The Hot Spot Ramblings & Rants

From frozen yogurt to film festivals — a not-so-ordinary journal of all things Hot Spot.

Adamkhor Haseena (2002)

The Hot Spot Rating Adamkhor Haseena (2002) Cast: Amit Pachori, Poonam Dasgupta, Raza Murad, Mahindra Shera, Joginder Shelley Director: “Conceived, Written and

Abby (1974)

The Hot Spot Rating Abby (1974)Cast: Carol Speed, William Marshall, Austin Stoker, Juanita MooreDirector: William GirdlerNutshell: nice choir girl wife of local

Damien: Omen II (1978)

The Hot Spot Rating Damien; Omen 2 (1978)Cast: William Holden, Lee Grant, Robert Foxworth, Jonathan Scott TaylorDirector: Don TaylorNutshell: Entertaining and devilishly silly

Dahmer (2002

The Hot Spot Rating Dahmer (2002)Cast: Jeremy Renner, Artel Kayaru, Matt Newton, Dion Basco, Bruce DavisonDirector: David JacobsonSynopsis: Another film about one

The World’s Best Gelato, 2025

The title might be Never Have I Ever because though there was a strong consensus, we did have the odd difference, which

The Roman Holiday Gelato Adventure – 2023

It isn’t easy to imagine that it’s been nearly a quarter of a century since we started to churn ice cream at

Mikey (1992)

The Hot Spot Rating Mikey (1992)Cast: Brian Bonsall, Josie Bissett, Lyman Ward, John Diehl, Ashley LaurenceDirector: Dennis Dimster-DenkSynopsis: Psycho kid movie is

Reform School Girls (1986)

The Hot Spot Rating Reform School Girls (1986)Cast: Robin Watkins, Linda Carol, Wendy O. Williams, Pat Ast, Sybil Danning, Charlotte McGinnis, Sherri

Drive-in Massacre (1976)

The Hot Spot Rating Drive-in Massacre (1976)Cast: Jake Barnes, Adam Lawrence, Douglas GudbyeDirector: Stu SegallSynopsis: a movie that gives cheap a new

The Hot Spot Website Ranked Among Pakistan’s Top 10

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Someone With a Sense of Humour at Dawn Ranks The Hot Spot’s Crazy Website as one of Pakistan’s Top 10

The Hot Spot Opens in Lahore

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After a step here, a sidestep, and a wrong turn or two, we finally arrived at our destination at an unbuilt building

The Hot Spot Goes Underground – September 2000

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Having been unceremoniously dumped from our previous location yet honoured to be replaced by the groundbreaking “The Cool Spot”, we found refuge

The Hot Spot is replaced by “The Cool Spot”

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Islamabad is hit by a wave of culture and art like never before as very imaginatively named “The Cool Spot” replaces “The

The Chai Shoppe @ The Hot Spot

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Over the years, the F7 Gol Market area had gained a reputation as being cursed among Islamabad’s property dealer community. In the

Check Mate

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The outdoor chess giant chess pieces are finally completed dispelling forever the rumour that the chequered floor outside was a dancefloor! For

The Hot Spot’s 1st Horror Film Festival

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The Hot Spot Islamabad Horror Film Festival – a landmark in Islamabad’s “culturally” emaciated calendar manages to notch on a few thousand

Movies For A Cause!

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The Hot Spot’s Movie screenings had collected small amounts over the months, and once in a while, we dropped by their main

The Caramel Almond Crunch is a Hit

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The Hot Spot “Think Tank”, after days of scrutiny, testing and analysis, deem the Caramel Almond Crunch a worthy “Flavour of the

Operation Lahore Launched – Feb 1999

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No Publicity, No Media, No Cameras, No Politicians, Movie Stars, Generals, Fanfare, Advertising, Ribbon Cutting – The Hot Spot opens quietly in

“Hot Ice” – The Herald

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Voted “The Hottest Spot in Town”, again.

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The Hot Spot is “Again The Hottest Spot In Town”, claims Pulse Magazine.