Some Pakistani celebrities are always striving to be in the limelight. Showbiz is a game of grabbing attention and increasing your followers is at the core of it all. Many celebrities are known for their great work and projects that they choose. Consistently being a part of great work is what every artist aims for in their careers but not everyone achieves this goal; some have to take other ways to reach their goal of popularity and relevance. Many Pakistani celebrities also keep getting into controversies and getting attached to unnecessary stories to remain relevant or that is what the public opinion is about them. Here is a list of Pakistani celebrities who will do anything for attention:
Nadia Khan
Nadia Khan is known as the pioneer of modern Pakistani morning shows and she has since done hundreds of shows on several platforms. She is also a content creator and actress and she has been in many controversies over the years. Nadia Khan has been in some really petty controversies over the years with fights with filmstars like Meera. Her latest controversies included her support for Barzakh and ridiculing the mother of politician Sharmila Farooqui at a wedding, which many found extremely distasteful.
Fiza Ali
Fiza Ali is an actress, host, singer as well as content creator. Fiza is also a regular on live shows and she is also hosting her own morning show. She is a single mother and she has concentrated on working through different avenues from modelling to singing and kept her career going. Fiza remains in the news for her statements from discussing her divorce to her landa bazar clothes as well as random viral videos where she is either interacting with people on her show or asking weightlifters to lift her to showcase their talent.
Aima Baig
Aima Baig is currently the biggest music star of Pakistan and she has done Coke Studio to famous OSTs and film songs. Her concerts are always jam packed but she has been in the news a lot about her personal life and relationships alongside some statements that she gives about fellow stars. Aima has seen it all from her alleged love triangle leaking in the media to her broken engagement and her conflicting social media stories that many a times do not make sense. Currently she shocked the world with the news of a mini-heart attack but it was actually exertion due to a packed schedule.
Dr Omer Adil
Dr Omer Adil is a host who has a lot of love for music, film and the industry. He also appears on YouTube and recently he has given some strong attention-seeking statements. From blaming Shabnam Jee to targeting female news anchors and saying a lot about Bushra Ansari’s second marriage, Dr Omer Adil remained in the news. He also got arrested for his statements against female anchors thus living on the edge to remain in the news.
Yasir Hussain
Yasir Hussain is one of the most talented actors that we have in Pakistan. He is also a writer and director but he is mostly in the news for his controversial statements and Instagram stories. He has mellowed out a bit now but he has done it all from mocking Hania Aamir’s skin condition to targeting Turkish dramas and double meaning jokes on award shows, Yasir unfortuanately gets maximum attention for controversies and not his work in projects like Javed Iqbal, Badshah Begum and Taxali Gate.
Yashma Gill
Yashma Gill is an actress with great potential. She has done both positive and negative characters in a wonderful manner but she is mostly seen in the news for what she said or what she was wearing. Her stories become more about her personal life and less about her work.
Iffat Omar
Iffat Omar is a supermodel and actress with a huge body of work to her credit. Iffat has worked in all the biggest fashion campaigns and her career in Pakistani fashion is legendary. She later on switched to acting and her performances are always strong but Iffat’s work has gone into the background for the last few years. She is in the news mostly for saying controversial things regarding politics or fighting celebrities or random people on social media.
Meera
Meera is a film star and she has over the years become Pakistani television’s most loved caricature. Meera is known for grabbing attention and she has done it all from invalid marriages to leaked videos and targeting other artists including contemporaries to the younger lot. Meera does not shy away from controversy and controversies love Meera. Meera is and will always be the queen of controversies and her attention-seeking tactics will keep working.
Nisho
Nisho is a veteran film diva of Pakistan and a mom to Sahiba. She is still very active and she runs her own YouTube channel. To this day, Nisho Jee knows how to remain in the news. From making multiple videos on her daughter’s reunion with her father to how her first love story went sour, she went on a tell-all journey publicly. She even shared how she still gets proposals and never shies away from talking about how big a diva she is.
Khalil ur Rehman Qamar
Khalil ur Rehman Qamar used to be known for is great writing and strong scripts. He has given some really solid projects to the Pakistani entertainment industry but lately he is known for his fights on social media, his statements against feminists and giving out lectures on what a good woman is. Khalil ur Rehman Qamar has also targeted every big sar from Mahira Khan to Saba Qamar and he is not slowing down anyime soon.
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