What they are . . .

Listening to

in Pakistan:

“Janan”

A hit love song for a Pashtun audience that features national superstar Hadiqa Kiani, a Punjabi singer who crosses over to Pashtun culture to sing a duet with Pashtun star Irfan Khan.

Lining up for

in India:

“Paa”

A big-screen tear-jerker featuring father-son stars Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan, whose roles are reversed in a story about a boy who has a disorder that causes him to age prematurely. Yes, it is suspiciously similar to 1996’s “Jack.”