In some ways, the film is a cautionary tale about how people always choose themselves.
Aiman Rizvi Updated 02 Mar, 2022 12:17pm
How sustainable is a ‘revival’ of the music industry that doesn’t come with pay cheques?
Aiman Rizvi Published 17 Aug, 2021 10:48am
That said, Asim Abbasi and Mo Azmi have given so many the opportunity to feel seen and validated by a visual narrative
Aiman Rizvi Updated 15 Aug, 2020 09:14pm
It is a tenderly crafted romance, as well as a story of the violence and erasure imposed on trans bodies.
Aiman Rizvi Updated 19 Mar, 2020 12:00pm
I found myself questioning if this was an instance of a man centring himself in a conversation that wasn’t about him.
Aiman Rizvi Updated 10 Dec, 2019 11:56am
As the Biennale disowns an exhibit they curated and an artist under threat, it casts a new light on the organisation.
Aiman Rizvi Updated 29 Oct, 2019 05:39pm
“Miss Phudina Chuttni is urbanised – a regular, every day urban Pakistani," says Muhammad Moiz of his onstage persona.
Aiman Rizvi Updated 30 May, 2019 04:02pm
The team behind Laal Kabootar explains what it takes to recreate Karachi in way that feels real.
Aiman Rizvi Updated 02 May, 2019 10:28am
Was the ‘Gully aesthetic’ just an aestheticisation of poverty? Was this story Zoya Akhtar’s to tell?
Aiman Rizvi Updated 26 Feb, 2019 11:03am
Even a well-intentioned festival can struggle to break free of the structures that have come to define us
Aiman Rizvi | Fawad Hasan Updated 15 Feb, 2019 12:31pm
The speakers grappled with the 'intellectual' and 'artist' label rather than talk about Karachi's pressing concerns
Aiman Rizvi Published 07 Feb, 2019 08:30am
IBA's 'Thinkfest' was generally dynamic and inclusive, but still, something was amiss
Aiman Rizvi Published 14 Dec, 2018 05:50pm