TEdit Reports
A round-up of updates to keep you in the know of what’s happening locally and around the globe!
We bring you a round-up of updates to keep you in the know of what’s happening locally and around the globe!
Thespianz Theatre inaugurates Pakistan’s longest puppet show
The Thespianz Theatre will soon be holding Pakistan’s biggest puppet show. The second Pakistan String Puppetry Festival began on January 14 and will continue till July 31, 2019. The event will be the longest festival held in Pakistan, to date. Faisal Malik, the Artistic Director of the organisation, stated that the festival will feature shows in as many as 11 areas of the metropolis and will deliver nearly 330 performances. The event will also provide entertainment to the lower socio-economic class for free.
Sania Mirza to get own biopic
Indian Tennis player Sania Mirza recently announced that she along with film-maker Ronnie Screwvala is working on a biopic centred around her life and career. Mirza was asked about her input to the film at a recent event to which she replied “It’s all going to be a mutual understanding. I think that obviously my input is important because it’s my story. So, I will have to help out. We are in the very initial stages; we will slowly move into the directing part, then the writing and after that, the casting. We have a long way to go.”
Pakistan’s youngest athlete, Ayesha Ayaz aims to compete in Olympics
The 7th Fujairah Open International Taekwondo Championship held in Fujairah, UAE, saw Pakistani contenders take home two gold and bronze medals along with a silver medal as well. One of the bronze winners was eight-year-old Ayesha Ayaz. Hailing from Sawat, Ayaz is also Pakistan’s youngest athlete to have competed at the G-1 event. Ayaz shared that she was proud of the achievment and dedicated her award to Prime Minister Imran Khan. The young athlete also shared her desire to compete in the Olympics and mentioned that she has been practicing daily under her father’s supervision for the international sporting event.
Let me live: Kendall Jenner on being shamed for acne
Kendall Jenner recently spoke about the abuse she received online for getting an acne break-out during the 2018 Golden Globe Awards. In a recent interview, Jenner shared that she did not expect her acne to become a problem. “It was probably a once in a lifetime thing for me to go to the Golden Globes. I don’t know if I’ll ever go again because that’s not usually my event to go to. And so, I went and I was super excited about it. I was feeling good about myself. And then when people say mean things I’m like, ‘I know I have a zit. I know I’m breaking out. You guys don’t have to keep pointing it out. “I obviously see that, but let me live!”
‘Aladdin’ trailer gives everyone what they wanted: A blue Genie
The much-awaited trailer of Aladdin was finally released at the 2019 Grammys which officially introduced Will Smith as a very blue Genie and people couldn’t be more excited! Speaking about the differences between his version of the character and the original, Smith said that there isn’t much mimicking and that the major addition to Will’s character will be the hip-hop flavour that hasn’t been depicted much in Disney’s history.
Drake cut off during acceptance speech at Grammy Awards
Spectators were surprised when they saw Drake emerge from under the stage when country duo Dan + Shay announced his name as winner for the Best Rap Song. He took the stage and said “If people are singing your songs word for word, if you are a hero in your hometown and if people with regular jobs spend their hard-earned money to buy tickets to come to your shows, you don’t need this right here, I promise you, you already won” and then, mid-sentence, the show cut to commercial.
Thespianz Theatre inaugurates Pakistan’s longest puppet show
The Thespianz Theatre will soon be holding Pakistan’s biggest puppet show. The second Pakistan String Puppetry Festival began on January 14 and will continue till July 31, 2019. The event will be the longest festival held in Pakistan, to date. Faisal Malik, the Artistic Director of the organisation, stated that the festival will feature shows in as many as 11 areas of the metropolis and will deliver nearly 330 performances. The event will also provide entertainment to the lower socio-economic class for free.
Sania Mirza to get own biopic
Indian Tennis player Sania Mirza recently announced that she along with film-maker Ronnie Screwvala is working on a biopic centred around her life and career. Mirza was asked about her input to the film at a recent event to which she replied “It’s all going to be a mutual understanding. I think that obviously my input is important because it’s my story. So, I will have to help out. We are in the very initial stages; we will slowly move into the directing part, then the writing and after that, the casting. We have a long way to go.”
Pakistan’s youngest athlete, Ayesha Ayaz aims to compete in Olympics
The 7th Fujairah Open International Taekwondo Championship held in Fujairah, UAE, saw Pakistani contenders take home two gold and bronze medals along with a silver medal as well. One of the bronze winners was eight-year-old Ayesha Ayaz. Hailing from Sawat, Ayaz is also Pakistan’s youngest athlete to have competed at the G-1 event. Ayaz shared that she was proud of the achievment and dedicated her award to Prime Minister Imran Khan. The young athlete also shared her desire to compete in the Olympics and mentioned that she has been practicing daily under her father’s supervision for the international sporting event.
Let me live: Kendall Jenner on being shamed for acne
Kendall Jenner recently spoke about the abuse she received online for getting an acne break-out during the 2018 Golden Globe Awards. In a recent interview, Jenner shared that she did not expect her acne to become a problem. “It was probably a once in a lifetime thing for me to go to the Golden Globes. I don’t know if I’ll ever go again because that’s not usually my event to go to. And so, I went and I was super excited about it. I was feeling good about myself. And then when people say mean things I’m like, ‘I know I have a zit. I know I’m breaking out. You guys don’t have to keep pointing it out. “I obviously see that, but let me live!”
‘Aladdin’ trailer gives everyone what they wanted: A blue Genie
The much-awaited trailer of Aladdin was finally released at the 2019 Grammys which officially introduced Will Smith as a very blue Genie and people couldn’t be more excited! Speaking about the differences between his version of the character and the original, Smith said that there isn’t much mimicking and that the major addition to Will’s character will be the hip-hop flavour that hasn’t been depicted much in Disney’s history.
Drake cut off during acceptance speech at Grammy Awards
Spectators were surprised when they saw Drake emerge from under the stage when country duo Dan + Shay announced his name as winner for the Best Rap Song. He took the stage and said “If people are singing your songs word for word, if you are a hero in your hometown and if people with regular jobs spend their hard-earned money to buy tickets to come to your shows, you don’t need this right here, I promise you, you already won” and then, mid-sentence, the show cut to commercial.