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Banana News Network
''Banana News Network'' or ''BNN'' was a Pakistani TV show that was broadcast on GEO TV on Tuesdays at 11:05pm. It originally starred Murtaza Chaudhry and his team who were formerly part of ''4 Man Show'' on Aaj TV. Concept ''BNN'' puts a comical spin on the happenings in Pakistan. It is a fictitious channel in which celebrities are mocked. The show has segments such as Sports Desk, News Room and Central Studio discussion. Celebrities mocked most often include Mirza Iqbal Baig, Ansar Abbasi and politicians. The main difference between ''BNN'' and other comedy Pakistani shows is that only four cast members are employed and they dress up as different celebrities on each show. Cast * Murtaza Chaudhry as Khalid Butt (Host) * Mustafa Chaudhry as Various celebrities' mimic * Mubeen Gabol as Matkoo and various celebrities' mimic * Mohsin Abbas Haider as Bhagat Singh * Shafaat Ali as Various celebrities' mimic * Waheed Khan as Lala and various celebrities' mimic * Asad Khalil * Yasir Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Title Screen
A title sequence (also called an opening sequence or intro) is the method by which films or television show, television programmes present their title and key filmmaking, production and cast members, utilizing conceptual visuals and sound (often a opening theme song with visuals, akin to a brief music video). It typically includes (or begins) the text of the opening credits, and helps establish the setting and tone of the program. It may consist of live action, animation, music, still images, and/or graphics. In some films, the title sequence is preceded by a cold open. History Since the invention of the cinematograph, simple title cards were used to begin and end silent film presentations in order to identify both the film and the production company involved, and to act as a signal to viewers that the film had started and then finished. In silent cinema, title cards or intertitles were used throughout to convey dialogue and plot, and it is in some of these early short films tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satire
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or exposing the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society. A feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm —"in satire, irony is militant", according to literary critic Northrop Frye— but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as natural) the very things the satirist wishes to question. Satire is found in many a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabeel Qureshi (director)
Nabeel Qureshi ( ur, ; born 1985) is a Pakistani film director, screenwriter and occasional singer best known for making movies that tackle socio economic issues. His debut feature film, ''Na Maloom Afraad'' (2014), where he won an award for best film director was followed by ''Actor in Law'' (2016), for which he again won an award for best director. Early life Qureshi was born in 1985 in Sukkur, Sindh and moved to Karachi in 2004. He started his career from AAJ TV, where directed promos, after one year he left the job and started studying theatre at National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA). He dropped out of theatre because of some issues with the faculty in 2006. Career Qureshi started his career in mid-2000s by directing ads, cooking shows, television shows and television films. Qureshi is also the director of comedy news show '' Banana News Network'', which is being aired on Geo TV since 2011, it broadcasts every Wednesdays at 11:05 PM (PST). In 2012, Qureshi dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mubeen Gabol
Mubeen Gabol (ﻣﺒﯿﻦ ﮔﺒﻮﻝ) also known as Matkoo (ﻣﭩﮑﻮ) is a Pakistani actor and comedian, known for his impressions of celebrities. Career He currently appears in TV show Khabardaar on the Express News (TV channel), Express News. Gabol's initial success was for his five-year stint (2007–2011) as a cast member on the Aaj News series 4 Man Show. In 2011, Gabol and the other cast members left Aaj News and signed a contract with Geo TV. They started a similar show named Banana News Network. Gabol became the star of the show with his impressions of various Pakistani public figures. He quit the show in 2014. Gabol became known by doing impressions of political and media celebrities on satirical television show 4 Man Show. His fictional character, "Matkoo" was one of the most popular characters of the show. Gabol interviewed many celebrities as Matkoo. In 2011, Gabol left the show and started a new program on GEO TV called Banana News Network (BNN). 2015-pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohsin Abbas Haider
Mohsin Abbas Haider ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor, singer, writer and television presenter. He is the recipient of a Lux Style Award from five nominations. Haider is best known for his acting roles in the successful films ''Na Maloom Afraad'' (2014), and ''Baaji'' (2019), and in the television productions ''Mazaaq Raat'' (2013–2019) and ''Meri Guriya'' (2018). As a writer, he has co-written the script of the blockbuster film ''Load Wedding'' (2018), has written and sung several of his films songs, and has also contributed his vocals for the song ''Uddi Jaa'' for the musical show ''Coke Studio'' (2016). Life and career Mohsin Abbas Haider was born on 18 August 1986 to a Punjabi Shia family in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Haider started his career as radio jockey at a radio station in Faisalabad, and, in 2005, moved to Karachi in order to learn the art of singing and sharpen his skills at the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), formally trained by Ustad Salamat Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafaat Ali
Syed Shafaat Ali is a Pakistani TV host and stand up comedian who is known for his impressions of Pakistani public figures. Biography Ali was born in on 8 February in Peshawar and studied engineering. In 2006, Ali co-hosted the '' 4 Man Show''. In 2011, Ali co-hosted ''Banana News Network''. Ali started his own show ''Mere Aziz Ham Watno'' in which he starred as well. In 2016, videos of Ali went viral in which he impersonated Imran Khan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Shahbaz Sharif and he became an overnight sensation online. Ali was a part of Geo Entertainment's Ramadan Transmission "Dil Dil Ramzan". Ali appeared as Nazar in Geo Entertainment's drama ''Romeo Weds Heer''. He also became part of the ARY News Special Cricket Program "Har Lamha Purjosh" and he did hilarious mimicry of Bilawal Bhutto, Imran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif, Aftab Iqbal, Azizi and many others. Shafaat Ali was also in the movie "Parwaaz Hai Junoon", he was shown as a cadet in PAF Academy undergoing flying tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former capital of Pakistan and capital of the province of Sindh. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion ( PPP) . Karachi paid $9billion (25% of whole country) as tax during fiscal year July 2021 to May 2022 according to FBR report. Karachi is Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse, as well as one of Pakistan's most secular and socially liberal cities. Karachi serves as a transport hub, and contains Pakistan’s two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Qasim, as well as Pakistan's busiest airport, Jinnah International Airport. Karachi is also a media center, home to news channels, film and fashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to India–Pakistan border, the east, Afghanistan to Durand Line, the west, Iran to Iran–Pakistan border, the southwest, and China to China–Pakistan border, the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GEO TV
Geo Television Network is a television channel based in Pakistan. It was established in May 2002 and is owned by the Jang Media Group. The channel began its test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning on 1 October 2002. History Geo Network was founded in May 2002 by Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. It started out with the launch of its flagship channel Geo News in October 2002. Hamid Mir joined the channel and became one of the first journalists to join Geo News. He started hosting the political talk show Capital Talk which is the flagship show of Geo News. The first guest at the show was Makhdoom Ameen Faheem with whom Mir discussed the 2002 Pakistan general election. After Geo News became a success, the Geo Network launched a sports channel named Geo Super in late September 2006. Sister channels Geo Television Network began with Geo TV and has since launched several other Pakistan-based channels, including: پیمرا ٹی وی لائسنس کا اج ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4 Man Show
The ''4 Man Show'' was a Pakistani television series that aired on Aaj TV on Sundays at 8:00 PM. It made its debut on TV in 2005 and is currently on a hiatus since November 2013. Content The ''4 Man Show'' revolves around a fictitious, parody TV channel by the name of, Channel 4. The show is heavy on news channel satire, especially so on the way interviews are conducted on these channels. The show has mock segments pertaining to news bulletins, on-field reporting and celebrity interviews which are based on the 4-member cast's ability to conduct parodies of a large number of diverse people including news-casters, politicians, television celebrities and sportspeople. The show also raises issues of media freedom, sexism, terrorism, corruption and sectarianism in an off-hand manner. Parting and New inductions In April 2011, some members of the team of ''4 Man Show'' started a new program on GEO TV and Banana News Network ''Banana News Network'' or ''BNN'' was a Pakistani TV sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaj TV
''Aaj News'' () is a 24-hour Pakistani news television channel. It is a privately owned Urdu language TV station which covers national and international news. The channel started out as hybrid channel (news, current affairs and entertainment), but later separated its entertainment programming to sister channel, ''Aaj Entertainment'', and became a news channel.Taliban attack Pakistan's Aaj TV station in Karachi BBC News website, Published 26 June 2012, Retrieved 11 November 2021 History Aaj News was started on 23 March 2005 by The Business Recorder Television Network, subsidiary of Business Recorder Group. The Business Recorder Group is the parent company of |
