The music boom of 2002 lived up to its hype and exceeded expectations in 2003. All it needed was the steely resolve of underground musicians, the mushrooming of local music channels, and the dependency of drama oriented TV channels to fill their empty time slots with music videos. All in all, the stage was set for the emergence of the third generation of artists in 2003 such as Fuzon, Noori, Ahmad Jehanzeb, Aaroh, EP and Ali Zafar, all of whom have helped drag the industry through its latest phase of evolution.

That perky queen of pout Shahida Minni is on cloud nine these days. The reason behind this elation is the ‘Charming Lady of the Year’ trophy that has been bestowed on her at the Bolan Cultural Society Awards held in Lahore recently.

Of course, the elated Ms M was very much present at the function and accepted the honour with a mile-wide smile. More on the crooner-actress is the news that she is presently recording songs for her third album in a studio.