Loose Talk 2.0
Ever since teasers for a new show hosted and penned by Anwar Maqsood started to do the rounds on the internet, tongues have been wagging about whether actor Yasir Hussain would prove to be a worthy replacement for the late Moin Akhtar. Like the great Moin A in the iconic programme Loose Talk, Yasir H would be playing the guest who is interviewed by Anwar M in each episode, eliciting satirical quips from him. Yasir H is a good actor, make no mistake. He needs to learn one thing though: there’s a fine line between copying someone and being inspired by that person the former only puts the label of a Kopycat, sorry copycat, on an artist.
December 13, 2020
An aberration from past seasons, as reiterated by producer
Rohail Hyatt, Coke Studio 2020 lives up to promise.
Meesha Shafi
Coke Studio 2020 is an aberration from previous years of grandeur with which the long-running oft-formidable music TV series is presented. Made as the deadly coronavirus holds the world hostage, it must be seen from a different vantage point.
Made in seclusion with artists and musicians removed from each other’s proximity, the first episode surprisingly got the songs and collaborations just right.
Meesha Shafi broke the barrier of what she can do as she rapped on the all-female anthem, the empowering tune called ‘