The Pakistani public always feels bad when the models and actors from Pakistan work in B grade films in India. But every actor and actress till now has defended what they do in India. At the launch of Raja Natarwal’s song Humaima Malick also defended her work in India by saying, “There is no vulgarity in the film at all. In fact, I am very proud that we have done many romantic scenes in the film and have shot beautifully.”
In an interview which she gave few days back Humaima Malick also said,
“I was worried about becoming Emraan Hashmi’s heroine in the film. I had some misconceptions about him which I had developed after watching his films…..But the moment I met him, all those theories about him proved false as he is an extremely shy person in real life. He is not only a good actor but a good husband and father too. I am lucky that Emraan gave me one of the most memorable roles of my career.”
Whatever Humaima Malick has said in her interviews till now indicates that she is very happy with her work. She also said,
“Emraan teases a lot. He bullies you a lot, but the good thing about him is that he is good at romance.”
Pakistani actor Fawad Khan’s experience of working in India was very good and he credits his Khoobsurat co-star Sonam Kapoor for it.
“She is a great person and I enjoyed working with her. The environment on the sets was very homely and I didn’t face any problem at any stage,” Fawad said here Sunday on the sets of Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega.
“I didn’t face any problem in communicating with the people on the sets and a lot of credit goes to her (Sonam) for that,” he added.
Fawad would love to take Sonam on a tour of Pakistan, especially the Sind region Sonam’s family belongs to.
“I have heard she is interested in the Sind region, so I can show her that area. Besides that, I can show her around Lahore the best as I belong to that city,” Fawad said.
“It would be a pleasure to show her around Pakistan. I think this is a good chance for us to connect as it is not often you get to visit the other’s country,” added the actor.
Khoobsurat has been produced by Sonam’s sister Rhea Kapoor and directed by Shashanka Ghosh.
It also stars Kirron Kher and Ratna Pathak Shah and hits theatres Sep 19.
Draar (دراڑ)is an upcoming drama of Umera Ahmed, on ARY Digital starring Aijaz Aslam and Mansha Pasha. ARY Digital has already aired few promos of this drama. It is the second drama of Umera with ARY Digital after Daam (2010). Most of Umera Ahmed’s famous plays are produced by Hum Tv, the most recent one is Mohabbat Subah Ka Sitara Hai. Aijaz Aslam is working in dramas for past two decades and also owns the production house AA (Aijaz Aslam) Productions. So far AA productions has only produced dramas for ARY Digital, like the play Pachtawa starring Faysal Qureshi, Aijaz Aslam and Mahnoor Baloch.
Umera Ahmed is a well known name in fiction writing and equally effective as a drama writer. Her name as writer is enough to attract viewers for a play.
A famous Pakistani actor and a hero of past, Javed Sheikh, has rejected an offer to work in Indian films as they were offering side roles to him. He has clearly said this to Indian film producers that he will not do small roles until they offer him a strong leading role. Javed Sheikh is the most popular and accepted actor of Pakistan film industry and he has performed many leading roles in Pakistani films. Now he is expecting same from the Indian film industry, he wants to do strong roles in Indian films and has refused to do small acts. Recently, he has come back from a tour of India where he was offered by 3 film producers to work in their films, but he has refused their offer because they were not offering him any strong role to act on.
He was offered by Yash Raj Production and he has accepted that roles because that roles are leading the films. He is doing two films in Yash Raj Production. The reason of refusing other three roles from Indian producer as, “I don’t want to spoil my talent of acting by performing on such unnoticed roles”. Moreover, he is recently thinking to perform in a Punjabi film which will be on international cinemas. He has shown hope about this film and said that the project will start in this year. Pakistan’s film industry has lost its recognition and it only needs unity, so all the Pakistani actors and actress should work with unity so that we could give it its strength back.
Let me start by confessing that many times on Saturday nights when I tune into HUM at 8pm there is a lot weighing on my mind, I am not sure if a drama serial will be able to distract let alone entertain me but Laa always takes me in a world of its own. I want Daniyal to find all the missing pieces of the puzzle of his past life and I wonder if finding those pieces will actually be fruitful in any way or not. I want to know if there is going to be redemption for Dai Maa? If Laila will ever be able to live the kind of life she would have wanted to live and what led Laila to live a life she despises so much? If Naina will be able to muster up the courage to follow her heart. When will Daniyal and Naina finally meet? What plans does Naimat Khan has in store for Dilawar, Dai Maa and Daniyal? The good thing is that the questions get answered gradually with every passing episode so each episode gives you something to look forward to. We found out today that Laila supports her mother and sister. the girl in the picture was Laila’s sister but for some odd reason she did not trust Daniyal with that information. Does Dilawar know about Laila’s family?
I wish they could have chosen a better actress to play the role of Daniyal’s mother because the lady who is playing the character does not know the first thing about acting. Her accent and dialogue delivery both ruin every scene she is a part of. Qavi Khan on the other hand never fails to impress, you feel for his character and his character has been very well etched out as well. The relationship that Daniyal and his father has been portrayed beautifully throughout the play.
There was a very apparent change in Dilawar’s mother’s attitude when she visited Naina’s house today but Naina’s attitude changed everything. The exchange of words between Naina and Dai Maa was very intense mainly due to the powerful dialogues. Naina’s father decided to take a stand for his daughter but his mother continued being unreasonable. I find it very hard to relate to Naina’s mother’s obsession with hasb o nasb. She can clearly see that Dai Maa does not have an ounce of respect for her family but she still continues defending her. People like Naina’s mother give dictators like Dai Maa the power that they have. Such people think that rich people with a higher status have the right to treat them in any way they want.
Daniyal wants to find out more about his past, he is clearly still very disturbed but he feels guilty leaving his sick father on his own. The scene in which Laila tells Daniyal that she has found out about his real mother was very well done. The second she tells him that his adoptive mother walks in; that scene showed the paradox that defines Daniyal’s life at the moment perfectly.
Rehan Shiekh’s character may not get as much screen time as rest of the characters but he always manages to impress me with his brilliant performance. He has always proven that he is a very gifted and versatile actor. Naimat Khan warns Dilawar that if he harms his step-brother in any way he will be accountable to Dilawar therefore there is a good chance that Dilawar will leave Daniyal alone. Sadia Khan’s acting in this particular episode was much better than the last one. I think Mikaal Zulfiqar owns his role as Daniyal; I can feel Daniyal’s confusion, anger and helplessness just by looking at the expressions on his face. For me Laa is an entertaining and fast paced play that keeps me at the edge of my seat. The preview of the next episode always gives me something to look forward to. The viewers will find out more about Hina’s character in the next episode and Dilawar may just find out who his step-brother is. Are you enjoying the show as much as I am? Don’t forget to share your thoughts.
Like always, this was one interesting episode and the pace of this episode was just perfect. After all that happened with Haider, he was not ready to discuss Sajeela Babar with any of his friends especially with Aiman and for that, Aiman was totally unaware of Sajeela’s conflicts with her family. And now that she is here, in Pakistan, Aiman treated her just like her nature intended her to treat – nicely.
Sajeela is still under serious self complacency that Haider will come back to her despite of everything she has done to him. She ruined his life and now that she is totally free from her ex-husband ,she is thinking that she has a chance of reconciliation with Haider. And with all that in her mind, she is trying to be ultra nice to her sister and to everyone else. With a mask of fakeness on her face, she is compelling Almaas to believe in her – To believe that she is not here to create any mess again.
I loved the sequence where Aiman visited Haider’s office and had a chit chat with him. In that particular scene, Sanam Jung literally outdid herself – the way she acted , the way she delivered her dialogues and above all the expressions were priceless. She discussed Sajeela’s mystery as she didnot know the reality. After hearing that, Haider was shocked completely; He was completely shattered and broken from inside. He left his past far behind and now its right here , infront of him – shouting and calling him but somehow, he managed to recollect himself and acted as if nothing happened.
It was really nice to see Aiman getting driving lessons from Haider. Everytime, I see them together, all I think is that they share perfect onscreen chemistry even after considering the fact that Aiman is half of age of Haider.Being a self-preserved person, Sajeela initiated targeting Aiman as soon as she saw Aiman and Haider together. Poor Aiman was unable to understand why is Sajeela targeting her but soon she came to know that it was Sajeela who was once married to Haider and they were separated after few months of wedding.
After knowing the reality, Aiman had mixed feelings. Agony was breaking her from inside – Agony of not knowing anything, pain of thinking that Sajeela will snatch Haider away from her, anguish of thinking that Haider kept his life as a secret and for that , Sajeela questioned her friendship with Haider. She cried and cried and then went to Rameen’s to speak her heart out. But as soon as Haider came to know that she was staying at Rameen’s , he scolded her badly. Aiman wanted to know everything about Haider and Haider was not ready to talk about Sajeela anymore as Sajeela’s chapter got closed in his life long time ago. As expected, Haider cheered Aiman up without telling her anything.
Aiman gave a shut up call to Sajeela because it was none of her concern to ask about her and Haider’s relation. I was guessing that Sajeela will keep on haunting her and Aiman will keep on bearing but Aiman,being a confident girl now, was unable to endure silly questioning and pinching by anyone. She knew exactly what to do and she did it without giving a second thought to that.
I am eagerly waiting for next episode where Sajeela will apologize Bibi and Haider. Waiting to see Haider and Aiman’s reaction to that.
Model Ayyan is well known as one of the top models of Pakistan. She has worked with the best designers of the industry and she has been the brand ambassador of top local brands. Ayyan ventured into music field recently by releasing her first track ‘You and I’. The track features F.Charm a Dubai based Rapper. She also plans to launch an album in the future titled “Nothing Like Everything”.
This episode was about answers; Answers, that we anticipated since the beginning of the show; Answers to the chain of mysteries that were built with the passage of every single episode. The fact that I liked about tonight’s episode is that they are planning to unveil everything gradually and not abruptly ,thus, maintaining the charm of all the mysteries and questions that were unanswered earlier. Despite of the fact that the story of this show is progressing with a very slow pace still every single artist compels us to ponder that the particular character is purely made for him/her and for that I would like to congratulate entire team of Pyarai Afzal for coming up with such a convincing script and above all, stupendous artists.
2 minute hain tumharay paas.. or inn 2 mintoun k doraan zaraa dore rehna mujh se..
Maulvi Sahab knew that as soon as his son will come near him , he won’t be able to resist staying away from him and for that he warned him to stay away during those two minutes of mercy. But Afzal was Afzal, how would he be able to stay away from his father after everything that happened to him lately. He craved to meet his father every moment that he spent in Karachi and now that , he is infront of him, he was unable to keep distance from Maulvi Sahib.
Maulvi Saheb made it clear to Afzal that he never wanted his son to be named as Afzal. Mera naam badal di jye abba .. Mujhe nahi pata chalta k yahan Afzal kaun hai… jo baygunaahi mai mar jaatay hain ya jin ko maine maara hai.. Afzal did what they asked them to do. Moreover, he never meant to kill innocent; he murdered only those who deserved to die.
Bohat dinu se ammi k haathoun ka thappar nahi khaya, pehlay woh khaoun ga.. His father made him realize that he is not actually forgiven by his mother and for that he asked for forgiveness again. Rukayya was heart-broken already and she don’t want to live with high expectations from Afzal now so she was ready to gulp in the fact that Afzal will leave them . . Maaf Nahi karain gey mujhe ? .. Poor Afzal was so desperate for forgiveness from Rukayya. Maulvi Saheb knew that Rukayya wants to forgive him, but for the sake of her husband ,she was holding her emotions back and as soon as Maulvi Saheb asked her to do so , she did that happily.
I really loved how casually Rukayya asked Afzal to open the door as if nothing happened and everything seemed just perfectly fine. Love was in the air ; Talking about love and forgetting to mention Afzal and Farah will do unjust to the perfect scene and to add blaze to the moment, Farah was there. They showed peak of every emotion in those few minutes of reconciliation and Farah-Afzal sequence,indeed.
Farah was curious to know how Afzal and Yasmeen met and during their discussion, Yasmeen came to know that “khatoun wali Farah” and Farah Ibrahim’s engagemen day was same as that of Yasmeen’s. Luckily, Yasmeen wasnot dumb as Farah and she initiated connecting the dots immediately after that. Farah’s expressions were priceless while looking at Afzal when Arfa announced about her wedding. She was telling him that this is the answer to your engagement and now it’s your turn to play the cards. Afzal was shocked, numb and what not. Meawhile, Yasmeen tried to guess the truth behind Afzal and Farah’s priceless expressions.
Yasmeen read those letters with the help of Arfa and figured out that “Miss Marie” was the only person who was mentioned in those letters and to figure out more from letters, she decided to take that letter alongwith her. Wesai , all I think of Miss Marie is that it was an imaginary character created by Afzal, woh jo buchpan ke poems mai Miss Marie thein, he referred to her. It might be a poor guess,but still thats what came in my mind immediately after hearing her name.After seeing Afzal playing cricket, there was a spark in Farah’s eyes as if she was content and satisfied that Afzal is here to stay and won’t be leaving now.
Sabtain and Lubna’s discussion revealed that Farah’s engagement with Sabtain was merely a plan and now that this game is turning out to be fierce, he can’t take it anymore. Waisai, I am guessing a developing chemistry between Lubna and Sabtain too- A wild guess maybe..
Maulvi Saheb actually wanted his son to be his reflection and for that Rukayya asked Afzal to keep a safe distance from Yasmeen till they get married. Now that Afzal is going to stop Yasmeen from reading his letters, what will be Yasmeen’s next step ? I am anxiously waiting for next episode
Share your views on this episode.
Rabia Basharat.
P.S. Belated Eid Mubarik to all my lovely readers.. :)
The most successful Pakistani film ever i.e. Waar is all set for a television premiere on 14th August 2014 or 6th September 2014 on ARY Digital. Waar film was distributed by ARY Films a sister company of ARY media house.
Waar was released on Eidul Azha in 2013 and made all time new records of business to become highest grossing Pakistani film ever. The film collected a total revenue of Rs. 23 crore in Pakistan. After grand success it was also released in UAE, Australia and UK.
Leading newspaper in India “Times Of India” interviewed Fawad Khan in detail. This interview unlike many he has given before was more of a personal nature. Here is the whole interview:
You are a big star in Pakistan. How did your career as an entertainer begin?
I was born in Karachi, where my father used to work in the sales department of a pharmaceutical company. The nature of his job required him to travel, so we moved to Athens, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Riyadh and then went to Manchester during the Gulf War, moving back to Lahore closer to my father’s retirement. He was not keeping well owing to a cardiac condition, as a result he was advised to not take tension any more and so he took an early retirement. I was 13 then. He also wanted to start something of his own. My mother was a housewife. I wanted to do animation, so for lack of available career counselling, took up Bachelor’s in Computer Science, but managed to get only C grades. During college, I didn’t really have an interest in what I was studying. It was during college that I first stumbled into forming an underground band where I was the lead vocalist. I had always had an ear for music, but nothing more than that. And that good ear of mine led me to learn and play a lot of instruments while in college. Our band was called EP and our first album Irtiqa meant evolution. We started playing professionally and did almost 250 shows. Our music was largely progressive metal and with the money I made, I managed to put together a recording studio. I dabbled in and out of television. I had fallen in love with my wife Sadaf when I was 17 and by now was dying to get married to her. I came from a conservative background. Also, Sadaf felt that her father would not buy into my just doing music or television as that was too risky, so just to con him, I took up a 9-to-5 job so that I could marry her. I left it soon thereafter, again did television and became one of Pakistan’s most popular faces with serials Humsafar and Zindagi Gulzar Hai. In 2012, I got my first film role in Khuda Kay Liye.
Talk about your wife Sadaf?
I met her when I was 17. I met her through chatting online, with noisy dial-up modems. She was in the girls’ branch of my school which was famous for all the pretty girls studying there. We thereafter met at our tuition classes and I, being quite a traditionalist, proposed to her within a week of my meeting her. She went into a university and I could not get admission there. And in fact, I feel that one of the main reasons for me not to get grades in college was that I spent half the years of my college years in her college, so much so that her chaukidars thought I was from her college. Post college, we got married. She has recently started her own clothing line called ‘Silk by Fawad Khan’ that is doing pretty well and I take pride in her work.
How did you get diabetes?
It is a kind of an immune disorder. I had an accident when I was 17, due to which I landed up with a virus infection which had my immune system confused. The virus attacked my pancreas and destroyed its capability of making insulin. I have type 1 diabetes, which only 1 out of 10 people have and it requires a very different kind of care, where anything that you eat can affect your blood sugar levels. Coincidentally, I was in the hospital after the accident when a common friend asked me, ‘You know who is asking about you?’ And that is where it actually started between us.
Talk about your father?
My father is pretty much a self-made man and I am proud of that. He was born in Patiala and crossed the border from India to Pakistan when he was four. My mother’s family also comes from Lucknow. My father’s mother died when he was six years old and his was a large family, but spent his childhood shuffling between relatives, but never really accepting help from anyone. My father was the youngest, but he studied, worked and eventually did his MBA, and then started working. So he has a lot of expectations from me to do something in my life. He was very dominating to the extent of being a bit regimental. I am very close to him even though I resented his strictness when I was young, as I was rebellious at that time. I would wonder why he couldn’t understand what I wanted to do, as I was too young to understand where he was coming from. I remember when I had that accident at 17, my dad actually had a breakdown moment in the hospital as the accident was going to change my life in many ways. Even though he was just a small agricultural farmer, he told my mother, ‘If, after this, he does not want to do anything, it’s fine with me. If he does not want to study any more it is perfectly fine.’ That was least expected from my dad and my mom became the hero telling him, ‘Don’t teach him that as he will never grow up to be a fighter. This is a defining moment in his life and you need to let him fight.’ While it did it not hit me while I was at the hospital, when we were driving back from Islamabad to Lahore, it was raining in the car and my two sisters were sleeping next to me at the back and it struck me for the first time that there were things from there on that I would not be able to do in my life and sort of felt disabled. I did not let anyone know how I was feeling in the car, but I broke down inside. Today, my father does not keep well, but I know that he is proud of me. And while he doesn’t need anything from me, I try and do whatever I can for him.
How was your experience working on Khoobsurat?
I was to come to India first in 2008 post Khuda Kay Liye, but then 26/11 happened and I could not come. I came to India for the first time while working for Khoobsurat and was initially concerned about being scrutinised here. I wish I had the visa to go and see my father’s birthplace. But I have to say that Anil Kapoor sahab, Rhea and Sonam have treated me like family and have really looked after me here. Sonam is probably written about being snooty or something, but I have to say that is a misconception about her. Once you talk to her, she is very sweet and accommodating. If my sugar was low, she would go herself, get something for me even though she could have asked 10 people around her to get it, but that shows how they cared for me as a family. I was in an alien environment with new people and you do get conscious. But they all made me really comfortable. Back in Pakistan, I also sometimes am considered an arrogant snob because I have a tendency to not talk and am reserved. Of course, in reality, I’m far from being a snob.
Who do you love the most in the world?
My wife. She is my Rock of Gibraltar and my anchor. I have known her for so long but she is still my companion, my lover, my best friend, my everything. She understands me the most. Even in my rebellious phase, when I was most vulnerable, she would listen to me and understand me. What makes her the most attractive person for me is that she is very genuine. I find nothing fake about her. She is not pretentious and is very honest. She too knows that if she is having a difficult time, I am there for her. When you love someone you don’t actually know what you love, but I do know that I can’t manage my life without her.
We reported that Ayza Khan and Danish Taimoor were all set to get married soon. Now we know the exact date of their marriage. They are getting married on 15th August. They disclosed the date of their wedding in Faysal Qureshi’s show. Faysal Qureshi passed on the good news to everyone on his facebook page.
Let’s start with the highlights of tonight’s episode.
* Saman sells her gold bangles and makes special Biryani for her undeserving husband but neither does he acknowledge her sacrifice nor does he eat the Biryani, Saman is heart broken (yet again)! She continues being “brave” and does not react the way any other girl would.
* Shazia continued being her selfish old self. Who wants to die in Hashir’s ishq when there is the option of making a career until he comes back. She decides to work in a ‘boutique” (with special emphasis on the letter T since it is a designer boutique).
* Shazia and Saman’s mothers nok jhok continues throughout the episode with little or no impact!
* Mehreen and Shazia finally meet and Mehreen gives Shazia a piece of her mind. Shazia still hopes that she will be able to win Hashir one day!
*Shazia’s mother asks Saman to get in touch with Hashir so that she can convince him to get married to Shazia….how ironic!
Salma Khala’s character is getting more annoying by the day. There seems to be some kind of a communication between Faisal and Shazia, not that anything can make things worse for Saman. The story is moving forward gradually but like I said earlier the characters have failed to impress and the manner in which the story is being taken forward is very unconvincing. Saman’s character is too good to be true and Shazia is completely opposite. The friction between the two mothers seems forced and unnecessary now. Of course people do grow apart like this but these two women had a very strong bond for years now and Saman’s mother knows only too well that Shazia’s mother had nothing to do with everything that happened therefore she should be able to share her feeling with Shazia’s mother. Shazia’s mother clearly has double standards, there is no questioning that but if she knows the truth she may see things differently.
I am tired of listening to Shazia’s mother raving about Fazilat’s khushkismati because her daughter got married to someone like Faisal without even trying! The dialogues are getting repetitive; in every episode someone tells Saman that she needs to put on even more make up and look good for her husband! Yes they all need to get their eyesight checked. Saman wants Faisal to take her out in every episode because that is what her Khala wants. Saman’s behavior towards the whole situation is not understandable at all, we all know she is a good girl but she is also a human right? We never see her crying or showing her frustration.
The preview of the next episode showed that Saman’s becharapan reaches a whole new level after Salma Khala leaves. I did not miss Hashir’s character for even a split second today; the drama is equally boring with or without him!
Hey there! So after my last article, where I summed up some of the strong female leads I found pleasant to watch I got the question to make the same list for male characters. So today I’m writing this one. Before I start I would like to thank Samar for the idea, Mahera and Voice for their input and special thanks to Areeba Mohsen for helping me write the article.
1. Hassan – Dastaan
This was my favourite drama of all the time: the storyline, the actors, the direction, the production, the locations,… were all just brilliant. Fawad Khan was flawless in his role as Hassan. Hassan is a patriotic young man, studying at university. He is part of Muslim League and strongly supports Qaed-E-Azam. All aspects of his character are beyond awesome and his unconditional love for Bano has made a lot of girls fall in love with this man. He was ready to accept her, even after knowing she lived together with a sikh man for years and was even ready to accept her child. In my opinion, this was Fawad Khan’s best performance till date.
2. Azhar – Dhuaan
An ASP who forms a group, together with his friends to protect Pakistan. He dies fulfulling this mission. Hats off!
3. Afzal – Pyare Afzal
No need for an introduction, as almost everyone is watching this brilliant serial. Afzal is a strong man who leaves him family to end the mafias in Karachi. We surely need more men like him in our country!
4. Daood – Marasim
Ahsan Khan might have chosen some hmm not that great roles recently, but this one is beyond awesome. I have always liked him because in my opinion he’s a good actor and looks good but him playing nakaam Romeo became a drag. Finally he chose a good role and portrayed it brilliantly. Daood is a rich man who has to sacrifice his love for his bachpan ki mangetar for the hounour of his mother. He gets married to another girl, chosen by his mother. He isn’t happy at first but eventually accepts her. I love his character because of the way he handles his wife, he wants everybody to treat her well and give her respect. His character took a bad turn for a little while but he’s back. Now he’s training his wife to become strong and independant. He’s making the best of their married life, till death tears them apart (hopefully not :s)
Here, I want to add Fahad’s character from Marasim as well. He’s not playing the lead but he stole the show with his dialogues. He really loves his wife and even if he grew up abroad he sees his wife as his ‘izzatt’. He accepted her even when he knew she was in love with someone else.
5. Jawad – Malaal
Imran Abbas Naqvi played this role with complete justice. Jawad is someone who doesn’t only say ‘I love you’ but proves is as well. He is very confident and knows exactly what he wants. He has a high maturity level and that’s why I liked this character very much.
6. Abdul Qadir – Mein Abdul Qadir hun
Fahad Mustafa has been one of my favourite actors and this character was played brilliantly. Abdul Qadir is a weak and vulnerable man at first because he saw his parents fighting all the time. But he totally changes and becomes very strong after he helps someone accept Islam.
7. Haider – Mere Humdum Mere Dost
I know, most of us don’t like Adnan Sidiqui for wanting to be the young man forever and playing roles along girls half his age. But believe me, he was the only one who could play this role with justice. I don’t even mind his double Sanam’s age because he’s potraying Haiders’ role brilliantly. Haider is a man with a strong personality. He is the type of friend that would go through everything just to see his friend happy. He has changed Aiman from a weak, insecure girl (read: Romaisa II) into a strong girl full with confidence. I absolutely adore his character.
8. Gulsher Khan – Alpha Bravo Charlie
He gets killed while protecting the Muslims in Bosnia from Serbs. It’s amazing to see someone sacrificing his life while protecting others and reach the muqaam of Shaheed.
So, this was my list. Share your thoughts about it. Who should (not) be in the list in your opinion?
Nida Yasir and Yasir Nawaz are very talented. They have succeeded in every field in which they have worked. Nida Yasir and Yasir Nawaz have two beautiful children and now they have been blessed with a baby boy today.
Mathira’s sister Rose is making her debut from film Aazaad directed by Hussam Khan. As per mathira, rose is not naive in acting but and she will leave a mark on audience with her acting skills. Unlike Mathira, Rose has no plans to perform on any item songs, as she considers her not suitable for such songs. As per Rose, item songs are more suitable for Mathira.
Mohabbat Ab Nahin Hogi is a new drama of Hum TV to be aired from 4th August, at 9:10 pm on Monday and Tuesday. Starring Armeena Rana Khan.,Ali Rehman Khan ,Syed Jibraan Ali,Laila Zuberi, it is directed by Shaqielle Khan and written by Saima Akram Chudhery.
The official Facebook page describes the drama in these words.
“Relationship between husband and wife is one of the sacred relation which is full of love, happiness, honesty, trust, feelings, loyalty, sincerity and belief. Miss understanding sometime spoil the beautiful Relations. Mohbat ab nahi ho ge is a story of young girl Fizzah,her husband Arham is living in abroad”
Ali Rehman Khan is appearing on screen after a gap of nearly one year after drama Rishtey Kucch Adhooray Se also on Hum Tv. Ali Rehman Khan works oversees in Vienna, Austria, Europe so he cannot regularly works in television dramas. Armeena Rana Khan is also appearing after a break, her last drama on ARY, Shabe Aarzoo Ka Aalam was not well received.
Indian film Kick has kicked out the previous records of biggest openings on Pakistani cinemas with the first day collection of Rs 20.08 million (more than 2 crores). Previously the biggest opening record was of film Waar in 2013 with Rs 11.8 million (1. crore 80 lakhs), but later surpassed by another Indian film Dhoom3(2013) with Rs 11.9 millions (1 crore 90 lakhs).
Dhoom3 also earned a total revenue of Rs. 240 million (24 crore), leaving behind Waar which earned Rs. 230 million (23 crore) at box office. Looking at this strong opening filmi pundits are forecasting record breaking overall revenue record of Dhoom3. Kick is released on the festive occasion of Eid, and with a week long holidays it is expected to earn even bigger revenues.
The Lux commercial starring Fawad Afzal Khan and Iman Ali is finally on screens with signature production quality of Lux. After a gap of more than one decade Fawad Khan and Iman Ali have worked opposite each other in a project. The only time they worked opposite each other was in blockbuster film Khuda Ke Liye(2007).However it was Iman Ali, Shaan Shahid, Naseeruddin Shah and Shoaib Mansoor receiving fame and awards. Fawad never worked in any film afterwards and rose to stardom from dramas like Daastan(2010) and Humsafar(2011). Fawad and Iman had worked in a relatively less famous soap drama Dil De Ke Jayenge (2008), for Geo TV, where Iman played the role of Bhaabhi of Fawad.
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About Lux Lux is a beauty brand from multinational Unilever, having a tradition of casting famous celebrities as brand ambassadors. Nearly all famous female artists have worked for this brands, and it has a rich history of traditions of its own. In this long journey few male artists have also appeared in commercials of Lux to accompany female lead which includes Shaan Shahid, Emaad Irfani, Sheharyar Munnawar Siddiqui and now Fawad Afzal Khan
We’ve all been complaining for a while now about the efforts directors and writers to establish sisters as enemies who should keep their husbands locked away. If a sister was the least bit negligent, her husband would definitely be stolen by her sister held a grudge against her from the day she was born. I decided to make a list of sisters from our dramas, who loved each other and set examples.
1. Lubna and Farah from Pyaray Afzal:
Performed by Sana Javed and Ayeza Khan
Farah is bold and sometimes really harsh. Lubna is confident but kind. Both of the sisters light up the screen with their chemistry. Their interactions are sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, yet always succeed in convincing us that they must me real sisters ;)
P.S: I really appreciate that Lubna is trying to make her sister to accept her love for Afzal :P
2. Kashaf, Sidra and Shehnila from Zindagi Gulzar Hai:
Performed by Sanam Saeed, Mansha Pasha and Sana Sarfaraz
These three were sisters who had been abandoned by their father for being daughters. But this rejection drew them closer to each other and at last, they proved that it is not shameful to have a daughter. They made their mother proud.
3. Tooba and Hiba from Ranjish Hee Sahi:
Performed by Sana Javed and Maya Ali
Tooba and Hiba had a LOT of differences but did those stop them from loving each other to death? No!
These sisters went through many difficult phases in their lives. From the death of their mother to losing their house and then facing people who could harm them but their bond never weakened. Even when Hiba discovered that her sister was in love with the man who had rejected her, she did not have any ill-feelings towards her sister.
4. Maya and Zarminey from Meri Behan Maya:
Performed by Annie Jaffery and Neelum Muneer
How a sister can tear the world apart for another one was beautifully depicted in this serial. Maya got kidnapped by her step-mother’s son and Zarmina struggled with every obstacle to find her.
5. Zara, Aasma and Mano from Daam:
Performed by Sanam Baloch, Nimra Bucha and Pariza Hashmi
The chemistry between these three sisters was adorable Mano was mentally challenged and Zara did everything she could to make her happy. Aasma was tensed about her future ans Zara always strenthened her spirit. The bond between these three never failed to make me feel for them and relate to them.
6. Amna and Arfa from Meray Dard ko jo zuban miley:
Performed by Sarwat Gillani and Alishba Yousuf
The story had nothing new to offer but since the beginning these two sisters had amazing chemistry. Amna’s support for Arfa duriing the tough phase in her life showed her affection towards her sister.
7. Nimmie and Millie from Roag:
Performed by Sumbul Iqbal and Sara Omair
While Nimra’s elder sister mocked at her after the heart wrenching incident that ruined her life, the younger one always supported her and took her side no matter what. She always encouraged Nimra to be confident enough to achieve her goals and ignore the people who mocked at her.
8. Sana and Dua from Pani Jaisa Pyar:
Performed by Saba Qamar and Nosheen Shah
Dua’s love and support for her sister after the devastating incident that happened with her was commendable. She not only helped Sana forget it but later, took a stand for her against her abusive husband too. Although she discovered the fact that she was not Sana’s actual sister, this did not stop her from supporting Sana.
Thank you for reading the article. :) Express your views :)
Humaima Malick’s first Indian movie “Raja Natwarlal” will be released on 29th August but the first song of the film “Tere Ho Ke Rahenge” has already released. The song shows a very bold Humaima Malick and scenes that will not be welcomed by the Pakistani viewers. When asked by reporters if Humaima Malick was ready for the criticism that she may face since everyone already knows that two Pakistani actresses, Meera and Veena, tried extra hard recently to make a mark in Bollywood but failed. To this Humaima replied,
“I’m confident about getting accepted by the Indian audience. But I’m scared of my own country.”
In a recent interview with Dawn Humaima said she is not worried about fan reaction to her onscreen kiss with Emran Hashmi, but she does not want to talk about the topic
Ohkay so, as promised, I decided to write an overview of the very first season of MasterChef Pakistan. Ever since it was revealed that MasterChef Pakistan was going to hit our screens, those who have been avid followers of the show MasterChef itself had high expectations & I can say it was the most anticipated reality show for all the reality TV buffs (including me) out there.
To be honest, before it began, I never thought that it would be conducted on such a large scale & in such a professional manner, where the quality would speak for itself but the moment I tuned into the very first episode of MasterChef Pakistan, I knew that the producers of the show meant serious business & the creative team had planned & executed it brilliantly. Obviously, being the very first season, there were some limitations, not in the sets, not in the production but in the editing & camerawork which was probably the very first thing that emerged as a flaw but other than that the journey starting from the auditions to the finale was amazing on its own.
Even before the show began the very first faces that we got to see were of Chef Zakir, Chef Mehboob & Chef Khurram Awan as the judges. People were well aware of Chef Mehboob & Chef Zakir but didn’t know much about Chef Khurram. Chef Zahir has been a household name ever since he has been hosting his personal cookery shows on different renowned channels & therefore people had a lot of expectations from him because of the obvious reasons.
The show began where the judges had to select top 50 contestants from the top 100 auditionees. The auditions were held in Lahore, Islamabad & Karachi & it came across as if the judges were focusing more on the international dishes because the judges seemed very impressed by those contestants who came up with different styles of cuisines whereas those who came up with local Pakistani dishes were hardly selected, probably because the judges had a complete know-how of the Pakistani food, therefore they nit-picked every single detail & mistake that the contestants might’ve made. The editing of the audition rounds was probably a biggest let down because nothing seemed systematic & planned or to say the least, didn’t seem like a MasterChef quality work at all. The initial episodes began & ended giving away the impression that there was a lot of margin for improvement.
By the time the auditions ended, audience got an understanding that the level at which the show was going to be conducted didn’t lack in the quality at all. The judges had to narrow down the contestants from top 50 to 30 to 20, where they were put up with basic yet difficult challenges. After the contestants survived those challenges, we finally got our top 16 contestants, who then got a chance to step into the MasterChef Kitchen. I must say, the creative team blew the audience away with the design of the MasterChef Kitchen & Knorr Pantry because everything seemed top-quality & top-notch. That was the time when the audience started rooting for stand-out contestants as they showcased their calibre in the previous rounds. It was now the time where the fight for the title of MasterChef Pakistan began on a serious note & the contestants were put up with mystery box challenges, team challenges, on-site challenges & elimination rounds. The contestants that stood out the most throughout this journey were Rayyan, Ammarah, Madiha, Amna, Gulnaz, Saad, Khurram & Ali Shah.
The show ended at a positive note where the most deserving contestant, who remained consistent throughout the show with amazing & creative approach to every single dish of hers emerged as a winner & she was Ammarah Noman, who ended up winning herself a prize money worth of Rs. 5 Million & a cook-book contract. During her journey she even won a chance of having her recipe included in the menu of Movenpick Restaurant & she was probably the only contestant who never made it to the elimination round on her own. The one time Ammarah appeared in the elimination round was when her team failed in a challenge & that was the first & the last time she fought in a black apron round. After Ammarah; Gulnaz & Madiha became the 1st & 2nd Runner Up winning the prize money of Rs. 1 Million & Rs. 0.5 Million respectively. The journey of very first MasterChef Pakistan ended at a very positive note but throughout the season there were a few limitations that I wish will be taken care of in the upcoming seasons.
I’d start off by saying that cooking is an art in itself & those who’re passionate about it know very well as to what cooking means & how much happiness it brings to them. I wish MasterChef Pakistan had conducted the competition in such a manner as well where the judges would’ve inspired the contestants, would’ve lead them, would’ve encouraged the contestants to showcase their inner strengths, their journeys, their inspirations, their passion for food through their dishes, on their plates. They did put the contestants up with certain challenges but I think they should’ve allotted certain themes to every single challenge, to stir the creativity within the contestants, where it had forced them to treat cooking as an art. During the auditions we got to hear every contestant say that they were passionate about food but sadly, the way the challenges were given to them, it looked like they were doing a job of some sort without any enthusiasm or excitement.
Sadly, I feel throughout the season the judges on their own had a very hard time in forming a bond with the contestants & that is why it seemed that the judges believed their job finished just when they were done dictating a challenge to the contestants. Yes, I think dictating is the right word because the judges seemed reserved & not friendly at all. The only judge who seemed to be enjoying the chance of getting affiliated with franchise was Chef Mehboob & that is why he got appreciated a lot when he took a moment out to have a chit chat with Zain when he felt he was breaking down. It was pretty evident that the judges started favouring a few contestants a bit too soon & also started competing against a contestant they thought was a strong contender & that was Rayyan. Chef Zakir in particular took pride in bringing him down & it seemed that no matter what he’d do, he’d always fall short on efforts just because a certain judge, a certain senior chef started feeling insecure because of a young & fresh talent. I actually feel that the judges shouldn’t have just announced the challenge & walked away but instead they should’ve made sure they provoked the contestants to be a bit more creative, a bit more experimental & the challenges should’ve been such where the contestants were pushed out of their comfort zones.
One thing that really bothered the audience was the stern behaviour of Chef Zakir, which actually came as a shock to his fans & those who have been following his shows because it seemed like he was trying to fit in the boots of Gordon Ramsay. It seemed like instead of encouraging the contestants, he would make sure to fluster them just because they chose to cook a specific dish in a certain way that differed the technique of Chef Zakir. I think the judges should’ve been a bit more open & a bit flexible especially when it came to Pakistani food; because it is so diverse that every single household has their own signature way of making a dish, which I may state tastes just perfect. I think good chefs are those who experiment with whatever things they get in their pantries but seemed like the judges didn’t approve much of the experimentation & were running a boot camp where the contestants were to follow a code & command while making food, which never results in a positive outcome & instead leaves the contestants tensed & depressed.
The challenges didn’t seem challenging enough. There wasn’t much of a variety that we got to see & 90% of the show was shot in the MasterChef Kitchen where the contestants were told to make savoury dishes every single time making every single episode look monotonous, boring & less exciting. There were 3 on-site challenges throughout the season which actually isn’t enough but I must say, those episodes turn out to be the best episodes of the season. There were only 2 guest judges that were invited in the show which again in my opinion is an opportunity wasted as there are a lot of renowned chefs in Pakistan who could’ve been invited to be a part of the show so that they could’ve tested the contestants by telling them to recreate one of their signature dishes like Chef Shai & Chef Saadat did.
I definitely wish that the producers of MasterChef Pakistan train the cameramen & editing team before the next season because every single episode had more or less the same pattern with a lot of editing flaws. The execution of every single episode was mediocre & we never got to learn any such techniques from the contestants. In every episode we got to see the close-ups of chopping, cutting, knives, pans, taps, blenders, juicers & some marathon to the pantry but we never once got to see any single contestant getting a considerate time frame to share what they were doing, in detail. I think in the upcoming seasons, they should give a considerable screen-time to those contestants who make both the good & the bad dishes & those who end up doing an average job can be ignored in the respective episodes because that would give a clear cut idea about the saving & elimination of a certain contestant.
I always believe that the comparison between two different shows isn’t always a good idea but where MasterChef Pakistan followed the format of MasterChef USA, I feel for the next seasons they should follow the footsteps of MasterChef Australia. They should make sure that the judges’ act a bit friendlier, where they don’t snub a contestant if he/she asks a question regarding the challenge twice, where they aren’t rigid & they push the contestants out of their comfort zones. One thing that I feel should be specifically taken care of is the uniqueness in every single challenge. This time around MasterChef Pakistan earned itself a substitute name of MasterPasta Pakistan & that is because the challenges weren’t designed that way & weren’t diverse enough. It was seen that the contestants re-made those dishes they knew they were good at & saved themselves from getting eliminated & not only that, the judges seemed perfectly happy with the repetition of dishes, so I think in the future, the team that designs the challenges should make a rule & feed it to the contestants that they cannot repeat any single component as they progress in the show, so that they get a window of experimenting.
Another thing that can’t be ignored is the way the judges at time never gave a clear picture about a dish that saved the contestant from getting eliminated. It seemed that there was a massive difference in the statements that the judges gave at the tasting table & while making the final announcement. I think it is very important that the judges stay true to their seats & be a bit more elaborate at first & then honest while making a decision about the elimination.
& lastly, I think the producers shouldn’t encourage the contestants to speak against their co-contestants because by the end of the day it’s a cooking competition that everyone tunes into to watch something different, so they should make sure they edit out all the negative comments that the contestants might make against each other & make the show look like a healthy competition. If people would’ve ever desired watching some petty politics, they could easily watch Pakistani dramas, but the Reality TV shouldn’t showcase any unrealistic or dramatic politics as it killed the enjoyment of the show.
One thing that’s appreciable is the MasterChef Pakistan’s official Facebook page, which made sure they engaged the viewers & fans by conducting different contests as it involved the people in healthy competition & made the interest in the show intact plus the timely posts on their page kept everyone updated too. Another amazing thing that they did was to create official pages of the top 16 contestants where they kept their fans aware of their journey & experience by sharing behind the scene pictures & selfies.
Even though there were a bit of the flaws in the first season, but given the benefit of doubt to the team, they’ve done an amazing job, it was conducted very professionally where they themselves raised the bar high for the upcoming seasons. I wish we get to see a better & improved next season of MasterChef Pakistan very very soon & they make us proud once again. I want to thank the team of MasterChef Pakistan & the all the contestants especially who gave us a brilliant first season of the show.
Please share your opinion & suggestion regarding MasterChef Pakistan & tell us how much you enjoyed watching the show & what changes would you like to see in the second season.
It is always good to see how the celebrities celebrated their Eid day. Eid is a special day for Muslims all around the world so everyone tries their best to spend this day with family and friends. Here are some pictures of different celebrities on Eid day.
Ali Zafar has already proved himself to be a jack of all trades by proving himself as a successful singer, actor and model. But Ali Zafar’s talent doesn’t stop here, he is now directing a short film. The details about the short film are not known yet but he tweeted something to the effect on his twitter page. He also posted some pictures from the shoot. It is a night time shoot which Ali Zafar is enjoying a lot.
Sana Javed posted this picture on her facebook page in which she says that she is on location of a commercial shoot which Ali Zafar is directing.
It is really good to see Ali Zafar doing work in Pakistan after a break of few years in which he mostly worked in India.
JUST WANT TO SAY EID MUBARAK TO ALL VIEWERS AND MY TEAM!
I wish you ALL a very happy and peaceful Eid.
May Allah accept our good deeds and forgive our sins.
May Allah eliminate our difficulties and filled our lives with Happiness and success.
O ALLAH please ease the sufferings on Muslim Ummah Around the Global and help us to fight against atrocities and Injustice
Please Please don’t forget those people who are underprivileged on this prosper day and try to give more as much as we can.
After a series of tom boy type roles in dramas like Meri Zindagi Hai, Khoya Khoya Chand, Aunn Zara, Ek Nayee Cindrella, Laadon Mein Pali, Ranjish Hi Sahi etc. Maya Ali is all set to establish a new identity by a play named Shanakht (means Identity in English)
Noor Hassan, Maya Ali and Shamim Hilali are lead artists in this drama. Maya Ali will appear in a totally new getup different from her earlier roles. She is wearing a Arabic styled Hijab in this drama which is also gradually becoming popular in Pakistan from past few years.
Eidul Fitr is tomorrow, and many films will be released on this occasion like every year. Eid is festive occasion, and in past normally best films in the year were reserved for Eid release. This year around ten foreign and local films of different languages are releasing. So here is a compilation of films releasing on Eid.
Urdu Film – Sultanat Claimed as the most expensive film in Pakistan history, it is the only Urdu film releasing this Eid. Syed Faisal Bukhari is director while cast consists of Indian and Pakistani artists Aslam Bhatti, Javaid Shaikh , Sila Hussan , Deepak Shirke,Akashdeep Saigal, Shweta Tiwari ,Zainab Qayyum ,Nayyar Ejaz ,Shabbir Jan ,Mustafa Qureshi and Sara Loren. Sara Loren has performed on an Item Song in this film. The film is shot in Pakistan, UAE, Thailand and Egypt. As per producer, nearly 250 million (25 crore) are spent on this film. It is first film of famous model/actress Zainab Qayyum.
Punjabi Film – Ayyash A typical masala Punjabi film which perhaps no one ever want to watch. Babrik Shah, Moammar Rana, Ahmed Butt and Saima Khan are in the cast and the film will release only in Punjab. Surprisingly on this Eid no punjabi film of Shaan or Saima is releasing.
Pushto Films: Pushto films have a huge market in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwah. Four pushto films will be released on Eid. The most prominent among them is Zaari. Shahid Khan and Jahangir Khan are prominent artists of Pushto film appearing in Pushto films releasing on Eid.
Indian Film – Kick
The film expected to attract majority of cine goers is Indian film Kick starring Salman Khan. Indian films are quite popular among Pakistani public, and cinema owners are expecting huge business from this film.
Hollywood Films There is sizable number of viewers who turn to watch Hollywood films. This Eid the Hollywood flicks to hit the screens are Dawn of the Planet of Apes and animated film Planes: Fire and Rescue. While Hercules and Step Up All In are also lined up for release.
We reported earlier that Fawad Khan will be endorsing Lux Soap this year. Now Lux has revealed which female model is going to be sharing the acreen with Fawad Khan. They have posted a picture and a small video as a hint. Can you guess who this next Lux diva is?
Here is a hint “One of Pakistan’s top female model, who has diversified into television and cinema is back as the latest Lux girl. Her charm is forever lasting and her beauty does not fade away.”
Okay, so this was another decent episode of ‘Shikwa’. Apart from Mehar and Saqib’s growing relationship, Sidra’s Prince Charming and some greedy relatives’ schemes, the story didn’t progress much.
Mehar has finally accepted Saqib as her husband whole-heartedly. She has come into terms with the reality that she’s now Mehar Saqib! She can’t stand anyone looking down upon Saqib. And this is the very reason she was enraged by that ‘abbu wala comment’. One thing did confuse me though: when Saqib confessed his love for Mehar, why did she seem so surprised? She watches so many movies and all, so why Saqib’s confession caught her off-guard? I mean, after all Saqib was doing for her, you didn’t have to be a psychic to guess that he was in love with her! Well, Saqib and Mehar have now started living a normal married life. Saqib’s slightly romantic side was a bit too umm ‘funny’ to digest but then again, I won’t say the scenes were lackluster! Saqib really deserves his share of happiness.
Saqib is about to leave for Sharjah and one of his friends has planted this seed of suspicion in his mind of ‘not leaving Mehar all alone in an empty house’.
Moving on to the side-track, our handsome doctor does have a name-Shariq! Shariq lives with his mother and sister. Munazzah and Adeel are clearly impressed by Shariq’s thoughtfulness and good manners. He even drove them home from the hospital. Up till now he looks like a pretty decent guy, and it’s evident that he has grown fond of Sidra! I don’t understand what were they thinking when they picked that girl for playing Sidra’s character. Since the side-track has to do a lot with her, she should know how to deliver her dialogues properly but sadly, the director didn’t pay much attention to her.
“Greed is the lack of confidence of one’s own ability to create.” I think this explains the cheap tactics of Mehar’s relatives. Mehar’s Phupo is keen on getting his son employed in Saqib’s company while Mehar’s Chachi wants her brother to go abroad through Saqib’s reference. I wonder why these greedy relatives are given so much coverage-they better have some significant role to play in the upcoming episodes because right now, their constant nagging is putting me off.
After watching the whole episode, I couldn’t help thinking why Mateen and his mother were totally out of the picture this time because considering the end of the preceding installment, I feel they should have showed how Mateen reacted to this insulting rejection.
So, this was it folks! What did you guys think of the latest installment? Feel free to share your thoughts!
P.S: I apologize for submitting the review so late this time. This weekend was quite busy for me. Sorry guys!
Shoaib Akhtar’s wedding was a big surprise for all his fans because right till the last moment he kept on denying that he was getting married. Shoaib Akhtar talked about his marriage for the first time on television. In this interview he said many positive things. He said that marriage had changed his life in a very good way. His wife is very easy going and he is also like that so they make a good couple. Shoaib Akhtar said that I am not a bad person but some people ruined my reputation.
Shoaib Akhtar said his marriage was purely arranged, his mother said marry this girl so he did.
Finally, with this episode, MasterChef Pakistan has come to an end. It was a tough fight & all the contestants made sure they raised the bar high. All the finalists; Ammarah Nouman, Madiha Khalid & Gulnaz pushed themselves really hard to fight for the title but only one could win it. The Grand Finale episode was good & I couldn’t wait to find out who has won.
The challenge was pretty simple with no rules whatsoever. The finalists got a leeway of creating 3 course meal in 3 hours with an open pantry. I thought they would be asked to have a certain theme flowing in their menu but none of that was included in the description when the judges gave the briefing about the challenge. However, the dishes were good with some amazing plating that we got to see.
The dishes that the contestants served & the comments that they got are:
Gulnaz’s 3 course meal consisted of:
Entrée: Grilled Prawns w/ Pumpkin Salsa. Chef Mehboob felt that the salsa should’ve had a bit more seasoning whereas the prawns were cooked perfectly, they were juicy & succulent. Chef Khurram liked the presentation of the dish & also felt that the prawns had a very nice flavour however, the salsa lacked seasoning. Chef Zakir liked the dish on the whole too.
Main: Dumpukht Chicken w/ Ratatouille Vegetables. Chef Mehboob liked the fusion of traditional chicken with the French veggies. He felt that they were cooked just rightly where they weren’t under or over cooked. Chef Khurram liked the taste, the texture & the colours that the vegetables had. Chef Zakir felt that the usage of vegetables in this dish took it to another level where the juices of all those veggies went really well with the chicken.
Dessert: Mamul Joz w/ Chocolate Ganache. Chef Mehboob liked the presentation & he felt that she gave a new dimension to the local sweets with the usage of coffee because no one uses it that way. Chef Khurram liked the tastes that coconut, honey & coffee gave but he felt that the walnut was overpowering it & made it a bit too strong. Chef Zakir liked the plating of the dish.
Madiha’s 3 course meal consisted of:
Entrée: Crumb Fish Fried w/ Tartar Sauce. Chef Mehboob felt that the fish wasn’t smoked enough as it should’ve been but the fish on its own had a very nice flavour & it was cooked beautifully where it was moist. Chef Zakir liked the fish as well & felt it was cooked perfectly & had a great taste. Chef Khurram felt that the salsa was a bit too oily considering the portion size.
Main: Singaporean Rice w/ Hot Sauce. Chef Mehboob liked the flavour of the sauce & also the veggies but felt that the chicken was overcooked & a bit dry. Chef Khurram liked the texture of the rice & also the sauce but felt that the presentation wasn’t MasterChef quality. Chef Zakir felt that he could name this rice as vegetable fried rice as according to him, they weren’t Singaporean at all.
Dessert: Panna Cotta w/ Blueberry Sauce. Chef Mehboob liked the texture of the panna cotta & also the usage of blueberries. Chef Khurram liked the idea & also the flavour of panna cotta. Chef Zakir liked the flavour of blueberry syrup as well.
Ammarah’s 3 course meal consisted of:
Entrée: Couscous Mango Salsa w/ Grilled Prawns & Chilli Sauce. Chef Mehboob liked the salsa a lot & felt that it had some fresh colours & it was very light. He also liked the prawns & the sauce. Chef Khurram liked the presentation & felt that the portion was perfect as an entree dish but he found the sauce a bit too sour for his liking. Chef Zakir felt that the usage of avocado took the salsa to another level because it balanced the flavours really well.
Main: Pan Fried Salmon w/ Orange Sauce. Chef Mehboob felt that the fish was cooked to perfection as it maintained its shape, yet it was moist from the inside. He liked the usage of asparagus & felt that they were cooked perfectly however he had an issue with the sauce as he felt that flavour of honey was dominant in the whole sauce. Chef Khurram felt that the consistency of the sauce wasn’t right & it wasn’t as thin as it should’ve been. He found the potatoes a bit tasteless & slightly undercooked however he liked the fish fillet a lot. Chef Zakir liked the usage of crushed black pepper on the skin because he felt that it gave a new flavour to the skin as it was pan fried properly.
Dessert: Brownie w/ Cream Cheese Frosting, Raspberry Sauce, Chocolate Mousse & Nut Crumble. Chef Mehboob felt that the chocolate mousse along with the nut crumble was exquisite. Chef Khurram liked the sponge of the brownie but felt that the usage of sugar in cheese cream frosting made the dish a lot sweeter. Chef Zakir liked the presentation & the usage of colours on the plate. He also liked the nut crumble in the chocolate mousse & felt it balanced out the flavours really well.
It was now time for the final announcements but the judges had some great surprises in store for the finalists. First one was the announcement of the prize money that all three of them will get, which was a very good idea & just the right way of acknowledging the finalists & their efforts. 2nd runner up was to get get Rs. 0.5 Million, 1st runner up would get Rs. 1 Million & the prize money for the winner was Rs. 5 Million. After that announcement the finalists got another pleasant surprise & that was their reunion with their families. It was good to see the support they got from their families & I had a huge smile on my face seeing Gulnaz’s husband & Ammara’s husband supporting their wives. Finally, Gulnaz’s husband had good news to tell that the people in Chitral were showing great response to Gulnaz’s decision of coming to MasterChef & they were proud of her, which is good.
So, it was now time for the final announcements. 2nd Runner Up was Madiha Khalid, 1st Runner Up was Gulnaz & the well-deserving, the most consistent & the perfect contestant who won the Title of First Ever MasterChef Pakistan was Ammarah Nouman. I think this result was an icing on the cake. The season on the whole was enjoyable with a few hits & misses but the note at which it ended makes it a memorable journey. I am extremely happy at the decision taken by the judges but then again, Ammarah’s food spoke volumes about how good it was. Really proud of Ammarah Nouman & I congratulate her & wish her good luck. Share your say on her win & the grand finale episode of MasterChef Pakistan.
In the end I would like to thank all the dear readers who appreciated my efforts & liked the reviews that I wrote for MasterChef Pakistan. Just wait for a little while & you’ll be seeing an overview on MasterChef Pakistan in a couple of days. :)
Keep Supporting,
Cheers, Zahra Mirza.
ps: Since it’s my last review for the week, so I am wishing all the dear readers ~*Eid Mubarik*~ in advance. :)
Seriously! What a brilliant episode once again. I just can’t get over with the fact that how beautifully the director has tackled this drama. Every single episode seems like a fine work of art put together with utmost attention, detail & love. I never thought that in recent times I’d ever get to see a drama which will make me emotionally attached to the characters but Marasim has done this for me & for this reason, I stayed teary throughout the episode because it was that beautiful & all the emotions were laid beautifully in front of us as well.
This episode was all about mending the broken ties. It was all about boosting Nayab’s self-esteem & confidence. It was all about Daood’s suffering but his decisions that he feels needs to be taken before he leaves. It was all about knowing that he has a limited time, so he must do everything possible to bring happiness in his home.
Gaitiara earned her fair share of sympathy in the beginning but now she is coming across as nothing more than a despicable woman who has always wanted her only son to keep on sacrificing his love, his happiness for the sake of his mother. She has become so mean that now she wants to deprive her son of some small things as well that would make him happy. All Gaitiara could do was to make him feel guilty about how he has fallen short of all the responsibilities he had towards his mother & his sister & when she saw Daood has started taking care of his wife, she couldn’t tolerate it.
Isn’t it relieving to see that those who plan against you end up facing the consequences? Gaitiara thought that the last card she could use to turn Daood against Nayab was of Zaid but little did she know that Daood is at such a stage in his life where he has become so selfless that nothing related to him or his feelings matter to him anymore. All he wants is to give Nayab her fair share of happiness that she couldn’t get while being married to him. The conversation followed by the confession Daood had with Nayab showed that he loves her to such a point where he wants nothing for himself but feels he needs to do everything for his wife. Zaid & Nayab’s long-lost relation couldn’t shake him which Gaitiara thought it would. I also feel that Daood shouldn’t feel so guilty for parting Zaid & Nayab because he just didn’t have any idea about it. All those flashbacks that gave him a reality check were done to perfection where he realized his mistakes. I am glad that Daood didn’t have any idea about Zaid before because he got to know about him at such a point in his life where it can’t harm Nayab, but once again, I feel Daood shouldn’t feel so devastated about it & the one who should be ashamed & feel guilty is the one who’s responsible for all this; Gaitiara.
Even though at first I felt that Daood was deceiving Nayab once again by keeping his illness a secret but the explanation he gave to the lawyer told that his planning has been spot on. He doesn’t want any hindrances in this journey that Nayab has to make after he’ll leave & for that he wants her to gather all the confidence to walk alone. As much as I wanted him reveal his illness, I feel he has made the right decision & slowly & steadily he has started to work on his family, because he knows that after he’ll be gone, Gaitiara & Nayab; both would have to survive without him while being dependent on each other.
Even though I feel that Abdullah & Deeba have been out of the picture for quite some while now but I do believe that this episode was complete in every way because right now Deeba doesn’t belong to this family & in Daood’s perspective, it’s only Gaitiara & Nayab who need to have a good bonding because only he knows about the torment that his death will bring to these women. Next episode’s preview once again showed that Gaitiara hasn’t come to terms with what’s being demanded from her & Daood is still trying to blow some sense into this senseless woman. As much as I am happy that Nayab is getting all the love from Daood, it still doesn’t let us forget that the time’s slipping away. Share your thoughts on this beautiful episode.
Slowly slowly, slowly slowly is becoming so slow that it’s not even funny. I feel slowly slowly my wits are going with this play & I can’t seem to derive any fun out of it.
I have an immense respect for Rahat Fateh Ali Khan but sorry to say the repetitive OST in his high-pitched voice irritates me like anything. They could’ve gone for a normal music or something but to listen to the tone of RFAK, on the loop throughout the episode is very unpleasant. For the first time today I paid attention to the lyrics which were like ‘Ye Ishq Bacha, Ye Ishq Mamta’ which I believe should’ve been continued as ‘Ye Ishq Hai Do Do Biwiyon Ka’ & I also recall the lyrics have something related to ‘Jala Rahi Hai’, which might be referring to ‘Aik Biwi Dusri Ko Jala Rahi Hai’. I remember there was a time when Hum TV’s OST had a class & a charm too but seems like just as they believe having a huge star cast will sell a mediocre story, this is what they’re doing with the soundtracks where they believe they can make any renowned singer sing such meaningless lyrics & it will become a good OST.
I really have an issue with how Awazaar keeps on reminding Haya of how much she loves his mother. I mean, every single time she says ‘Meinne Pakistan Janawww Haiiii’ & he goes like ‘Tum Meli Mummy Shay Kitnawwww Pyaal Kalti Ho, Tow Mat Jaowww, Wo Mal Jayegi’. I mean is there something more to their relation? She cries, she wants to back out; Awazaar feeds her food & cancels her flight. I feel it’s about time that Awazaar should stop using the Mother Love Card because he ain’t selling it. If he was so worried about her & had actually loved her, he wouldn’t have forgotten about her preference of her ikloti bahu. Haya has also confessed in front of Awazaar that she wouldn’t have gotten married to anyone else IF Awazaar had rejected her, giving him a hint of how much she loves him, which made me cringe because she never really met or knew him, but just because she was brain-fed or rather stung by Bumble Bee about his Beta Bee, this Baby Bee idealized him as a perfect potential spouse of hers, hence, the utawlapan of getting married to Uncle Bee while having no standards whatsoever.
Finally, Sofia recovered from her injury & seems like her venomous tongue got filled with some fresh venom too, therefore she kept on hissing in a wait of stinging someone in every chance she got. Sorry to say but the lady who really looked like a nice wife is coming across as a pain. Obviously they have to establish the grounds for why & how Awazaar got close to Baby Biwi, that’s why Bari Biwi is now losing her mind & what not.
Slowly Slowly has given us nothing to like & may be because of that reason, the cheesiness of Mustafa’s (Shehroz Sabzwari) character didn’t seem bad at all. He used all those cheap pickup lines that any random Pakistani Bwoy would use just in order to start a conversation with you, but trust me, even that seemed acceptable.
Finally, Na Maloom Afraad (Shireen Aunty, Safeer Uncle) gave an idea to Bumble Bee to go to USA making sure they mentioned that she had a visa & wasn’t an illegal traveller, which made me think once again as to how & why did she have a visa because Awazaar never intended to have her visit him because of the fear of getting busted, so what was the American Visa doing in her passport? Resting in peace? Anyways, seems like no one in this drama is capable of making a decision for themselves & that is why we see them exchanging ideas with each other as to what the other person should do, or more like how we say, people in this drama have a lot of ‘muft mashwaray’ to give to other characters. If we look back, no one has ever made a decision by themselves in this drama. LOL!
Anyways, Awazaar has averted the crisis because Sofia has left; he got a new place for Haya & now Bumble Bee’s on her way to Amreeekaaaa. Let’s see how slowly slowly progresses slowly slowly. Share your thoughts on this; slowly slowly, please.
Recently, Origins came up with new and trendy Embroidered Shirt Designs for Eid and Mehwish was signed for modelling. Beautifully embellished display of art is quite unique characteristic that one can always find in Origins designs. Enjoy the photoshoot.
I like a couple of designs in this shoot. What about you ?
Something shocking I found out last night while I was scrolling my Facebook. One showbiz page on Facebook known as All Pakistan Drama Page (APDP) shared my stolen article from a blogging website known as Fashionuniverse.net and I believe that this website is being operated by APDP Admin as admin share lots of articles on her page from this website but I am not sure so I can’t blame her. The one who runs this blogging site could have at least asked me before sharing my work, sharing other’s work without permission is actually called stealing.
Anyways after reading the title of article my mind clicked and I said to myself well wait a minute this was something similar I wrote 3 months ago. Clicking on the link I found out that this was not just similar but a ditto copy of your work and to be honest I don’t know whether to laugh or to curse the stealer but what’s stolen is stolen and you can’t do anything about it. There is a saying in Urdu “Nakal ke liye bhi aqal ki zarurat hoti hai” but they copied the whole article exactly in a same manner as I have written including the pictures I have included along with the article.
Let me tell you something about All Pakistan Drama Page. Before start writing on Reviewit.PK I used to give short reviews and analysis to the admin of APDP and she shared my short reviews to her page. Moreover the admin of this page is very kind and whenever I asked her to share my reviews to other showbiz pages and channel pages as well she did that. So I am hoping that the blogging site is not run by the page admin because I cannot expect her to copy other people’s work without even asking.
Here is the link of my stolen article:
http://www.fashionuniverse.net/pakistani-celebrities-who-were-born-abroad/
Furthermore about two months ago I found one article “Actresses who will make good couple with Fawad Khan” on “Zindagi Gulzar Hai” facebook page. The title was pretty much similar to my article. I forgot to copy the link of the article but here is the link to my original article.
However as I clicked on the link there were only pictures of few actresses with Fawad and some actresses differs from the list of the actresses I have provided so I cannot blame them for stealing my Idea but I can mention it as a co-incidence.
Play Max is a new entertainment channel due to launch on Eid which is just few days away. It is not a new channel instead Play TV a mainly music channel is revamped to Play Max. Play TV, is a sister channel of famous news channel AAJ Tv, which is run by famous newspaper Business Recorder. Play Max has a tag line Jee Bhar Ke Dekho.
Play TV was mainly dedicated to music, while Pakistani music scene is nearly dried out apart from OST of dramas, so Play TV’s whole focus was on Indian Bollywood songs. AAJ TV already has an exclusive license for an entertainment channel named Aaj Entertainment which also started Test Transmission last year, but somehow disappeared without further any further notice. On the other hand, the Pakistani music channels also went off air gradually. Indus Music, Aag TV and now Play Tv are part of history.
The programming content of Play Max consists of local and foreign content consisting of Pakistani, Indian and Turkish productions. A glance at their programs suggests the channel’s programming pattern is inspired from Geo Kahani, Hum Sitaray, Express Entertainment and ARY Zindagi.
