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.”
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