Family Vlogging has gotten huge in Pakistan. Many YouTubers earn their bread and butter by showing their family and daily routine and posting their everyday adventures online. YouTube stars like Ducky Bhai and Arrob Jatoi, Sistrology and many others make content for audience consumption. Nimra Asad and Asad Perviaz are a couple that went viral as they got married as teenagers. They later on started family Vlogging and we have seen everything about them up to their baby’s birth in their Vlogs.
Asad Pervaiz was also a big name in family Vlogging. He recently quit family Vlogs for the sake of Allah and his announcement took everyone by surprise. He talked to the SA Times about his decision. He said that Vloggers show their wives and this gets them more viewership. An average YouTuber is making over 1 million PKR every month according to Asad. He said that he has also done it and he knew it was wrong.
He said that all Vloggers know this is wrong but they just cannot convince themselves of it. He said that he knows he will be looking at other avenues as this was the primary source of income but he has faith in Allah SWT. Asad also said that many Vloggers go to different countries these days and this is all only for the views and he will never do it again.
He also shared that he did not pressure his wife into following his lead but she happily privatized her life as she also got hidayat like him.
The best of the wedding season has mostly passed but it’s far from over. Till our weather continues to be coolly pleasant, wedding bells will keep on ringing.
From the showbiz, the latest marriage news is that actor Asad Mehmood got nikahfied with model Sarah Shehzad in a private ceremony. Both the bride and groom dazzled in white formals;
Actor Asad Malik got arrested on Monday at Allama Iqbal International Airport when he was carrying an automatic gun with an expired license. The actor was travelling from Lahore to Karachi when the gun was found in his luggage. He was then detained by the ASF and taken into custody.
The actor has now been granted bail against the surety bonds of 50000 rupees. He was taken to the court in Katcheri Cantt. where he was granted bail. It has also been in the reports that Asad Malik has previously served time in jail for the murder of two people. ASF was vigilante in their task as they detained the actor and made sure the security of other people.
Asad has been a part of many projects in the entertainment industry and the reports were a shock to his fans!
Speaking to ARY News, Asad said, “I speak to Veena almost every hour and Mufti Naeem will help us solve our issues and everything will be fine INSHALLAH.”
Asad was all praises for Veena, “I will never want anything like this to happen because we (Asad & Veena) both have two beautiful kids and i love and respect Veena a lot. She is a good wife, a good mother and a good friend,” adding that “ALHAMDULILLAH we’re still husband and wife, there are a few misunderstandings and we’ll sort them out.”
“I met her yesterday only and everything is fine and we’ll soon come for an interview together,” he closed.
Actress Veena Malik tied knot with Asad Khattak in 2013, and they have parted ways after a little more than 3 years. They have two children together and the whole process regarding divorce was kept under wraps until recently.
However, Veena is still mum about the whole issue but her husband has expressed that he loves her and hopes that the situation will get better. We hope for the best for the couple and their kids.
Back in January 2021, Veena Malik’s ex-husband Asad Khattak came to Pakistan to start a legal battle with the actress for the custody of his two children. Asad added that he has arrived with all the evidence against his former wife.
Recently Asad Khan Khattak taking to his social media account shared a video in which he gave a message to Veena Malik that he’ll be taking serious action against him for the custody of his children. Check it out!
Asad further added that “I met my kids after 2 years. Venna Malik has brainwashed them to such an intense level that they were not even ready to meet me.”
“I’ll never forgive you Veena Malik. If something happened to my kids, not only in Pakistan I’ll drag you to international courts as well. You will be responsible for everything”, concluded Asad Khan Khattak.
Veena Malik is back with news about her beloved husband Asad Bashir Khan, who is looking to mesmerize the Bollywood industry by his voice.
The actress who garners attention with her bold and controversial actions on a question about her future said that, now that she has taken a break from the industry she is focusing on the things that media never highlighted about her.
Two things were always on her mind, one women empowerment and second children’s rights.
Veena said that her husband is very supportive and always come up to her expectations. She also said that she is now focusing on her personal life as she has now become a mother of a beautiful baby boy; she made it clear that her son and her family is her first priority.
Veena’s husband Asad was concerned when they got an invitation from famous Indian program ‘Nach Baliye’ as they would have not been able to focus on her son, now Asad Bashir is looking forward to make his singing debut in Bollywood.
Both Asad and Veena with their son Abram have recently visited Turkey as seen below
Acknowledgement: Whole content is borrowed from Aaj Tv
Asad Siddiqui and Zara Noor Abbas are a celebrity couple that is loved by millions. The stars got married in an intimate ceremony which was followed by a star-studded reception. The couple has since been seen together at many events and functions but now they are all set to share the screen space.
Director Wajaht Rauf has done Karachi Se Lahore franchise before and when he announced his third film, people were expecting it to be the next in the series since Wajaht had planned to make it previously. But his next movie is a stand-alone and the director has already shared that Mehwish Hayat and Zara Noor Abbas will be the leading ladies and now the leading actor opposite Zara is confirmed and he is none other than her husband Asad Siddiqui.
Asad has recently worked with Wajaht Rauf in his debut web series Ennaya and now will be part of his silver screen project too. Wajahat’s third film will be released this year and this will be the first time the audience will get to see Zara Noor Abbas and Asad Siddiqui together on the silver screen!
The most hyped couple these days, Asad and Nimra, are all over the internet these days. Everyone is talking about them and their love story. Many got inspired by them at getting married at such a young age.
Today, Good Morning Pakistan invited Asad and Nimra on their show. They talked about how they met? How did they fall in love? How did they manage to convince their parents? What message do they want to spread in the world?
Nida Yasir asked Asad what was Nimra’s quality that made him fall in love with her? Asad smiled and said, ”Her Simplicity, she is mature and understanding”. Asad decided to marry her when he first saw her. Nimra didn’t notice him at first, but Asad kept on impressing her, and finally they became friends first.
Nimra texted him on Instagram first, and they started talking. After developing good understanding, Asad proposed her for marriage and now they are living a happily married life.
Check out the latest episode of Good Morning Pakistan to know more about Asad and Nimra.
The viral young couple, Asad and Nimra, are enjoying cold winters in Hunza valley. Both shared beautiful couple pictures on social media and their fans are loving the click. Both have been inspiring many young couples to get married and live a happy life together.
Asad and Nimra appeared as guests in several morning shows and shared their love story with the audience. Later, the two started making TikTok videos and gained thousands of followers. Asad and Nimra are crazily in love and often express their love for each other under romantic pictures.
Here are some of the beautiful moments of Asad and Nimra captured on the camera all the way in Hunza valley. Scroll down to check them out!
The viral couple, Asad and Nimra, were recently spotted attending a wedding event and looked stunningly gorgeous together. The two became famous for getting married at just a young age and set an example for couples who are crazily in love with each other.
Asad and Nimra then started making TikTok videos and their fans loved them. They are socially more active and gets public’s attention easily. People love to see how this young couple is living their life and enjoying every little moment to the fullest. Both stole the limelight of wedding events with their looks and amazing dresses.
Here are some of the latest pictures of Asad and Nimra from a wedding function. Have a look!
Find My Adventure is a Pakistani marketplace for tourists. It plans and organizes adventures around the exotic but less travelled areas of Pakistan.
They have now released a video called Arz e Pakistan, which is produced in collaboration with Family Films which is a brilliant broadcasting and media production company of Karachi. In the spirit of 70 years of indepence, these two have filmed the most beautiful glimpses form the country and complied them in one video. They take you down the valleys of Skardu and Sawat, and through rivers and mountains, in the spirit of re introducing Pakistan to the world. They say, ”sometimes a fresh perspective is all you need”.
The audience of Pakistan is found all bind with the two drama channels majorly these days, to be specific, HUM TV and ARY Digital, which too are making the full use of the opportunity and coming up with hit drama serials back2back.
One of the most eye-catching drama serial on ARY Digital these days is Shehr-e-Yaaran which is a beautiful write up of Riffat Siraj and was previously dramatized under the title of Tawaan. The direction is been done by Mohammad Iftikhar Iffi while the production is done by Six Sigma Productions. What makes this drama amazingly appealing is its cast which includes Firdous Jamal, Abid Ali, Agha Ali, Ushna Shah, Kaif Ghaznavi, Saadia Ghaffar, Diya Mughal, Shaista Jabeen, Yasir Shoro, Mehak Ali, Shaheen Khan and others. The drama is basically a daily soap that goes on air four days a week that is, Monday to Friday.
Agha Ali, an emerging actor in the drama industry is now all known for his absolutely great acting in some hit dramas like Teri Nazar, Main Haari Piya and Halki Si Khalish, will be seen in a lead role coming up with a new shade of his acting skills on ARY Digital. It is quite long to have seen Abid Ali on screen, so for his fans, it’s a wonderful news to have him back again on TV.
We have seen many celebrities from past few days gathered and practising some dance moves for their friend and ARY’s vice president Raza Moosavee’s upcoming nuptials. Raza has finally gotten Nikkahfied to Rimsha Kohati and many of their friends were present at the blessed occasion. Both the groom and the bride wore colour coordinated outfits. The bride looked elegant in white as she kept everything super simple with some traditional Jhoomar and jewellery to compliment the whole look.
Raza Moosavee also wore white on the occasion. The couple looked so much in love and truly look like a match made in heaven. Here are some pictures from their Nikkah ceremony:
Congratulations to the happy couple from our side!
Ary is producing some very quality drama serials for Pakistan, but if new dramas don’t bring anything different to the plate, then they get lost in the swarm of Pakistani dramas which are appearing a dozen a day.
This time Ary is promoting its new drama “Badnaam” that it is a unique tale which will tug the deep strings of your heart with all that happens during the course of its characters’ journey.
This serial features Sanam Chaudhry, Ali Kazmi and Zhalay Sarhadi as the leads. The longer teaser shows a tale of love, passion and conflicts. Let’s see how the drama manages to capture its viewers.
The morning shows of various channels cover a variety of subjects and one of the popular subject is the shaadi (wedding). As far my limited knowledge this trend was first started by Dr. Shaista Lodhi when she hosted the morning show of ARY Digital some six seven years ago.
But whoever started this trend it turned out to be so successful that nearly all the morning shows hosts (apart from few exceptions like Nadia Khan, Farah Saadia, Juggan Kazim) also have to follow it for the sake of high TRP.
Following the same trend in a new way (old wine in a new bottle) now two channels are collaborating to celebrate what claimed as the biggest wedding of the Pakistan. These channels are ARY Zindagi and ARY Digital. ARY Zindag’s morning show Salam Zindagi‘s team and host Faisal Qureshi will be larke wale (لڑکے والے) while ARY Digital morning show Good Morning Pakistan’s team and host Nida Yasir will be larki wale (لڑکی والے). This whole wedding will be a live telecast starting from 2nd May 2016 at 9 AM SHARP on both the channels ARY Zindagi and ARY Digital. It will be interesting to see that who are the bride and groom for this wedding.
The official facebook page of these morning shows describes it as
Shaadi ki Bahar! Shuru hone ja rahi hai Pakistan ki Sab se Bari Shaadi 2 channels per ek saath heart emoticon Starting 2nd May 9:00 am (LIVE)
With 14th August just around the corner, ARY decided to get creative and initiated a campaign, “Shukria Pakistan” , encouraging Pakistanis to thank their homeland for everything it has given them. The campaign encourages people to step up and do something to show their love for Pakistan.
https://youtu.be/UHVnMtbwWTM
Adnan Siddiqui, Faisal Qureshi and Junaid Jamshed are also part of the campaign.
ARY media house is adding another channel ARY Zindagi in their family. This new channel will be an entertainment channel consisting of foreign and local entertainment programs. The official facebook page of the channel has listed a variety of indian, turkish and pakistani programs. On the whole Indian programs are in majority consisting of dramas, laughter challenge and variety shows.
The channel seems to be similar to Geo Kahani and HUM Sitaray, launched by Geo group and HUM group respectively the other two big media groups. Both Geo Kahani and HUM Sitaray telecast entertainment programs of Turkey, India and Pakistan and ARY Zindagi is expected to run on the same lines. It is also unclear whether ARY will launch a new channel or convert its existing cooking/entertainment channel ARY Zauq into ARY Zindagi.
Ary Digital is one of the most established and well known channels of Pakistani industry and had two successful dramas to it’s credit this year. Ary recently launched an online portal for people to vote for their favorite characters of 2016. Ary’s recent approach was the best way for fans to choose their favorite stars/characters and actors on the other hand, had a chance to know what their fans feel about them. Thousands of people voted online and the wait is over because the results are already up.
It came as a surprise to everyone when ARY CEO announced that he had taken over BOL Network. He also announced that the channel will start broadcasting in three weeks. While giving the reason for this takeover Salman Iqbal said, “The driving force behind this decision was our mission to try and ease the difficulties faced by media persons.” ARY had also offered jobs to those journalists who had gone out of jobs after BOL Network failed to start its transmission.
Salman Iqbal also said, “I have created Pakistan’s largest TV channel – so I thought why not take that dream to BOL.”
Sherry Rehman also supported this move.
Here are some pictures from the ceremony in which the founder and CEO announced about the takeover and some future plans.
Ary Digital is the biggest Pakistani Channel with the biggest Youtube subscription. The channel’s subscription is soon going to hit 20 million on Youtube. Despite being the biggest platform Ary doesn’t conduct the traditional award shows however they usually conduct social media awards and give awards to the actors who deserve them.
The same has happened this year, they have conducted the people’s choice award. In a small ceremony, they have given away the awards.
The awards were given to:
Ramsha Khan for “The Best Actress” in “Ghisi Pitti Mohabbat”
Today, the news about Ary News anchor Ashfaque Satti grabbed the spotlight. According to the details, the anchor reportedly abused his second wife Nomaika on a domestic issue. The pictures and videos were shared by anchor’s second wife Nomaika. The anchor also shared his side of the story along with pictures. After the news went viral, many people started demanding the cancellation of the anchor. People were urging Ary Digital to suspend the anchor.
Lately, Ary News has taken the action and suspended the news anchor. The channel shared the official statement regarding suspension of the anchor Ashfaque Satti. Ary News official statement says, ” The ARY Management has taken serious notice on the allegations of domestic violence involving anchorperson Ashfaq Satti. He is hereby suspended with immediate effect till the law takes its course and decides the matter. ARY has zero tolerance policy on violence or threats of violence be it at the workplace or domestic”. Here is the link to the post shared by the official X account of Ary New Official:
The ARY Management has taken serious notice on the allegations of domestic violence involving anchorperson Ashfaq Satti. He is hereby suspended with immediate effect till the law takes its course and decides the matter. ARY has zero tolerance policy on violence or threats of…
Celebrities and social media users are appreciating Ary Digital for taking a quick action. They are praising Ary Digital’s CEO Salman Iqbal for taking notice of the matter and suspending the anchor. The singer Fakhir Mehmood also appreciated the Ary News network. Many social media users said that there should be zero tolerance for the violence. However, a few of the social media users are saying that Ashfaque Satti should be considered innocent until proven guilty in the court. Read all the comments:
Afghanistan is not the ideal place for any news reporter to cover because there are too many complications there. ARY news reporter Faizullah Khan was sentenced to four years imprisonment in April because according to authorities he entered Afghanistan without proper documentation. Sources revealed that the reporter had also been accused of espionage but the court dropped those charges and instead found him guilty of illegal entry to Afghanistan. The sources reveal that the embassy was following the case and would provide legal assistance to Khan to secure his freedom. “The ambassador has met cabinet members from Nangarhar … we are positive we can secure his release,” he added.
Akbar Achakzai who is an Afghan journalist, said Faizullah Khan had entered Nangarhar province to interview senior members of the Taliban, and was detained by police a few hours after his arrival.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) have condemned the detention of Faizullah Khan and have asked governments of both the countries to ensure that he returns home safely.
Ary news network has received notice by Twitter on highlighting kashmir issue this has been tweeted by Chairman Ary network Salman Iqbal earlier this morning. He has raised the question about the freedom of speech as it is the west who are biggest advocate of freedom of speech but they seem to posses it only for cruel as we see a lot of indians and indian channels do war mongering. Priyanka is biggest example of spreading the terrorism through Twitter.
Previously Zaid Hamid Zaman, Sami Khan and Nabeel Qureshi ‘s twitter accounts have been shut down only on the pro kashmir tweets, which were reopened later on but it is a shame that such big Applications are controlled by terrorists like RSS and Narendra Modi.
They think that such tactics will supress our voice, it is not like that we will keep on raising voice for kashmiris.
Faysal Quraishi has also retweeted the status of Salman Iqbal along with same question that where has the freedom of speech gone.
Saim Khan is an ARY News anchor who is known for his active social media presence, excellent speaking skills and his content creation. The anchor also boasts a substantial Instagram following 86K followers. Lately, the news anchor spoke on a viral statement of senior actor Atiqa Odho, who expressed her disgust for men with hairy chests and she Al’s called out drama actor Ali Raza for frequently flaunting his hairy chest in drama serial Dastak.
Replying to Atiqa Odho, Saim Khan said, “With all due respect to Atiqa Odho Sahiba, the comments she passed about Ali Raza weren’t fair. Now, if you reverse the roles and a male actor says the exact thing to a female actor — that she (a female actor) needs to get her body hair waxed as her hairy body is ‘yuck’, it disgusts us, and is off-putting — social media would have been abuzz with negativity and criticism by now.
Having said that, I am not here to target anyone. Nowadays, when we are trying hard to spread body positivity because of our complex and regressing society — where girls are single because they can’t get good proposals due to not having certain good looks, and where many others are struggling with body dysmorphia — such statements are unfair.” Here is the link to the video:
He further shared, “To Every Body Out There – Male or Female: Your body is not a trend! It’s not meant to fit an Instagram filter, a magazine standard, or someone else’s approval. It’s your home, the one that carries your heart, your stories, your pain, and your power. Whether you have hair, scars, stretch marks, softness, or muscle; you are whole. You are worthy. Men and women both are allowed to take up space, both are allowed to exist in their truth, unapologetically. Let’s stop measuring our value in inches, kilos, or likes. You are not a before or after photo – you are a human being, deserving of love, respect, and peace in your own skin.”
Also watch what Atiqa Odho said in her video:
Social media users are agreeing with the anchor Saim Khan and are saying that it was a much needed message. Many criticized Atiqa Odho for her insensitivity and blunt remarks:
There was a time when Pakistan only had National television in the name of media. From news to entertainment every thing was handled by the government’s network. But then came the time of private media and millions of channels emerged on the scene with some getting more popularity than the others. ARY Digital Network is one of the biggest media networks we have in Pakistan. They cover everything from music to film industry to news. They have also ventured into film industry and have produced some huge hits with Punjab Nahin Jaongi the latest addition in the bunch.
CEO of ARY Network Salman Iqbal on the completion of 17 years thanked Allah, his family and all the viewers who have made the channel which started in a small office in London reach such heights it has today!
ARY Network has run a campaign against Editor-in-Chief Jang and Geo group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, falsely accusing him of being a traitor of Pakistan, RAW/Indian agent, American agent, CIA agent and committing blasphemy.
Britain’s media regulator, Ofcom and the British court’s verdict have cleared Jang and Geo group and its Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, successfully defeating a dishonest media campaign of vile and baseless accusations by Ary network. ARY had no evidence against Geo Group or Jang and lost the case.
According to reports, during the trial, lawyers for ARY had stated in court that the channel had aired accusations against Jang and Geo of working for foreign governments and agencies in response to an alleged attack by Geo. Lawyers for ARY claimed the content of its transmission was merely ‘opinion’ and that it was not meant to be fact. However, the court rejected ARY’s stance.
The British court ordered ARY to pay £3 million in damages and costs containing legal expenses. However, ARY failed to comply with the court’s orders. Hence, Ofcom has revoked all licenses of ARY Network after it allegedly declared bankruptcy on losing the case.
The ARY Network which began from a small office in London has now become one on the most popular television network of Pakistan. It’s been 16 years that ARY Television Network is entertaining a massive audience. President and CEO ARY Network Salman Iqbal celebrated the anniversary with his team by cutting a cake.
The network has grown in an excellent manner from ARY Digital it flourished to ARY News, ARY Music, ARY Zindagi, ARY QTV and ARY Films and has found a place in the hearts of millions of its viewers. Late Haji Abdul Razzaq Yaqoob laid the foundation of ARY Group. Haji Iqbal founded the ARY Digital Network while Mr. Salman Iqbal has been President and CEO of the ARY Digital Network.
ARY Films have an honour to produce super hit films on the box office including Waar, Wrong Number, Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, Jalebi, Ho Mann Jahan and recently released Janaan. ARY Films have also honour to release the first animated film of Pakistan ‘Teen Bahadur’.
The television network with its news, movies, drama, music and religious information has served the audience for the last 16 years.
Unfortunately, yesterday the story of an angel named Zainab affected everyone deeply, it made all the Pakistanis heavy hearted yet unanimous in demanding the culprit to be punished severely. Everyone felt the strong urge to voice their thoughts and give words to their inner most feelings keeping Zainab and her family in mind because every single person connected and felt the pain that Zainab’s parents must be going through. Amidst the chaos, a concerned Pakistani named Rania Vohra spoke her heart out by pinpointing the heartlessness that the morning show hosts display at times like these. Rania’s Instagram post got the attention because a renowned actor Nauman Ijaz not only shared it but agreed with it as well.
As expected, all the morning show hosts of famous TV Channels conducted shows dedicated to Zainab. They most certainly had the right to do so but in the middle of it, Sanam Baloch took this particular post by Rania personally and made it all about herself. Sanam Baloch made sure to put across her disagreement in a very uncultured fashion where she ended up defending herself and likes of Nida Yasir who are known for conducting Wedding Weeks (read Months) on their show. Sanam Baloch did say that she usually doesn’t talk about what is written about morning shows on social media, but this time around she couldn’t ignore it (because the truth is bitter and reality bites). Sanam could have easily ignored Rania’s post but the fact that she went out of the way to speak about it only to diss what Rania had said basically further proved Rania’s point. Sanam came up with a very weak argument that the shows which are all about makeup and weddings get the highest ratings while completely ignoring the point that Rania spoke about the bigger picture and the formats of the show in general.
Although Sanam Baloch is never as overdramatic and made up in such shows as Nida Yasir is but very often she asks the victims and their families questions which are completely purposeless as well as hurtful. When Sanam Baloch covered the APS attack in few of her shows, she kept on calling the families of the victims to her show and she kept on asking them questions which didn’t help in any way. Also, in one of her shows when she was talking to an APS student who was injured during the attack through video call, she kept on asking him about his friends and that unfortunate day. There was a psychologist present on the show who kept on saying that Sanam shouldn’t be asking the boy such questions but no one listened to her and she finally walked out of the show. Later on, her husband posted on his facebook page that his wife walked out of the show because she did not want to be a part of everything that was going on there since the boy who was in trauma was not in the condition to answer such questions.
These morning show hosts have conducted so many shows on these tragedies but still they didn’t master the art of sensitivity that is needed at times likes these. Whether they accept or not, it is a fact that these shows are run by rating mongers who do everything to grab TRP’s to satisfy their egos. Just because Sanam believes she does people a favor by hosting these shows, she was of the opinion that those who talk against these shows rape these hosts emotionally? I would really like to blame this statement on the fatigue that Sanam must be suffering because she just returned from her vacations, I would love to believe that she was jet-lagged because what she said basically made no sense whatsoever.
Well, at least Sanam had the decency to do the show bare faced because she wanted the message of her guest to reach out to people but when it came to Nida Yasir, her show (which Sanam defended by the way) started off with a dramatically acted out poem. Why can’t Nida be normal especially when it comes to tragedies like these. The black & white poster image of Nida in a scarf with her hands raised for a prayer which is used during such tragedies is not only off putting but makes everything look very fake. Nida’s styling was also very inappropriate, it was like she was dressed to later attend a dinner party. How hard was it for her to find a simple Shalwar Kameez which wasn’t so flashy and let’s not even get started on her cake face and perfectly straightened hair. Yes, they are on a camera but why put up a drama of being affected when they can not even be decent or reasonable enough to actually look like they care. All of Nida’s guests starting from Asma Abbas to Muzna were too made up, completely forgetting the fact that they were gathered to mourn a loss of a little angel. Fiza Ali’s shrilly performance also served no purpose whatsoever. For the first time may be, Nida invited a psychologist who could actually teach people a thing or two but Muzna, Fiza and Sadia had no decency to have let the expert share her knowledge and insight. Nida totally failed at tackling the show and had no control over her guests who were cutting each other off trying to prove a point that they were more saddened than one another.
In short, there was nothing “real” about Good Morning Pakistan’s “well planned” black and white theme, Nida’s perfect make-up and get-up and the way she presented herself . We are not saying that she didn’t feel anything for Zainab or her parents but why go overboard when staying natural will make it easier for people to connect to your feelings? Just like every other show hosted by Nida Yasir, this one too was run by her guests more than her. She wasn’t prepared enough therefore after giving her well memorized introduction, she didn’t have anything good to add to the discussion.
Our morning show hosts always have different reasons (excuses) for asking the victims or their families to come forward but it is a fact that the way these people are interviewed by the hosts is highly insensitive. Usually the main purpose of these questions is to extract emotional details about the incident because such clips and shows guarantee TRPs. Unfortunately, ARY is yet again using a tragedy to further their own interests and agendas. If everything that they were doing to help Zainab was done without reasserting the notion that they had played a vital role in bringing this matter to everyone’s attention, it would have seemed more “selfless”! Right now, the way they are covering this whole tragedy looks more like a marketing strategy which is exactly why a lot of people out there feel that at the end of the day unfortunately it is all about getting viewership. Share your say.
ARY the famous media house of Pakistan has announced to initiate an award for Pakistani films named ARY Film Awards. The first ceremony of awards will be held this year, where films of 2013 will be awarded in different segments.
ARY Films has become a prominent film distribution company releasing many Pakistani films in 2013. These films include Josh, Zindaa Bhaag, Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi and Waar. ARY Films will also release many Pakistani films this year including Kambakht and Jalebiyan.
On 7 July 2017 PEMRA banned Igloo’s advertisement from airing on any local television network because the ice-cream commercial contained objectionable content. The strongly seductive nature of the ad was considered inappropriate for the Pakistani audiences.
Despite this ban, ARY continued airing this ad which has resulted in the channel itself receiving a notice from PEMRA. They have been asked to submit an answer within four days and stop airing the ad immediately. Here is the copy of the show-cause notice:
First ARY Film Awards are due to be held tonight in Karachi. The rehearsals for the event are underway from past two days, and organizers are trying to make it a grand and colorful event. The event will be hosted by Shaan Shahid, Fahad Mustafa, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ayesha Omar and Sarwat Gillani.
As per press reports and social media the artists expected to perform in this event are Babra Sharif, Noor, Mathira, Saima, Humayun Saeed, Nauman Habib, Urwa Hocane,Hina Dilpazir, Mawra Hocane, Ushna Shah and Fahad Mustafa. Sheharyar Munnawar and Sohai Ali Aabro will also perform on two songs of their upcoming film Kambakht. It will be first stage performance of Sheharyar Munnawar, while Sohai has already performed earlier in HUM TV awards. Another highlight of the event is launch of trailer of Zeba Bakhtiyar’s upcoming film Operation 021.
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Recently held ceremony of ARY Film Awards (AFA) is widely covered by BBC and VOA, here is English translation of report of BBC Urdu on ARY Film Awards
Waar and Zinda Bhaag are declared the best movies in ARY Film Awards (AFA) held in Karachi on Sunday. Waar won popular choice while Zinda Bhaag won jury award. Zinda Bhaag is the movie also sent to Oscars by Pakistan.
The awards are named AFA, which few commented as an attempt of a name similar to Bollywood Awards IIFA. The show was hosted by Shaan, while Sarwat Gillani, Ayesha Omar, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Fahad Mustafa coordinated with him.
Situation got tense when Shaan labelled pakistani artists working in India as ‘cheap sell-outs’, saying ‘His work was not for sale and he would never sell himself short by working in India’,but Ali Zafar responded ‘Art is beyond boundaries and it cannot be restricted within certain boundaries’.
The ceremony started quite late, which also delayed the end. After red carpet the main event started at 10:30 pm at night and lasted till 4:30 am in the morning. After 12:00 am the many among the audience started leaving, and the attendance was quite low when the ceremony concluded.
Performances of Babra Sharif and Saima were the highlight of the show, but the Dhamal of Noor was much appreciated.
The organizers only selected Pakistani songs for all performances, also including famous songs of the past.
As expected Waar grabbed a major share of awards. In viewers choice category Waar won awards for Best Film, Best Actor Male (Shaan), Best Actor (Female) Ayesha Khan, Best Supporting Actor (Male) Hamza Ali Abbasi, Best Supporting Actor (Female) Meesha Shafi, Best Director (Bilal Lashari). Shamoon Abbasi won the award for Best Actor in Negative Role whereas Naseeruddin Shah was also nominated in the same category for film Zinda Bhaag,
Best debut female is given to Ayesha Khan for Waar, while Hamza Ali Abbasi won best debut male award for film Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi.
Aamnah Ilyas heroine of film Zinda Bhaag won the jury award for best actor female while Humayun Saeed won best actor male for film Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi. The other awards in this category were Bilal Lashari for Waar, and Zinda Bhaag for best screenplay.
In music, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan won for film Zinda Bhaag, whereas film Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi won award for best music.
Award for best actor in comedy role was given to Ismael Tara for film Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi.
Ali Zafar was acknowledged for his contributions in promoting pakistani music.
Legendary artist of Pakistani Urdu Cinema Nadeem Baig was awarded the life time achievement award who recieved a standing ovation from the audience.
In the end Salman Iqbal,CEO of ARY informed that next year this ceremony will be held in London for which Royal Albert Hall has already been booked.
کراچی میں اتوار کی شب ہونے والے پہلے اے آر وائی فلم ایوارڈز کی تقریب میں زندہ بھاگ اور وار بہترین فلم قرار پائیں۔
وار کو ناظرین کی پسند جبکہ زندہ بھاگ کو جیوری کی جانب سے بہترین فلم قرار دیا گیا۔
یاد رہے کہ زندہ بھاگ پہلی پاکستانی فلم ہے جو آسکر ایوارڈز کے لیے پاکستان کی جانب سے بھیجی گئی تھی۔
ان ایوارڈز کو ’ایفا‘ کا نام دیا گیا جس کے بارے میں مبصرین کا کہنا ہے کہ یہ بالی وڈ کے آئیفا سے ملتا جلتا نام رکھنے کی کوشش کی گئی ہے۔
اس تقریب کی میزبانی کے فرائض شان نے ادا کیے جبکہ اداکارہ ثروت گیلانی، عائشہ عمر اور اداکار حمزہ علی عباسی اور فہد مصطفیٰ نے معاونین کے فرائض انجام دیے۔
تقریب کے دوران کچھ تلخی بھی پیدا ہوئی جب اداکار شان نے کہا کہ وہ بھارت جا کر بکنے کے لیے تیار نہیں ہیں، جس پر علی ظفر نے کہا کہ فن کی کوئی سرحد نہیں ہوتی اور اسے لکیروں سے تقسیم نہیں کیا جا سکتا۔
یہ تقریب کافی تاخیر سے شروع ہوئی جس کے باعث اختتام بھی بہت دیر ہوا۔ ریڈ کارپٹ کے بعد تقریب کا آغاز ساڑھے دس بجے کے بعد ہوا جو صبح ساڑھے چار بجے تک جاری رہی۔ رات 12 بجے ہی سے حاضرین کی تعداد میں کمی آنی شروع ہوگئی تھی جو چار بجے تک مایوس کُن حد تک کم ہو چکی تھی۔
تقریب کی خاص بات ماضی کی معروف اداکارہ بابرہ شریف اور صائمہ کا رقص تھا۔ تاہم حاضرین نے نور کے پیش کردہ دھمال کو سب سے زیادہ پسند کیا۔
منتظمین نے اس بات کا خاص خیال رکھا تھا کہ تمام پرفارمنسز صرف پاکستانی گانوں پر ہی کی جائیں جس میں ماضی کے کئی مشہور گانے بھی شامل تھے۔
ایوارڈز تو حسب توقع سب سے زیادہ فلم ’وار‘ ہی کے حصے میں آئے۔ وار کو ناظرین کی پسند کی کیٹیگری میں بہترین فلم، بہترین اداکار شان شاہد، بہترین اداکارہ عائشہ خان، بہترین ہدایتکار بلال لاشاری کے ساتھ ساتھ بہترین معاون اداکار حمزہ علی عباسی اور بہترین معاون اداکارہ میشا شفی کے ایوارڈ دیے گئے۔ فلم وار ہی کے لیے شمعون عباسی کے منفی کردار میں بہترین اداکاری کا ایوارڈ بھی اپنے نام کیا جبکہ اس کیٹیگری میں زندہ بھاگ کے لیے نصیرالدین شاہ بھی نامزد تھے۔
اپنی پہلی ہی فلم میں بہترین اداکاری کے لیے فلم وار کی ہیروئن عائشہ خان کو جبکہ حمزہ علی عباسی کو فلم ’میں ہوں شاہد آفریدی‘ کے لیے ایوارڈ دیاگیا۔
فلم زندہ بھاگ کی ہیروئن آمنہ الیاس کو بہترین اداکارہ کا جیوری ایوارڈ دیا گیا۔ جیوری کی جانب سے بہترین اداکار فلم ’میں ہوں شاہد آفریدی‘ کے لیے ہمایوں سعید جبکہ بلال لاشاری کو بہترین ہدایتکار کا ایوارڈ ملا۔ فلم ’زندہ بھاگ‘ کو بہترین کہانی کا جیوری ایوارڈ بھی ملا۔
موسیقی کی بات کریں تو راحت فتح علی خان کو فلم ’زندہ بھاگ‘ کے لیے ایوارڈ ملا جبکہ بہترین موسیقی کا ایوارڈ فلم ’میں ہوں شاہد آفریدی‘ کے حصے میں آیا۔
بہترین مزاحیہ اداکاری کا ایوارڈ بھی فلم ’میں ہوں شاہد آفریدی‘ کے لیے اسماعیل تارا کو ملا۔
علی ظفر کو پاکستانی موسیقی کے فروغ کے لیے خدمات انجام دینے پر خصوصی ایوارڈ دیا گیا۔
پاکستان کی فلمی صنعت کے مشہور و معروف اداکار ندیم بیگ کو ان کی کئی دہائیوں پر مبنی خدمات کے صلے میں ’لائف ٹائم اچیومنٹ ایوارڈ‘ دیا گیا تو لوگوں نے کھڑے ہوکر ان کے لیے تالیاں بجائیں۔
تقریب کے آخر میں اے آر وائی کے سی ای او سلمان اقبال نے بتایا کہ آئندہ سال یہ ایوارڈز لندن میں ہوں گے اور اس کے لیے انھوں نے ابھی سے ہی لندن کا رائل البرٹ ہال بُک کرا لیا ہے۔
Pictures courtesy of BBC Urdu
Noor performing DhamaalSaimaHumayun Saeed with extras during performanceUrwa Hocane during performanceHumaima MalickShaan receiving best actor male award from Babra Sharif, Javed Sheikh is in backgroundSaimaNabeela won award for best makeup in Mein hoon shahid afridi, Maheen Khan and Tapu Javeri can also be seen with herAyesha Omar and Mustafa QureshiBilal Lashari, Meesha ShafiBabra Sharif during her performanceAyesha Khan won best actor female award, Hassan Sheharyar Yasin can also be seen in the pirctureKhuram Patras and Aamnah Ilyas performed on a song of film Zinda Bhaag
The ceremony of ARY Film Awards will be held on 27th April 2014. All the films released in 2013 are considered for nominations and the finals nominations for viewer choice categories are as follows.
Best Film
Waar
Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi
Zinda Bhaag
Chambaili
Ishq Khuda
Best Actor (Male)
Shaan (Waar)
Humayun Saeed (Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi)
Mohib Mirza (Lamha)
Khurram Patras (Zinda Bhaag)
Adnan Shah (Josh)
Ahsan Khan (Ishq Khuda)
Best Director
Islamil Jilani (Chambaili)
Meenu Gaur/Farjad (Zinda Bhaag)
Bilal Lashari (Waar)
Syed Ali Raza aka Usama (Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi)
Shahzad Rafique (Ishq Khuda)
Azfar Jafri (Siyyah)
Best Supporting Actor (Male)
Hamza Ali Abbasi (Waar)
Nouman Habib (Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi)
Ehtisham (Chambaili)
Gohar Rasheed (Lamha)
Salman Ahmed Khan (Zinda Bhaag)
Best Actor in Negative Role
Shafqat Cheema (Chaimbaili)
Shamoon Abbasi (Waar)
Javed Sheikh (Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi)
Mahnoor Usman (Siyyah)
Naseeruddin Shah (Zinda Bhaag)
Best Music
Sahir Ali Bhagga (Zinda Bhaag)
Chambaili (Najam Shiraz)
Shani and Kami (Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi)
Amir Munawar (Waar)
Wajahat Attre (Ishq Khuda)
Best Independent Film
Josh
Lamha
Siyaah
Best Singer Male
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Zinda Bhaag)
Abrar ul Haq (Zinda Bhaag)
Uzair Jaswal (Waar)
Shafqat Amanat Ali (Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi)
Rahat Fateh Ali (Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi)
The second ARY Film Awards were held in Dubai last night on 16th April 2016. The first inauguration ceremony was held in 2014 for the films released in 2013. However the awards were not held in 2015.
ARY Film Awards 2016 were based on all the films released in 2015 however one major Urdu film Bin Roye was withdrawn by its producer Moomal Entertainment. A special award was given to Namaloom Afraad as the best film of 2014.
Here is the winners list in the rest of the categories. On the whole the film Jawani Phir Naahi Ani dominated the awards.
Best Film (Viewers Choice): Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Best Director (Viewers Choice): Nadeem Baig for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Best Actor (Viewers Choice): Humayun Saeed for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Best Actress (Viewers Choice): Sohai Ali Abroo for Jawani Phir Nai Ani Animated Movie (Special Award): A special award for Animated Movie for 3 Bahadur for its producer Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy Life Time Achievement: Javed Sheikh Best Supporting Actor: Hamza Ali Abbasi for Jawani Phir Nai Ani Best Supporting Actress: Ayesha Khan for Jawani Phir Nai Ani. International Icon: International Icon award for Fawad Afzal Khan Special Recognition Award: The special award for the late legendary actor Waheed Murad., and it is received by his son Adil Muraad Best Film (Jury): Jawani Phir Nai Ani Best Director (Jury):Nadeem Baig for Jawani Phir Nai Ani Best Actor (Jury):Sarmad Khoosatd for Manto Best Actress (Jury): Sania Saeed for Manto Best Independent Film (Jury): Manto Special Listeners Choice Award: Special Listeners Choice Award for Mahira Khan Best Performance in Negative Role:Ayaz Samoo for Moor Best Debut Male:Danish Taimoor for Jalaibee Best Debut Female:Ayesha Omer for Karachi Se Lahore Best Actor in Comic Role: Ahmad Ali Butt for Jawani Phir Nai Ani Best Singer Male: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for Halla Gulla Best Singer Female:Sara Raza for Wrong Number Best Film (2014 Special):Best Film (2014 Special) for Na Maloom Afraad. Nabeel Qureshi Best Dialogue:Vasay Chaudhry for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Best Screenplay:Vasay Chaudhry for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani. Best Story:Vasay Chaudhry for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani. Best Music:Shani Arshad for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani. Best Costume:Jazaib Qamar and Munib Nawaz for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani. Best Makeup:Nabila for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani. Best Choreography:Shabeena Khan for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani. Best Background Score:Strings for Moor. Best Special Effects and Visuals:Shakir Danish and Fatima for Moor. Best Cinematography:Farhan Hafeez for Moor. Best Editing:Rizwan AQ for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani.
ARY Film Awards were held in Dubai last night. They were a star-studded affair in which all the stars who have participated in films last year and who are involved in film projects this year were seen. Even those stars who have not stepped in the worlds of films yet were seen on the event. Faysal Qureshi gave his first dance performance in an award show on this occasion. Sohai Ali Abro who has been missing from television for screen for some time was also seen performing on the show.
