Mera Naam Raja (1978)
Bond-inspired caper promises much but fails to live up to its spectacular poster
Read More →Bond-inspired caper promises much but fails to live up to its spectacular poster
Read More →Lollywood does the Tarzan thing on cruise control, cloaked in a quick-fix history lesson and a rather chillingly familiar refugee exodus, fraught with peril and certain death.
Read More →Rangeela’s magnum opus – the Box Office dud that virtually ruined his career.
Read More →An impressive array of Lollywood greats litter the cast of this delicious tale of morals, revenge, intrigue, backstabbing, miracles, Some Say I Am Sweety and the kitchen sink as well.
Read More →Hugely ambitious and largely impressive post 9/11 scenario based movie.
Read More →Hugely entertaining hoot of a Zia-era pro-Islam melodrama with Babra Shareef turning in an Oscar-worthy performance.
Read More →Shines a light on the ugly exploitation of the rich and powerful upon the desperately defenceless poor and their circumstances in the most subtle, yet searingly powerful manner— one of the finest films ever to emerge from Pakistan.
Read More →An exceptional film that dares to focus on the oppressive nature of conformity in an unforgiving and regimented society.
Read More →The director goes for a similar theme using several of the same stars as his super hit Andaata, but the tepid box office results are far from what he intended.
Read More →Statuesque Beauty plays the lethal Spy Agent 008 on a deadly mission to Karachi.
Read More →A typically 1960’s love triangle plot could also be known as The Last Tango in East Pakistan, perhaps?
Read More →Serial Killer with a Ghost Face mask on the rampage in the backdrop of some severe Oedipus complex, with the only salvation being a one-way ticket to Pakistan, the land of bliss.
Read More →"Charba" is a term applied to films, songs, and dramas lifted from Bollywood or vice versa. Sadly, this film falls into that category, though a highly rated one with solid performances. It's a film indulging wholeheartedly in intellectual theft and undeserving of its elevated status in Pakistani cinema.
Read More →Attempted Fable cum satire about Man’s inhumanity misses the mark. Lollywood’s version of Raj Kapoor (looks, if not talent-wise), Kemal wrote, produced, directed and starred in this ambitious attempt at social satire.
Read More →Pakistani “New Wave” horror with a message is thus far horrible and horrifying in equal measure.
Read More →Another Ali Baba/Arabian Nights-style movie so popular in the ‘60s with wholesome entertainment for the entire family.
Read More →Mystery, Romance, Cannibals, Giant Apes and sinister human experiments gone awry in this 1961 Jungle Classic.
Read More →If you thought Munda Bigra Jaye was an intellectual and stylistic nightmare, you are in for another horror show with this horrendous piece of brain-dead garbage.
Read More →A passionately patriotic film attempting to expose the International Mafioso’s conspiracy to destroy Pakistan’s Haqeeqi Azadi.
Read More →Superb melodrama with a strong feminist tilt and brilliant performances!
Read More →Damsel in distress has several near misses without being dishonoured.
Read More →Fear grips the Feudals of Kanganpur, and the villagers believe a spate of related deaths is due to something very sinister.
Read More →A film that commendably tries to break the dreadful cycle of endless Rom-coms and propaganda films but falls woefully short of expectations.
Read More →Lollywood’s first horror film is an odd mix of the Invisible Man and Spiral Staircase.
Read More →Convoluted melodrama managed to score a box office hit back in ’72.
Read More →Musical melodrama, showcasing Neelo and an evil lecherous landlord destroying the hard but idyllic lives of the villagers with his devious, new Westernized values.
Read More →Masala-laden melodramatic “family drama” manages to hit the spot.
Read More →A film loaded with overt hatred, abuse, bombastic chest thumping and spewing hate made in a society that champions "Peace, Love and Tolerance" drives my love of Cinema. Border hits the spot entirely. It is a stunning film on various levels, but most of all, the hypocrisy is delicious— an instant Classic.
Read More →Supposedly, it’s a true story about a female victim turning scum- busting Avenger!
Read More →A fantastic slice of demented feminism with Bahar as Lollywood’s own Mrs. Robinson. Brilliant.
Read More →Royal intrigue, wild beasts, girl-power, dog-power…good old- fashioned fun.
Read More →The Lollywood version of The Godfather is a hoot and a half! – recommended.
Read More →Zerqa’s poor cousin is a spectacularly blatant rip-off and a miserable successor to an established classic.
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