Former One Direction singer Zayn Malik has garnered praise after singing in Urdu. The 31-year-old teamed up with popular Pakistani boy band Aur and stunned fans by not singing in English. In a new ...

From mushairas to multimedia showcases, Shaam-e-Rekhta brings fresh relevance to Urdu’s poetic legacy to resonate across ...

Hridi Huq's directorial "1971 Shei Shob Din" is set to greet audiences on August 18 and prior to release, "Ye Shamey", an Urdu song from the film, has been released. Sonia Hossain, a familiar face ...

With an experience of almost five years in writing about everything from pop culture, fashion, health, culture and lifestyle, Nisha is an ardent believer of turning words into meaningful stories. She ...

Zayn Malik's collaboration with popular Pakistani band Aur has given fans much to celebrate - with many psyched that the British singer is fluent in Urdu. A remake of Aur's breakout hit Tu Hai Kahan ...

“Genres are a funny little concept, aren’t they? In theory, they have a simple definition that’s easy to understand, but in practice, well, some may feel confined.” – Opening lines from ‘Spaghetti’ ...

A cross border copyright claim recently ended with Youtube removing a song by famous Pakistani qawwali singer Sher Miandad. Sameer Kabir, an Urdu teacher from Nagpur University, had pointed out that ...

When Shakeel Badayuni wrote the song Jab pyaar kiya toh darna kya for Mughal-e-Azam, director K Asif made him rewrite it nearly a hundred times until each word shone like a gem. “We hum these songs ...