Shamaeel Ansari. The veteran designer, well-known for her elaborate couture, was making a debut into luxe ready-to-wear. The prices were relatively

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