The rumor about Saba Qamar and Hamza Ali Abbasi being more than just friends surfaced after Saba Qamar wrote on Hamza Ali Abbasi’s facebook page that she loved him. Few days after that Hamza Ali Abbasi made it clear to everyone that him and Saba were nothing more than very close friends. Now many months after this rumor was very hot news HSY on his show asked Saba Qamar about it. Saba Qamar’s reply could have been very surprising for many people because this was for the first time that the audience got to hear her side of the story.
Saba Qamar told HSY that it was a prank played by Hamza which was taken very far when a drama page posted the comment along with Hamza and Saba’s picture on facebook. Saba and Hamza were sitting together somewhere when Hamza asked her if he could check her facebook, Saba said she thought that maybe he wanted her to like some page and was going to do it for her therefore she handed over her phone to him. Hamza posted the “I love you” comment on his wall from Saba’s account without even telling Saba Qamar. When Saba Qamar found out Hamza’s reply was that there was nothing wrong with it. Saba said that she never felt the need to give justifications to anyone because she knew that there was nothing between them.
This video has gone viral on the internet not because it is obscene but because the lady who came up with this idea picked up a very novel idea to promote something that serves a social cause. Usually there are many problems which women have which are not treated on time therefore the WHO and other institutions and people try to make women aware about these medical issues in whatever way they can. The woman in the video wore a robe and opened it in public just to get the attention of the public because otherwise if she was wearing this same T shirt she could not have attracted so much attention. Everyone in the public is curious therefore they pay attention to her. Also, many people who watch this video may take it in a different context when they watch the beginning but they are sure to be shocked when they see the ending.
See the video and tell if you were shocked to see how it ended.
Good Morning Karachi a film directed by Sabiha Sumaar is all set to release in January 2015. It stars Amanah Ilyas, Savera Nadeem, Saba Hameed, Farhan Ali Agha, Khalid Malik, Beo Zafar, Yasir Aqeel and others.
It is the story of a girl Rufina, who wants to be a model set in the year 2007. The film is already screened at many film festivals world wide. If passed from censor, it will be Sabiha’s first film released in Pakistan. Sabiha Sumaar got fame from her award winning film Khamosh Paani (Silent Waters). It will be the second film of Amanah Ilyas, earlier she featured in film Zindaa Bhaag last year.
Saya-e-Khudaye Zuljalal is an upcoming film directed by Omair Faazli starring Shaan, Javed Sheikh, Noor and other artists. The film is under production where many scenes on Shaan are already shot. However due to differences with director, now Shaan is no more working in this film and is replaced by Moammar Rana.
The scenes and songs shot on Shaan will be re-shot.
Veteran artist Javed Sheikh is finalized to work in Indian film Tamasha. Javed will playe the role of father of Indian artist Ranbir Kapoor.
Tamasha also stars Deepika Padukone and is directed by Imtiaz Ali while A.R. Rehman is the musician. Shooting of Tamasha will begin in January 2015, while it is scheduled for December 2015 release.As per director Imtiaz Ali, Javed Sheikh is a famous name in the urdu speaking community through out the world.
The second episode of Sadqay Tumhare gave the viewers an insight into Khalil’s character. This scene was the best in the entire episode for many reasons. The director got many messages across to the viewers through this one scene. Firstly, Shano has no idea before this that her mother was against her engagement or did not like Khalil. Shano’s expressions are playful when her mother asks why she is cooking makai ki roti at this time of the night which means that she thinks her mother will have no problem when she finds out that she is doing all this for Khalil but when her mother’s tone changes so do the expressions on Shano’s face. Shano wants to stay there and do what she is doing for Khalil but her mother does not give her a chance to even understand what is going on. This realization hits Shano hard but later on she covers up for her mother and also makes the much awaited roti for her Khalil! The typical Punjabi wedding songs in the background gave a very good effect.
What do other people think about this scene? Did you like any other scene from Sadqay Tumhare’s second episode?
At last, the whole ‘Shikwa’ journey has come to an end. After so many tantrums, cheekh pukaar, rona dhona, thappar and hospital kay chakkar, it took them 27 episodes in total, to finally convey their message: Muhabbat ka taluq dil say hota hai, umar say nahe! The message itself is thought-provoking but incessant dragging and some unconvincing elements made it ambiguous. This is clearly not the way to wrap up a show. They wasted sooo many episodes in Firdaus Aapa, Sidra-Shariq and Zeba Jii and the ending that was supposed to be lucid and logical became rushed and irrational.
Mehar’s daughter, Maria (Noor Khan) is a girl who would simply be labeled as ‘’boring’’ by other people of her age. This was evident in the conversation between Maria and Ali, where Ali, like any normal teenager said that he enjoys action and comedy movies whereas Maria expressed her interest in more serious, historical movies. Also, she openly confessed that she likes sober and mature people and immature guys like Ali are simply NOT her ‘type’. I liked the way how Ali took her rejection and realized that there’s no use running after her if she is not interested. She is head over heels in love with her Media Sciences professor, Sir Feroz (Faisal Rehman). Hayee a moment of silence for all those viewers who were not expecting things to get any worse. See, I warned you all to be prepared for anything team Shikwa throws at us. I think it was a mistake on the director’s part to introduce this track all of a sudden that too in the second last episode. From her brief encounter with her professor, I could glean that Sir Feroz never gave her any misleading signals and he discerned the line between a teacher and student. But Maria finds some hidden ‘charm’ in him and she remained persistent, even after he told her about his divorce. Doesn’t Maria remind you of serial, ‘Malaal’s Maahi (Sarwat Gillani)? Mahi too confessed that she likes serious and mature, Al-Pacino or Robert De Niro sort of guys. AND that’s why she fell for Danish (again played by Faisal Rehman):P. But ‘Malaal’ was an entirely different league of course and we can by no means compare it to Shikwa! Hey, don’t you think Faisal Rehman could have been a much better Saqib? He has the aura, the personality and best of all, he makes his presence felt. Also, he has a good fan following and I am sure many more people would have watched Shikwa after seeing him play the lead against Sonia Hussain because a considerable part of the audience had a hard time digesting Waseem Abass in the role of a gentle, romantic husband since we have always seen him playing the cold-hearted, betiyon say bayzaar abba. He doesn’t actually have the hero sorta aura the audience is always looking for.
Many readers were raving about Noor Khan’s impressive acting skills and indeed, she is a talented new-comer and I hope to see more of her in future. And one thing I found really pleasant was the bond Mehar and her daughter share with Adeel (Tipu Sharif). Adeel is the one who stood by Mehar all these years and looked after Saqib’s business. It was refreshing to see a bhanji confiding in her mamu. Haha, I was surprised to see Tipu Sharif playing the role of that once seedha saada, mobile phone ki zid karta hua, Mehar Baji wala Adeel. ‘Mera maazi phir say meray saamne aakar khara hogaya hai.’ This pretty much sums up Mehar’s state of mind after she learns about Maria’s interest in her professor. Mehar was forced to marry someone twice her age and her daughter, on the other hand, is herself choosing a middle-aged man over a guy her age. Kia yeh khula tazaad nahe hai? ;) Mehar, from her personal experience, knows how this age difference affects marital life. As much as she appreciates Saqib for his decency and integrity and loves him for who he was, she knows it all too well that as time passes by, the difference in age becomes more prominent and obvious than ever, and by referring it to her own case, she mentioned how she wasn’t able to understand the worth of Saqib’s genuineness and when she finally did fall in love with him, life got even harder as Saqib’s frailty grew by the passing day. Saqib passed away; leaving Mehar all alone with the huge responsibility of Maria’s brought up. Therefore, Mehar’s opposition to Maria’s hasty decision was quite justified as she didn’t want her daughter to go through the same circumstances. Maria’s outburst reminded me of Mehar’s outbursts but I don’t completely agree with her. Look, I agree that Mehar, all her life, was indulged in self-pity but to say that she doesn’t know a thing about love because she never loved Saqib, would be a bit too harsh because despite everything, Mehar did have genuine feelings for him. After her outburst, we saw karma striking again and Mehar too lost her consciousness and recalled all those times when she had been harsh with her mother. Ohkay, her mother was helpless, majboor and mazloom BUT I still hold her responsible for a lot of things that went wrong in Mehar’s life. Firstly, the decisions she made for Mehar always lacked foresight and sensitivity. Before forcing her young daughter to marry someone as old as Saqib, she should have taken into consideration that in cases like these, usually the husband dies earlier and his wife has to deal with widowhood at a young age. And I didn’t like the way she started seeking suitors for Mehar after Saqib’s death. Once again, she didn’t bother to put herself in Mehar’s shoes.
SAVING GRACE OF THE PLAY- MEHAR!
Coming back to the last episode, the unconvincing part was that in the end. it was Ali who managed to persuade Mehar to succumb to Maria’s wishes?! I mean, to begin with, Ali’s role wasn’t even significant and I wasn’t expecting him of all people, to change Mehar’s mind and in turn, the course of the ending. And what happened following that was even more implausible: After Mehar’s green signal, Maria went out (literally) in the search of her Professor Charming AND perhaps the worst aspect of the ending is the way she and Sir Feroz got together. This Feroz guy was NOT interested in Maria, remember?? Then why is it that he changed his mind at the eleventh hour? Matlab, this suddenX10 change, without any STRONG base or background is way beyond me, qasamsay! Some of you may think that what made him change his mind was the way Maria took a stand in front of her mother but no, we are not talking about a 17-year old guy who can easily be blown away by a heart-felt speech. We are talking about an adult, educated, not to forget a ‘divorced’ professor who very well knows how impulsive and obsessive a young girl can get
So in the end, all I could scrape together was that Maria and Sir Feroz are together and Mehar has let go of her self-pity phase. You know, a teacher-student relationship is based on respect and dignity. It concerns the exchange of knowledge, but the light such tracks shed on this muqaddas relationship is not something the young generation should be introduced to. Therefore I believe that this play could have ended far earlier, at a much more pleasant note. The biggest draw-back of this play was the way it was stretched like a rubber band to the point where almost every character and track lost its charm.
Sonia Hussain totally outdid herself as Mehar and I will surely remember the impulsive, emotional yet sensitive Mehar because of Sonia Hussain’s splendid performance. Irsa Ghazal was outstanding like always. Waseem Abbas did a commendable job, considering the fact that earlier on, he had been ultra-busy with mastering the role of a zalim and shukki shauhar/abba.
Did you watch the last episode? How disappointed or pleased you are with the ending? Maryam Mehdi P.S: Since it’s the end of the ‘Shikwa’ journey, I would take this moment to thank all my regular readers who made this experience a memorable one, especially Sabahet, Amirza, Farah Ahmed, Ms Khan, Ms Asim, Silver Eyes, A, Tricksy, Aima and even if I haven’t mentioned your name, don’t forget you all have proven to be wonderful readers :D And yes, how can I forget my fellow awesome reviewers, Areeba Mohsen and Fatima Awan. Thanks a bunch, guys!
Ohkay so, I must say I love the way every episode offers something different & then the scenario keeps on revolving around the new developments. This play is definitely a breath of fresh air not only because of a different story but because of a perfect approach with which it has been executed. I think it’s needless to say but now I eagerly wait for Sundays so that I can watch Digest Writer.
Ohkay so where Fareeda tasted what it is like to be appreciated & acknowledged, she also was exposed to new set of problems that aspiring writers face in their journey towards success. Fareeda never thought that a renowned & financially stable person like Rida Anmol would back out on paying her what she deserves. I think very aptly they showed that while sitting in their cozy comfortable lounge room with all the luxuries at their feet, Rida & Sikandar couldn’t relate to Fareeda’s state of mind as to why she was so keen on getting paid & all they did was just pass some misapprehended comments about people belonging to such background. I thought Sikandar might be decent & different but seems like he’s anything but that as well. Obviously, he’s oblivious of what his wife was planning all along but I didn’t expect him to be so inconsiderate where he’d question about why people from the lower middle class would need all that money for?
I really felt for Fareeda when she kept her feelings to herself because she knew that it wasn’t worth bothering her mother for her issues. Fareeda is definitely working so hard as she knows that her family has not only supported her but is now considerably dependent on her as well. I really appreciate Fareeda’s character for the fact that she is a very dignified yet a very selfless person because she wasn’t concerned about how & why Rida treated her like a stranger but her only concern was Jameela & her contribution in her happiness.
I must say the way they are opening new horizons for Fareeda is very appreciable & interesting. Like I said before that Fareeda’s journey is a perfect example of how ‘one thing leads to another’. She never would’ve thought that she’d stumble upon a famous actor Ayaan Junaid that she had only seen on the TV. I really liked the discussion Fareeda & her siblings had post her meeting with Ayaan. They sounded so much like regular TV viewers who have different preconceived notions about such celebrities. I also love the way Shakeela always teases Jameela, it’s very genuine, real & portrays how sisters in actual treat each other. :) I think Ayaan will obviously play an important role in Fareeda’s journey because he actually saw what happened there & he was vigilant enough to understand that Rida has purely used Fareeda for her benefit & she’s still unaware of it.
I must say I loved the way things are shaping up for Fareeda’s family. Jameela has found a decent partner for herself & it is good to see that Zareena & Anwar now speak on behalf of Fareeda whenever Appa says something about Fareeda & Shaukat’s marriage. They now know that Fareeda isn’t keen on getting married as she has certain dreams that she is chasing. I think it gives out a very nice message to all the parents that no matter what their kids want to do, the parents should always accept & then support their passion.
I once again loved Shaukat’s golden & blue shirt, it was spot on & somehow depicts his thinking & nawabi nature perfectly. The way he refused to eat mithai the moment his father told him off went to show that he’s such an attention seeker & doesn’t like being dictated. He’s a very different character & I find him a very fresh addition to this drama. Obviously, his only objective is to earn Fareeda but too bad for him, he’s not the one for her.
So, that’s it from my side, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode as well. The acting’s perfect & so is the direction. The scenes are to the point & the way story’s unfolding is just brilliant. I really enjoy watching this drama & can’t wait to hear what you guys have to say about this episode of Digest Writer. Share your say please. :)
Fahad Mustafa is rising high these days after success of his first film Na Maloom Afraad. To pursue his filmi career and focus more towards his production house, Fahad has decided to take a break from dramas. However director Anjum Shahzad, has persuaded him to work in one of his upcoming drama.
The play is directed by Anjum Shehzad,produced by Fahad Mustafa & Dr. Ali Kazmi (Big Bang Entertainment), written by Samina Ejaz and stars Fahad Mustafa, Hareem Farooq, Maha Warsi, Ahmed Ali, Dr. Ali Kazmi, Sheheryar Zaidi, Amber Wajid, Maham Aamir, Zara Gul, Childstar Fatima.
Aik Pal is an upcoming drama of Hum TV produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi (7th Sky Productions) and directed by Sirajul Haq, starring Affan Waheed, Sumbul Iqbal, Areej Fatimah, Danish Taimoor, Mohsin Gilani and others.It is written by Sarwat Nazeer.
It will start from 24th November, replacing Mere Meharban on Mondays.
Veteran artist Zeba Shehnaz has expressed about the viewership race among the news channels and entertainment channels. As per Zeba, at 8 pm which is considered a time slot for dramas, our politicians arrange their own night shows. Politicians elected on vote fight like nand bhavaj on screen. Their shows are interesting enough that even artists opt to watch their shows during prime time.
Adding further Zeba said, some times we artists are surprised after seeing the choice of dress and makeup of the elected female parliament members.
Mehwish Hayyat, the Billi of recently released film Na Maloom Afraad has openly explained that she is an artist not a mere item girl. Mehwish made it clear to all film makers, not to take her only as item song performer. Mehwish thinks like a professional artist who can carry a lead role in any film and thus shouldn’t be labelled only as item girl.
After success of Na Maloom Afraad, Mehwish is receiving offers from Karachi and Lahore based film producers.
Fasih Baari Khan, a leading name in drama writing is now also writing for film makers. As per a press report, Fasih is currently writing scripts for upcoming films of Yasir Nawaz, Menu Farjad and Mazhar Zaidi. Being busy with these projects, Fasih has scheduled further film offers for upcoming year 2015.
Apart from films, Fasih is equally devoting his time to dramas. Currently Fasih’s drama Mithu Aur Aapa is on air on Hum Tv.
Hamsafar ended in India yesterday and Indians are writing emotional comments about the drama which they looked forward to every week. Indians loved everything about the show from the chemistry between the leading cast to the gripping story which impressed them right till the last episode. Shomini Sin in one of her reviews of Hamsafar wrote, “What is most appealing about the show- or for that matter any Pakistani TV show is the realistic approach the narrative has. Unlike Indian shows, the characters are less melodramatic, they dress up like us, there is no unnecessary drama.”This were her views after watching the first episode, after watching the entire serial Indians are finding it hard to do without Hamsafar, some of them want part 2 of the play!
Ritika Handoo of Zee News India expresses her love for Hamsafar in the following words, “As soon as the song by Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch starts playing, my living room witnesses pin drop silence, as my family gets glued on to their seats to watch ‘Humsafar’. Subconsciously, I hum this song more than any movie song nowadays (and I hope this continues).”
Ritika admits that she wasn’t even looking forward to Hamsafar but once she started watching the show falling in love with it was easy! “There are very few good television serials, which leave a lasting impression on the viewer’s mind using the power of the medium—this one thankfully does that unfailingly in each of its episodes(at least for me). The subtle and enchanting background score makes it feel that the director has been influenced by world cinema and uses that knowledge to put such strong rhythms, reflecting the mood of each scene.” She also thinks that, “the void created by ‘Humsafar’ will take time to fill.”
Here is more evidence of how much Indians loved this play and hate to see it end!
Ohkay, so fair enough. Let me just say this drama had a fairly decent ending which I wasn’t expecting at all. I will definitely praise the bits that deserve to be praised. I think the developments that they showed in these last 3 episodes were what we all were looking for. I’d once again say that this drama had a lot of potential but may be the unnecessary stretching till 30+ episodes did the trick in losing the plot & pace of the drama. I think ever since the drama began, if they had revolved the plot around Bashar Momin, his character, his background, his feelings & his story, this drama definitely would’ve garnered a lot more fans. I think I’d definitely blame the writer & the director for losing the track & drifting the focus from important aspects to the meaningless ones by giving a lot more coverage to & wasting so many episodes on the supporting characters than needed.
Like we all discussed, Bashar was too softy of a don. I think in one of my reviews I did predict that Rudaba will change him, which was obvious as he was like a lost soul that needed some love, attention & guidance but the way they reached to this point wasn’t convincing at all. I really wish they hadn’t stooped so low to unleash such dark & diabolic side of Bashar because now when he rebounded from it, I had a hard time feeling for him as much as I wanted to. Obviously, Bashar fell weak & all the negativity really burdened him, which he couldn’t cope up with, that’s why he decided he didn’t want all this in his life. Saira & Tayyaba always resonated the negativity to keep him going but now when Rudaba was exposed to all this, Bashar found out that she is a different being who couldn’t bear all that & this is what made him regret doing everything that he ever did to her, in a fit of hatred & anguish. I know it would sound surprising but I kind of enjoyed the scenes between Bashar & Rudaba, I think this is how a love story should be like, less yelling & more talking. Bashar really wanted to make up for the things Rudaba had to face because of him & it was good to see him being repentant repeatedly.
I think the sudden intervention of media & police wasn’t convincing once again. Obviously, they had to show that Bashar being a don was always at a risk of losing his freedom & life but I think we were never given any grounds to know what Bashar did & what level of crimes he was involved in, that’s why it never really made any sense. I so wish they had focused more on his professional life rather than the personal lives, that too of his family, so that we could’ve found the recent turn of events a tad bit interesting.
To see Buland again yearning for Rudaba wasn’t appeasing at all. I mean how much of a self-respect-less can a man be? Did he really think that Rudaba would still be so in love with him to leave Bashar for such a spineless man like him? I think the director & we all could’ve done without him because he was useless even now just like he was useless ever since the drama began.
I think Saira got the shut up call rightly so & just when she needed some. Bashar said it loud & clear that nothing can part him & Rudaba, which was fine because the things later Adil said to her made sense as well. She has been a very self-absorbed & rigid person who never gave importance to anyone, but I think it was about time that she learnt a few lessons of life too.
So, everyone found a closure. Rudaba earned Bashar’s love. Saira learned how to mind her own business. Bashar decided to start afresh & Buland finally let go of his one-sided love for Rudaba. The ending was fair I believe but I’d still say that this drama had a lot of potential if only it was tackled properly. I so wish they hadn’t gone for such an OTT approach in executing this drama. I am sure if they had focused more on the quality of script & acting & hadn’t spent time in meaningless angles & larger-than-life appearance of everything, they might’ve given out a fairly decent play with a bit of acceptable filmy touch to it. I also feel that they should’ve invested more time on the central character & should’ve given him the required coverage to let us know why the drama was named Bashar Momin, some story starting from his childhood to his struggling days & some showcasing of how he got to such a point that made him such a ruthless yet successful don, I believe would’ve sufficed. I think if they had wrapped the drama within 20-22 episodes, it would’ve been a lot more interesting because in between, the drama & its story definitely lost the track as Adil, Saira, Tayyaba & Buland dominated the whole story while Bashar only seemed to be that person who was tending to their issues like a head of the family without having a life of his own. I so wish they had equalized the coverage of the supporting & the main characters to make a balanced & engaging drama. I must say the only person who did justice to his character in terms of acting was Faysal Qureshi & I think he certainly deserves to be credited for this. Share your say please.
Keep Supporting,
Cheers, Zahra Mirza.
ps: I must say by the end I so wished he’d get rid of his BM ring & I was the happiest when he finally let go of it, haha!
Versatile artist Bushra Ansari is offered a role in an upcoming which she might accept. As per Urdu Daily Dunya, Humayun Saeed has offered her a role in upcoming light comedy film ‘Jawani Phirr Nahin Aani‘. The film is directed by Nadeem Baig, who has directed some famous drama serials like few seasons of Aaeye Gi Barat on Geo TV, Pyaray Afzal on ARY, Ranjish Hi Sahi on Geo Tv and many others.
If this news is correct It will be the first film for Bushra Ansari who never appeared on big screen in her long career. The film Jawani Phirr Nahin Aani also stars Vasay Chauhdary, Javed Sheikh, Ahmad Butt, Mehwish Hayat, Ayesha Khan and others.
Humayun Saeed is back from Bangkok after facing a horrible accident. Humayun Saeed is thankful to our Creator and his fans who prayed for him. Revealing his future plans, Humayan told he is all set to produce next film which is a light comedy entertainer named ‘Jawani Phirr Nahin Aani‘.
Humayun has finalized the locations in Bangkok, Thailand. Shooting of first spell will begin from November 20th in Thailand. Humayun is planning to complete and release this film within an year. The rumors of this comedy film were in media since early 2014.
In a recent interview to English Daily The News, Instep, famous artist Ali Zafar revealed he was offered the lead role in recently released film O21 which he refused.
Speaking about current scene of Pakistani cinema
“I would love to be a part of this new-age cinema but I have to do it on my own terms,” “Nothing appealing has come my way in the last five years. I was offered the lead in O21 but I wasn’t sure about the concept then and I declined. I’m working on two of my own scripts at the moment. Both are going to be pure entertainment – that’s what the cinema-going public pays to watch.”
O21 was released on Eidul Azha in October 2014 and Shan performed the lead role in this film. Earlier Ali Zafar also refused the character of Sarmad in film Khuda Ke Liye a role which was later performed by Fawwad Khan.
After the last two episodes which were rather shocking and somewhat abrupt, with this episode the story moved forward in a more convincing manner although there were bits which still made you wonder about the issues Imroze has and also it seemed like everything was happening at once.
Shams’ reunion with her mother couldn’t have been shown in a better way. I had a bad feeling that the storyline may get even more complicated from here on but Tabbasum and Shams are off to a great start. Tabbasum tells one last thing which she thinks Shams should know before they start over again. The scenes between Tabbasum, Haider and Shams were very touching. Tabbasum will play a pivotal role in bringing Shams and Sara together, I am waiting to find out if Shams changes his stance regarding having children. I cannot help but praise Mazhar Ali’s convincing and natural acting over and over again. I really hope that we get to see him in dramas more often. Uzma Gillani like always was brilliant while showing how happy she was and how much Tabbasum has changed.
Imroze and Paymaan looked like husband and wife for the first time today, we definitely needed to see more of such scenes in the previous episodes as well. Paymaan finally discovered the marks on Imroze’s body and questioned about them – better late than never! It was strange that everything happened at the same time, the reunion, Roomi realizing that people were using him and change in Imroze’s behaviour. Roomi realized that people treated him like a door-mat, he does not want to solve anyone’s marital problems or pick someone’s kid from school. This particular scene actually made me laugh! I am glad that Roomi finally showed some emotion other than being kind to people all the time, it’s about time that he got tired of playing the agony aunt! The second Imroze talked to Roomi, he was back to being a husband to Paymaan although in the last episode he was doubting his wife just as much as Roomi but for some odd reason which the viewers were not shown Imroze does not blame Paymaan for anything any more. He wants Roomi out of their life and start over again. I wish we could know the reason behind this sudden change in Imroze’s behaviour. We were shown Imroze thinking out loud over and over again about how his wife had cheated him and now all of a sudden without any thinking whatsoever he is convinced that Roomi is the only one to be blamed. Roomi’s lectures to Imroze regarding how he should be spending more time with his wife did not help at all! I must admit I did feel for Roomi after watching tonight’s episode.
The way Imroze felt about the change in Paymaan’s outlook and the scene on the beach went to show that Imroze is a very conservative person which could also be because of his insecurities. He tells Roomi that he never wanted to marry someone modern and then later on the beach he says to Paymaan that everyone was looking at her. Well, at least we know now why Imroze fell for Paymaan!
The preview of the next episode was a big blunder because it practically showed everything that is going to happen in the next episode. I am not going to share the details here so that the viewers who have not seen this episode yet have the option of not watching the preview because if they do then they surely will have very little reason to watch the next episode! The only mystery is finding out which disease Imroze has otherwise we pretty much know now what turn the story is going to take from here.
After his hit play Pyare Afzal Khalil-ur-Reham Qamar did what no other writer has ever done before, he wrote a script about his own love story in the form of Sadqay Tumhare. The fans were not happy with the writer because he killed the hero Afzal who was loved by many so many fans are scared that Sadqay Tumhare might have a sad ending too. Khalil-ur-Rehman while giving an interview to Dawn News said something which could possibly mean that his new play will have a sad ending too.
Talking about the play, he said, “Ek scene aisa nahin hai jo drame ki khatir add kiya gaya ho(There is no scene that has been added for the sake of the drama).”
This is not a commercial project for the writer but it is something very close to his heart.
Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar also admits that he felt the need to tell the viewers his story because he feels that he did not do justice to Shano. “Mein shayad uske samne gunehgaar tha(Perhaps I let her down). I wish to give tributes to her.”
When the Dawn News reporter asked him if this time his drama will have a happy ending he said, “Ye joh hum zinda reh jate hai woh hai sad ending (That we remain living, is the sad ending).”
Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar is very happy with the way the director has handled the story and also with the performance of the actors.
The video of the woman who walked for few hours in New York City went viral few days back. Now some people decided to make this new video in which a woman was asked to walk on the streets of Manhattan wearing Western outfit and then the same woman walked in the same streets wearing Hijaab. When the woman was wearing Western outfit men passed all kind of filthy comments. The men hit on this woman like she was a free commodity. When the same woman was covered in Hijaab no one even gave her a second look. The people dgfev online casino behind this video must want to prove that the way a woman dresses up plays a significant role in how people around her react. Men automatically give women respect or ignore her or atleast do not think about her or look at her in a bad way.
I have few limits when it comes to working in Bollywood which I will never cross. Being a Pakistani I will never perform a kiss scene or a bold scene on silver screen. These are the words of Ali Zafar while talking to BBC Urdu service recently.
Ali told, whether he gets work or not, he will stand by his limits. ‘Salman Khan is a super star despite never an on screen kiss scene’ argues Ali. But his film London, Paris, Newyork has a kiss scene of Ali, so what he has to say on this?
As per Ali that kiss was necessary, but it was performed by his body double int he film.
Ali is a die hard fan of Indian artist Amitabh Bachan. Currently he is promoting his upcoming film Kil Dil. Ali is happy that more and more Pakistani artists like Humaima Malik, Imran Abbas and Fawad Khan are opting to appear in Indian films and they are also getting offers from Indian film makers.
پاکستانی فنکار علی ظفر کا کہنا ہے کہ بالی وڈ میں انھوں نے اپنے لیے کچھ اصول و ضوابط مرتب کر رکھے ہیں جس کی وہ کبھی خلاف ورزی نہیں کریں گے۔
بی بی سی سے بات کرتے ہوئے علی ظفر نے کہا: ’پاکستانی ہونے کے ناطے میرے کچھ اصول ہیں۔ میں پردۂ سیمیں پر کبھی کِس نہیں کروں گا۔ کوئی بولڈ سین نہیں کروں گا۔‘
علی ظفر، یش راج بینر کی فلم ’ كِل دل‘ میں ایک اہم کردار ادا کر رہے ہیں۔ فلم میں ان کے ساتھ گووندا، پرينیتی چوپڑا اور رنویر سنگھ جیسے بڑے ستارے ہیں۔
اصولوں پر قائم
وہ کہتے ہیں: ’مجھے کام ملے یا نہ ملے، میں اپنے اصولوں پر قائم رہوں گا۔‘
وہ اپنی بات کے حق میں دلائل دیتے ہوئے کہتے ہیں: ’سلمان خان بھی تو پردے پر کس نہیں کرتے لیکن وہ تو سُپر سٹار ہیں۔‘
لیکن ان کی فلم ’ لندن، پیرس، نیویارک‘ میں تو ان کا ایک كسنگ سین تھا، تو پھر یہ کیا بات ہوئی؟
ظفر اس کی وضاحت کرتے ہیں: ’ کہانی کے لیے وہ بوسہ ضروری تھا لیکن پھر بھی وہ میں نے نہیں میرے باڈی ڈبل نے کیا تھا۔‘
امیتابھ کے پرستار
علی کی پچھلی کچھ فلمیں رومانٹک تھیں اس لیے وہ ’ كل دل‘ کے بارے میں بہت پرجوش ہیں، کیونکہ اس میں ان کا ایکشن رول ہے۔
وہ کہتے ہیں: ’میں رومانوی فلمیں کرتے کرتے بور ہوگیا تھا اس لیے اب کچھ ایکشن ہو جائے۔‘
وہ بتاتے ہیں کہ ایکشن کرنا انھیں بہت پسند ہے اور بچپن سے وہ اداکار امیتابھ بچّن کے زبردست فین ہیں۔
اپنی فلم کو پروموٹ کرنے کے لیے وہ امیتابھ بچّن کے ٹی وی شو ’ کون بنےگا کروڑ پتی‘ بھی گئے تھے اور اسے وہ اپنی زندگی کا سب سے بہترین لمحہ سمجھتے ہیں۔
علی ظفر اس بات سے بھی خوش ہیں کہ ہندوستان میں ان کے علاوہ فواد خان، عمران اور حمیمہ ملک جیسے پاکستانی فنکاروں کو مسلسل کام مل رہا ہے۔
ان کی دلی تمنّا ہے کہ پاکستانی فلم انڈسٹری بھی بالی وڈ کی طرح پھلے پھولے۔
The much hyped drama Bashar Momin is finally concluding today on Geo Entertainment. Following their tradition of ‘Apnay Munh Mian Mithhoo Ban-na‘ (Self praising), Geo News the affiliated channel of Geo Entertainment is providing wide coverage to this drama. In this regard, leading artists of this drama Ushnah Shah and Sami Khan joined the live morning transmission of Geo News today.
While discussing this drama, Sami Khan claimed Bashar Momin has introduced new trends in the drama making (بشر مومن نے ڈرامے کو نئی جدت دی ہے: سمیع خان)
Participating in the discussion Ushnah Shah told she is totally different in real life from a frightened and scary Rudaba of Bashar Momin.
Javed Jabbar is a famous name a social activist with a multi-dimensional personality. Javed contributed towards politics, media, media regulations, advertisement, film making, journalism and also wrote few books. Javed Jabbar was born in 1945 in South India and holds a Master Degree in International relations. Few of Javed Jabbar’s family members are also active in the different disciplines of media and are subject of this article.
Javed Jabbar
Javed Jabbar
Javed Jabbar is born in 1945 and holds a Master degree in International relations from Karachi University. He is the son of the late Ahmed Abdul Jabbar, a senior official of the Government of Pakistan who earlier, before 1947, served an official of the Government of the Nizam of Hyderabad Deccan in South Asia. His mother was the late Zain Mahal Khursheed, daughter of Sharif Muhammad Ali, the first Indian to serve as Head of the city Police of Madras(now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. Javed Jabbar has profound interest towards media, film making and advertisement. He headed his self owned advertisement agency MNJ Communications (Pvt.) for more than two decades until 1988.
Javed Jabbar also served on key positions as senator and federal minister on multiple occasions. He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan and served for a 6-year term from 1985 to 1991. He has served as Minister in three Federal Cabinets of Pakistan.
As Adviser on National Affairs to General Pervez Musharraf and as Minister of Information and Media Development in his Cabinet (1999-2000).
As Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources (1996-97) in the Caretaker Government of President Farooq Leghari and Prime Minister Malik Meraj Khalid.
As Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (1988-89), & later for Science & Technology (1989-90) in Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s first Cabinet.
He was the founding Secretary-General and the Senior Vice President of the Millat Party, (established in 1998 headed by former President Farooq Ahmed Leghari) until its merger in 2004 with the Pakistan Muslim League (Q). However, he opposed the merger and did not join the PML (Q). Since 2004, he has remained an individual independent political analyst who is not a member of any political party.
As a minister of Information in the cabinet of General Parvez Musharraf he played a pivotal role in drafting the structure and regulations of an Electronic Media Regulatory Authority later named Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to regulate the field of broadcasting. Soon after he resigned from the cabinet of General Parvez Musharraf, many new private channels emerged on the scene and paved the way for a vibrant media industry.
As a film-maker Javed Jabbar, produced, directed and wrote many films including feature and documentaries. He produced two feature films which received critical acclaim.
As a producer,writer and director, he produced Beyond the Last Mountain the first English Language film in Pakistan in 1976. Starring Usman Peerzada, Shamim Hilali, Marriana Haq Karim, Muneza Hashmi, Zahoor Ahmed, Subhani Bayounas, Raju Jameel in lead roles, Suhail Rana composed the music for this film. Renowned poet Obaidullah Aleem was the lyricist of this movie.
An Urdu version of Beyond The Last Mountain named Mussaafir was also released simultaneously in 1976. Both Urdu and English version featured three songs in Urdu language in the voices of Mehnaz, Akhlaq Ahmed and Habib Wali Muhammad. The English version was not commercially successful, but the film is iconic in the history of Pakistnai cinema being the only film till this date which is in English Language. The urdu version of this film performed average at box office.
Here are the song from film Beyond The Last Mountain/Mussaafir,
https://vimeo.com/111104476
Song: Hari Hari Mehndi
Singer: Mehnaz
Composer: Sohail Rana
Artists: Shamim Hilali, Usman Peerzada, Mehreen Jabbar(at 12 second), Nazia Hassan(at 1:56) and others
https://vimeo.com/111104475
Song: Humrahi
Singer: Akhlaq Ahmed
Composer: Sohail Rana
Ramchand Pakistani in 2008 is the second film produced by Javed Jabbar which was directed by his daughter Mehreen Jabbar. Starring Nandita Das,Rashid Farooqi,Syed Fazal Hussain,Maria Wasti,Noman Ijaz and Zhalay Sarhadi the music was composed by Debojyoti Mishra. It was not commercially successful, but is praised by critics as well it received many awards at international festivals.
Javed Jabbar is married to Ms. Shabnum Jabbar who is a private entrepreneur. The couple has two kids, daughter Mehreen Jabbar is a famous film/television director and son Kamal Jabbar is a barrister.
Mehreen Jabbar
Mehreen Jabbar is the daughter of Javed Jabbar and holds a prominent place as a director of television dramas. Mehreen has directed and produced many television dramas serials, drama series, tele plays and feature films of long and short duration. Inspired from the towering personality of her father Javed Jabbar, Mehreen studied media sciences from USA.
Mehreen Jabbar
Her first drama was a teleplay name niwala (morsel) in mid 1990’s which was based on a short story of Ismat Chughtai. Her first drama serial was Dhoop Mein Saawan in late 1990’s on PTV. Mehreen directed many famous drama serials like Aur Zindagi Badalti Hai, Daam, Doraha, Vasl, Malaal,Mata-e-Jaan, Pehchaan, Neeyat, Harjai, Jackson Heights. She has also directed drama series Kahaniyan and Newyork Stories.
Speaking of tele plays, Ab Tum Ja Saktay Ho is her most famous tele play which featured Khalida Riyasat, Humayun Saeed and Sania Saeed. Ab Tum Ja Saktay Ho was based on a short story of Khadija Mastoor. Her other famous tele films are Farar, Abba, Amman Aur Ali, Chalo Phir Se Muskarayen and Putli Ghar.
Mehreen’s direction style is totally different from routine direction style of PTV dramas. Her dramas have much shorter scenes when compared with contemporary drama of 1990’s. She also prefers dialogues in simple and spoken language rather heavy dialogues full of philosophy. Symbolism and use of props and space is another important aspect of her direction.
Mehreen Jabbar also directed her first feature film Ramchand Pakistani in 2008. For past many years she is working on another feature film named Shehar. Mehreen lives in Newyork, USA.
Beo Zafar Beo Zafar is sister of Ms. Shabnum Jabbar and is sister-in-law of Javed Jabbar. Beo Zafar is a prominent name in female comedians of Pakistan. She has performed on television and theater in Pakistan as well as abroad. Her last prominent appearance was in drama Ladies Park in the role of Bi Jee. Beo Zafar is married and has three children.
Following Javed Jabbar, his nephew and niece are also active in media. One of Javed’s sister Ms. Rizwana Akhtar was married to an army officer named Muhammad Akhtar. The Akhtar family have four kids, three sons Amir, Zoheb and Yasir and one daughter Shazia. Mr. Akhtar passed away rather early, and Ms. Rizwana Akhtar raised her kids alsmost single handedly. Two members of Akhtar family i.e. Shazia and Yasir also work in different disciplines of media since mid 1980’s.
Yasir Akhtar
Yasir Akhtar is son of Rizwana Akhtar and is nephew (sister’s son) of Mr. Javed Jabbar. Like his MaamuN (uncle) Javed Jabbar, Yasir Akhtar is also a multi dimensional person. Yasir worked as actor, director, producer, singer and composer. He started his career as a child star by acting in film Beyond the Last Mountain in 1970’s. In mid 80’s his first song was recorded and he later launched his own band named Arid Zone. In 90’s Arid Zone disbanded and Yasir Akhtar continued his singing career as a solo artist.
In acting Yasir worked in drama serials and tele plays. Mera Ghar Aik Whirlpool Hai in late 90’s was his most famous play which he also directed himself. He was most successful as director, where he directed his own music videos, drama serials and tele plays throghout 1990’s.
Mera Gharr Aik Whirl Pool Hai is his most famous drama serial as director. In Tele Plays he directed many successful plays under the series Tapal Cinema on NTM (a private terrestrial channel). In Tapal Cinema, he directed famous plays like Zehar (Poison) starring Humayun Saeed in lead. Other famous plays of Tapal Cinema were Titli, Rahain, Kashish, Phir Youn Huwa.
Yasir Akhtar is married to a lady named Lubna. The couple has two kids, son Zaryab and daughter Alizeh. In late 90’s or early 2000’s Yasir Akhtar migrated to England with his family and thus disappeared from showbiz scene. His last prominent appearance was in drama Lahasil on Hum Tv in 2006 which was also shot in England. Yasir is quite active on social media and is ardent supporter of Imran Khan in politics. He also directs and produce films/dramas/music videos and organize events in England under the banner of his production house named Pegasus Productions.
Shazia Akhtar, Yasir Akhtar
Shazia Akhtar
Shazia Akhtar is daughter of Rizwana Akhtar, sister of Yasir Akhtar and is niece (sister’s daughter) of Mr. Javed Jabbar. Shazia acted apart from doing modelling. She started her acting career at a young age from PTV Karachi center drama Dastak in late 1980’s. Dastak was written by Imran Aslam and directed by Shahzad Khalil. In Dastak, Shazia appeared opposite another young actor Ayyaz Nayek. It was also first major appearance of Ayyaz Nayek in a television drama. Despite success of Dastak, acting has never been a first choice profession for Shazia. Its the modelling where she worked consistently. Then in late 1990’s ramp modelling opportunities were scarce. Shazia was a popular model for print media and commercials. She has worked in many top brands commercials too. In between Shazia also appeared in few selective dramas in 1990’s and 2000’s. She is no more active in either acting or modelling.
As mentioned above Dastak was the first television play for both Shazia Akhtar and Ayyaz Nayek but they never worked together again. However in early 90’s the on screen pair of drama Dastak tied the knot in real life. Their wedding received wide coverage in print media. However they both parted their ways within few years of marriage. Both Shazia and Ayyaz have been silent about their breakup. Both have not remarried after the breakup.
Shazia Akhtar, Yasir Akhtar
Ayyaz Nayek
Though Ayyaz Nayek is no more related to Jabbar-Akhtar family, but once he was so lets remember him as well. Ayyaz Nayek is son of a civil servant Naeem A. Nayek in Islamabad. His mother Zareena Nayek and father Naeem A. Nayek also acted in few dramas of PTV Islamabad center. Naeem Nayek worked in famous drama of 1970’s Qurbatain Aur Faslay starring Rahat Kazmi and Sahira Ansari in lead roles.
Ayyaz started his acting career from film Nahin Abhi Nahin in 1981. He played the second lead role with main hero Faisal Rehman who was also making deubt from this film. Both Faisal and Ayyaz were in teenage when Nahin Abhi Nahin was released. The success of Nahin Abhi Nahin, brought further film offers for Ayyaz Naik and in 1980’s he appeared in many films mostly opposite Babra Sharif and Durdana Rehman. Nahin Abhi Nahin, Pyar Karan To Nahin Darna, Ek Duje Ke Liye are his famous films. Despite moderate success in films, he had not pursued film career.
On television Ayyaz’s first major appearance was in drama Dastak from PTV Karachi center opposite Shazia Akhtar. Chand Girahn in 1991 is the most famous drama of Ayaz Naik where Huma Nawab was his co-star. Apart from Chand Girahn, Ayaz also worked in few dramas from PTV Islamabad center like Sangchoor, Sarang and Junoon. From mid 1990’s onward Ayaz almost vanished from the television. Ayyaz Naik currently lives in Islamabad working as a government officer. Ayyaz Nayek has not remarried after his failed first marriage.
Ayyaz Nayek
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Ohkay so thankfully things are falling into perspective. I think the pace of the play is picking up & let’s see where the story will take us. I am glad that this episode in particular had smaller & a lot of scenes which made the episode a bit interesting & happening. Even though the drama makers have taken a lot of time in unwinding the story & we still are looking forward to see what’s in store for us, I feel the cast should be given the due credit for enacting their roles brilliantly. I must say even though we haven’t seen Ali Kazmi in this drama before, but he made his presence felt in those limited scenes too which is commendable because it seems like he’s so much into his character like everybody else (excluding Marina Khan).
So, now we know where Salma’s husband Sikandar (Ali Kazmi) was. Obviously we don’t know the reason & the whole story behind but he was serving his time in prison while Salma was working hard to take care of his mother & his daughter that too on his behalf. Now we know that Salma got married to Sikandar when Imaan was just 3 y/o & she has been in this relation for like 12 years but I didn’t really get the wishful thinking that Salma shared with Aliya & I couldn’t really connect to the glimmer of hope that Salma spoke about that may be Sikandar has changed because she found him calm this time around. I guess the span of 12 years is enough to know a person in & out so what really made Salma say that? Obviously for now Sikandar has contained himself but I think it won’t take him too long to flip to his real self as his mother started doing what she was waiting for & that was to brain feed Sikandar against Imaan & Salma. Even though Sikandar is trying to be calm & composed but I think it’s just a facade that he’s carrying which he will let go of pretty soon.
Is it just me or Jamshed’s joblessness is becoming bothersome? Yes, we know that he’s trying his luck but why is he always looking for short cuts? He depended on his Mamu & now he is depending on his relative to help him out? I think Jamshed should’ve understood by now that when his Uncle couldn’t help him, why would a distant relative do that? I must say even though the whole issue was repetitive, I giggled a lot at Jamshed’s fight & the things his relative said to him in return. To add more to his woes, he got to know that Nadir has decided to get married to Asma & I think Nadir made the right decision because Asma’s a very decent girl & she certainly deserved better. I must say the actress who has played the role of Asma has been brilliant because no matter how short her scenes are, she always makes me feel for her a lot.
Oh yes, once again, Bhatti found the chance to spend some time with Salma & they both are unaware of the fact that unconsciously they have started to enjoy each other’s company. Bhatti was honest about why he wants to befriend Salma as he really yearns to have a desi friend but Salma, no matter how much she resists, always ends up spending some time with him because he makes her laugh & they both share a certain wavelength which can’t be described. Obviously, even if they’d try to give some reasoning for it, they won’t be able to come up with a decent explanation as to why they share a conversation over a coffee or why Bhatti always grabs an opportunity he gets to have a heart-to-heart talk with Salma, but I guess these meaningless meetings & candid conversations will help them both develop an understanding over the time. I must say my favourite part of the whole episode are the scenes of Bhatti & Salma because they genuinely look like they’re in need of a support system & they need someone to be ears to their innermost feelings. Apparently, Salma has a lot to hide in comparison to Bhatti but it’s just a matter of time when they’ll end up discussing everything with each other I suppose.
I am glad that this episode had very limited in fact lesser scenes of Michelle/Marina Khan. I think Jamshed will end up working at her restaurant & now when he knows that Asma’s not a part of his life anymore, he’ll obviously get infatuated with her. Let’s see what’s yet to come. I am wondering that Salma suspects Kashif for always keeping an eye on her; he still hasn’t found out that she has been spending some time with Bhatti lately? & oh yes, I had a good laugh at Bhatti’s comment on Aliya & her English, it was funny. :) Share your thoughts please.
Saqib’s Dad(Faiq) clearly wanted him to get committed soon, because of the “Saira” threat. Mera faisla atal hai, aur aankhon par patti baandh kar rishte tay nahi hote. Saqib didn’t want to give in, ji abbu, mein ne samjha diya hai ammi ko, rishte dosron ki haisiyat aur business dekh kar kiye jate hain. If Faiq’s friend (Shams) hadn’t told him his true intentions about making Saqib a ghar-damaad , Faiq would never have agreed to go to Saira’s house for a rishta! Khair issi bahane baat tou bani! But Faiq has decided not to tell his family why he agreed to this rishta.
Shafaq’s mother finds her dost ka beta (Farooq)and she deems him fit for her daughter.Shafaq’s self-pity countinues. Mein khud ko achi nahi lagti tou doosron ko kya lagoon gi?Her mother boosts her confidence. Ab dunya ko tumhe meri nazron se dekhna pare ga. And the wait for the arrival of Mr.Perfect starts.
The scene between Shafaq and her maid was not necessary. Why is it that girls are always taught that the only good thing that can happen to them is marriage? Is confidence only linked with marriage? I am not at all denying the value of the sacred relationship that is marriage, but this is the 21st century and about time that girls in dramas are shown confident without their dream man.
At the first meeting of Shafaq and Farooq Saira couldn’t keep her mouth closed. She had all the things in the world to talk to him about and he was attracted to her. The moment Saira left the room, he said it all aloud. Mujhe aisi larkiyan buhat pasand hain, aap Saira se mere rishte ki baat karein please. Everything has been fixed for Saira but the new circumstances will definitely send Shafaq into further depression. But what I like about her and Saira’s friendship is that both of them are never jealous of each other.
Saira was over the moon about her and Saqib’s engagement and she couldn’t stop bragging. Dekha ammi, khuwab dekha tab hi poora hua na! Most of episode 4 was all about mangni ki tayyariyan and then the engagement and then the BIG party after the engagement. Faiq was offered a partnership from a Mr.Gulzar_ a big businessman. He was relieved that he didn’t have to work with Shams anymore. Will this partnership have an important role in the future?
The game scene on the celebration day was fun to watch. It was funny how Saqib said “I love you” to Shafaq and then after taking the blindfold off, said “I love you” to Saira, while feeling guilty.
The last scene came as a shock. Saqib is now all alone in the world. Will he be able to recover from this shock? Will he run his father’s business successfully or will he lose everything?
The direction and production quality of CSBA is top-notch. I love all the characters and the actors have done a marvelous job.
This drama proves that sometimes one liners like “apne ap se bahar bara buzdil hun mei”“ap bhi purtey parhatey ho ya sirf rukhwali krte ho” “mulaqat ki hami bhur lu tu mulaqat zarur krta hun” ” pehli baar us ke chehray pe ghussa nahi tha, akr bhi nahi thi”and many more like these make the viewers understand situations and characters more than long paragraphs of in-depth analysis. All through tonight’s episode these one liners made me go aww, they made me laugh and definitely said a great deal about all the characters. The excessive use of Bha ji by Shano to make sure that Fayyaz knows that he is no more than that for her was a minor addition that made a big difference. I am sure many viewers like me could tell how Fayyaz must have felt every time Shano addressed him as Bha ji. The way Shano says ami Geven after her mother hits her showed that she knows she is right and that her mother’s behavior will not change anything at all, she remained unaffected by her mother’s response! How amazing was that! Khalil is a completely different person around Shano not because he is under the influence of Maqsood’s lecture or afraid of his khaloo but because he is in love! Shano is not Khalil’s zid but she is his love because if she was only a zid he wouldn’t have been so lost around her. The opening scene of tonight’s episode revealed a very different Khalil and from there on the viewers were going to be introduced to a whole new side of Khalil. When Khalil hears Shano telling Fayyaz off he does not know what to expect, he expected Shano to be completely different and she is just that but only when she is with Khalil.
Khalil makes sure Fayyaz knows that he is not his match at all. The way he literally bullied Fayyaz into silence was hilarious. Khalil was out to impress Shano and he knew exactly how to go about it. I would give full marks to Mukarram Kaleem for playing the annoyed yet helpless Fayyaz brilliantly.The letter which Khalil wrote to Shano was actually much more than just a love letter; Khalil means business, he wants to know if Shano is with him or not because if she is with him then nothing else matters. He is not going to waste time because he is intelligent enough to know what is coming ahead. When Khalil returns home after meeting Shano he is a changed man, the satisfaction on his face shows that he has found what he was probably not even looking for, like a man who stepped on a hidden treasure when he wasn’t even searching for it. Life has a new meaning for Khalil, he looks forward to Shano’s reply so that he can figure out what he wants to do next. In the last episode we saw Maqsood lecturing Khalil about love and how essential it was to respect the person he loved. Although that conversation was beautifully written but Khalil did not need to hear any of it because being in love has taught him everything he needed to learn…” pyaar se ziada us ki izzat krta hun”, Khalil tells the postman but he is not going to beg his khala khalu to accept his proposal.
Samiya Mumtaz plays the zalim samaj with perfection; what is a good love story without the samaj ki dewar standing in its way! Sadqay Tumhare to me is like a beautiful fairytale; we have a gorgeous leading lady, a handsome hero and the perfect vamp. It is intelligently written because everything is blended well, the romance and the humor. Humaira’s reaction when she meets Khalil and the way she describes to Shano how she recognized him later on was another beautiful aspect of tonight’s episode. Hearing those dialogues was like listening to a perfectly penned down piece of poetry.
Adnan Malik and Mahira Khan’s flawless performances along with the sizzling chemistry between the two makes the romance between them a treat to watch. Both of them deliver the romantic dialogues in such a way that they melt your heart and do not sound cheesy at all. Both these actors have brought their characters to life in a way that you can’t help but look forward to their scenes. Each and every scene deserves to be cherished. I have already watched the episode twice and intend to watch it over and over again! I am in love with Shano and Khalil’s love story, every episode of Sadqay Tumhare has delivered till now. The second this drama starts I know that I will be glued to be my television screen for the next one hour. Sadqay Tumhare is very special to me, I haven’t enjoyed a romantic play this much in a long time. A big thanks to the entire team of Sadqay Tumhare for a job very well done.
The much hyped and high budgeted claimed drama Bashar Momin is finally ending this weekend. On Saturday 8th November, the last episode will be of two hours length. Geo Tv claimed that Bashar Momin is the most expensive drama in the history of Pakistan, however the play received mixed response from viewers.
Before concluding the serial, Geo Tv has arranged a live chat session with Ushnah Shah on Friday 7th November at 5 pm local time.
Geo Tv has finally decided to commence its morning show, this time the name of the show is Subh e Pakistan and it will be hosted by famous host Aamir Liaqut. Geo Tv cancelled its morning show in May 2014 after airing objectionable content in a live show hosted by Dr. Shaista Lodhi. As per Geo Tv the whole team of that morning show named Utho Jaago Pakistan was suspended, and the morning show was finally ended.
Goya a much awaited drama is starting from 15 November on ARY Digital replacing Shikwa which is ending on coming Saturday. Written by Muhammad Ahmed and directed by Faiz. Produced by Six sigma the play stars Osman Khalid Butt, Sana Javed, Usman Peerzada, Farah Shah, Shamim Hilali, Tara Mehmood, Furqan Qureshi, Hira Tareen, Gohar Rasheed, Asad Siddiqui.
It is first play of Sana Javed after mega hit Pyaray Afzal whereas Osman Khalid Butt is also appearing in a major role after Aunn Zara. The drama might replace Shikwa on Saturday which will end next week.
Hamayun Saeed was severely injured in a car accident while he was in Bangkok shooting for one of his upcoming films. His car collided with a double decker bus and everyone in the car was injured. The good news is that Hamayun Saeed is fine now, he gave a brief interview to Express Tribune in which he said that it was due to the prayers of his fans that he was alive today. “It (the accident) was so bad that I couldn’t have even imagined coming out [of it] alive. It’s probably because of all my fans and their prayers that I was able to survive”, said Hamyun Saeed while talking to Express Tribune.
While talking about how he felt when the accident took place he said, “I don’t remember what happened right after the bus hit our car, but the picture that my friends drew of how my legs were jammed and body twisted was quite horrible.”
Talking about his upcoming film Hamayun Saeed said, “It will be an out-and-out comedy and the audience won’t have to think a lot to get entertained.”He said that the shooting of the film had started and it will release on Eid next year. The cast of the film consists of Humayun Saeed, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahmed Ali Butt, Vasay Chaudhry, Javed Sheikh, Bushra Ansari, Mehwish Hayat and Ayesha Khan.
We wish Hamayun Saeed all the success for his future endeavours.
Nadia Hussain excels in many fields of entertainment, lately she has also shown keen interest in stepping in the field of cosmetic surgery. Nadia Hussain has two beautiful kids and now she has been blessed with another baby boy. Nadia Hussain has named her newborn Sherdad Muhammad Khan.
Here is the picture of Nadia with her newborn baby:
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Saadat Hassan Manto is a leading name of Urdu literature especially for short story writing. Saadat Hussain Manto was born in 1912 in Ludhiana district, Punjab (Now in Indian Punjab) of British India. Saadat Hussain wrote many dramas for radio, stories for film as well apart from writing many short stories. Manto married a lady named Safiya and the couple has three daughters. After partition in 1947, Manto migrated to Pakistan where he passed away in 1955 at a rather young age of 42. After his death he was awarded Nishane Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan.
Manto was famous for his unique style of writing. Though accused and trialed for alleged obscenity for few of his short stories, the accusations proved wrong in the court. Before partition in Bombay,British India, Manto wrote stories and script of many films in late 1930 and 1940’s before migrating to Pakistan. Despite all the controversies Manto is now considered a prominent name of Urdu Literature. Manto never wrote any novel.
Safiyah and Saadat Hassan MantoManto with daughtersDaughters of Manto Nusrat Jalal, Nuzhat Arshaf and Nighat Patel
This article is a compilation of films and television dramas either written by Saadat Hussain Manto or based on his short stories.
Beli
In Pakistan the showbiz scene starts from film Industry where first film Teri Yaad was released in 1948 and proved dead flop at box office. The infant film industry was struggling due to lack of finance and skilled workers, however gradually the situation was stabilized.
Beli released in 1950 was the only film/drama which Saadat Hassan Manto wrote himself. Beli introduced few artists which later proved assets of Pakistani films. Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar and music composer Rasheed Attray made their debut from this film. Director Masud Parvez later also provided many remarkable films like Koel, Intizar, Heer Ranjha. The film also starred Shahina Ghaznavi who is step khala(aunt) of Salma Agha,i.e. daughter of Anwari Begum and Rafiq Ghazanvi.
Saadat Hassan Manto passed away in 1955 so Beli in 1950 is the only film which he wrote himself. After Beli few films were adapted from his short stories.
Saadat Hassan Manto
Badnaam Badnaam in 1966 was a superhit film based on short story Jhumkay written by Saadat Hussain Manto. Directed and produced by Iqbal Shahzad, Allaudin, Nabeela, Neelo, Ejaz and Rangeela were in lead roles. Allaudin’s evergreen dialog ‘kaun laya hai yeh jhumkay kahan say aaye yeh jhumkay‘ was an instant hit. The film also featured the evergreen song in the voice of Surraiya Multanikar Baray Be Murawat Hain Yeh Hussn Walay.Deebo from East Pakistan was the composer of Badnaam. Badnaam is considered a classic in the history of Pakistani film industry.
Ek Gunah Aur Sahi
Ek Gunah Aur Sahi released in 1975 was a super hit film which celebrated platinum jubilee. Ek Gunaah Aur Sahi was inspired from a short storry Mummy written by Saadat Hassan Manto. It was directed by Hassan Tariq and his wife Raani was in lead role paried with Muhammad Ali. However the pivotal role of Mummy was played by legendary Sabiha Khanum. Nisar Bazmi was the music composer for Ek Gunah Aur Sahi.
In early 1980’s Pakistani Urdu cinema gradually declined and at the same time Pakistani television attracted viewership and gained popularity due to its strong dramas. However unlike films which is a private entity, Pakistan television was a government institution where some censorship policy as per the wished of the government and ruler is always followed.
Pakistan television though adapted many novels for dramas, but no story of Manto was dramatized till 1990’s. After 1990’s many short stories of Saadat Hassan Manto were converted to one episode dramas but there is no drama serial to date.
Kahani Ghar
Kahani Ghar was a drama series from PTV Lahore center in mid 1990’s featuring dramatized versions of famous short stories from Urdu literature. The series also featured two short stories of Saadat Hassan Manto
One was named Tutu where Nauman Ejaz and Iffat Raheem played the lead roles, whereas Akbar Subhani played the role of Manto. There was another short story of Saadat Hassan Manto dramatized in the same drama series of Kahani Ghar.
Manto Rama
Since 2000 many private Pakistani satellite channels were launched. The first satellite channel Indus Vision also started a drama series based on short stories of Saadata Hussain Manto named Manto Rama in mid 2000’s. Faisal Rehman, Nadia Jameel appeared in few episodes of Manto Rama.
Manto Kahani
PTV in late 2000’s also aired another drama series named Manto Kahani based on various short stories of Manto. it featured Nauman Ejaz, Maria Wasti, Sania Saeed and others in various episodes.
Apart from above mentioned drama series, there are few one episode dramas based on Manto short stories were also aired on Hum TV and TV One.
So it concludes the list of Pakistani films and dramas by Saadat Hassan Manto.
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Here is the video of famous song ‘Baray Bemurrawat Hain‘ from film Badnaam based on a short story by Manto.
It is very difficult to pick out one scene which you like more than others in the play Sadqay Tumharay because every episode of this play is breathtaking but in every episode there is always one or more scenes that leave the viewers spellbound. This last scene from the first episode of Sadqay Tumhare was beautifully shot and it played an important part in the play. This was when Khalil for the first time realized that he wanted to see Shano. Until this time Khalil was not interested in going to the village let alone meeting Shano. For Shano her engagement with Khalil meant more to her than anything else in the world. Shano’s greatest wish was that Khalil should come to the wedding, for this reason all her friends went to say a prayer for Shano. The scene when the girls are on their way to the Mazar is beautiful, the way it effected Khalil is filmy yet mind blowing and the OST playing in the background just adds to the phenomenal effect it has on the viewers. This is the beginning of Shano and Khalil’s love story and it could not have been shot in a more magnificent way.
See the scene here and share your feelings about it!
