Khalil ur Rehman Qamar is one of the most successful writers of the Pakistani showbiz industry. His projects are nearly always hits and he is also known for his very strong personality and controversial opinions. He has claimed himself to be the protector of women’s freedom and he is mostly seen on different shows sharing his thoughts about how women should be. His own life has also been under scrutiny and he is very blunt about calling out things or people whom he did not like.
The writer has many controversies and fights going on within the industry but he is still working and all the big names want to be in his projects. Here is the list of Pakistani stars who are in a state of war with Khalil ur Rehman Qamar:
Mahira Khan
Khalil ur Rehman Qamar started a beef with Mahira Khan after she criticized him on his fight with Marvi Sirmed. She tweeted against him and he started a fight with her. They had worked in Sadqay Tumharay before which was a successful collaboration but Khalil swore to never forgive Mahira Khan for her harsh words. He is still standing that he will not forgive her but she will allegedly do a film titled Mirza Jutt written by KRQ opposite Humayun Saeed.
Marvi Sirmed
The controversial run of Khalil ur Rehman Qamar started on television when he had a fight with Marvi Sirmed live during a show. They both called each other names and thus started a tirade of the star writer on good women and bad women. He has been asked about Marvi several times over the years and they are still in a state of war and he always condemns her and her opinions.
Haissam Hussain
Haissam Hussain is one of the best directors in Pakistan. The brain behind a phenomenal show like Jo Bichar Gaye, he collaborated with Humayun Saeed and Khalil ur Rehman Qamar in Gentleman. Khalil ended up getting into the war zone again as he disliked how Gentleman was made despite the show doing well on viewership meters. He started criticizing Haissam Hussain and said the director destroyed his writing. He also vowed to never work with him again.
Adnan Malik
Adnan Malik played Khalil ur Rehman Qamar’s character in the drama Sadqay Tumharay. The drama was a big hit and it is considered a modern classic by many. The actor-writer duo had a falling out mainly due to their views on women’s issues. Khalil ended up calling Adnan sexual slurs and Adnan ended up becoming another name on KRQ hit list.
Sonya Hussyn
Sonya Hussyn is another one who came under fire for her comments on Khalil ur Rehman Qamar’s script. She had revealed that she was once offered a role in the blockbuster Mere Paas Tum Ho but she did not agree with the philosophy and turned it down. The writer was not happy with this and ended up saying that Sonya Hussyn is not an actress of the caliber that can work in his scripts.
Saba Qamar
Saba Qamar Zaman came under fire by Khalil ur Rehman Qamar when he made comments on her dressing choice at an award show. He said that Saba Qamar can never work in any of his projects because of the way she dresses though he admitted that she is a great talent. She is among the few people on earth who he later apologized to and said that he should not have used those words.
Nauman Ijaz
Nauman Ijaz is one of the biggest stars in Pakistan and Khalil ur Rehman Qamar is a very successful writer. The duo has some old beef which they have never disclosed publicly but they have said everything else under the sun to each other. They have called each other names, put each other down and Khalil ur Rehman Qamar is not too happy with superstar Nauman Ijaz.
Nadia Afgan
Nadia Afgan is another starlet who has always said that she will never work with Khalil ur Rehman Qamar. It seemed to be a simple case of preference at first but she recently revealed that she met Khalil ur Rehman Qamar when she first started acting. The way she saw him speak to her arrogantly and the way he used to behave with others made her realize that he is not the man whom she will ever work with.
Haseeb Hassan
Haseeb Hassan is another great talent of Pakistan. He has given some great dramas including Alif to Pakistan. His recent project Sunn Mere Dil was a collaboration with Khalil ur Rehman Qamar and the story of that drama has gotten a lot of backlash. Khalil has put everything on Haseeb and said that the director destroyed his story.
Urwa Hocane
Urwa Hocane is another starlet who has not one but two unfinished projects with Khalil ur Rehman Qamar. She was first signed as the leading lady of his film Kaaf Kangana which was a disaster. Urwa had walked out of that film and never talked about it again. Khalil had called her unprofessional and criticized her. He also said that he let the matter go because he respects Farhan Saeed and his family. She was later supposed to play Hira Mani’s character in Mere Paas Tum Ho and also shot some scenes but later left it.
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