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alt.fan.jai-maharaj@googlegroups.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj): Nov 29 05:03PM

'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' review: The movie leaves
with more question marks than full-stops
 
By Rajeev Masand, CNN-IBN
IBN Live
ibnlive.in.com
Saturday, November 29, 2014
 
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
 
Not very much happens in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -
Part 1. The studio's decision to make two films from the
final book in Suzanne Collins' bestselling trilogy may
have made sense from a business point of view - hey, it
worked for Harry Potter and Twilight! - but dramatically,
it's a bad move. The filmmakers take roughly half an
hour's worth of plot and thinly spread it over two long
hours, giving us a movie that feels half-baked and
wanting.
 
Continues at:
 
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-review-the-movie-leaves-with-more-question-marks-than-fullstops/515453-47-84.html
 
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Om Shanti
 
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habshi@anony.net: Nov 29 02:37PM

The dialogue in Bollywood movies used to be imaginative and
superb. In this movie every second sentence ends with the word 's..t'.
Utter stupidity. The drive along the pacific coast highway is very
good.
Didnt stay for the second half.
 
Kill a mockinjay is not bad , the girls propaganda emotional clip is
very good indeed . However there are no light heartened movements. In
a Bollywood movie Lord Snow would make the girl dance an item number
with ten dress changes , that is why they are so entertaining even
though they are longer
habshi@anony.net: Nov 29 02:42PM

In Nightcrawler , the psychopath has good dialogue
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habshi@anony.net: Nov 23 04:56PM

Also watch the Elliott Ness type of great car in the movie trailer
and the scenes from top of the Qutub Minar
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alt.fan.jai-maharaj@googlegroups.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj): Nov 20 06:28PM

Kill Dil Movie Review
 
By Saibal Chatterjee
NDTV
Friday, November 14, 2014
 
A stylishly shot and neatly packaged action caper, Kill
Dil could have been a killer film. It isn't.
 
It simply doesn't have enough soul and substance to be
able to go all the way to the finish line with its grand
design in one piece.
 
Director Shaad Ali, back in action seven years after the
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom debacle, shows clear signs of
rustiness.
 
In one scene, on a wall of an insurance company's
boardroom, he hangs a portrait of Hindi cinema's most
iconic mother, Nirupa Roy, under a nameplate that reads
'Founder'.
 
His ideas may not be quite as ancient as the much-revered
character actress that he invokes, but much of the
material that Ali juggles with in Kill Dil belongs firmly
to the past.
 
Remember all those 'No Vacancy' montages that would pop
up every now and then on our silver screens in the good
old black-and-white era, with the unemployed hero wiping
the sweat off his forehead after each job rejection?
 
Kill Dil has its own variation on the theme: the
protagonist, having traded his gun for a fake graduation
certificate, hops from one place to another desperately
looking for employment. Predictably, he is summarily
ticked off by stand-offish interviewers and sent packing.
 
But don't forget that we live in a "new and shining
India". So the guy does eventually get lucky with a
character played by a suited and booted Alok Nath (who
else?).
 
The director, on his part, banks upon his only trump card
- lyricist Gulzar's evocative lines, some of which are
rendered in the poet's resonant voice - to hold the thin
narrative together.
 
But neither the surfeit of songs nor the quirky
storytelling devices that Ali employs to liven up Kill
Dil can prevent the dagger of futility running right
through the heart of the film's aspirations and draining
all life out of it.
 
A hackneyed plot is the undoing of Kill Dil. Have a good
look at the poster on the way out: the slash between the
two words in the title is about the only thing that
eventually stands out.
 
Continues at:
 
http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/kill-dil-movie-review-1059
 
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
 
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habshi@anony.net: Nov 20 06:12PM

Waves of pleasure when a song like this is played full screen ,
Indian background instruments , great set
Movie is very good , Parineeta as usual excellent . Must watch ,
story of how a woman tries to reform a pay for hire killer , not
knowing he is one. In most such movies the guy gets killed , however..
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCi3osjZFyw&sns=em
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Islam prohibited women to be Unveiled....why?

Are there any harmful effects on women if they used to display parts of their body? Let us read.........
 
According to the latest figures, the incidence of melanoma, a potentially fatal skin cancer, is increasing dramatically. It is currently the most common type of cancer in young women between the ages of 25 and 29.
Researchers believe that sun exposure plays a significant role in the development of melanoma. According to Dr. Diane Berson, an American dermatologist says "intense sun exposure prior to age 20 may be more of a significant risk factor for skin cancer than sun exposure past the age of 20. Three or more blistering sunburns early in life, or three or more years of working out of doors, (e.g. camp counselors or lifeguards), without protection, can increase the risk of skin cancer by more than three times."
Another study held from 1973 to 2004 found that the rate of new melanoma cases in younger women had jumped 50 percent since 1980, but did not increase for younger men in that period.
"It's worrying," said Mark Purdue, a research fellow at the National Cancer Institute, who led the analysis published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. "What we are seeing in young adults right now could foretell a much larger number of melanoma cases in older women." he said.
"One possible explanation is increases among young women of recreational sun exposure or tanning bed use," Purdue said. "Both of these things have been identified as risk factors."
Statistics say that 62,000 melanoma cases are diagnosed each year in the United States, and more than 8,400 people die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Previous studies have shown that the rate of new diagnoses has been increasing among adults overall.
Woman's dress in Islam
According to religion of Islam woman should only display her face and palms of hands in front of foreigner men (indoor and outdoor) and more than that is prohibited.
Allah Almighty tells prophet Mohamed peace be upon him to order women to do the following: (And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer palms of hands or one eye or dress like veil, gloves, head-cover, apron, etc.), and to draw their veils all over Juyûbihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islâm), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of feminine sex. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg Allâh to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful.){ Sûrat An-Nûr - The Light -verse31}.
Also prophet Mohamed peace be upon him says in the right Hadith about some indications for the imminence of day of resurrection that "there will be women who are dressed and naked at the same time, who are reeling while walking and their heads are like the top of the camel, those will not enter the heaven or even smell its smell" [narrated by Abu- horraira]
Muslim women who are veiled believe that their body is valuable so it should not be as a commodity that is exposed to everyone to evaluate.
Conclusion
The great religion of Islam doesn't approve any practice that may cause any harm to both men and women , therefore Allah Almighty and His prophet Mohamed peace be upon him order women to be veiled because woman's veil definitely respects woman than exposing her parts in front of everyone.
Also, Allah Almighty didn't order women to be veiled and ordered men to do what they want but He Almighty orders men also to respect women by not to look in their parts because that is purer for them so that Allah Almighty tells the prophet to inform men to:(Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.). That is purer for them. Verily, Allah is All-Aware of what they do.){ Sûrat An-Nûr - The Light -verse30}.

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By: Abduldaem Al-Kaheel
www.kaheel7.com/eng
http://www.kaheel7.com/eng/index.php/legislative-miracles/646-islam-prohibited-women-to-be-unveiledwhy
References:

* http://www.webmd.com/skin-beauty/guide/sun-exposure-skin-cancer
* http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2008/07/11/skin_cancer_on_rise_in_young_women/
* http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/44764.php

Thank you
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alt.fan.jai-maharaj@googlegroups.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj): Nov 15 02:43AM

END OF THE FLOSSY INEQUITY
 
Editorial
The Pioneer
http://www.dailypioneer.com
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
 
Women makeup artists get toehold in tinseltown
 
The Supreme Court's Monday order, that the Cine Costume
Makeup Artists and Hairdressers Association open its
doors to women members, sets right a terrible wrong that
had prevailed for years. It is amazing that the Indian
film industry, considered among the greatest social
levellers, should have patronised the gender
discrimination so blatantly and for so long. What made
it worse was the reason the association gave: That the
entry of women into its fold would adversely impact the
employment prospects of male members. One would have
thought that the film industry, which recognises nothing
but success, would be open to competition so that the
best ones may flourish. Job opportunities would have
been a problem for those males makeup artists who would
have failed to match the exacting standards. Imagine the
howls of protest if there had been a rule that only
women could be choreographers in Indian films since men
had no business to get into a field of activity which
was associated with the fair sex. . . .
 
Continues at:
 
http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/edit/end-of-the-flossy-inequity.html
 
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
 
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habshi@anony.net: Nov 10 10:11PM

http://m.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/pooja-batra-starts-mera-sangeet-radio-station
 
Pooja Batra Starts 'Mera Sangeet' Radio Station
Known for her stellar performances in films such as Virasat, Haseena
Maan Jayegi, Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye and Chandralekha (Malayalam) and
Kandukondain Kandukondain among others, former Miss India and
acclaimed Bollywood actress Pooja Batra has donned the entrepreneurial
cap yet again.
 
Currently settled in Los Angeles for the past few years, the actor has
founded and launched USA's new Bollywood favorite radio station called
'Mera Sangeet'. Albeit, being launched recently, the stream station
already boasts of massive listeners
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alt.fan.jai-maharaj@googlegroups.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj): Nov 08 03:09AM

Bollywood is sizzling: Miami University's first Indian film festival
 
By Madeleine Mary Laplante-Dube
The Miami Student
miamistudent.net
November 4, 2014
 
Diwali Dances - The MU Indian Students Association
presented their annual Diwali Show Saturday in Hall
Auditorium. This year's theme was, "The Bachelor:
Destination India." Photo by Frank Roskam
 
The Center for American and World Cultures will be
hosting Miami's first Indian Film Festival starting
Tuesday, Nov. 4 and running until Nov. 7.
 
Set to show in 212 MacMillan Hall, each day of the week
will feature two to three different films, with each
showing beginning at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively. The
festival, "Women and Their Families: An Indian Lense,"
deals exclusively with issues involving women in India.
 
"We're looking at young women, middle aged women; we're
looking at women and their relationships with their
parents, their brothers, their sisters, their husbands,"
Mary Jane Berman, director of The Center or American and
World cultures and one of the coordinators for this
event, said. "We're looking at women facing modern day
situations in an India that's changing, an India that is
dropping many of its taboos."
 
While the eight films that will be shown during this
four-day event deal with challenges that women face in
India today, the films are anything but repetitive.
 
"These films are so diverse. When [students] come to at
least some of these films, they will be getting a good
glimpse of various issues," Lalita Satyal, a professor of
Hindi at Miami and co-coordinator of the festival, said.
 
[...]
 
"[Bollywood] seems to be everywhere. People are doing
henna, they're eating Indian food, they are loving
Bollywood dances; the whole world is caught up in the
Bollywood craze. India is so hot right now. Bollywood is
sizzling," Satyal added.
 
The festival is not solely about the films either.
 
"My most favorite part that I'm looking forward to are
the discussions that will go on after the films," Berman
said.
 
[...]
 
"Producing, directing, screenwriting; yeah, there's not a
thing he doesn't do," Berman said.
 
Continues at:
 
http://miamistudent.net/?p=17002778
 
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
 
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habshi@anony.net: Oct 31 10:09PM

http://www.dawn.com/news/1140070/the-dark-side-of-lollywood
The dark side of Lollywood
By M. Saeed AwanUpdated 3 days ago
Nannah and Nazli in the film Dewar Bhabhi
Some of Lollywood's mindboggling mysteries and tragedies created quite
a stir at the time they first occurred but with the passage of time
the hype died down and the memory of these ill-fated celebrities whose
lives were unceremoniously cut short abruptly faded away into the
murky annals of time.
 
Here, Images on Sunday revives their luster and presents a concise
list of Lollywood superstars who suffered unfortunate circumstances
and succumbed to mysterious deaths.
 
Niggo
 
Niggo was an attractive young woman who impressed all those she came
across with her excellent dancing skills. She was chosen by all the
Punjabi filmmakers of her time to perform classic mujra dance numbers
in their films which were equivalent to the 'item' numbers in
present-day films. Niggo, thus, was the first and foremost choice for
the mujra girl.
 
 
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Like other successful film industries around the world, Lollywood too
is plagued by mysterious deaths, unsolved murders and unexplained
tragedies!
 
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While working in the film Qasu (1972) produced by Khawaja Mazhar, she
fell in love with the producer and they got married soon after. The
marriage sparked fury in Niggo's family (according to the old
tradition of Lahore's Shahi Mohalla no girl can marry or travel
without her family being compensated financially).
 

Dancer Niggo was the first choice of filmmakers for the classic mujra
girl.
When all attempts to bring her back proved futile, Niggo's mother
pretended to be terminally ill and begged Niggo to come and see her
one last time. Upon her visit, the mother and some close family
members brainwashed Niggo into believing that her husband was not
right for her and her family. She succumbed to family pressure and
refused to return to her husband's home.
 
An unsuspecting and utterly confused Khawaja Mazhar dispatched his
production controller, called Mamma, to bring the situation under
control and pave the way for Niggo's return. Even music director
Manzoor Ashraf, who had Niggo's ear at the time when the love affair
was in full bloom, could not convince her to return to her husband's
home.
 
 
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After Nannah started delivering flops and fell on hard times
financially, Nazli started to lose interest in him as well. He
allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun in
Lahore on June 2, 1986. However, the actual circumstances leading to
Nannah's death remain a mystery to this day.
 
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Then came the fateful day when a furious Khawaja Mazhar reached the
red light area and opened fire with a Sten Gun (a popular choice of
firearm in those days) and killed his wife Niggo on the spot. The news
of her murder spread like wildfire since such an incidence within the
industry was unheard of during those days. Niggo's mother vowed
revenge, and Khawaja Mazhar was sentenced to life imprisonment by a
court of law. Naturally the media had a heyday during the very public
trial. After completing his sentence, Khawaja Mazhar died a natural
death and was buried in his home town in Gujranwala.
 
Nannah
 
Rafi Khawar aka Nannah's performance was widely appreciated in the
first PTV comedy series, Alif Noon with Kamal Ahmed Rizvi.
 
Early in the career, he used to play minor roles in Punjabi movies
since in the presence of Munawwar Zareef and Rangeela it was difficult
for him to make place for himself in Lollywood. However, all that
changed after the film Ziddi (1973) and later on with the Urdu film
Naukar (1975). He began to be paired more frequently in comic roles
with Tammana Begum in Urdu movies, playing the role of a father,
grandfather or servant.
 
He then landed a chance to play the male lead in Tehka Pehlwan (1979)
the same year his film Dubai Chalo directed by Haidar Chaudhry became
a super-hit.
 
Despite the dominance of Sultan Rahi and action films, the mostly
comic act of Nannah and Ali Ejaz (of Dubai Chalo fame) gained immense
popularity in the first half of the '80s, and were seen in more than
50 movies in the main lead. In the films of that era, Sultan Rahi was
usually paired with Anjuman, Ali Ejaz with Mumtaz and Rani, and Nannah
with Nazli.
 
Nannah and Nazli became romantically involved and were often seen
together in public. The best proof of their love on film can be seen
in the song Vekh meri baanh tap di mundia, Aakhian rehndiyan mast
mast,Mera kar le koi bandobast, and also in Ve yari tori na, Ve mukh
methon moree na (Tehka Pehlwan).
 
According to an inside source, money was never an issue with Nannah
during his love affair with Nazli. His celebrity status was at an
all-time high and he was delivering hits left, right and centre. He
even forced his producers to cast Nazli with him in all his films.
Nazli made the most of the opportunity and the two became inseparable.
But after Nannah started delivering flops and fell on hard times
financially, Nazli started to lose interest in him as well.
 
Nannah allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun
in Lahore on June 2, 1986. A witness, producer Jamshaid Zafar,
narrates that there was a pool of blood in the room and it was a truly
horrific scene, something that appeared to be right out of a mystery
crime film. However, the actual circumstances leading to Nannah's
death remain a mystery to this day. There were also rumours that he
had decided to give away all his property to actress Nazli which sent
alarm bells ringing within his family.
 
Sultan Rahi
 
 

Sultan Rahi's sudden death dealt a terrible blow to Punjabi films and
it was a loss from which the industry never fully recovered.
The legendarily prolific Sultan Rahi worked in over 703-plus Punjabi
films and 100 Urdu films. I personally witnessed him working on three
film sets in a single day. After shooting one scene at Evernew
Studios, he would hurriedly move to Bari Studios adjacent to Evernew
for the next film shot. After spending almost three to four hours on
different sets, he would then move to Shahnoor Studios where another
shooting crew would be anxiously waiting for him.
 
The best thing about Rahi was his immense commitment to work and his
pleasant demeanor when dealing with the low-paid production crew.
 
Above everything else, he was a sure thing, someone who could recover
the producer's investment. During the span of his film career, he won
almost 160 awards. Some of his major films include Maula Jatt,Sher
Khan, Chan Veryam, Babul Sadqay Tere, Sharif Badmash,Basheera and
Wehsi Gujjar. Among other works of charity, he is also accredited of
having a mosque built in Bari Studios and also financing a film for
junior artists. Some of his best pairing in films was with actresses
such as Aasiya, Anjuman and Saima.
 
On January 9, 1996, he was returning late at night from Islamabad when
his car's tyre deflated near Samanabad Chungi close to Gujranwala on
Main G.T. Road. Taking advantage of the darkness and deserted
surroundings, some men approached the vehicle and opened fire on him.
Rahi sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the DHQ Hospital in
Gujranwala where he breathed his last.
 
Nadra
 
She had a sparkling element to her dazzling beauty coupled with
brilliant acting skills. She dominated the Lollywood screen for eight
years, acting in both Punjabi and Urdu movies. Besides acting she was
a woman of gentle demeanour and was respected widely among colleagues.
She was often found making generous charity donations to film
technicians and their families.
 

When Nadra first entered the studios, she arrived in the most
expensive car at that time which she personally owned.
Besides films, she also used to perform at private functions and it is
rumoured that she once earned Rs5.2 million (52 lacs) for a single
night's mujra. Uptill then, film star Naina was rumored to have made
Rs5.6million (56 lacs) likewise. Like Nadra, she also succumbed to a
similar fate.
 
"Jiss waqt Nadra ne studio main pehla qadam rakha, to woh uss time ki
mehngi tareen car mein studios aaye thi. Warna to zyada tar adakarain
dosron ki cars ya rickshaw/taxi mein studio pohonchti theen," (When
Nadra first entered the studios, she arrived in the most expensive car
at that time which she personally owned. Back then aspiring actresses
usually arrived at the studios in other people's cars or by
rickshaws/taxis) remembers Guddu of Guddu Film Archive.
 
Due to Nadra's ethereal good looks, a lot of affluent and
well-connected people were also quite eager to find favour with her.
Someone close to Nadra at the time told this writer that once during a
trip to London, she had withdrawn money from a bank which was
transferred from the Emirates.
 
She also started a property buying business with her husband which led
to a misunderstanding and conflict between them. In 1995, she was
gunned down while leaving a restaurant, and while some suspicion did
fall on her husband the police investigation gave no results. No
arrests were ever made by the authorities in connection to her murder.
 
Nadra's death dealt a severe blow to Lollywood producers who had
signed her in their forthcoming movies. She left a definite and
lasting impact on the industry during her brief career span.
 
Yasmeen Khan:
 
Shamshad alias Yasmeen Khan was born in Peshawar in 1950 and she
shifted to Karachi in the early '60s where she launched her film
career by playing a lead role in the first ever hit Pashto movie
Yousaf Khan Sherbano released in December 1970.
 
When the Urdu action film Dulhan Ek Raat Ki was released in 1975, it
made the Pushto actors in the cast overnight stars, including Yasmeen
Khan who was featured in the excellently choreographed dance
number,Aaja aaja karle pyar, kehti hai suhani shaam. It made her into
a superstar and she was later cast in Punjabi movies as well, such as
Hathkari(1976) where she appeared in the song, Jawani meri bijli
toofan mera nakhra.
 

Shamshad started her film career as Yasmeen Khan from Karachi and as
the female lead in the first-ever hit Pashto film Yousuf Khan Sherbano
in 1970.
However, Yasmeen Khan distanced herself from the film industry when
vulgarity and obscenity crept into Pushto cinema, tarnishing the image
of true Pukhtun culture and identity.
 
Yasmeen's first marriage to film star Saqi ended in divorce. Later,
she married Khurram Bari, the owner of Bari Studios. Unfortunately,
the union also could not last long. A young man called Arifullah from
an affluent family had eyes only for Yasmeen and they got married and
shifted to Peshawar.
 
Yasmeen isolated herself from all kinds of showbiz activity and turned
to religion and charity. But Arif's parents refused to accept Yasmeen
as a daughter-in-law and disinherited Arif who was prone to gambling,
among other vices, and already had a first wife, something which
Yasmeen found out much later. She tried her best to make him alter his
ways but only ended up making him furious.
 
Sick of Yasmeen's attempts to reform him, on April 15, 1999 he killed
her and locked the door from outside. After two days, Yasmeen's body
was found and given a decent burial. It shocked everyone, especially
those in Lollywood, as they had great admiration for the lady.
 
Later, Arifullah was murdered while trying to get married a third
time. His parents didn't accept his dead body and his friends buried
him.
 
Andaleeb
 
She was picked up by Shahzad Rafiq for his film Goonghat (1996)
directed by Syed Noor which became a super hit. "I had seen her act in
a drama on PTV and was impressed by her acting skills," says Shahzad.
According to Syed Noor she was quite professional and it's not amazing
that she had relationship with Hanif Ghuman, an industrialist from
Sialkot.
 

Andaleeb was introduced in the film Ghoonghat and became the first
acid attack victim of the film industry.
"Even outside showbiz, girls have boyfriends but showbiz personalities
attract more attention so people try to cultivate a special bond of
intimacy with them," says Syed Noor aka Shahji.
 
Ghuman and Andaleeb used to meet frequently at various venues. After a
while, she lost interest in Hanif and tried to move on. Bent upon
revenge, he threw acid on her face in an attempt to disfigure her.
Afterwards, Andaleeb underwent extensive facial plastic surgery and
now leads a happily married life away from the showbiz spotlight.
 
Marvi
 
She belonged to the rare breed of actresses who made it to Lollywood
despite her Sindhi background and within a very short span of time
secured her place in tinsel town.
 
Marvi featured in just three or four films but impressed viewers and
filmmakers alike with her boundless acting talent.
 

Faisal Qureshi and Marvi in the film Marvi.
Cashing in on her good fortune, a film producer cast her as the female
lead in his production titledMarvi with actor Faisal Qureshi. However,
fate had something else in store for this fledgling and she had hardly
taken flight when her wings were clipped by a jealous lover who
fatally shot her near a traffic signal near Tariq Road, Karachi, on
August 25, 1998.
 
Her body remained in the car she was driving with no one willing to
help her until the authorities arrived at the scene of the crime. By
then it was already too late. Again, no arrests were made in
connection to her murder and it remains unsolved to date. Marvi proved
to be the actress' last film and it was released after her death.
 
Published in Dawn, Sunday Magazine, October 26th, 2014
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