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Producer barred from Maula Jatt release

By our correspondents
November 19, 2017
LAHORE
The presiding officer of the Intellectual Property Tribunal on Saturday restrained film director Bilal Lashari and his team from exhibiting and releasing the film Maula Jatt by November 22.
The tribunal has granted a stay order by November 22 on a petition moved by director and producer Serwar Bhatti of the 1979 film Maula Jatt. The counsel of the petitioner argued that his client was the producer of the film and held all rights of the movie including the title and cinematographic works and a censorship certificate was also issued by the Central Film Censor Board, Islamabad, in his name. He said had also obtained registration of the copyrights of the cinematographic work.
However, the counsel of Bilal Lashari and others argued that his clients had neither infringed nor intended to infringe any right of the petitioner. He contended that one of his clients, Ammar Hikmat, held the copyrights of the script of the film, whereas the petitioner had no right as per his own certificate in respect of the title, brand or mark.
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Faiz Festival blooms
By Moayyed Jafri
LAHORE
The literary and ideological legacy of Faiz Ahmed Faiz bloomed with the engaging sessions on arts, literature, music and politics on a second day of the third Faiz International Festival to commemorate the phenomenon this legendary poet was.
The festival is being held on the 33rd death anniversary of the ideological thought leader who inspired millions, not just in his own country but across the globe. Organised by the Faiz Foundation Trust in collaboration with Alhamra Arts Council, the festival offered 19 awe-inspiring sessions in addition to hosting activities for children, including art and science workshops and debate competitions and theatrical performances. In one session, veteran scholars and literary critics like Dr Arfa Syeda and Zehra Nigah discussed the history and evolution of the subcontinental art-form Qawwali; in another session Dr Sarmad Hussaina and Dr Agha Ali Raza talked about the progression of Urdu language in the modern word of emerging tech. Irfan Khoosat, Naveed Shehzad, Sameena Peerzada and Samia Mumtaz brought to light the journey of theatre, television and film in the country and how it shaped the sociology of the country and its mood over the years.
The book launch of the renowned Indian author Pran Nevile’s ‘A Sentimental Journey’ was one of the sessions with the 95 years old author, author of ‘The Footprints of Partition: Narratives of Four Generations of Pakistanis and Indians’, Anum Zakaria, and well-known educationist and historian Dr Tahir Kamran as the panelists. Nevile talked about the identity of the city of Lahore where he grew up and titled it ‘The city that defines description’.'
In a session titled after his book ‘The Anti-Hero’, Nadeem Fareed Paracha talked about the struggle between the alt-right and progressive forces from the inception of Pakistan to date.
In the session titled Iqbal and Faiz, Adeel Hashmi and Yousaf Salahuddin reminisced about their grandfathers and how they are weighed down by the legacy. Celebrated author and historian Salman Rashid, in a session titled ‘Ye Jo Mera Des Hai’, talked about the journey of Alexander the Conqueror through what is now Pakistan and how the entire history of that period has been mythologised. Arshad Mahmood, Nadeem Farooq Paracha and lead vocalist of 'Badnam Band' Ahmed Jillani discussed the journey of Pakistani pop music and how it had proved to be most resilient despite fading government interest, oppressionist narratives and social taboos associated with music in general and this genre in particular. In an absolutely captivating session, music, life and poetry of Faiz was banqueted by Adeel Hashmi to the tune of serenading piano played by Asad Anees.
In another session, Suraiya talked about the decay in Pakistani music. Her daughter also sang some Ghazals with her.