Sarah Aijaz Khan is renowned Pakistani television actress known for dramas like Bawli, Meesni, Dooriyaan and others. She was first noticed in Sharpasand which is considered to be her claim to the fame project. Nowadays, Sarah Aijaz Khan is getting praise for her acting in Zabt , which is a hit geo TV series.
Recently, Zabt grabbed attention and severe public hate for a controversial scene where an angry woman played by Sarah Aijaz Khan threw islamic book off the rack. The scene drew severe public backlash and netizens demanded an apology from channels, makers, and actress.
The actress today has formally uploaded her apology video. In the video, she said, “My name is Sarah Aijaz Khan, and I want to publicly apologize for a mistake that happened during one of my scenes. In the scene, my character enters a room in anger and throws a few objects. Unfortunately, one of those objects turned out to be a religious textbook. First of all, Alhamdulillah, I am a Muslim and I practice my faith. I read the Quran, including its translation, and I have deep respect for religious books as well as all books and knowledge in general. I would never intentionally throw any religious text—or a sacred book of any religion—on the floor in anger. This incident has made me realize that I should have been more careful. As actors, we perform on sets that are prepared by the production and art departments. The props and their placement are already arranged, and we usually do not change them because they are part of the scene’s continuity. I performed the scene as instructed. It was completed in a single take, and because there were no retakes, we did not get the opportunity to notice that the book was an Islamic studies textbook. Had we realized it, we would have corrected the mistake immediately. I sincerely apologize for this unintentional mistake. I have sought forgiveness from Allah, who is the Most Merciful, and I hope He has forgiven me. I also ask all of you to forgive me.” Watch here:
