Sara Khan is a beautiful addition to our industry. She has a made a special place in the hearts of the audiences with her performances and infectious smile. She came as a guest on Samina Peerzada’s show and the gracious host made her comfortable enough that Sara shared a lot of stuff from her personal life. Here are the things she revealed:

1.Sara’s mother was of Lebanese origin. She met her father in Madina and they got married when her mother was only 14 years old. She breathed her last this year as she was suffering from cancer.

2.Sara is very passionate about getting the higher education. She has planned to continue her studies as soon as she can as education was very important for her mother too.

3. Sara has three siblings. One brother and two sisters. Her sister Noor Khan who is also an actress is the youngest and Sara is very close to her.

4. She is NOT interested in doing films.

Reason: She cannot wear bold clothes and even prefers full sleeves. That s why she wants to make a career in the drama industry.

5. We all know how beautiful Sara and Agha look together. But Sara denied talking about her relationship on a public platform as Agha is not yet her husband and she and her family do not approve of the “boyfriend” tag.

6. Sara wants to become a producer in the long run and she wants to make projects agreeing with the International standards.

After the success of Pepsi Battle Of The Bands Season 2, another season is coming up and there are major changes. Last year we saw Atif Aslam on the judges’ panel. However, the star will not be a part of this latest season due to unavailability of dates. News had it that Ali Zafar will take his place this season. As you all know a major controversy started a few days back between Ali Zafar and Meesha Shafi. Consequently, Ali will not be a part of the show now. Strings will be replacing him. So basically its strings replacing Ali Zafar and since his presence was not confirmed, Atif Aslam.

Uptill now Fawad Khan and Shahi Hassan are going to be a part of the show with the latter being the producer too. Meesha is also a part of the show as nothing has been said about her part after the controversy.

Hoping this would be a good season for all the music lovers!

In the awake of #MeToo movement reaching Pakistan many celebrities have given their two cents on sexual harassment and it’s dynamics but when Ahsan Khan who is an advocate of women empowerment was questioned about his stance on the high-profile Meesha Shafi-Ali Zafar harassment case this is what he had to say,

“I would stand with all women who have been sexually harassed. Actually, I would stand with any person, not just women, who have suffered any type of harassment.”

He continued,

“There’s no glory in discrediting a woman for revealing that she has suffered a crime. Some people are making jokes out of this situation as well, which is very distasteful,”

Explaining how upset he was with how Meesha was treated after breaking the silence he said,

“Honestly, I’m hurt by what happened after Meesha claimed that she was harassed. It is very hard for a woman to speak out about harassment. Such women deserve support, not criticism.”

The Chupan Chupai star went on to cite the example of 24-year-old Samina Samoon, who was recently shot dead for refusing to dance for an armed man, to highlight how women from showbiz are often disrespected more.

“It is depressing how our society holds high regards for only male actors while the girls in this profession are mere objects. In Samina’s case, there was a blatant disregard for humanity as she was six-months pregnant. They didn’t kill just her but the unborn child as well. Two lives were taken that day. What should we expect from a society which nurtures this kind of mindset?

The actor continued,

“Always remember no one can ever take away your honour, respect, and dignity unless you willingly give it up. I think one must know where to draw a line, to define his or her social limits and alert others of them. Sexual harassment should never be taken lightly.”

In the meantime, Ahsan hopes that the truth will prevail and the innocent will not get hurt.

“Ali has said that he will move to the court. Now, let us breathe, sit back and wait for the law to take its course. We must have faith in our legal system. We have a law that guarantees protection against harassment. Section 509 of the Pakistan Penal Code is intact. More importantly, God is fair and will ensure the right outcome. Gossip, slander and chatter will only hurt our sentiments so let’s behave with dignity, grace and responsibility.”

He concluded by adding,

“The only two people who know the facts in the Meesha and Ali case are Meesha and Ali themselves. I don’t think anyone else should muddle in the matter. I wish truth, peace, justice and the courage to admit fault to the both of them.”

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Parwaaz Hai Junoon has been talk of the town for a while now but this time it is for all the wrong reasons. The wardrobe stylist of the film has recently filed a case against the production banner, MD Productions, that is producing the film.

Soomar Rehman, the wardrobe stylist of Parwaaz Hai Junoon who has done the wardrobe styling for the film, stated that the vice president of MD Films, Osman Gillani has failed to mention his name as wardrobe stylist in the credits of the film teasers that have been released over the past few weeks.

Speaking to The Express Tribune, he said,

“The film’s shoot was completed and the producer of the film later ended the contract without any prior notice over a telephone call that no further styling is required for the film. My commitment to the film was rightful and I dedicated my time and hard-work with loyalty and it is evident from my work.”

He further claimed that the production head of the film had assured him that since he had provided the wardrobe styling for the entire film, he would be credited. Hania Aamir, who stars in Parwaaz Hai Junoon, has also credited Soomar in her Instagram posts implying that the latter did indeed provide wardrobe styling for the film.

Soomar mentioned that the teasers failed to mention his name and no one from the team had informed him of this change either. He then sent a legal notice demanding a reply within two days but received none.

He further added,

I, first, went to the office to inquire why my name wasn’t mentioned in the first teaser. The production head, Mahesh Waswani, apologised and said that he would include it in the next teaser but it wasn’t mentioned in the second one either. Upon receiving no response, I went ahead with lawful proceedings by sending a court notice. The first hearing of the case will be held, on Monday, April 30,”

The case has been filed claiming damages and restraining order against the vice president, production head of MD Films and MD Productions. HUM TV has been also mentioned as the proforma party on the legal papers as HUM TV is the official distributor of the film Parwaaz Hai Junoon.

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So Sahiba and Rambo hosted a dinner for their colleagues and a lot of big names from Pakistani entertainment industry were seen there. With a huge crowd from the entertainment industry, a huge controversy from the industry naturally had to come up in the conversations. o, the crowd has open support for Ali Zafar in the whole Ali-Meesha controversy. Resham posted this video on her Instagram:

#wesupportalizafar #divas #Resham #Reema #sahiba #rambo #imranabbas #lollywood

A post shared by therealresham (@therealresham) on Apr 28, 2018 at 2:00am PDT

She also had some opinion on the situation. She said:

How can it be true that Ali Zafar harasses a woman and she doesn’t slap him back, hit him with a shoe, push him away or complains to his wife?

This was a true open side taking since the controversy has started and Reema and Imran Abbas have also shown their love for Ali openly!

Sajjad Ali is probably the only singer who could sing a restaurant’s menu to you that too without any music and you’d still listen, such is the magic of maestro Sajjad. No one is immune to his magic not even the Indian rapper Honey Singh.

Honey Singh listened to Sajjad Ali’s latest track ‘Lagaya Dil’ and the rapper just couldn’t help but laud it on social media. He took to his twitter and wrote,

“One more classic by Sajjad Ali ji
Simple but deep poetry n Fabulous Vox”

He continued,

“Zindagi mein fir hasa nai” (2:48 to 3:05)
Brilliant line

He ended the tweet with asking everyone to please give this song a listen.

One more classic by Sajjad Ali ji
Simple but deep poetry n Fabulous Vox

"Zindagi mein fir hasa nai" (2:48 to 3:05)
Brilliant line

Pls listen n Share https://t.co/0FsIMFcp5X https://t.co/0FsIMFcp5X

— Yo Yo Honey Singh (@asliyoyo) April 23, 2018

Sajjad Ali responded to Yo Yo’s tweet by saying that “Zindgi mein phir hasa nahi” is his favorite line too. He wrote,

“My favourite line too :) love to you, YO YO !”

My favourite line too :) love to you, YO YO ! https://t.co/M07oRaoYI4

— Sajjad Ali (@sajjad_official) April 24, 2018

The song was released earlier this month and has been lauded by many ever since.

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We all are familiar with the movement that has been gaining momentum since last year when Hollywood’s big shot producer was called out for his actions. Since then more people are talking about this huge problem prevailing in the society. Recently Meesha Shafi came out with her story that she has been a victim of sexual harassment at the hands of Ali Zafar. As expected the situation exploded like a Nasr missile. Many celebrities have shared their opinions on the situation by either taking sides or talking generally on this topic. Sanam Saeed has also joined the list as she expressed her views on the situation. She encouraged women to talk about it and showed her support for the victims while she asked the offenders to acknowledge their mistakes and apologize. Here is what she said:

Sanam has taken a very intelligent stance on this issue and we all must always tackle the situation with kindness and intelligence rather than jump-starting on blame games!

Sana Mir is one of the most celebrated athletes of Pakistan. She has made a name for herself by keeping her fight go on under unsupportive circumstances. She is one of the female players everyone knows about in Pakistan. Sana has a message for all the girls out there who feel insecure after watching stupid beauty trends being promoted in advertisements. The advertisement starring Mahira Khan for a hair removal company finally made Sana speak it out and here is what she has to say:

Sana has raised a very important point which we all should realize and follow. Its high time that we educate our girls to be strong and determined instead of just pretty dolls!

Actress and host Fiza Ali announced yesterday that she has gotten married again. Fiza announced the news on her Facebook announced that she is hitched and she will not be doing any project in media from now on except her show Eidi Sab Ke Liye. Fiza’s announcement came as a bit of shock to many fans as she has not openly talked about her former divorce. She has a beautiful girl from her first marriage and she has asked everyone for prayers for her family. Here is Fiza’s post:

We wish Fiza a lot of happiness and may the couple have a blissful life ahead!

Ali Gul Pir just took some pictures which went viral recently on social media and recreated them. His touch has literally made the pictures so hilarious that one notices how “unique” the original pictures were. From Chai Wala to Hocane sisters, everyone’s shots got a touch of Ali. Here are some:

We must say Ali has taken a very good stance against child labour and slavery in a subtle and hilarious manner!

Everyone is familiar with the drama which went down at the end of 2017 in the Khan family. There were a lot of disputes among the family and then in the spouses themselves. After all the horrors, Faryal Makhdoom announced that she was expecting her second child. The good news at the end acted like a bridge between the husband and wife. They reconciled for the sake of their children. And today the little bundle of joy has finally arrived. And its a girl for Amir and Faryal. Amir shared a cute picture of the little one with him. Here is the new addition to the Khan family, Alayna Khan:

Heartiest congratulations to the Khan family on the new arrival. May the little one bring more peace, love and blessings in the house!

So, Ali Zafar has sent Meesha Shafi a legal notice depicting that she would have to give 10 crore rupees if she fails to apologize on social media within two weeks. Meesha is not staying silent and she also has chosen her legal attorneys. This is what Meesha announced on her twitter:

Meesha’s lawyer appreciated her for her bravery to come out on this and he also has demanded that they can talk to Ali now only if he apologizes.

Nighat Dad is a lawyer as well as a cyber-rights activist. With all the legal counsels involved now in the situation, let’s see what route it takes!

You might have seen Mustafa along side Osman Khalid Butt and Ainy Jaffri in Balu Mahi. Mustafa came up with the idea for a campaign #MeToo but for men and it definitely isn’t what you think it is.

He isn’t suggesting a campaign that supports men who have been sexually abused or harassed when he says #MeToo for men he means that all men acknowledge that too are a part of this epidemic.

In his Facebook post he said,

“Every single man is guilty. Guilty of perpetuating this environment where EVERY woman feels unsafe. I too am guilty.”

He continued,

“I, too, have made women feel unsafe. I have always been careful in how I treat every woman I interact with. I know I am guilty of, in one way or another, making them feel unsafe. So yeah, #MeToo.”

He further added,

“I am guilty of ogling or staring at women – sometimes long enough to make them uncomfortable. #MeToo.”

He added that ‘men will be men’ is the part of the problem,

“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and my inaction. I apologise to every woman who has ever felt uncomfortable or unsafe around me. And I promise, I will try to be a better human being.”

The actor concludes by explaining that this is not a debate about “feminism, sexism, or any other ‘ism’”, but rather about being better human beings.

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It was a huge festivity in Pakistan and India when two of the sports stars from both countries became a couple. They have since one of the most loved couples in both countries. So, today the sports stars announced that they are expecting their first child in a very sporty way. Sania Mirza recently said in an interview that if they have a baby he/she will be named Mirza-Malik. The tennis star posted a picture of their Mirza-Malik’s locker today along with mommy and daddy’s. Shoaib Malik also shared the picture on his social media. Here is the announcement:

Congratulation to Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza for this new addition to the family!

When the Lux Style Awards were aired on 22nd April this year while there were many who enjoyed the star studded show others were taken aback by Actor In Law’s producer Fizza Ali Meerza’s booing at Ahad Raza’s LSA win for Best Actor.

Meerza, who has hits such as Na Maloom Afraad and Actor in Law under her belly, was spotted booing Ahad Raza Mir as he went on stage to receive an award. Ahad was dubbed the Best TV Actor – a category that even Na Maloom Afraad’s Mohsin Abbas Haider was nominated for.

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Obviously she wanted Haider to take the trophy home, given the two have worked together on various occasions and hence share a friendly bond. However, fans deemed this as immature and disrespectful on her part.

People have requested both Meerza and LSAs team to offer a public apology.

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Meesha Shafi recently revealed some details on the accusation she made on Ali Zafar. She revealed that she faced harassment during a jamming session. Few of Zafar’s colleagues who were present during the session took to Facebook and posted their stories supporting Ali Zafar. They refuted Shafi’s claims as they went on praising Ali’s behaviour toward them. Here are the statements:

Ali has spoken after his initial statement, neither on further allegations and nor on any supportive statements!

After her divorce with Mikaal Zulfiqar, Sara Bhatti has officially become a part of the industry. She is in dramas and doing shoots and making a career for herself. But still, at many places, people refer to her as Mikaal’s ex-wife than calling her as her own person. Sara took to Instagram and shared a message about self-identity that how she should just be referenced by her own work. Here is what she wrote:

Definitely an on-point message by Sara!