Zara Noor Abbas is an actress who comes from a very talented family. She started her career following in the footsteps of her mother and aunts and she has done great for herself. She is married to actor Asad Siddiqui and the couple shares a daughter Noor e Jahan. She recently appeared on a show with her star mother Asma Abbas and now they are going viral.
Zara Noor Abbas appeared on Samaa Punjabi where her mother also performed in the program. She comes from a Punjabi family. Her mother Asma Abbas and aunt Bushra Ansari are both fluent in Punjabi. Her father is also a Punjabi. Zara Noor Abbas however always spoke in Urdu and she is not fluent. She revealed that she cannot speak any Punjabi but just curse words.
She added that she is married in an Urdu speaking family. She was always weak in Punjabi and now she never gets to practice it. Thus she cannot speak much in Punjabi. The statement sparked debate on the internet.
This is what Zara Noor Abbas shared about her language skills:
The internet has a lot to say about Zara Noor Abbas’s lack of Punjabi skills. One user said, “This is nothing to be proud of that you do not know your mother tongue.” Another added, “Punjabi is dying as Punjabis think their own language is backward.” One said, “I am a Pashtun and I speak better Punjabi than her. Looks like she is running away from her language.” This is what they said:
