Cinema of Pakistan, the Glossary
The film industry of Pakistan, consisting of motion pictures, has had a large effect on Pakistani society and culture since the nation's independence.[1]
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289 relations: A-Plus TV, Abdur Rashid Kardar, Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Action fiction, Action film, Actor in Law, Adeel Husain, Adnan Jaffar, Afghanistan, Afia Nathaniel, Agha G. A. Gul, Ahmed Rushdi, Aina (1977 film), Ainy Jaffri, Akbar Ahmed, Al Jazeera English, Ali Azmat, Ali Safina, Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor, Anjuman (actress), Armaan (1966 film), Armeena Khan, Arri Alexa, ARY Film Awards, ARY Films, ARY News, Asif Noorani, Atif Aslam, Aurat Raj, Ayesha Omar, Azra (film), Balochi cinema, Bangladesh, BBC Asian Network, BBC News, BBC Radio, Beyond the Last Mountain, Bilal Lashari, Bin Roye, Bin Roye (TV series), Bin Roye Ansoo (novel), Black-and-white, Bol (film), Bushra Ansari, Business Recorder, Cannes Film Festival, Caper story, Censorship, Chakori, Chambaili, ... Expand index (239 more) »
- Cultural history of Pakistan
A-Plus TV
A-Plus TV is a Pakistani entertainment TV channel.
See Cinema of Pakistan and A-Plus TV
Abdur Rashid Kardar
Abdur Rashid Kardar (1904–1989) was an Indian film actor, director and producer.
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Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
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Action fiction
Action fiction is a literary genre that focuses on stories that involve high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events.
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Action film
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work.
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Actor in Law
Actor in Law is a 2016 Pakistani socio-comedy film directed by Nabeel Qureshi, co-written and produced by Fizza Ali Meerza along with Mehdi Ali.
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Adeel Husain
Adeel Husain (عدیل حسین) is a Pakistani actor and director.
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Adnan Jaffar
Adnan Jaffar (عدنان جعفر) is a Pakistani actor and former anchor from Karachi.
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.
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Afia Nathaniel
Afia Serena Nathaniel (born 1974) is an independent Pakistani filmmaker who works primarily as a writer, director, producer and editor.
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Agha G. A. Gul
Agha G. A. Gul (19 February 1913 – 6 September 1983) is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of cinema in Pakistan.
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Ahmed Rushdi
Ahmed Rushdi (احمد رشدی; 24 April 1934 – 11 April 1983) was a versatile Pakistani playback singer and was "an important contributor to the golden age of Pakistani film music." Regarded as one of the greatest singers in South Asia who could sing high tenor notes with ease, he is best known for his versatility and distinctive voice, with complex and dark emotional expressions.
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Aina (1977 film)
Aina, (آئینہ) also known as The Mirror, is a 1977 Pakistani romantic drama film directed by Nazar-ul-Islam and starring Nadeem and Shabnam.
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Ainy Jaffri
Ainy Jaffri Rahman (عینی جعفری) is a Pakistani actress and model.
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Akbar Ahmed
Akbar Salahuddin Ahmed, is a Pakistani-American academic, author, poet, playwright, filmmaker and former diplomat.
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Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English (AJE; lit) is a 24-hour English-language news channel operating under Al Jazeera Media Network, which is partially funded by the government of Qatar.
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Ali Azmat
Ali Azmat Pacha (born 20 April 1970) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, musician and actor.
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Ali Safina
Ali Safina (born 18 December 1983) is a Pakistani actor.
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Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor
Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor (اللہ یار اور مارخور کی کہانی) is a Pakistani animated fantasy adventure film directed by Uzair Zaheer Khan.
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Anjuman (actress)
Anjuman Shaheen (انجمن شاہین) is a Pakistani film actress and singer.
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Armaan (1966 film)
Armaan (ارمان) is a 1966 Pakistani black-and-white film produced by Waheed Murad and directed by Pervez Malik.
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Armeena Khan
Armeena Rana Khan (ارمینہ رانا خان) is a Pakistani-Canadian film and television actress and model.
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Arri Alexa
The Arri Alexa is a digital motion picture camera system developed by Arri.
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ARY Film Awards
The ARY Film Awards (ARY فلمانعام), commonly known as The AFA's, is an annual Pakistani awards ceremony honoring the cinematic achievements of film industry.
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ARY Films
ARY Films (اے آر وائی فلمز) is a film distribution and production company in Pakistan, part of ARY Digital Network.
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ARY News
ARY News (ARY نیوز) is a Pakistani news channel launched on 26 September 2004 with the name "ARY One", the channel was later renamed to "ARY One World" until May 2009 when it was rebranded as "ARY News".
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Asif Noorani
Asif Noorani (آصف نورانی; born 1942) is a Pakistani newspaper and television journalist and writer.
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Atif Aslam
Atif Aslam (born 12 March 1983) is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor.
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Aurat Raj
Aurat Raj is one of first Pakistani feminist film.
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Ayesha Omar
Ayesha Omar (born 12 October 1981) is a Pakistani actress.
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Azra (film)
Azra is a 1962 Pakistani costume film directed by Munshi Dil, and produced by Agha G. A. Gul under Evernew Pictures banner.
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Balochi cinema
Balochi cinema refers to the Balochi-language film industry in Pakistan, Iran, and among the Baloch diaspora.
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia.
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BBC Asian Network
BBC Asian Network is a British Asian radio station owned and operated by the BBC.
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BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
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BBC Radio
BBC Radio is an operational business division and service of the public service broadcast outlet British Broadcasting Corporation (which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal charter since 1927).
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Beyond the Last Mountain
Beyond the Last Mountain is a 1976 English-language Pakistani drama film written and directed by Javed Jabbar.
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Bilal Lashari
Bilal Lashari is a Pakistani filmmaker, cinematographer, screenwriter and occasional actor.
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Bin Roye
Bin Roye is a 2015 Pakistani romantic drama film directed by Momina Duraid and Shahzad Kashmiri.
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Bin Roye (TV series)
Bin Roye (بن روۓ) (English: Without Crying), is a 2016 Pakistani romantic-drama television series, which premiered on Hum TV on 2 October 2016.
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Bin Roye Ansoo (novel)
Bin Roye Ansoo (بن روے آنسو; lit: Tears, Without Crying) is a novella by Pakistani fiction writer Farhat Ishtiaq, published in 2010.
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Black-and-white
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white to produce a range of achromatic brightnesses of grey.
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Bol (film)
Bol is a 2011 Pakistani Urdu-language social drama film written, directed, and produced by Shoaib Mansoor.
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Bushra Ansari
Bushra Ansari is a Pakistani actress, comedian, singer, and playwright who started her career as a child performer in the 1960s.
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Business Recorder
Business Recorder is an English-language financial daily newspaper in Pakistan, founded by Muhammad Ahmed Zuberi in 1965.
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Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (Festival international du film), is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world.
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Caper story
The caper story is a subgenre of crime fiction.
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Censorship
Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information.
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Chakori
Chakori (চকোরী چکوری), is a Pakistani Urdu feature film.
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Chambaili
Chambaili (چمبیلی) is a 2013 Pakistani Urdu-language political thriller film directed by Ismail Jilani, produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Shahzad Nawaz under the banner of Coup d'état Films and 7th Sky Films.
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Chan Wey
Chanway or Chan Wey is a 1951 Pakistani Punjabi-language film directed Noor Jehan (in her directorial debut) with the supervision of Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.
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Chiragh Jalta Raha
Chiragh Jalta Raha is a 1962 Pakistani Urdu film produced and directed by Fazal Ahmad Karim Fazli.
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Choorian (1998 film)
(چوڑیاں) is a 1998 Pakistani Punjabi-language action romantic film, directed by Syed Noor and produced by Haji Faqir Mohammad.
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Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer, and military officer.
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Comedy film
Comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor.
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Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating moving images. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both still images and moving images, while computer animation refers to moving images.
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Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement (at times referred to as piracy) is the use of works protected by copyright without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, or to produce derivative works.
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Cult following
A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to some person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium.
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Culture of Pakistan
The culture of Pakistan (پاکستانی ثقافت) is based in the Indo-Persian cultural matrix that constitutes a foundation plank of South Asian Muslim identity.
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Daily Times (Pakistan)
The Daily Times (DT) is an English-language Pakistani newspaper.
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Danish Taimoor
Danish Taimoor (دانش تیمور; born 16 February 1983) is a Pakistani actor, producer, host and former fashion model.
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Dawn (newspaper)
Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper that was launched in British India by Jinnah in 1941.
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Pakistan Herald Limited, doing business as the Dawn Media Group, is a Pakistani media company based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Deewane Tere Pyar Ke
Deewane Tere Pyaar Key (Urdu: دیوانے تیرے پیار کے, English title: Love Crazy) is an Urdu language film which was released on 7 November 1997.
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Diamond jubilee
A diamond jubilee celebrates the 60th anniversary of a significant event related to a person (e.g. accession to the throne or wedding, among others) or the 60th anniversary of an institution's founding.
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Dissociative identity disorder
Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder, is one of multiple dissociative disorders in the DSM-5, DSM-5-TR, ICD-10, ICD-11, and Merck Manual.
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Do Ansoo
Do Ansoo, (دو آنسُو; Two Tears) is a Pakistani film made in 1949 and released on 7 April 1950.
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Dosti (Pakistani film)
Dosti is a 1971 Pakistani romantic musical film directed by Sharif Nayyar and produced by Ejaz Durrani who also played the leading role in the film along with Shabnam and Abdur Rahman (actor).
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Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.
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Drama (film and television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone.
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Dukhtar
Dukhtar is a 2014 Pakistani drama-thriller film directed by Afia Nathaniel.
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East Bengal
East Bengal (পূর্ব বাংলা/পূর্ববঙ্গ Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo) was a non-contiguous province of the Dominion of Pakistan.
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East Pakistan
East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, covering the territory of the modern country Bangladesh.
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Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr (lit) is the earlier of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam (the other being Eid al-Adha).
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Eveready Pictures
Eveready Pictures is a Pakistani film and television production and distribution company.
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Fahad Mustafa
Fahad Salahuddin (فہد صلاح الدین) commonly known as Fahad Mustafa (فہد مصطفٰی) is a Pakistani film and television actor and producer who is best known for hosting Jeeto Pakistan, a game show that airs on ARY Digital and he made his debut film as Na Maloom Afraad (2014).
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Farebi Daku
Farebi Daku also called Mysterious Bandit is a 1931 action silent film produced and directed by A. R. Kardar.
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Farhat Ishtiaq
Farhat Ishtiaq (فرحت اشتیاق) (born June 23, 1980), is a Pakistani writer, author and screenwriter.
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Fatah
Fatah (Fatḥ), formally the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (label), is a Palestinian nationalist and social democratic political party.
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Fatima Jinnah
Fatima Jinnah (31 July 18939 July 1967) was a Pakistani politician, stateswoman, author, and activist.
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Film
A film (British English) also called a movie (American English), motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images.
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Film industry
The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post-production, film festivals, distribution, and actors.
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Filmfare
Filmfare is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media.
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Forbes
Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014.
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Gandasa
Gandasa is a Pakistani film in Punjabi language, released on 16 April 1991 by screenwriter Saleem Murad.
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Geo Films
Geo Films is a film production and distribution company owned by Geo Television Network based in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Ghar Kab Aao Gay
Ghar Kab Ao Gey is a Pakistani Urdu language action film directed by Iqbal Kashmiri.
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Ghulam Mohiuddin (actor)
Ghulam Mohiuddin (Punjabi, غلاممحی الدین); also spelled Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din) (born 27 October 1951) is a Pakistani actor of Urdu and Punjabi films. One of the country's most popular film actors during the 70s, 80s and the 90s, he has worked in over 400 movies in Urdu and Punjabi during a career spanning nearly 50 years.
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Golden jubilee
A golden jubilee marks a 50th anniversary.
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Governor-General of Pakistan
The governor-general of Pakistan (گورنر جنرل پاکستان) was the representative of the Pakistani monarch in the Dominion of Pakistan, established by the Indian Independence Act 1947.
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Haissam Hussain
Haissam Hussain is a Pakistani television and film director known for television serials such as Noorpur Ki Rani (2009), Akbari Asghari (2011), Durr-e-Shehwar (2012) and Aunn Zara (2013).
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Hammal O Mahganj
Hammal O Mahganj is a Pakistani Balochi-language film released in 1976.
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Hamza Ali Abbasi
Hamza Ali Abbasi born 23 June 1984) is a Pakistani actor and director. He is best known for his roles as Afzal in the drama serial Pyarey Afzal (2013) and as Salahuddin in the drama serial Mann Mayal (2016). In 2013, he appeared in two feature films, Main Hoon Shahid Afridi and Waar, for which he received the Best Star Debut Male and Best Supporting Actor awards at the 1st ARY Film Awards.
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Hareem Farooq
Hareem Farooq (حریمفاروق) is a Pakistani theatre, film, and television actress and film producer.
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Hashish
Hashish (), commonly shortened to hash, is an oleoresin made by compressing and processing parts of the cannabis plant, typically focusing on flowering buds (female flowers) containing the most trichomes.
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Hassan Rana
Hassan Rana (born Hassan Waqas Rana), also known as Doc, is a Pakistani film director, producer and screenwriter.
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Ho Mann Jahaan
Ho Mann Jahaan (ہو من جہاں 'What the Heart Wills') is a 2015 Pakistani coming-of-age musical drama film, written and directed by Asim Raza on his directorial debut.
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Horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes.
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Hum Awards
Hum Awards are annual Pakistani accolades bestowed by the Hum Network Limited in recognition of excellence in programming of television, fashion and music industry of Pakistan.
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Hum Films
Hum Films is a film production and distribution company based in Karachi, Pakistan, working under the Hum Network Limited.
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Hum TV
Hum TV HD is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Humayun Saeed
Humayun Saeed (born 27 July 1971) is a Pakistani actor and producer.
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Husn Ka Daku
Husn Ka Daku is a 1929 action adventure silent film directed by A. R. Kardar.
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I. S. Johar
Indra Sen Johar (16 February 1920 – 10 March 1984), better known as I. S. Johar, was an Indian actor, writer, producer and director, who excelled in comedic roles but is best known to international audiences for portraying Gasim in the epic film classic Lawrence of Arabia.
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Ilyas Rashidi
Ilyas Rashidi (اِلیاس رشیدی) was a Pakistani publisher and editor who founded the film magazine ''Nigar'', dedicated to films and film personalities, in 1948 and the historic and prestigious Nigar Awards on 17 July 1957. Born in Delhi in 1925 he worked with his brothers, Mohammad Usman Azad and Mohammad Umar Farooqi, for the Delhi-based Urdu newspaper Anjum (owned by Umar) which shifted to Karachi after partition.
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IMDb
IMDb (an acronym for Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews.
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IndieWire
IndieWire is a film industry and film criticism website that was established in 1996.
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Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, also known as the second India–Pakistan war, was an armed conflict between Pakistan and India that took place from August 1965 to September 1965.
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Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, also known as the War in North-West Pakistan or Pakistan's war on terror, is an ongoing armed conflict involving Pakistan and Islamist militant groups such as the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Jundallah, Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI), TNSM, al-Qaeda, and their Central Asian allies such as the ISIL–Khorasan (ISIL), Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, East Turkistan Movement, Emirate of Caucasus, and elements of organized crime.
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Inteha (1999 film)
Inteha (انتہا) is a Pakistani Urdu film which was released in 1999 across theaters in Pakistan.
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Iram Parveen Bilal
Iram Parveen Bilal is a Pakistani-American filmmaker, activist and entrepreneur.
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Ishq Khuda
Ishq Khuda (عشقِ خدا.|Ishq-e-Khuda "love of god") is a 2013 Pakistani Punjabi-language romantic film directed by Shahzad Rafique and produced by Shafquat Chaudhry.
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Ismail Jilani
Ismail Jilani (اسماعیل جیلانی) is a Pakistani director, documentary film maker, media activist and former officer of the Pakistani Army.
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Ismail Tara
Ismail Tara (اسماعیل تارا; 16 November 1949 – 24 November 2022), born Muhammad Ismail Merchant, was a Pakistani actor and comedian.
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Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine.
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J.C. Anand
Jagdish Chand Anand better known as J.C. Anand (1922 – 17 May 1977) was a Pakistani film producer and distributor.
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Jahangir
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 till his death in 1627.
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Jalaibee
Jalaibee (جلیبی; meaning twist) is a 2015 Pakistani caper action thriller film directed and written by Yasir Jaswal, produced by Eman Syed.
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Jamil Dehlavi
Jamil Dehlavi (جمیل دہلوی) (born 1944) is a London-based independent film director and producer of Pakistani-French origin.
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Janaan
Janaan (French/Urdu/Pashto: جانان) is a 2016 Pakistani romantic comedy film directed by Azfar Jafri, written by Osman Khalid Butt and co-produced by Hareem Farooq, Munir Hussain, Imran Raza Kazmi and Reham Khan, under production banners of IRK Films and Munir Hussain Films – UK.
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Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, sometimes abbreviated as JPNA is a 2015 Pakistani adventure comedy film directed by Nadeem Baig.
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Jawed Sheikh
Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood.
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Jeeva (1995 film)
Jeeva (Urdu) is a 1995 Urdu Pakistani film directed by Syed Noor.
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Jinnah (film)
Jinnah is a 1998 PakistaniBritish epic biographical film which follows the life of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
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Josh: Independence Through Unity
Josh: Independence Through Unity (جوش: متحدہ آزادی) is a 2013 Pakistani mystery thriller drama film written, directed and produced by Iram Parveen Bilal with co-producers Saad Bin Mujeeb and Kelly Thomas.
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Kara Film Festival
The Karachi International Film Festival, simply known as the Kara Film Festival (Urdu: کارا فلمفیسٹیول or کارا فلم) was an annual film festival held in Karachi, Pakistan from 2001 until 2009.
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Karachi
Karachi (کراچی) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh.
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Khalid Ahmed
Khalid Ahmed (خالد احمد) is a Pakistani TV director, producer and actor.
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Khooni Katar
Khooni Katar also called Golden Dagger is a 1931 Indian cinema's action adventure silent film directed by A. R. Kardar.
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Khuda Kay Liye
Khuda Kay Liye (also released as In the Name of God in international markets) is a 2007 Pakistani drama film directed by Shoaib Mansoor, produced by Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi from ISPR and stars Shaan Shahid, Fawad Khan and Iman Ali in pivotal roles, with a cameo appearance by Naseeruddin Shah.
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Kubra Khan
Rabia Iqbal Khan known by her stage name Kubra Khan (born 16 June 1993) is a British-Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television and films.
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Lahore
Lahore (لہور; لاہور) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
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Lahore University of Management Sciences
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) (جامعۂ لاہور برائے علومِ انتظامیات) is a private research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Languages of Pakistan
Pakistan is a multilingual country with over 70 languages spoken as first languages.
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Larki Punjaban
Larki Punjaban (Urdu:, (lit Punjabi Girl) is a 2003 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Syed Noor and starring Babar Ali, Saima, and Shamyl Khan. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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Law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.
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List of cinema of the world
This is a list of cinema of the world by continent and country.
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List of highest-grossing Pakistani films
This list charts the most successful Pakistani films screened at cinemas in Pakistan and overseas.
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List of Pakistani actresses
This is an alphabetical list of notable Pakistani actresses related to the film and television industry.
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List of Pakistani films of 1969
A list of films produced in Pakistan in 1969 (see 1969 in film) and in the Urdu language.
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List of Pakistani films of 1971
A list of films produced in Pakistan in 1971 (see 1971 in film) and in the Urdu language.
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List of Pakistani films of 1976
A list of films produced in Pakistan in 1976 (see 1976 in film) and in the Urdu language.
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List of Pakistani films of 1977
A list of films produced in Pakistan in 1977 (see 1977 in film) and in the Urdu language.
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List of Pakistani films of 2013
This is a list of Pakistani films released in 2013.
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List of Pakistani films of 2014
The Pakistani film industry produced over fifteen feature films in 2014.
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List of Pakistani films of 2015
This is a list of Pakistani films released in 2015.
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List of Pakistani films of 2016
This is a partial list of Pakistani films scheduled to release in 2016.
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List of Pakistani male actors
This is an alphabetical list of notable Pakistani male film and television actors.
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List of Pakistani Punjabi-language films
Pakistani Punjabi Lollywood films were most popular in the 1960s, a period that was considered their golden age.
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List of Pashto-language films
The following is a list of Pashto-language films.
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List of Sindhi-language films
This is a list of films produced by Sindhi cinema in Pakistan and India.
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List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
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List of Urdu films
A list of Urdu-language films in year order.
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Lists of Pakistani films
The following pages for each decade list films produced in Pakistan by year of release.
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Lollywood
Lollywood is Pakistan's film industry, which has served as the base for both Urdu- and Punjabi-language film production.
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Lower middle class
In developed nations around the world, the lower middle class is a subdivision of the greater middle class.
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LTN Family
LTN Family is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment channel owned by Leo Television Network, which is based in Lahore, Pakistan.
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Lux Style Awards
The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony which has been held annually in Pakistan since 2002.
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Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema.
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Mahira Khan
Mahira Hafeez Khan (born 21 December 1984) is a Pakistani film and television actress.
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Mahnoor Usman
Mahnoor Usman (ماہ نور عثمان, born 17 May 2000) is a Pakistani actress.
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Main Hoon Shahid Afridi
Main Hoon Shahid Afridi, is a 2013 Pakistani sports film directed by Syed Ali Raza Usama and produced by Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib.
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Maira Khan
Maira Khan (مائرہ خان; born 27 July 1984) is a Pakistani television and film actress, model and former VJ.
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Malik Riaz
Malik Riaz Hussain (Urdu, ملک ریاض حسین; born February 8, 1954 in Sialkot) is a Pakistani real estate tycoon who is the founder of Bahria Town, the largest privately held real estate development company in Pakistan.
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Manto (2015 film)
Manto (منٹو) is a 2015 Pakistani biographical drama film based on the life of Pakistani short-story writer Sadat Hassan Manto, starring Sarmad Khoosat in the title role.
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Maula Jatt
Maula Jatt (مَولا جٹ), is a 1979 Pakistani Punjabi-language action, musical film directed by Yunus Malik and produced by Sarwar Bhatti.
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Meenu Gaur
Meenu Gaur is a London-based British-Indian director and screenwriter.
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Meera (Pakistani actress)
Irtiza Rubab (ارتضی رباب) (born 12 May 1977), better known by her stage name Meera (میرا|), is a Pakistani film actress and television presenter.
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Meesha Shafi
Meesha Shafi (میشا شفیع) is a Pakistani-born Canadian singer, actress and model.
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Military coups in Pakistan
Military coups in Pakistan began in 1958 when military officer Muhammad Ayub Khan overthrew and exiled president Iskandar Ali Mirza.
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Mohammad Ali (actor)
Mohammad Ali (مُحمّد علی; 19 April 1931 – 19 March 2006) was a Pakistani actor.
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Mohammed Ehteshamuddin
Mohammed Ehteshamuddin (محمد احتشامالدین) is a Pakistani director, producer, screenwriter and actor who works in cinema and television.
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Mohsin Abbas Haider
Mohsin Abbas Haider (محسن عباس حیدر) is a Pakistani actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, poet and television presenter.
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Momina Duraid
Momina Duraid (مُومِنہ دُرید) is a Pakistani director and producer.
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Moor (film)
Moor (مور., ماں, meaning Mother) is a 2015 Pakistani drama film written and directed by Jami and co-produced by Nazira Ali, Nadeem Mandviwalla and Jami under the production banner of Azad Film Company and Mandviwalla Entertainment.
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Moscow International Film Festival
The Moscow International Film Festival (Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál; abbreviated as MIFF) is a film festival first held in Moscow in 1935 and became regular since 1959.
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Motion picture content rating system
A motion picture content rating system classifies films based on their suitability for audiences due to their treatment of issues such as sex, violence, or substance abuse, their use of profanity, or other matters typically deemed unsuitable for children or adolescents.
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Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia.
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan.
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Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death.
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Mujhe Chand Chahiye
Mujhe Chand Chahiye (Urdu: مجھے چاند چاہیے; is a 2000 Pakistani Urdu-language romantic film. The film was Shaan's second directorial venture and was a huge success at the box office. The film's cast included Noor Bukhari, Moammar Rana, Atiqa Odho, Javed Sheikh and Reema. The movie's story revolved around the life of a divorced woman (Atiqa Odho) and her musician son (Shaan) who falls in love with a model (Noor).
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N-5 National Highway
The N-5 or National Highway 5 (Urdu) is a 1819 km national highway in Pakistan, which extends from Karachi in Sindh to Torkham in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Na Maloom Afraad
Na Maloom Afraad (lit. Unidentified People), is a 2014 Pakistani action comedy film co-written and directed by Nabeel Qureshi in his directorial debut.
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Nabeel Qureshi (director)
Nabeel Qureshi (نبیل قریشی; born 1985) is a Pakistani film director, screenwriter, and occasional singer best known for making films that tackle socio-economic issues.
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Nadeem (Pakistani actor)
Mirza Nazir Baig (born 19 July 1941), best known by his screen name Nadeem (ندیم), is a Pakistani actor, singer and producer.
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Nazir Ahmed (filmmaker)
Nazir Ahmed (1925 – 1 February 1990) was a Bengali filmmaker.
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Neela Parbat
Neela Parbat (نیلا پربت) is a 1969 Pakistani Urdu film produced and co-directed by Ahmad Bashir as his only film.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Nigar Awards
The Nigar Awards (نگارانعامات|translit.
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Noman Habib
Noman Habib is a Pakistani actor.
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Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan, sometimes spelled NoorjehanAshish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema, British Film Institute, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2002, pp.
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Nur Jahan
Nur Jahan (– 18 December 1645), born Mehr-un-Nissa was the twentieth wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
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O21 (film)
O21 (or Operation 21 formerly The Extortionist) is a 2014 Pakistani spy thriller film, directed by Jami, and Summer Nicks and produced by Zeba Bakhtiar and her son Azaan Sami Khan.
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Osman Khalid Butt
Osman Khalid Butt (عثمان خالد بٹ; born 9 February 1986) is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer.
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Paap
Paap is a 2003 Indian crime thriller film, directed by Pooja Bhatt in her directorial debut, and features John Abraham, Udita Goswami, Gulshan Grover and Mohan Agashe.
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Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
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Pakistan International Screen Awards
Pakistan International Screen Awards, also known as PISA, is an annual award ceremony that honours excellence in Pakistani television, film, fashion, music and digital industry.
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The Pakistan Media Awards, commonly known as The PMA, These are a set of awards given annually for radio, TV, film, and theatre achievements.
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Pakistan Movement
The Pakistan Movement was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India.
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Pakistani diaspora
Overseas Pakistanis (بیرون ملک پاکستانی نژاد), or the Pakistani diaspora, refers to Pakistanis who live outside of Pakistan. These include citizens that have migrated to another country as well as people born abroad of Pakistani descent. According to the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, approximately 8.8 million Pakistanis live abroad according to December 2017 estimates.
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Pakistani popular music
Pakistani popular music or shortly Pak-pop music refers to popular music forms in Pakistan.
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Pakistani rupee
The Pakistani rupee (ISO code: PKR) is the official currency in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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Pashto cinema
Pashto cinema (د پښتو سينما; پالېوډ), refers to the Pashto-language film industry of Pakistani cinema based in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Platinum jubilee
A platinum jubilee is a celebration held to mark an anniversary.
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Playart Phototone
Playart Phototone (formally known as United Players Association) was a film studio established in 1929 by Abdur Rashid Kardar.
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PTV Awards
PTV National Awards was an awards ceremony annually held by the Pakistan Television Corporation.
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Punjabi language
Punjabi, sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.
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Quetta
Quetta (کوئٹہ, ko'eṭa) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan.
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Ramchand Pakistani
Ramchand Pakistani (رامچند پاکستانی) is a 2008 Urdu-language Pakistani drama film directed by Mehreen Jabbar and produced by Javed Jabbar.
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Rio 2
Rio 2 is a 2014 American animated musical comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha.
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Romance film
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters.
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Saeed Rizvi
Saeed Rizvi (سعيد رضا.) is a Pakistani film director.
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Sajid Hasan
Syed Sajid Hasan (born 5 January 1958) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, film director, TV hosts, and film producer.
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Sajjad Gul
Agha Sajjad Gul (آغا سجاد گل) is a producer, director and one of the media moguls in Pakistan.
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Salman Shahid
Salman Shahid (سلمان شاہد) is a Pakistani film, theatre, television and voice actor.
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Samina Peerzada
Samina Peerzada (Punjabi) is a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director.
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Sangam (1964 Urdu film)
Sangam is a Pakistani Urdu film released in 1964.
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Sangam (1997 film)
Sangam is a 1997 Pakistani romantic feature film, directed by Syed Noor and starring Resham, Shaan, Saleem Sheikh and Sana.
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Sangeeta (Pakistani actress)
Parveen Rizvi, better known as Sangeeta, (سنگیتا; born 14 June 1958) is a Pakistani film actress, filmmaker and director of television drama serials.
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Sarfarosh (1930 film)
Sarfarosh also called Brave Hearts was a 1930 Indian silent film directed by A. R. Kardar.
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Sarkata Insaan
Sarkata Insaan (Urdu) is a 1994 Pakistani science fiction horror action drama film directed, produced and visual effects created by Saeed Rizvi.
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Sassi (film)
Sassi is a 1954 Pakistani romance film directed by Dawood Chand and produced by J.C. Anand under the banner of Eveready Pictures.
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Seedlings (film)
Seedlings (لمحہ|translit.
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Shaan Shahid
Armaghan Shahid PP (ارمُغان شاہِد; born 27 April 1971), better known by his stage names Shaan Shahid (شان شاہِد) or Shaan, is a Pakistani actor, producer, model, screewriter and director.
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Shafqat Cheema
Shafqat Cheema is a Pakistani actor and producer.
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Shahid Afridi
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (شاہد افریدی‎, شاهد افریدی; born 1 March 1977) is a Pakistani former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team.
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Shahnoor Studios
The Shahnoor Studios (also spelled as Shahnur Studios) is the studio taken over by Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi and his first wife, Noor Jehan in the aftermath of the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
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Shahzad Kashmiri
Shahzad Kashmiri (شہزاد كشميري) is a Pakistani television and film director, cinematographer and producer.
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Shahzad Rafique
Shahzad Rafiq (also spelled Shehzad Rafique) is a Pakistani film director.
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Shahzad Sheikh
Shahzad Sheikh (Punjabi, شہزاد شیخ) is a Pakistani television and film actor.
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Shamoon Abbasi
Shamoon Abbasi (شمعون عباسی; born 4 April 1973) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and screenwriter, better known for portraying villain roles.
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Shani (1989 film)
Shaani or Shanee is a 1989 Pakistani science fiction film directed by Saeed Rizvi and starring Babra Sharif, Sheri Malik, Asif Khan, Saeed Rizvi and Mohammad Ali.
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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (شرمین عبید چنائے; born November 12, 1978) is a Canadian-Pakistani journalist, filmmaker and political activist known for her work in films that highlight gender inequality against women.
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Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor (pronounced ʃəʃi kəpuːɾ; born Balbir Raj Kapoor; 18 March 1938 – 4 December 2017) was an Indian actor and film producer who is best known for his works in Hindi films.
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Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui
Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui (Urdu: شہریار منور; born 9 August 1988) is a Pakistani actor and producer.
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Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor (Full name, Shoaib Mansoor), (شعیب منصور; born 4 February 1951 Karachi) is a Pakistani television and film director, writer, producer, lyricist and musician of Muhajir origin.
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Silver jubilee
Silver jubilee marks a 25th anniversary.
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Sindhi cinema
Sindhi cinema refers to the Sindhi language film industry in Sindh, Pakistan and among the Sindhi diaspora specially in India.
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Six Sigma Plus
Six Sigma Plus is a Pakistani independent film and television production company.
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Siyaah
Siyaah (سیاہ, Black) is a 2013 Pakistani horror thriller film directed by Azfar Jafri and written by Osman Khalid Butt with a screenplay also by Khalid and Jafri.
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Sohail Rana
Sohail Rana (born 31 March 1938) is a Pakistani music composer for films and television.
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Son of Pakistan
Son of Pakistan (سن آف ٻاكستان, Son of Pakistan) is a 2011 Lollywood Urdu film written and directed by Jarrar Rizvi and released in summer 2011.
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Sonya Jehan
Sonya Rizvi (سونیا جہاں; born 24 April 1980), better known by her stage name Sonya Jehan, is a Pakistani film actress who predominantly works in Urdu and Hindi-language films.
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Spread of Islam
The spread of Islam spans almost 1,400 years.
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Strike (attack)
A strike is a directed, forceful physical attack with either a part of the human body or with a handheld object (such as a melee weapon), intended to cause blunt or penetrating trauma upon an opponent.
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Sultan Rahi
Sultan Rahi (ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺭﺍﮨﯽ; June 24, 1938 – January 9, 1996) was a Pakistani actor, producer and screenwriter.
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Sultanat (2014 film)
Sultanat is a 2014 Pakistani action romance film and 30-episode television series created and directed by Syed Faisal Bukhari who had previously directed the top-grossing film Bhai Log and produced by Aslam Bhatti, who also plays the lead role.
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Sunday magazine
A Sunday magazine is a publication inserted into a Sunday newspaper.
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Syed Ali Raza Usama
Syed Ali Raza Usama (سید علی رضا اسامہ) is a Pakistani television director.
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Syed Faisal Bukhari
Syed Faisal Bukhari (born 9 August 1963) is a Pakistani film and television director, producer, and cinematographer.
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Syed Noor
Syed Noor (Punjabi, سید نور) (born Syed Ghulam Mohyuddin Noor) is a Pakistani film director based in Lahore.
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Tamanna (2014 film)
Tamanna is 2014 British-Pakistani film distributed by Royal Palm Group t/a Summit Entertainment (Pak) and Super Cinema and ARY Films and produced by Concordia Productions.
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Tanga (cart)
A tonga or tanga is a two-wheeled cart drawn by a single horse.
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Tax rate
In a tax system, the tax rate is the ratio (usually expressed as a percentage) at which a business or person is taxed.
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Tehzeeb (1971 film)
Tehzeeb is a 1971 Pakistani film directed by Hassan Tariq.
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Tere Pyar Mein
Tere Pyar Mein (Urdu: تیرے پیار میں) (lit: In Your Love) is a Pakistani film which was released in December 2000.
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Teri Yaad
Teri Yaad (تیری یاد; Your Memory) was a Pakistani Urdu-language film released on 7 August 1948 in the newly formed country, Pakistan on Eid.
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The Express Tribune
The Express Tribune is a daily English-language newspaper based in Pakistan.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Nation (Pakistan)
The Nation is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Majid Nizami Trust and based in Lahore, Pakistan.
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The News International
The News International, published in broadsheet size, is one of the largest English language newspapers in Pakistan.
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The Times of India
The Times of India, also known by its abbreviation TOI, is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group.
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Thriller (genre)
Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime, horror, and detective fiction.
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Thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience.
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TV One Pakistan
TVOne Pakistan (ٹی وی ون) is a general entertainment channel from Pakistan that airs dramas, soaps, sitcoms, and foreign (American, British, Korean, Turkish & Indian) reality and lifestyle programs.
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Umar Marvi (film)
Umar Marvi (Sindhi: عمر مارئي), (عُمَر ماروی), is a Pakistani film adapted from a popular Sindhi folk tale, Umar Marvi, produced by Syed Hussain Ali Shah Fazlani, directed by Shaikh Hassan and starring Fazlani himself, Nighat Sultana, Noor Mohammed Charlie and Bibbo.
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University of Lahore
The University of Lahore (لہور یونیورسٹی; جامعہ لاہور), abbreviated as UOL, is a private university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Urdu
Urdu (اُردُو) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia.
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Urdu 1
Urdu 1 (اُردُو ١) is a 24-hour Urdu language television network, owned by Alliance Media FZ LLC, which is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The channel's transmission became available in Pakistan on 12 June 2012, with regular transmission beginning 23 June 2012. The channel is best-known for its Turkish drama (Urdu-dubbed) Ishq-e-Mamnu which has millions of viewership on its first episode.
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Urwa Hocane
UrwaTul Wusqua Hussain, better known by her stage name Urwa Hocane (born 2 July 1991) is a Pakistani actress, model and media personality.
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Videocassette recorder
A videocassette recorder (VCR) or video recorder is an electromechanical device that records analog audio and analog video from broadcast television or other AV sources and can play back the recording after rewinding.
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Waar
Waar (Urdu) is a 2013 Pakistani action-thriller film directed by Bilal Lashari (in his feature directorial debut), written by Hassan Rana, and produced by Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi.
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Waheed Murad
Waheed Murad (وحید مراد; 2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983), also known as Chocolate Hero, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. Famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for acting, Waheed is considered one of the most famous and influential actors of South Asia and has influenced the film industry in the Indian subcontinent.
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West Pakistan
West Pakistan was the western province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1970, covering the territory of present-day Pakistan.
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Yasir Jaswal
Yasir M Jaswal is a Pakistani singer, writer, filmmaker, and award-winning music director.
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Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa
Yeh Dil Aap ka Huwa (یہ دِل آپ کا ہوا||This heart is yours) is a 2002 Lollywood Urdu film starring Sana, Moammar Rana and Saleem Sheikh among others.
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Zahir Raihan
Mohammad Zahirullah (19 August 1935 – disappeared 30 January 1972), known as Zahir Raihan, was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker.
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Zarqa (film)
Zarqa is a 1969 Pakistani epic historical drama film directed, produced and written by Riaz Shahid while the music is composed by Rashid Attre and Wajahat Attre.
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Zeba Bakhtiar
Zeba Bakhtiar (زيبا بختيار; born 5 November 1962) is a Pakistani film/TV actress and a television director.
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Zeher
Zeher is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film directed by debutant Mohit Suri and produced by Mahesh Bhatt.
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Zhalay Sarhadi
Zhalay Sarhadi, Žālê Sarḥadî; Persian: Zhâleh,; also spelled Zille Sarhadi (born 11 June 1981), is a Pakistani actress, model, and former VJ.
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Zinda Bhaag
Zinda Bhaag (زندہ بھاگ) is a 2013 Pakistani Punjabi-language drama film co-directed by Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi, and produced by Mazhar Zaidi.
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Zinda Laash
Zinda Laash (زندہ لاش||Living Corpse) is a 1967 Pakistani Urdu-language horror film directed by Khwaja Sarfraz,.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani barrister, politician, and statesman.
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2009 Lahore police academy attack
At 07:31 on 30 March 2009, the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan, was attacked by an estimated 12 gunmen.
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3 Bahadur
3 Bahadur is a 2015 Pakistani animated adventure film produced and directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
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3 Bahadur (film series)
3 Bahadur (3 بہادر) is a Pakistani film series comprising the animated films directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
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3D film
3D films are motion pictures made to give an illusion of three-dimensional solidity, usually with the help of special glasses worn by viewers.
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95th Academy Awards
The 95th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
See Cinema of Pakistan and 95th Academy Awards
See also
Cultural history of Pakistan
- British influence in Pakistan
- Cinema of Pakistan
- Constitution Day (Pakistan)
- History of Pakistani cuisine
- Indo-Aryan migrations
- Indo-Greek art
- Pakistani philosophy
- Persian language in the Indian subcontinent
- Vital Signs (band)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Pakistan
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