1 Vol 2, Issue 03 www.syncmag.ca | 01st Mar - 31th Mar 2015 Offical Montreal Media Partner SYNCMAG 3 Vol 2, Issue 03 www.syncmag.ca | 01st Mar - 31th Mar 2015 4 Vol 2, Issue 03 08. Montreal Shaadi Show 3 Cover Credits: RAHAT FATEH ALI KHAN Ready To Enhant In Sync: 06 Government Expected To Balance Books Macau Hosts Glittering Asian Film Awards Sync Decor : 18 Marina Home Interiors Launches Flagship Store In Lahore Sync Fashion : 35 Elan Lawn 2015 Lahore Event Dairy Of The Month: 42 Festival Of Life: A Day Full Of Fashion, Fun And Festivities Adnan Pardesy Showcases His Innovative Bridal Couture At Qatar International Fashion Fiesta Song Of Lahore Selected For 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Prize Sync Tainments: 47 45. Tweets of the Months Reel Review: Fast & Farious 7 31. Élan Lawn 2015 www.syncmag.ca | 01st Mar - 31th Mar 2015 Editor’s Letter 5 Vol 2, Issue 03 Dear Readers, This spring turned to be the combo of two – ICC Cricket World Cup & Weddings Season and thus this issue also composed so! Firstly, we were delighted to be the Official Media Partner of the ONE AND ONLY Montreal Shaadi Show (3rd edition) and we take great pride in playing the same role since its inception. In this issue we show our love for the show we are connected with for three years by bringing you the exclusive coverage of the event as & when it happened. Syncmag keeping its tradition alive to Sponsor South Asian Shows in Canada exclusively in Montreal & Toronto and takes pride to announce its Official Partnership with the organizers of another enthralling musical night which is set to bring you the mesmerizing voice of INDO-PAK- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan the heart throb of two nations. Get your hands on the details of the event and stay tuned to see the exclusive coverage of the event in our next issue. While folding on to more pages have a look on diary of the month to get a sneak peak on some rustic happenings of the town. Last but not least, on our Sport & Entertainment pages, find the reel review of most anticipated movie Fast & Furious, tweets & ICC World Cup Winner declaration news & much more. Happy reading! Syncmag Team Contents 48. 16. EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief: Naseer Mehdi Khan 37. Managing Editor: Sadia Sajid Creative Editor: Habiba Zamun PHOTOGRAPHERS Paul Aswathi MediaVision Sanish Cherian Alfaaz Photography Showbiz Editor - Special to SyncMag Sanjay Patel Celebrity & Fashion Editor Nirav Patel SYNCMAG www.syncmag.ca [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/syncmag.ca http://www.twitter.com/syncmagazine www.syncmag.ca | 01st Mar - 31th Mar 2015 6 In-Sync Vol 2, Issue 03 Tete A Tete Quebec Budget 2015: Government Expected To Balance Books More Questions Than Answers As Parliament Joint Military Exercises With US Planned Debates ISIS Mission WASHINGTON: The United States and Pakistan will conduct a Prime Minister Harper is applauded after introducing a motion in the range of joint military exercises from autumn this year, the US House of Commons on Tuesday to expand and extend Canada’s Central Command has announced. The Centcom, which looks war against ISIS into Syria. The full parliamentary debate takes after US military interests in the greater Middle East region, place Thursday. Fourteen years ago, then U.S. including Pakistan, president George W. Bush promised to “rid the said the two countries world of evil-doers.” He failed spectacularly. On planned more than Thursday, MPs will debate Stephen Harper’s 100 engagements and plan to extend the military mission against this exercises.The exercises decade’s version of Bush’s evil-doers the Islamic are scheduled to begin in State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS. The Conservatives October and will include argue that extending Canada’s direct military air, land, sea and special engagement in the region for another year is operations. Take a look: critical to stopping jihadi extremists who have Pakistan, China begin specifically named this country, and Canadians, as targets. They joint military exercise Officials from the two militaries will also are also citing another U.S. president who is far more popular with attend seminars and other forums covering a range of topics Canadians to back up their case for expanding air strikes into Syria. including counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, civil-military “We will proceed on the same basis as the Obama administration,’’ tweeted Conservative MP Bernard Trottier late Wednesday, “including cooperation and intelligence. Earlier this month, Pakistani and US notifying the UN” as required under article 51 of the UN Charter, which military representatives gathered at the Macdill Air Force Base in sets out the right to assist another member state, meaning Iraq in this Florida for the 24th US-Pakistan Military Consultative Committee, case, in “collective self defence.’’ New Democrats believe Canada an annual forum for reviewing military-to-military engagements can make a more effective contribution to the battle against ISIS by and exercises. Rear Adm. Ahmed Saeed, director general of the focusing on humanitarian aid in the region. The Liberals come down Pakistan military’s joint war-fighting and training, represented in the middle. They oppose the Canadian air strikes, but support Pakistan. Maj. Gen. Steven Busby, US Central Command’s having Canadian military trainers continue working with Iraqi soldiers director of strategy, plans and policy, led the US team while other so they are capable of defeating ISIS, at least in their country. Centcom representatives also participated in the MCC. Quebec Budget 2015: Government Expected To ‘Piku’ Trailer Released: A Mix Of Balance Books Humour And Emotion Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitão will deliver the Liberal government’s The trailer for Shoojit Sircar’s much anticipated second budget this afternoon in the National Assembly. Philippe Couillard’s movie, Piku, was released today, which has an Liberal government came to power last spring with a zero deficit goal square impressive cast, in its sights. After months of consultations including the likes of and belt-tightening all signs point to a plan Amitabh Bachchan, handed down today by Finance Minister Deepika Padukone Carlos Leitão that will see the province’s and Irrfan Khan, books in the black for the first time since among others. 2008. Leitão will deliver his budget in the Loosely based on National Assembly shortly after 4 p.m. ET Satyajit Ray’s short this afternoon. The government says it film, Pikoo’s Diary, the trailer gives us some insight needs to cut $1 billion to get the finances in about the quirky father-daughter duo at the heart of order before it can start to tackle the $200 billion debt still hanging over province. the story. In the 2 minute 37 second long trailer, we It’s expected that will largely come via reductions in government spending, not see Khan has taken on the role of a potential suitor tax hikes, as the government moves forward with its second goal of easing the and finds himself stuck between the complicated “fiscal burden” on Quebecers, among the most highly-taxed population in the relationship between a working daughter, played country. The plan is one that has drawn the ire of unions, students and social by Padukone and her eccentric Bengali father, activists, who say the cost of pushing forward a zero-deficit budget right now played by Bachchan. We see hints of drama The through slashes to spending is too steep. marketing team for the feature film got creative and It’s also a plan that lives large in the shadow of Bill 10, the controversial health released a video invite by Padukone for the traielr care reform legislation passed in February, that the government promised would launch. Piku is slated for release on May 8, 2015. save Quebec $200 million per year by scaling back the sector’s bureaucracy. www.syncmag.ca | 01st Mar - 31th Mar 2015 In-Sync 7 Vol 2, Issue 03 Singaporeans Queue For Hours To Pay Macau Hosts Glittering Respects To Founding Father Asian Film Awards SINGAPORE: Singaporeans wept on the streets and queued in their thousands MACAU: Chinese cinema’s leading lights dominated the on Wednesday to pay tribute to founding leader Lee Kuan Yew after his flag- winners’ podium at the star-studded Asian Film Awards on draped coffin was taken on a gun carriage to parliament for public viewing. Wednesday, with local stars scooping three of the four top More than 26,000 had filed past the coffin before sundown, a government prizes in the glitzy gambling hub of Macau. “The Golden spokesman said, and thousands more were in line outside despite warnings that Era”, a biopic of an acclaimed Chinese writer directed by it could take them up to eight hours to view the casket. After a two-day private Hong Kong’s Ann Hui, earned her the Best Director award, wake for the family, the coffin was taken early on Wednesday from the Istana government complex, Mr Lee’s workplace for decades as prime minister and cabinet adviser, to the legislature. It will lie in state there until the weekend. The 91-year-old patriarch died on Monday after half a century in government, during which the city-state was transformed from a poor British colonial outpost into one of the world’s richest societies. while the Best Movie gong went to “Blind Massage” from The government led by his son Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, apparently controversial director Lou Ye, a story based on the little- surprised by the heavy turnout on day one, announced that Parliament known industry in China that featured blind amateur actors.