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  1. Read more: Screening of Zinda Laash (1967) at Asia Society New York
    Vintage Zinda Laash horror movie poster with dramatic portraits, bold Urdu and English text, retro style.

    Screening of Zinda Laash (1967) at Asia Society New York

    by Khajistan Cultural Desk

    Asia Society New York, in collaboration with Khajistan, presents a screening of Zinda Laash (1967) (The Living Corpse). The even...
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  2. Read more: Khajistan Presents: 5 Year Anniversary Screening of Showgirls of Pakistan at SculptureCenter, NYC
    Khajistan archival photo of woman with bold makeup and ornate white and gold dress, selfie style

    Khajistan Presents: 5 Year Anniversary Screening of Showgirls of Pakistan at SculptureCenter, NYC

    by Khajistan Cultural Desk

    Poster for Showgirls of Pakistan (2020). Courtesy Savta and Other Memory Media.   Sun, Jul 20, 2025, 2–4pm Film Screening and Q&A: Showgirls ...
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  3. Read more: 1970s Lollywood Club Culture: Where Lust, Danger, and Deception Collide
    Vintage Khajistan archival photo featuring three women and one man in retro attire, sepia tone.

    1970s Lollywood Club Culture: Where Lust, Danger, and Deception Collide

    by Omar Khan

    Lollywood historian Omar Ali Khan dives into the significance of the nightclub, or ‘Killub’, in 1970s Pakistani cinema and how the rise of disco ev...
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  4. Read more: Top 30 Sensual, Sultry, and Sinful Lollywood Club Dance Classics
    Vintage black-and-white scene of people dancing in a lively club, Khajistan archive style.

    Top 30 Sensual, Sultry, and Sinful Lollywood Club Dance Classics

    by Omar Khan

    The Club (short for Night Club) was a western evil imported into Pakistani Cinema primarily in the 1960s and 1970s, meeting its end with the advent...
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