Famous director Mehreen Jabbar is beginning to work on her new film as director named Doobara Phirr Se (دوبارہ پھر سے) to be shot in New York City.  It is the second film by Mehreen Jabbar after a gap of eight years when she directed her first film named Ramchand Pakistani.

Mehreen confirmed the news through a tweet.

Doobara Phirr Se stars Adeel Husain, Hareem Farooq, Sanam Saeed, Tooba Siddiqui, Ali Kazmi, Atiqa Odho, Shaz Khan, and child actor Moosa, and has been penned by Bilal Sami.

The story will revolve around love, friendships and growing up. Mehreen is known for bringing present-day issues to light through her films, and her second film will be no different.

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/940763/mehreen-jabbar-to-begin-filming-dobara-phir-se-in-new-york/

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Bollywood film Jaanisaar (جانثار) starring Imran Abbas is releasing on 28th August 2015 in Pakistan. The film is already released in India on 7th August proving dead flop at the box office .

It is the second film of Imran Abbas in Bollywood,h is first film Creature 3D was released last year in August and proved a box office disaster.

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Swaarangi (سوارنگی) is an upcoming film releasing on the 28th August 2015. An independent film , it marks the comeback of Resham in a film after a long gap of nine years. Not a commercial film, it highlights the impacts of drug addiction. It is filmed in the Mianwali district of Punjab.

Swaarangi is an entwined story about life, fate, sacrifice and survival. “How long would you wait before giving up”?

Cast: Resham, Ayub Khosa, Naveed Akbar, Waseem Manzoor, Hamza Mushtaq, Shahzaib Johar
Writer: Phida Hussain
Screenplay: Phida Hussain, Mazhar Abbas
Director: Phida Hussain
Producer: Mazhar Abbass
Studio: Flipping Images Productions, Phidahussain Productions

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x18jhiy_swaa-rangi-pakistani-movie-trailer-geekpk-com_shortfilms

The title track of the film So Jaa is sung by Sami Khan

Plot Outline: Salma (Resham) is not happy with her husband Jamal (Naveed Akbar) due to his drug addiction. Zaryaab (Waseem Manzoor) tries to keep Jamal in this habbit because he sets some goals for himself. Zaryaab cannot acheive his goals without the help of Saieen (Ayub Khosa).

Salma’s husband, Jamal is not the easiest man to get along with, but for the sake of their children, she stays with him. Jamal is a heroin addict, dependent on Salma’s instincts to protect her wedding vowels so he can takeadvantage of her honorability to get his daily fix. He is lost without her,desperate to change however willing to sell his soul to the devil if need be. Although Salma is powerless to change his sick ways but she has to stand against the odds and
struggle for everything she got.

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Fawwad Khan and Mahira Khan the famous stars who paired together in the block buster TV serial Humsafar, are again paired in the commercial of Lux promoting the upcoming Lux Style Awards.

Both have not worked together in any other project apart from a bottled water commercial few years ago.

Here is the commercial which is also airing on television

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Akshay Kumar is known not just for being a hero in Indian cinema for the longest time but for also playing comic roles in his films which were made memorable because of his perfect comic timing. The good thing is that Akshay Kumar gives the credit for his perfect comic timing to none other than the very well known Pakistani comedian Umer Sharif.

While talking to the journalists in a Press Conference that was held to promote his upcoming film “Singh Is Bling” Akshay Kumar said, “I remember somebody told me that they liked my comedy timing, I must tell you I learnt my comedy timing from Umer Sharif.” Umer Sharif was standing right next to him when Akshay uttered these words.

He also said, “I have seen all his shows even if they were pirated or anything but I got hold of it.” Umer Sharif praises Akshay Kumar for his honesty and said that is the reason why he came to India on his invitation. The two stars had a candid chat with each other in the Press Conference and showed that they were much more than just friends.

Hamza Ali Abbasi has something new to tell his fans about his upcoming film and what better way to do that then to make good use of the social media. Hamza Ali Abbasi in his latest facebook update made it very clear that he was unaware that the two songs which are in the film were there or were being shot in that manner. He also said that he will not take part in the promotions of the film if those songs were not taken out of the film, something which is highly unlikely!! Hamza Ali Abbasi endorses the view of the general public when he says that he thinks that the two songs in the film “are very inappropriate and show indecent visuals.”

Hamza Ali Abbasi also informed his fans that the humor in the film was very “clean” and that he was not getting paid for the film, which again comes as a surprise to many. He also explains, “For whatever reasons, I was part of something I oppose. And hence, as i cherish the trait of self criticism, I resigned from PTI Culture Secretary office, apologized and raised a voice against it.”

This recent statement of Hamza Ali Abbasi is in line with what general public thinks about the film but how will his “friends” who acted in this film and produced it feel about it??

Here is status update of Hamza Ali Abbasi:

While the students and faculty members in Karachi University obviously thought inviting Ayyan as the Cheif Guest will give them publicity but they probably did not realize that this action will not be taken well by many other people who see Ayyan as a criminal and also a killer.

Here are the reactions of some well known people after learning that Ayyan was invited as Cheif Guest in Karachi University:

Model Ayyan was invited as the chief guest by the students and faculty members of Karachi University’s “Department Of Public Administration “ to inaugurate the launch of their latest brand of Chips.

Here is what Ayyan had to say about the visit:

Here are some pictures from the visit:

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.

Reham Khan has shown very serious interest in supporting the revival of Pakistani Film Industry and for that reason she is co-producing the film Janaan alongwith IRK Films. The film will be released by ARY Films. The Founder and President of ARY Digital Network Mr. Salman Iqbal in a press release informed the film watching viewers, “Janaan not only depicts the positive side of Pukhtoons and Pakistan, but it will also add value in supporting the Pakistan film industry with ARY FILMS at the forefront of holding up the ‘MADE IN PAKISTAN’ content”.

The film is going to be a romantic comedy and it will star Armeena Khan, Bilal Ashraf, Mishi Khan and Ali Rehman Khan. The movie is written by Osman Khalid Butt and directed by Azfar Jafri  who was also the director of film Siyaah.

Talking about the film Reham Khan said, “I am excited to co produce Janaan with Imran Raza Kazmi, the team has worked diligently to bring reality to a story which is close to my heart. It is a story based in my beloved homeland and brings out its rich cultures and values.”

Reham Khan wants everyone to know that a great deal of effort went into making this film.

Pakistani films are making waves not only in the country but abroad too. Karachi Se Lahore one of the films which was recently shown in cinemas in Pakistan was premiered in Hollywood this week too. This was the first Pakistani film to have premiered in Hollywood. Karachi Se Lahore got an overwhelming response in Hollywood.

The team of the film is in Los Angeles nowadays to attend the premier of their film. Talking to the media the lead actress in the film Ayesha Omer said, “We are overwhelmed beyond words to be in Hollywood. Karachi Se Lahore is the first Pakistani movie to ever show in Hollywood and we feel so honoured to be here.”

She also said, “Wajahat (the director) and I were sitting next to each other and I looked at him and asked ‘what did we do to deserve this?’ And we both simultaneously said ‘pure, honest intentions.”

Here are some pictures from the premier:

Ever since Waqar Zaka has made a comeback on social media he has been using the power of this medium for doing something that will benefit someone in some way. On this 14th August a video was leaked in which two boys were seen badly harassing a girl clad in hijab. The video has gone viral and people are condemning the actions of the boys involved.

Waqar Zaka has taken special action to make sure that the boys involved in the incident get punished. In order to do so he has made a video message in which he urged the people to inform him through social media about the identity of these boys so that they could be brought to justice. Waqar Zaka said addressing anyone who is hearing, “Whoever tells me the identity of these boys I will reward that person 50,000 rupees. People should share this video as much as possible so that we can find out who these boys are. “

He also said, “I am a very ordinary person with limited resources and support but I have always relied on my strength and help of the Almighty.” He also dared the person involved in this action to contact him personally if he had the guts to do so. He said that he will not involve media but will deal with him one to one!”

Waqar Zaka said that these boys involved in this incident have sent out the message to the world that girls all around the world can roam around in any kind of clothes but in Pakistan they are not even safe in a burka.

Mahira Khan is back in Pakistan after shooting her debut film in India. She was invited to “The Reham Khan Show” in which she talked in a very positive light about her work in India and in Pakistan. When the host of the show asked her if it was tough meeting the expectations of the viewers here in Pakistan when she went abroad to work Mahira Khan gave a very good answer. She said that she was under a lot of pressure because she did not want to do anything that would displease her fans in Pakistan. Mahira Khan said that people are surprised that she managed to work in India without putting her reputation on stake.

She also said, “I feel very lucky to be in Pakistan as an actor because this is the only country in my opinion in which you get respect for being fully clothed. You don’t need to do an item number to get respect. You can get respect fully clothed in fact the more you’re covered up the more they respect you. “

Mahira Khan said that it is the actor’s choice what kind of a role he or she decides to take up so in a way when people hold them responsible for their actions it is only fair. Mahira also said that it is very challenging for Pakistani actors to give their best to a project because they have no professional training therefore they have to put in all the efforts themselves to bring out the best in their characters which can be very taxing.

“Shooting Bin Roye was very exhausting because it took a lot of time to shoot it. It was emotionally and physically draining and sometimes you start missing yourself when you’re involved in a project so much that is why I always take a break after completing a project,” said the actress.

Mahira Khan also shared, “For some reason I don’t cry any more, I have stopped crying maybe because of experience or being mature. I want to cry sometimes, I really want to vent out when I am in pain but for some reason I fail to shed those tears. I don’t know if it is strength but it is there. It could be that I have cried so much in the dramas that I don’t want to cry in real life!”

Mahira Khan also said, “I am particularly not fond of those ronay dhonay wale characters but because Hamsafar is embedded in people’s mind that is why I keep on getting these roles.”

Talking about why she rejected many of the scripts Mahira Khan said, “I have refused many dramas because the characters were similar to the character I played in Hamsafar. That is why I chose to do Shehr-e-Zaat because I wanted to do something different.”

Mahira Khan said that she was very lucky that she got to work with the best people in the industry who taught her the right work ethics.

Now that Pakistani cinema is being revived everyone associated with the entertainment industry wants to see it flourishing so they try to give whatever advice they can to ensure that the filmmakers understand what really needs to be done in order to bring about this revival. Agha Ali is a newcomer in the drama industry who has made a big place for himself in a short span of time.

Agha Ali is also an intelligent and mature person who always adds something sensible to the discussions when he is invited to shows. Through his facebook page Agha Ali warned the filmmakers that they should not use the tag line of “revival of Pakistani cinema” to promote films that are in no way adding to this revival because they lack the quality which a good film should have. Once before he commented that anything that can be shown in the cinema for three hours cannot pass as a film.

Agha Ali thinks that Pakistani viewers are wise so they can tell when someone is trying to fool them by showing something that lacks quality script.

Here is what the actor has to say to Pakistani filmmakers:

Maalik (مالک) is an upcoming film directed and written by Aashir Azeem. Aashir Azeem got fame from PTV Drama Dhuwwan (دھواں) in 1990’s. Maalik is his next big project after Dhuwwan . The film is produced in Karachi and is about politics.

The film was expected to release on 14th August 2015, but is delayed for unknown reasons with announcing any release date.

Starring: Ashir Azeem, Farhan Ali Agha, Sajid Hassan, Hassan Niazi, Sabreen Baloch, Rashid Farooqi, Marriam Ansari, Adnan Shah, Tatmain ul Qalb
Writer, Screenplay: Aashir Azeem
Director & Producer: Aashir Azeem
A film by Media Hub

Here is another teaser of Maalik released in December 2014.

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Anam Ahmad obviously did not expect people to make fun of her when she posted a picture of herself on her birthday telling her fans that she just turned 20. Many of the people claimed that the model was lying about her age because in 2012 she posted her picture on her birthday saying she just turned 18! The post has been deleted from her facebook page after some people made references to it. This goes to show how cruel social media can be sometimes, even when you don’t expect people to criticize you some unexpected criticism comes your way any way.

Anam Ahmed celebrated her birthday with her celebrity husband Goher Mumtaz.

Jawwani Phir Nahin Aani (جوانی پھر نہیں آنی) is an upcoming film scheduled to release on Eidul Azha this year. Its theatrical trailer is launched today. The film is shot in Bangkok, Thailand and Karachi. As evident from its name it is a comedy movie.

The highlight of the JPNA is the film debut of seasoned artist Bushra Ansari.

Cast: Humayun Saeed, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahmed Ali Butt, Vasay Ch, Aisha Khan, Sarwat Gillani, Mehwish Hayat,Sohai Ali Abro, Javed Sheikh, Bushra Ansari, Saba Hameed, ZQ, Ismail Tara
Directed by: Nadeem Baig
Producers: Salman Iqbal, Humayun Saeed, Mohammad Jerjees Seja & Shahzad Nasib

The theatrical trailer of Jawani Phir Nahin Aani released today

This teaser of JPNA was released earlier this year in April causing the resignation of Hamza Ali Abbasi as Cultural Secretary of PTI.

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Faysal Qureshi is a firm believer that social media has a lot of power that can change minds of the people which is why he made a long video message for his fellow countrymen on this day. In this video message Faysal Qureshi said, “We should all look at ourselves as Pakistani and not as Balochi, Punjabi, Pathan or Sindhi. People try their best to divide us and we get divided. We keep on fighting based on territory, creeds and religion. We live in one country and rejoice in the same things like when Pakistani films or games get recognition we are all happy but when that time ends we again turn against each other. I request all of you that we should value our country and on this 14th August it makes me very happy to see that many people thought of the APS attack and the sad incident in Kasur.”

He also said, “Social media is a very powerful medium. We should use this medium properly because that way we can change a lot of things.”

Talking about his recent inclusion in the LSA and his rejection of the award he said, “I have won this award many times so it was never about my own recognition but the recognition of many other people who worked very hard for that project.”

Faysal Qureshi said straight away, “I do not want any nominations, I work for my fans and not for getting awards.”

Faysal Qureshi said that many people are trying that we should fight with each other but we should beware of such people and not listen to them. He also said that he has always tried to make a difference by voicing his opinion in different ways and he will continue doing so.

Mawra Hocane is “living her dream” right now in Cape Town where she is busy shooting for her Bollywood film. The weather conditions there are harsh and Mawra shared on Twitter that she had to work for 29 hours in a go and is hardly getting any sleep. All this work has made her unwell too but she is still happy that she is working hard and living her dream. Mawra Hocane has been shooting and sleeping because there isn’t time for anything else. Mawra tweeted that she was super tired but still excited and happy.

There are time when some of these celebrities might be seen criticizing much that is wrong with Pakistan’s system but nothing can change the fact that all of Pakistani celebrities love their country. The reason for this love is that it is because of Pakistan that they have all the recognition and freedom to whatever they like. Every independence day brings with it special excitement and hope for the future.

Here are pictures of some of Pakistan’s celebrities on Independence day.

Pakistani people are always busy criticizing Humaima Malick but they are not the only one’s who have a problem with the actress. Humaima Malick is not happy with the double standards of Pakistani viewers. While talking to BBC Urdu about her upcoming film “Dekh Magar Pyar Se” the young actress said, “People have no problem watching Indian actresses dancing and lip locking on screen but when Pakistani actress does the same they always have objections against it. People need to understand that they can’t judge an actress based on the character she is playing. She is only doing what the character demands which is part of her profession.”

Humaima Malick also thinks, “Pakistani people need to open their hearts and minds when it comes to Pakistani actresses.” Which means that their hearts and minds are already open for Indian actresses.

Humaima Malick also revealed that initially Fawad Khan was cast for the film but later because of his schedule he was busy on the dates on which the film was to be shot and the director was very particular that the film should be shot on time.

Maleeha Lodhi is Pakistan’s permanent Representative to the United Nations but she is also someone who has always supported Pakistani talent from different sectors of showbiz. This time Maleehan Lodhi invited Fawad Khan and some other people from showbiz for a dinner in New Yorj. Fawad Khan was in the city as part of the launch of a mobile brand.

Maleeha Lodhi tweeted Fawad Khan is a “proud Pakistani who does out country proud.”

Here are some pictures from the dinner party:

Junaid Jamshed landed himself in a controversy one again when he was seen holding hands with singer Hadiqa Kiyani in the promotional concert for the national song ‘Chand Sitara’. Not only that there were two other pictures which were not taken in good taste by the people in which he was too close to some of his other ‘friends’ from the industry.

Hadiqa Kiyani has not said anything about this whole issue but she removed the ‘controversial’ picture from her facebook page probably to avoid more negative comments. Atiya Khan was another person whose selfie with Junaid Jamshed was not liked by people because these two were too close to each other. Atiya Khan decided to say what she felt about the selfie and her explanation was simple. She said that Junaid Jamshed is a childhood friend and if this selfie was haram then all the selfies ever taken were haram.

Also while responding to one of her fans on facebook she said, “I have posted so many selfies with so many male friends never been an issue why now? I knew him before he got all fundo I also went a little fundo at one time so I understand & I appreciate if he is trying to become more normal.”

Atiya Khan kept on saying that he was trying to change and trying to be normal so people should let him be!