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Huma Qureshi is an award-winning journalist who writes on lifestyle and consumer subjects for national publications. To find out more about her, click on the About tag
Posts tagged "film"
Libas: Trishna review

Libas: Trishna review

My review of Michal Winterbottom's Trishna, starring Riz Ahmed and Freida Pinto
The Guardian: The Boy Mir - Coming of age in Afghanistan

The Guardian: The Boy Mir – Coming of age in Afghanistan

Two film-makers followed an Afghan boy and his family over 10 years. The result is a startling documentary full of hardship – but humour, too. By Huma Qureshi
The Independent: Delhi Belly

The Independent: Delhi Belly

Bollywood's rude awakening. By Huma Qureshi
The Guardian: Slackistan's censorship means the future looks tight in Pakistan

The Guardian: Slackistan’s censorship means the future looks tight in Pakistan

The country's liberal youth are up in arms, and no wonder: their film board has just delivered what looks like a big blow to free speech
The Guardian: Bhutto: Benazir's legacy is ill-served by bias in an otherwise admirable film

The Guardian: Bhutto: Benazir’s legacy is ill-served by bias in an otherwise admirable film

A documentary about Benazir Bhutto, which premiered in London last night, makes for gripping but troublingly partial viewing

The Guardian: Bollywood dances to another tune at the first Indian film festival of London

Once a world of chaste romance and hammy fight scenes, the Indian movie industry is swapping its singalongs for satire