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Kyun Nikala- review

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Kyun Nikala is a stage show by KopyKats productions. We watched it on Saturday at a 5 pm show at Arts counsil. I sort of knew that it would be a political satire but did not know that it would be this good. Some of the jokes however flew above my head (sar kay upar say guzar gay) but I saw my father laughing hard so I suppose that they must be relevant and funny. Kindly note that I have very limited political knowledge. The last scene was the best, which was a laughing riot.  All the actors were fantastic, but the best were Sajid Hassan, in the role of a Chaudary and Mohsin Ejaz as Mujeeb Bengali. There are very few shows left. Do watch it guys. 

Load wedding - movie review

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First day. Second show. Us four siblings decided to go watch this movie at five, leaving one crying child behind and one tagging along with us. As the title suggests, the movie was about a wedding(s). The acting was pretty impressive by all the actors. The special stars were Mehwish Hayat and the character 'Baby Baji'. Mehwish Hayat made you believe that she was the character involved and made the sensitive me tear a few times. Baby Baji was funny and realistically played. I enjoyed all the songs except the mehndi song. It was way too long and could have easily been cut. The sets were made with detail, with tiny mirrors at the washbasins, Tibet powder, narrow streets and beautiful fields. The dressing of the cast was as required. Nothing over the top. On the whole I enjoyed the movie. It has bits and pieces of laughable jokes, roaring emotions, catchy songs, a believable love story and a lesson at the end. Its Eid. There is a lot of burning patriotism in the air. Its a