The Irreverent Humour of Rangeela
Oct 20, 2025
Manahil Tahira explores how Pakistani cinema’s quintessential comedian traded timing and set up for embodiment and sheer unpredictability
Manahil Tahira
Manahil Tahira is a Karachi-based journalist and writer whose work moves between fiction and nonfiction, tracing the intersections of bodies, spaces, visuality and technology. Formerly desk head of Lifestyle at The Express Tribune, their creative writing has appeared in Arzu Anthology, Fahmidan Journal, Lakeer, and is forthcoming in The Aleph Review (2025). They are also a Non-Fiction Editor at South Asian Avant-Garde (SAAG) magazine.