Zahid Ahmed is a phenomenal actor known for playing lead roles in many popular dramas. Zahid Ahmed faced a difficult time in his life. From no one to one of the top actors of Pakistan he had been through a lot.

Zahid Ahmed was lasts seen in drama serial Mein Na Janu and indeed he was the only good thing about that drama.

Zahid Ahmed runs a YouTube channel as well where he shares videos brightening up some sensitive topics. In his latest video he chose to talk about his nose job.

Zahid Ahmed is very experimental about his looks. Before becoming a part of media fertility he has an entirely different outlook he changed himself completely and transformed into a dashing personality.

But from his last two dramas Mein Na Janu and Ishq Zah-e-Naseeb Zahid Ahmed not only changed his hair color and has used lenses but another thing that kept punching the viewers were the shape of Zahid Ahmed’s nose.

Everyone assumed that Zahid Ahmed had a plastic surgery for nose (Rhinoplasty). Zahid Ahmed talked about his surgery and said: “It went terribly wrong”.

Zahid Ahmed also said that people should learn a lesson from his experience and should not go for this hideous act as it is not compulsory that everything will go well at the end.

Zahid Ahmed also stated that we should concentrate on our work rather than pin pointing the flaws we see on our face.

What are your thoughts about it? Do you guys agree with Zahid Ahmed’s point of view? Share your thoughts in comments section!

Sarah Khan has surfaced as one of the most prominent faces of the media industry over the past few years. At the beginning of her career, like many actresses, Sarah also made a few mistakes while selecting the script, one of which was Meray Bewafa in which Sarah was starred against Agha Ali and Zhalay Sarhadi. It was a typical formula drama in which Azra’s (Sarah) husband Shahmeer (Agha Ali) gets married to his wife’s best friend Mona (Zhahaly) and destroyed her life completely, followed by Azra’s miscarriage, but eventually, Azra forgives her husband and lives happily ever after.

Now, when we are seeing Sarah doing progressive roles like Miral in Sabaat and Zohra in Raqs’e’Bismil, it hits hard in minds that how come Sarah, agreed to work on a script like Meray Bewafa. In a recent interview, Sarah gave the answer:

“Honestly, that drama, I will say, was my mistake. Because I don’t want to perform what I don’t believe. I tried hard to change the ending of that drama. Why that girl went back to that boy. After her life got destroyed that much and I haven’t played any such character after that. Because I don’t want to show anything to people that I don’t believe, which is wrong too. Why we are putting it in people’s mind that women are weak and they must go back to their husbands” said Sarah

The newbie Shermeen Ali is currently seen in some very popular dramas Sanam, Dil Banjara and Sange Mar Mar. She has been going some promising characters lately and there are all praises for her. She was also seen in film Jeevan Hathi along with Naseerudin Shah and Hina Dilpazer.

In a conversation with HIP, Shermeen gave an insight into her personal and professional life, when asked if being an actor was what She always wanted to do.

“Honestly, It wasn’t planned , in fact, I never even thought that I had the potential to become an actor. Throughout my life so far, I have always been a shy person with a really small social circle. Although my two elder sisters have been associated with the media industry, I never saw myself as a part of it. Even my mother thought this profession wasn’t for me,” revealed Shermeen.

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She further added, ” When Umar Sayeed’s brother Mohsin Sayeed suggested that I audition for this Indo-Pak venture Jeewan Haathi I didn’t think I could do that. They needed a tall girl and they thought I was best suited for the role. There weren’t many lines, but that is where it all really started. Being a part of a venture along stars like Naseeruddin Shah and Hina Dilpazeer has been an amazing experience that not many get at their launch.”

Shermeen is the face we keep seeing on our television screens every now and then in Sang e Mar Mar , Sanam and Dil Banjara. So we asked the talented diva which one’s the closest to her heart.

Not really wanting a pick a favourite she replied, ” They’re all close to my heart and each one makes me feel every lucky. But if I HAD to pick one, it would be Sang e Mar Mar, it was a dream come true to work with actors I have grow up admiring, the location was perfect and it felt like one big family”

We asked her about her upcoming ventures and if she would be doing more movies in the future.

“There’s a lot in the pipeline, and as for movies, I will but I have certain reservations. Movies are a lot more complicated than dramas and a lot of things have to be taken into consideration. I will only do a movie when I truly feel comfortable with the script. ITEM NUMBERS are a straight no for me, in fact, I don’t think that our movies even need them. They are not a part of our culture,” she stated.

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Sharmeen added that she would love to do movies like Dobara Phir Se where she can display her acting potential without compromising on her culture and values. She would love to do movies that one can go watch with the entire family.

“Believe in yourself and know that persistence in the key. Nothing is unachievable and everything is possible. Keep dreaming because that is only how you know that you are truly alive,” said Shermeen as she signed off.

Rimsha Butt

Movies all over the world are an integral part of the entertainment industry. And when a movie does well at the box office, stars are feted and directors and producers lauded. However, in reality it is the writers who write the screenplays that hold films together and the memorable dialogues that people remember who seem to be given the shortest shrift in talking about films.

Icon spoke to four rising young writers — Vasay Chaudhry (Main Hoon Shahid Afridi, Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Yasir Hussain (Karachi Se Lahore, Lahore Se Aagey), Osman Khalid Butt (Siyaah, Janaan) and Bilal Sami (Dobara Phir Se) — to get their takes on why Pakistan continues to have a problem with scripts. And we bring you the conversation they had with the handsome guy in the town, Osman Khalid Butt.

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Most of the films in Pakistan seem to have a story angle borrowed from Bollywood. Why can’t we have original concepts?

Osman Khalid Butt: Ever since our cinema’s much talked-about revival, we’ve seen quite a bit of diversity — much more than you’d expect from an industry still in its teething phase. We are in the process of discovering our cinema identity, so right now it is difficult to divorce ourselves from Bollywood as entire generations have grown up watching and admiring that brand of filmmaking.

Most people think the weakest link of Pakistani films is their scripts. Do you think not enough importance is being given to the writers — whether financially, in terms of time or in terms of voice?

OKB: I definitely feel writers should be given more importance, their work respected more. A screenplay is not a buffet where you can pick and choose what scenes you want to shoot and what you want to axe. A writer should always be consulted on script-related matters. A good director-writer relationship is also extremely important and the two need to be completely in sync. Which, from what I hear, is not the case most of the time.

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You have come to script writing via other fields e.g. acting. Is it important to gain recognition in some other way before you’ll get a shot at writing a film? And what in your opinion is the one thing holding back new writers from entering the field? What is the biggest issue?

OKB: I have always acted and written simultaneously, even during my theatre days. I personally feel you’re judged on the merit of your work, not your name or your brand, at least till you’ve proven yourself. I also feel this is the perfect time for writers to be pitching their one-liners and concepts — make sure you trademark them or trust your sources — to production companies. Everyone’s on the hunt for a good script. Just be open to have your work dissected, pulled apart and altered.

What do you personally find the most difficult part of writing a screenplay? Is it the structure, the character development, the dialogue or something else?

OKB: For me, it’s because I think and sometimes write dialogues in English so a few times I’ve been in that ‘lost in translation’ scenario. Also, I tend to be very possessive about my work. I remember having so many arguments with Azfar [the director of Siyaah and Janaan] because one deleted line felt like murder. It’s been a long process, learning the art of letting go for the betterment of the film.

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People still remember dialogues from many old films but not the new ones. Why?

OKB: I have seen people quoting from Shoaib Mansoor’s repertoire, lines from Manto, heard people pass on jokes and one-liners from JPNA and Actor In Law, and even from Janaan. You can’t expect iconic dialogue unless it’s a period piece or a high-voltage one such as Mughal-i-Azam and Sholay.

Why do most of our scripts come across as TV plays? Is it because all the writers are from TV?

OKB: This question can be answered by the directors. Unless the genre is a drawing-room melodrama. Even then, I don’t think any screenwriter devises scenes with the explicit instruction: ‘Stick to extreme close-ups and mid-shots only. Long shots/moving camera equals blasphemy. If your camera zooms out I’m calling the Council of Drama Serial Ideology.’

Why can’t we make big-budget films on a huge canvas? Why must it always be a romance with the zalim samaj as the villain?

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OKB: Where are these fabled ‘big budgets’ is the real question. Where are these mythical investors? An audience poll must be conducted to know what they want to watch on the big screen — either way, it’ll act as a wake-up call.

One sees a lot of people complaining about blatant advertising in Pakistani films. How important is branding for a film in general and for a script in particular?

OKB: I have never been conscious of branding while writing. There are moments where an opportunity presents itself so I just add ‘XYZ brand sponsorship opportunity here’ in my notes — but only if it’s done in a tongue-in-cheek manner. I wish filmmakers would include writers in the brand incorporation process. We could come up with much cleverer ways to integrate a brand instead of it looking like a blatant advert.

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Any advice for newcomers who want to try their hand at writing?

OKB: Read. Purchase or download scripts of epic films — or any film that subscribes to your personal brand — and observe/dissect those screenplays. Research. Did I mention ‘read’?

Everyone knows the stance Shaan Shahid has when it comes to working in Bollywood, he declined a very important role in Amir Khan’s film Gajini. While giving an interview to Dawn News, Shaan Shahid said, “When I said no to a project I was offered, it was not that I as an actor felt that I would not be able to pull of a negative character – but I questioned why they wanted a Pakistani actor to play the villain. They have plenty of actors to perform such a role.”

He also said, “You have to understand that they [Bollywood] buy our Pakistani labels, not our talent; this is the reason one of ours can never be a Krish or Singham or whatever, unless they think beyond this. Things will not work out as India is a film giant, and in order for it to grow bigger it needs to have a bigger heart.”

Shaan Shahid is not happy with how India is casting Pakistani actors, “it hurts me to see our talent being used as second hand B-grade options. They are far better then any of the Imran Hashmis and Hameesh Rashmiyas. I would love to see any of our actors in a leading role like Dhoom 4, that would be a success story to write home about”, Said Shaan while talking to Dawn News.

Shaan is also not happy with the policy of the government regarding the airing of Indian movies in Pakistan, according to him,

“India doesn’t support Pakistani products, as Waar and 021 are not being released in India, but we seem to have no issue with that, as local media has ignored this completely. When foreign content was playing on the Pakistani TV channels everybody in the drama industry stood up with one voice and that changed the policy, so why can’t we do that for films?

Its really sad how we are all separated – we protect our dramas but not our films.”

While talking about his upcoming film Operation o21 he said that he was very hopeful that it will do really well. Here is the official trailer of the film which is to be released on Eid-ul-Azha:

After the passing of the sentence against Veena Malik and her husband along with the owner of Geo TV and the anchor of the Morning Show Shaista Wahidi the international media is taking keen interest in the issue. Almost all the leading international papers and channels have covered the issue of blasphemy. Veena Malik was asked her stance on the sentence, she clearly stated that her husband and she was innocent. Veena Malik also said that the content of the show wasn’t even blasphemous because the manqabat that was being played in the background is played very often in wedding functions, so much so that people are seen dancing and kissing while it plays in the background.

Veena Malik said that there were some elements in the establishment which wanted to punish Geo for some things that happened in the past. According to her Islam has nothing to do with the sentence but this was a case of punishing the channel for something else. Veena Malik said that she had to leave Pakistan because she was pregnant and in the present scenario her baby was not safe in Pakistan. Veena Malik wants the people of Pakistan to stand up against this injustice so that people refrain from misusing religion for personal gains.

Watch the video of Veena’s talk with BBC here:

Interestingly, Veena Malik is the only person involved in the case who has been making public appearances. Other than her all the people involved are silent on the issue.

Azeem Khan got the spotlight when the superstar introduced him as her love interest and shared her plans of marrying him. Soon after Saba Qamar announced that she has broken up with Azeem Khan and they are not getting married. The news created a lot of buzz on the internet and gave netizens a lot to talk about. Saba Qamar fell prey to controversy and people accused her of bumping into an attention-seeking stunt.

Recently Azeem Khan in a video opened up about his breakup with Saba Qamar and all the accusations. People were anticipating that the reason behind their breakup was the allegations by the woman who accused Azeem Khan of leaking her personal stuff from a closed group because of which she got life threats and got harassed. Azeem Khan uploaded an IGTV video on his Instagram and shared that Saba Qamar broke up with him because of personal reasons and those allegations are not a part of them. He also shared that he wanted to give a reply to people accusing him but he was stopped by someone special in his life.

Azeem Khan then shared the backstory that why he shared the screenshots from the private group also shared the dark reality of that closed group.

Azeem Khan at the end talked about Saba Qamar and said that Saba is his Ishq and he is responsible for whatever happened between them. He will either make things right or he will wait for Saba.

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Minal Khan and Danish Taimoor are all set to share the screens together for the first time in the drama serial “Ishq Hai”. Both Minal Khan and Danish Taimoor are coming back to screen after playing antagonists in the blockbuster serials Jalan and Dewanagi respectively.

The first teaser of Ishq Hai is out now and we got to know from the first teaser that it is going to be a tale of intense love. Protagonists will fall in love and their families will come between them. Seems like Ishq Hai is all set to take viewers on a roller coaster ride of emotions.

Ishq Hai is produced by Fahad Mustafa and Dr. Ali Kazmi under the banner of Big Bang Production. Directed by Aabis Raza and written by Rehana Aftab Ishq Hai will air on Ary Digital.

Let’s have a look at the teaser:

People are really excited to see their favorite actors together on screen. Let’s have a look at what people have to say about the teaser of Ishq Hai:

The Lahore Music Meet last week saw many musicians and two of them were Sajjad Ali and Azmat Ali who talked about their early struggles and more.

Sajjad Ali mentioned that the ’90s was the era where the artist was faced with the remnants of the old generation’s problems. And for Ali Azmat, his life as an artist had been nothing but struggle — trying to survive, living on his own in an alien city, and eventually reaping some reward.

“For me the music scene happened from 1994 onwards,” he said.

Ali spoke on the new generation and its waywardness when it came to music and its inability to treat it with the seriousness it deserved. He pointed out that music has never been treated as a matter of priority in Pakistan.

It was a long time ago when Sajjad Ali himself directed the music video ‘Babiya’. He said artists were hands-on then too, dabbling in song composition and recording but something was always missing.

He expressed:

“Today, when technology has reached every home and when almost everyone knows how to record, play and sing confidently, why is there still no hit song coming up?”

Ali was of the view that the industry would not grow until it had music written originally for it.

“No industry grows by recycling. The whole process ofcreating, recording and marketing music is a science and no one is giving it to the kids. In today’s age we need ‘smart artists’, who can do all these things.”

Azmat talked about the growing commercial mindset in the music industry and how the creativity is being affected:

“If artists do not recreate and create and explore new styles of music, they will drop like flies,” he said. “You cannot keep doing the same kind of music, you have to move on. You have to stop following trends.”

He said, “I was never in the useless rat race to be number one. Artists are insecure people and perhaps it is that insecurity that keeps me afloat. There were times when I went on the high horse but I have learnt to calm myself down, to become more grounded. After all that ‘high’ doesn’t always remain.”

Reham Khan who got married to the iconic sportsman and a trendsetter politician Imran Khan yesterday gave her first interview via telephone to Dawn News. While talking about what attracted her to Imran Khan she said something which many people would not have expected her to say.

“What I really liked about Imran when he proposed to me was the love he has for his sons….What impresses me the most about people, what I regard as a success is a good parent,” said Reham Khan

Reham Khan also said that being a parent herself she knew that being a responsible parent was a tough job.

“I was looking for a man who would be a good role model for my children….
Pakistani men should emulate Imran’s example,” Reham Khan said in her interview. Reham Khan also said that generally Pakistani men love their daughters a lot but do not give the same amount of love to their sons.

Reham Khan also said that she was not expecting to meet the right person at this time but instead she found one who was most right! Reham Khan says that she is not interested in taking a direct part in the politics of the country.

“The type of politics in the current environment do not appeal to me…That’s not my calling in life……I am interested in politics as a journalist, observer and historian,” she said.

Reham Khan started her interview by thanking all those people of Pakistan who rejoiced this moment with her and Imran Khan and the second most important things she stressed on was that money and fame did not mean much to her. Reham Khan said that her impression of Imran Khan was totally different before she met him. She said that Imran Khan is a very simple and loving person.

Watch the video of the interview here:

Azaan Sami Khan is back with another music video and this time it stars Maya Ali as his love interest. The music video is set in Karachi in 1964 complete with horse carts and vintage cars. It soon takes us through how stimulating Karachi was in the 1960s, all with its illuminated buildings, the lively party scene, and the vintage fashion.

Lately, Azan Sami Khan has released the most awaited song of the year “Ik Lamha”. The video shows Azan Sami at a cabaret of sorts with Gatsby styled showstoppers dancing in the back. Azan wears a tuxedo while his ladylove dons a dramatic 60s hairdo and embellished mustard outfit. The audio from the video seems to be a blend of qawwali and electric guitar score with tablas playing in the background, have a look!

Here we have gathered some public reviews on Azan Sami Khan’s latest song “Ik Lamha”. Let’s have a look!

Salma and Azfar’s divorce and Azfar’s marriage with Naveen was one of the most controversial happening of the past year. The fans refused to accept this marriage and saw Salma as the victim in this whole affair. Azfar and Naveen also confessed in their interview that the public backlash was so severe that it took them a year to come out in the public openly.

This was the first time that Salma talked about her divorce with Azfar and his marriage to Naveen when she was invited as a guest in Nida Yasir’s Morning Show. Salma said that she started feeling that Azfar had changed long before he told her that he was going to get married to Naveen. Salma said that she never knew when the marriage was taking place and only found out about it from other people.

Salma said, “Azfar gave me the option of staying married to him even after he got married to Naveen but forgiving him appeared to be much easier if I had no relationship with him. I wouldn’t have been able to forgive him or move on had I stayed married to him therefore I decided to leave him. I could not share Azfar with another woman, I do not have such a big heart.”

She also said, “Right till the last minute Azfar wasn’t sure about his decision to marry Naveen, he was confused. If I wanted I could’ve stopped him from going ahead with this marriage but I didn’t.” Salma said that when a person decides to get married to someone it means that he has already moved on so there is no point on holding on to him or in making him stay.

Salma also revealed that she had to go into therapy after her relationship with Azfar ended because she could not cope with what had happened. The therapy sessions consoled her and she realized that their marriage was already over long before Naveen came in the picture. She said, “Sometimes when people make decisions they don’t consider how badly they are hurting other people because they are only thinking about their own self.”

Salma said that women who live with a husband who has a second wife are victims of abuse in a way and they don’t have the courage to get out of the situation. Salma said, “The distance between us started when our daughter Fatima was born because Azfar was always the child in the marriage and now that there was another child he couldn’t cope with it. My entire focus was on my daughter and that is when my relationship with my husband suffered.”

“For a year I suffered a lot but now I want him to be happy. Some people have this kind of a nature I accept him the way he is. I am still friends with him but I will never see his wife and I will never go to his house,” said Salma.

Salma said, “It is not easy being a single mother. I have to give breaks during work because I have to be there for my daughter because of which I lose a lot of projects too. I have to plan my schedule around her. I have always insisted that Fatima should be close to her father because if she is not close to him it will have a negative effect on her.”

Watch the complete interview here: http://www.dramaonline.com/good-morning-pakistan-7th-august-2015/

Faisal Qureshi has always been known for his patriotic nature and the respect he gives to his seniors. He was invited as a guest on Ali’s Saleem’s show on Dawn News. Faisal Qureshi just like always was very blunt while expressing his point of view. Ali Saleem asked him why he had not accepted an offer from Bollywood. To this he replied,

“Surely I did think about working there but all the work that I have done in my own country, I have done it with respect and dignity. I wanted to work there with the same respect and dignity but that kind of opportunity never came along. Thanks to Allah, the film industry in Pakistan is growing now. I think if all of us will go to India, there will be no one left here.”

Faisal Qureshi also said that Pakistani people loved controversial material. He said,

“Once my Morning Show on TV One was not getting ratings. In the beginning of one  of the shows I said jokingly that today’s show was PG 18 so those who didn’t want to watch such a show should avoid it. Would you believe it that this particular show got more rating than any other that day!!”

Faisal Qureshi also talked about his personal likes and dislikes. He said that Mahira Khan was the best actress around right now. He also said,

“The biggest regret in my life is that my father could not see me succeed.”

Faisal Qureshi also shared that Shaista Wahidi was his favorite Morning Show host. He also appreciated Aamir Liaquat.

Watch the show here:

While Indian government has banned Pakistani artists from working in the Indian film industry, composer Vipin Patwa, who has worked with the Pakistani singers such as Atif Aslam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, says music has become global and talent is beyond nationality.

When asked what makes him look for talent in Pakistan instead of India, Patwa replied,

“We are living in 2018 and music has become global. Moreover, talent is beyond nationality. And let’s not forget that be it music, story or casting of a film, all decisions are taken collectively by a number of people and not a single person.”

When asked whether it was a good decision to get Aslam and Bashir on board, especially after the producer of the film Daas Dev said that Aslam had refused to promote the song Sehmi Hai Dhadkan?

The composer stated,

“Aslam was taken on board because his voice matched the character of the song. The decision was taken way before the controversy started. It’s a coincidence that this controversy has started at the time of my music launch. Which artist wouldn’t want to promote his work? If Aslam has taken this decision, there must be some reason behind it.”

When questioned if there were any talks to remove their songs from the film, Patwa explained,

“Removing an artist’s song merely on the basis of some controversy is the worst and most disrespectful thing. It takes a lot of effort and pain to create a song. I had specially flown to Dubai just to record the song.”

Patwa feels that he has always worked as a bridge between the two nations.

He shared,

“If my small efforts can bring two nations together, I would love to be a part of such projects. Moreover, I grew up listening to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan saab and Mehdi Hasan saab. Can you ask people to stop listening to their songs? You can’t because music is beyond boundaries,” 

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Yasir Hussain’s unpleasant comment created an uproar in the entertainment fraternity. His joke about child molestation at the mega, star-studded event HUM TV Awards ceremony was totally uncalled for. Ahsan Khan won the award for his performance in Udaari and when he went up to the stage to receive his accolade, Yasir Hussain said, “Itna khoobsurat rapist, kaash mein bhi bacha hota (What a handsome rapist; I wish I was a child as well).”

Moreover, the attendees at the event also giggled at the joke. However, Yasir Hussain released a video recently to apologise, but the damage has been done already.

Ahsan Khan has finally shared his thoughts on Yasir Hussain’s disappointing comment.

Something Haute got in touch with Ahsan Khan and he said, “I’m very, very disappointed in Yasir’s tasteless comment. I really do not want to associate myself with this cheap joke in any way. But what are you going to say to all those people who actually laughed at this joke? There’s a problem with our mentality and that’s what we need to work on.”

“He’s given an apology and I think we should give him a chance. Sometimes people say things in the spur of the moment and there’s a lot of pressure on stars when they’re standing on such a huge stage and speaking to so many people. I do want to say that he doesn’t need to apologize to me though; he needs to apologize to the society because I’m speaking on their behalf.”

“One statement doesn’t change anything. We’ve brought the issue of child abuse to the limelight and I personally will work on bringing such social issues forward,” he added.

Humaima Malick’s first Indian movie “Raja Natwarlal” will be released on 29th August but the first song of the film “Tere Ho Ke Rahenge” has already released. The song shows a very bold Humaima Malick and scenes that will not be welcomed by the Pakistani viewers. When asked by reporters if Humaima Malick was ready for the criticism that she may face since everyone already knows that two Pakistani actresses, Meera and Veena, tried extra hard recently to make a mark in Bollywood but failed. To this Humaima replied,

“I’m confident about getting accepted by the Indian audience. But I’m scared of my own country.”

In a recent interview with Dawn Humaima said she is not worried about fan reaction to her onscreen kiss with Emran Hashmi, but she does not want to talk about the topic

This is the video of “Tere Ho Ke Rahenge” –

Sanam Baloch who was last seen in Ek Thi Marium is finally making a comeback to the small screen with upcoming drama ‘Istekhara’. The 25-episode play will air soon on ARY Digital.

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Speaking to Images, Sanam said, “It’s a Big Bang Production with Fahad Mustafa as the producer and it’s written by Naila Ansari.”

“I’m the lead female opposite Sarmad Khoosat,” says Sanam. “I’m playing a girl who’s in her tender age – done with her college life and we’ll see how marriage influences her own self in spiritual aspects.”

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She added, “I cannot delve much into the story right now, but just to give an idea, it’s about love, remorse, guilt and the hitches of a young girl getting married to someone older than her.”

“I was being offered scripts for quite sometime now but there was nothing that appealed to me as a person… I’ve even been getting offers from Bollywood since our dramas went there but I am very picky about the scripts I do… This was such a different kind of script, I believe many girls out there can relate to it – I couldn’t refuse!”

Trying to keep the selfie game ?? with this guy! @khoosat #sanambaloch #official #exclusive

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“Also my fans have been waiting for me to return to the screen for quite long. So this project is for them,” she concluded.

Despite being a very popular singer, Junaid Khan decided to kick start his acting career 6 years ago and he managed to impress us with every piece of work! He’s currently seen some meaty projects and is leaving his mark in the industry.

We love our celebrities and it’s never enough to know more about them. Hip had a chat with Junaid Khan and asked him some 20 candid questions for the rapid-fire round!

Describe yourself in 3 words?
Passionate, honest and calm.

Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Lahore.

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Who discovered that you were a great singer?
It was, in fact, my neighbour with whom I used to jam with discovered my talent.

Which song of yours is the most favourite?
*Sab Bhula Kai* has to be the one.

Favourite colour?
I just love white.

One word which you use the most?
Khamawwnnn…

Are you a night owl or a morning person?
Definitely a morning person.

Favourite food?
I’m not fussy and I like all kind of foods, but if I have to choose my favourite then it’s *payas.*

Best leading lady, you enjoyed working with and why?
Mahira khan because I like how she is so honest with her work and not to forget that she is very sweet at heart.

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Three major turn offs?
Pretentiousness, diva attitude and body odour.

Last book which you read?
Oh, gosh now that was a few years back and they were the ones which I read during my MBA.

Facebook or Instagram?
Facebook.

Best gift ever received?
You know I’m not into material gifts but I do think that a mother’s love is the best gift that God has given me.

Favourite travel companion?
Myself

Biggest inspiration?
Life itself.

Hard work or luck?
Both go hand in hand, I’m a firm believer of that.

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If you had any one superpower which would you choose?
I would choose to fly because I love travelling and exploring.

List any three all-time favourite dramas starring yourself.
Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai, Sun Yara and Mata e Jaan.

What is an ideal day for you?
An ideal day would be when I am able to make myself and others around me happy.

Lastly, what is next for Junaid Khan the actor?
A few tv serials as well as reading a few film scripts so let’s see what works out.

Fahad Mustafa has achieved as much as anyone who is hardworking and talented can achieve in the time span in which he has been with the entertainment industry. He started his career as an actor and a model but now he excels at hosting shows, has his very own production house and already has worked on two films with a very good team. When Koi Nahi Apna went on air Fahad Mustafa announced that this was going to be his last drama because he wanted to concentrate on his production house and would much rather work in movies.

The star who claims that he does not like being so good at heart talked to Dawn News about his upcoming projects and also told the newspaper that he will be taking a break from the drama industry after his play Doosri Biwi. “I’m working on my new drama called Doosri Biwi (the working title for which was Poora Chand Adhoora Hai) at the moment, which is my own production and will be aired on ARY Digital. My upcoming movie, Mah-e-Meer’s co-director Anjum Shahzad is making a comeback to television and will be directing the serial.” said Fahad Mustafa while talking to Dawn News.

Talking about his upcoming drama Fahad Mustafa said, “We’re aiming for a different ambiance, a very contemporary look.”

Fahad Mustafa said that he will be taking a break from television because he wants to concentrate on making his film, “I’m producing a movie, shooting for which is going to start in June/July next year hopefully.”  Talking about movie offers and what kind of movies he wants to do he said, “Never say never, I get offered a lot of scripts and they all sound the same, circling around espionage themes, such as Waar and Operation 021. I’m a happy person, I want to do happy movies! If the right script comes along…,”

We wish Fahad Mustafa all the best for his future endeavours.

Naimal Khawar just aced what can only be described as a dream debut, what better way to start your acting career than to work with the filmography maestro Shoaib Mansoor himself. Born to a Persia mother and a Pakhtun father Naimal grew up in Islamabad and was studying visual arts when the opportunity knocked at her door and it is interesting to note that she didn’t want to be an actress in the first place.

Shahbaz Shigri the assistant director discovered this gem from her instagram profile and invited her over for the auditions, after getting the role Naimal’s family was still a bit paranoid but after explaining the fact that Verna isn’t the usual commercial film and focuses on something more than just box-office figures they approved of it.

In a recent interview Naimal said that her role is of Haroon’s sister and is very much like the real life her, she herself is very vocal about social issues like women empowerment, she also added that so far she doesn’t know if she really enjoys acting for now she will finish her thesis and then give acting any thought.

When asked of her experience with huge names like Mahira and Shoaib himself she said that she has learned a lot, Mahira being the star that she is doesn’t have any airs and is very comfortable to work with, she went on to say that the breaks during the shoots were her favorite part when they all laughed and had a good time where Haroon would sing for them and Mahira sometimes joined him.

She stated that she is getting a lot of offers these days but for now she doesn’t know if she is ready for it so she’d rather they wait.

“I do get other offers. I got some recently and called Shoaib Sahab asking what I should do. He said this is just beginning but don’t let it get to your head. And I won’t because I still have my studies to complete.”

She went on to add:

“There are dramas that are coming my way and some films as well. I want to see myself on the screen and I want to see how I do in films before I make a decision about my future. I want to finish my thesis as well before I take on any other projects.”

When she was asked if there’s anything she absolutely wouldn’t do she said and we quote:

“I think I would prefer roles that impact our society, in terms of social issues. I guess I wouldn’t ever do an item song or something of the sort.”

It does look like Shoaib has one more time given us a gem of an artist in the form of Naimal Khawar and we wholeheartedly want to see her succeed.

Hamza Ali Abbasi takes pride in the fact that he does not want to stick to hero roles only although he is the perfect candidate for the job. He mesmerized the viewers with his impeccable performance in Waar and Mein Hoon Shahid Afridi. The drama lovers were impressed by his work in Pyare Afzal but Hamza Ali Abbasi says, “People expect you to be a hero, you’re young , you look a certain way and people perceive you a certain way, and you end up being typecast. I don’t want that. Being a hero doesn’t involve a lot of acting. I love a challenging role because I’m not a hero — I’m an actor. In Kambakht, I deliberately play an ugly, crude character.”

While talking about his upcoming film Kambakht with Dawn News Hamza Ali Abbasi said that direction was his first love. While talking about his experience as a director he said, “I could have done much better as a director……It’s a full-time job behind the camera, and it’s a full-time job being in front of it. In the future I will not act in any film that I direct.”

Hamza Ali Abbasi added, “The film is an indie comedy….“I deliberately chose to make a comedy because I wanted to make people laugh. It doesn’t try to be anything else. I wanted to see if we could even make a film that was two hours’ long. If people are laughing for a third of that time in the cinema, for me, that’s good enough.”

Talking about upcoming films and those that have already been shows, Hamza said, “Jalaibee is another film I’m looking forward to, because I know it’ll entertain me………Tamanna was technically sound, but as a cinemagoer, it didn’t draw me. Seedlings is an excellent film, but it didn’t bring people to the cinema. We need comedies. The primary motive to make films has to be entertainment — there can’t be a divide between that and creating awareness.”

Hamza said, “I’m being pressured right now to put an item number in the film. When it comes to giving something to the people, I don’t think we should make nudity and vulgarity a part of entertainment. We shouldn’t want people to appreciate it. I will not have a semi-clothed woman dancing in my film to entertain people. I think that is the lowest form of entertainment.”

Hamza Ali Abbasi does not believe in the Bollywood formula to make hit films at all. He said in the interview, “If the Bollywood formula was going to make a film successful, MHSA would have been a bigger hit than Waar.”

Talking about his future ventures, Hamza Ali Abbasi said, “The next film that I’m planning is in collaboration with the ISPR….“It has a strong female in the leading role, someone who is pretty awesome as a character. The ISPR has just come onboard regarding this; we need their military support and logistics to pull this one off.”

Hamza Ali Abbasi also hopes to make a film on Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. We wish him all the best!

Ayesha Khan was Nadia Khan’s first guest in her comeback Morning Show. Nadia Khan and Ayesha talked about everything from how people exploit social media to Ayesha Khan’s future plans. Talking about Pakistani stars who have worked in Bollywood till now Ayesha Khan said that she felt that these stars were not given the kind of role and attention they deserved based on their talent. She also said,

“I have set certain boundaries for myself that will never allow me to work in Bollywood. The films that I did here in Pakistan were within those limits which I have set for myself but Bollywood is different. I am not criticizing the actors who have worked there, everyone has their own standards.”

Ayesha Khan also said that she went to India once to shoot an advertisement but she never met anyone there. She also said that actors who act in Bollywood,

“will always be outsiders, they will never have the kind of support system we have here in Pakistan.”

The talented actress who has impressed the audience with her performances again and again said that she would always want to be known as a drama actor. She said,

“My favorite medium has always been television. It is really sad that the quality of scripts of dramas has really gone down. The reason for that is that the writers are not writing the scripts themselves. Their names are on the script but their assistants or helpers write the script.”

Talking about how tough it has become for directors too to choose projects they would enjoy directing she said,

“The channels/producers only want 24 episodes, it doesn’t matter whether the story loses focus or it gets repetitive. Unnecessary marriages are shown and this new trend of having two wives has gone too far. There was a time when it was okay to choose your projects based on who was directing them because there were certain directors who were reliable. But now it isn’t the director’s fault either because how can he choose a good script when they aren’t any around any more!”

Ayesha Khan is still seen in drama even though she obviously does not like the kind of dramas that are being made nowadays. She says the reason is,

“I am very passionate about acting that is why I can’t do without working in dramas. But it is sad when you have to do the same thing over and over again because you don’t have a choice.”

Just like the viewers Ayesha Khan is also tired of the same old stories and wants to see a change.

Watch the whole interview here>>>http://dramaonline.com/nadia-khan-show-10th-november-2015/

If there’s one actress, who has that unique quality of making each character her own with her natural acting prowess, it’s Zhalay Sarhadi. Not just TV, the very talented actress earlier amazed us with Jalaibee and is now set to star in the upcoming movie Chalay Thay Saath.

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The Express Tribune got in touch with the cast of Chalay Thay Saath, the conversation kick-started on a quirky note with the ever-charming Zhalay Sarhadi joking about being compared to Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra. “I started working the same year that Indian channels got banned in Pakistan and Priyanka became Miss World. I remember, I was hosting a show back then and everyone thought it was Priyanka and not me,” said the supermodel. “It’s been this way ever since that time. I bet even Priyanka knows about me by now.”

Zhalay recalled how once an Indian actor she had been working with sent a picture of hers to his friends and agents as a joke. “The agent asked him, ‘Who is this? Priyanka ki cousin aisi tau nahin hai. Someone from India then approached me to do a body double for Priyanka, which really offended me,” she said. “I thought, ‘really?’.”

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About the role she has plays in Chalay Thay Saath, Zhalay proudly said, “I don’t play the female victim anymore; I do characters that are real. In films, you’ve got more opportunities to explore but breaking stereotypes takes a lot of work and I believe films like Chalay Thay Saath are doing that.”

The latest heartthrob of Pakistani entertainment industry, the boy who has started selling dreams from his very first drama as the male lead, Ahad Raza Mir says acting was not only his passion, but his obsession, to the extent that he would get on stage whenever he saw a remote chance of performing.

Speaking to Nida Yair on her show, Ahad spoke about his aspirations as an actor just beginning to gain footage in the showbiz. He spoke of his gratitude and pleasure at the immense appreciation he has gotten during his first play. His parents had always allowed him to follow his heart’s desires and he knew that his heart was in acting, so it was a pretty straightforward choice for him to join this field.

He expressed his desire to venture into the film industry as well and is ready to learn and practice dancing, singing, romance and everything else required to succeed in there as well.

Speaking of his marriage, the handsome newcomer said that he prefers a beautiful soul rather than merely a pretty face, because the former is the only kind of beauty that lasts. He said he is closer to his mom and whenever he will feel the pull to marry a certain girl, he will be more inclined to share it with his mother than anyone else.

Ahad’s mother, Samrah Asif was also on the show. She said that Ahad is very complacent when it comes to food and appreciates everything that is served to him, and that he is very good in helping around the house and manages the chores including cooking and hoovering very well. She also spoke fondly of the mother son squabbles that she has with Ahad but they do not last very long from either of their side.

From this interview of his and his behaviour with audience, he seemed very genuine and humble and stardom does not seem to have reached his head yet. Hopefully, he will continue to remain himself as he proceeds to give us many more powerful performances to remember.

Gohar Rasheed started his career as an actor from theatre and like all the other theatre actors he is a very well established performer who is liked by the viewers for his perfect acting. Gohar Rasheed likes to dream big, that is why in his recent interview with MAG Weekly he shared a wish which many actors may not even dare to dream. He said,

“I want to win an Oscar, I really want to for being a good actor and I think I will someday.”

Gohar does not only wish to win an Oscar but he also has enough faith in his talent to know that some day he will win it. He also has big plans for the future. Talking about his future plans he said,

“I’m thinking of venturing into direction. As far as acting is concerned, three films are in the pipeline out of which I’ve just signed one which is the mega project.”

Gohar Rasheed also said that his main motivation for doing good work was all the bad work that was being done nowadays. He said,

“Very honestly in Pakistan it is the bad work that I get to see is what inspires me to act. When I see unsatisfactory work, I feel motivated in a way and tell myself that this is something I don’t want to do.”

Gohar Rasheed also talked about his role in Mann Mayal. Talking about it he said,

“My role has shades, has lots of hues. That sums up – I’m that boy who is careless. He’s the kind of guy who means business to himself, but he goes through a transition and that changes everything, but what the change will be and how it will be, that’s the interesting part.”

He believes that acting is not to act, but react. Gohar Rasheed has big plans for the future and he wants to work hard to get where he wants to get.

No one is alien to this name, not anymore, our very own Qasim from O Rangreza. This O Rangreza star started his career with drama serials like Saya e Deewar Bhi Nahin, Dumpukht and Rasm e Duniya. The actor also has a feature film named ‘Thora Jee Le’ to his credits tho it wasn’t that huge a commercial success but we did get a talent house called Bilal Abbas Khan from it so not a complete loss after all.

In a recent interview Bilal gave some insights on not only his current projects but also on his future ventures and here’s all you need to know.

When asked of how his experience was while working with star cast of O Rangreza here’s what the actor said,

“You know, it’s interesting; I heard that people loved Sajal and her work, and when I met her for the first time, I thought she was “just okay.” However, when I starting working with her, I realised that she has a very strong hold on her craft and is very supportive.”

He went on to add,

“She’s a senior to me career-wise and has been working in the industry for eight years so I learn a great deal from her. She and Noman Ijaz actually taught me how to use my eyes while acting. It’s been amazing working with her.”

Talking about the kind of scripts he is looking for now that O Rangreza is such a hit the actor said the following,

“I have been getting quite a few scripts and I am still going through them. I think I want to do something dark and intense now. I don’t want to play the ‘hero’. I saw the trailer of Padmavati recently and Ranveer Singh’s avatar in it – I absolutely loved it.”

He further added,

“I want to do something that is out of the box. Maybe a negative character which is something that is very different from my personality. That being said, there is no specific criteria because what I truly want to do is experiment and test my potential as an actor.”

Bilal also mentioned some of the directors he’d like to work with in future,

“My favourite director is Kashif Nisar and I got to work with him in O Rangreza. I’m fortunate enough to be working on his next project as well. I would also love to work with Ehteshamuddin, Farooq Rind and Mehreen Jabbar. Mehreen’s work is phenomenal and has uniqueness to it.”

Talking about his current and future ventures the actor gave the following insights,

“I am currently doing a project that is written by Zafar Mairaj, where I am starring alongside Iqra Aziz and Shehzad sheikh. It’s being directed by Ahmed Bhatti. There are a few other interesting projects lined up but the filming hasn’t begun.”

He also added,

“I like to live in the moment and enjoy what I am doing right now so maybe in the future. Although the one thing that I am sure of is that acting is my full-time job and I would never leave it.”

We wish this rising star all the luck and anxiously await to see him experiment with his craft as he polishes his skills and turns himself into a mega-star.

Mehwish Hayat’s dance numbers have become very popular over the years not just because of her item number in Na Maloom Afraad but also because all the major award shows are incomplete without Mehwish Hayat’s dance performance. While talking about her passion for dance in the show “Tonite With HSY” Mehwish Hayat said that she did not get a formal dance training from anywhere because there aren’t any dance schools in Pakistan and for this reason she really wants to open a dance school one day.

“I want people to dance because dance is the best way of expressing your emotions. There are people who hold back and I want them to dance and experience this amazing feeling you feel when you dance,” said Mehwish Hayat while talking to HSY. Mehwish also said that she is always very confident before a dance performance. The applaud from the audience is the driving force during a dance performance for Mehwish.

Mehwish Hayat also shared that some of the seniors she really idealized let her down by putting her down when she worked with them. Mehwish Hayat rejoices every second of fame and recognition and is happy with where she is standing right now.

Mahira Khan who is considered one of the most loved and famous celebrities of recent times does not feel like such a big star while working in Bollywood but she admits that she followed the advice of those who told her not to be her nosy self while working with Shah Rukh Khan.

While talking to NDTV about her experience with working in Bollywood Mahira Khan was honest and candid. Mahira Khan shared her experience of working with King Khan in the following words, “I got to learn so much from Mr Shah Rukh Khan, like actually got to learn from him. I realized this when I came back. I came back and I shot for a song in Ho Mann Jahaan and my director was like, ‘What has happened to you’. He actually said that ‘you’ve shed a layer. You’ve grown as an actor.’ And I think it’s because I moved out of my comfort zone. At that time you don’t realize it because it’s happening so fast. But when you come back you realize, ‘Oh, I’ve learnt something’.

Mahira Khan is also very conscious about her image in Bollywood, she wants to make everyone happy so she does not want to do anything that is likely to annoy anyone.  “I don’t know how people will take to me over there (Bollywood). But it was a very different experience. I went there like a sponge. I was just taking it all in. I didn’t want to step in on anybody’s toes. Because here, I’m very nosy. I’m in everybody’s space and job. And everyone warned me not to do this there. So I just sat, listened to them. I tried to match Mr Khan. I couldn’t, but I tried to make it better.”

Mahira Khan also talked about the difference she felt was there when you’re working in a film and when you work in a drama. “My first ever performance was in a film – Bol. It was a very tiny role, but it was a film. Then I came into drama, which became very successful. What I like about the films compared to drama is that it’s (films) not a never-ending story. It’s not repetitive. You are going to entertain for two hours, so you can’t b repetitive. In drama, you are coming on screen every Friday, so you have to remind the audience what happened last Friday. So, that’s the only difference. There is no other difference. For me, it’s only acting.”

The diva is very happy with her overall experience with Bollywood because like she explained, “The people were very kind and the crew was amazing. The crew was rooting for me. Even when I couldn’t get a dialogue right or a dance step right I could see them encouraging me. It was really nice. That’s what happened here (in Pakistan). I thought I’ll miss it there.”

Mahira also shared why she decided to dedicated 2 years of her career on a film when she had the option of working in many dramas. “I have invested two years of my life in Bin Roye, and solely because I had decided that I don’t want to do drama. And this was right after my serial Shehr-e-Zaat, which I did after Humsafar and everyone told me that ‘No one does this. What are you? You are just 2-3 serials old. Who does that?’. But the scripts that came sounded similar, even though some were amazing. But I thought that we are film ready. We are an industry, which is ready to get into films full throttle,” said the actress.

While talking about her characters in the upcoming Pakistani films Mahira Khan said,  “Saba of Bin Roye is complex, doesn’t know anything, immature. She’s brash and rash. She’s complicated. She’s passionate and obsessed. She is everything that Manizeh, from Ho Mann Jahaan, is not. Manizeh is knows her mind, she’s mature. She a cool girl; she’s the quintessential girl of today.”

Mahira Khan

Anil Kapoor has always been very generous when it came to appreciating Pakistani dramas. Once again he has expressed his love for Pakistani dramas and actors in his interview to Express News. Anil Kapoor said that he was extremely happy with Fawad and Sonam’s performance in his film Khoobsurat. He said that Fawad Khan put life in the film because of his impressive acting. Anil Kapoor wants Pakistani and Indians to work together more often because he thinks that Indians can learn a great deal from Pakistani actors.

Anil Kapoor also said that he shows aspiring actors Pakistani dramas in his acting academy so that they can get knowledge about the technicalities of drama making by watching the work done in Pakistan. Anil Kapoor himself is a big fan of Pakistani dramas. He is also a big fan of Hina Dilpazeer.

Fawad Khan was invited as a guest on the Indian talk show “Look Who’s Talking With Niranjan”. He talked about his career from beginning till now and family life in the show. When asked how Fawad felt about all the fan following in India he said,

“I am always surprised, obviously it is the same thing for anyone I think and I am sure even for the super stars and mega stars out there it is the same thing. They come across more and more fans in other parts of the world. It is always a new experience for them and for me as well.”

Fawad Khan also shared,

“I was picked on in school, I was bullied. In the 90s I studied in an American school, the idea of brown and white people didn’t mix in too well. Also because, I was the quite one in the class.”

When asked why he has always been such a quite person he said, “I have always been a quite person, I don’t like confrontation, I avoid it, I hate it.”

Fawad Khan also shared that he always wanted to be a cartoonist. He said that he used to draw cartoons even in classroom. Talking about his on going Bollywood venture Fawad Khan said,

“As a kid back home in Pakistan, I did not have access to films so I used to rent VHS tapes and watch movies of Rishi Kapoor. Hence today I am more than thrilled to work with him.”

Fawad Khan refused to talk about his first sitcom on television because he wasn’t very proud of it!! He also said that he did his first film purely out of curiosity.

“I couldn’t find a job, I had no other way to make money so I became an actor.”

Fawad Khan also told that there was a time when he was penniless. It was at that time when I decided I needed to find a clear direction in life. Fawad Khan said that after Khuda Ke Liye his film career came to a halt too because not too many films were being made so he said,

“television was probably the only medium left where you could actually explore the art of acting therefore I thought until a film came along I should polish my acting skills on television.”

Fawad Khan also said that he put his career on a hold for an entire year because he thought he was going to be a part of the film “A Reluctant Fundamentalist” but it came through which was a rude shock for him.

He said that his experience of working in India was,

“extremely amazing and professional. I felt very welcomed, I was being treated really well, had great co-actors to work with.”

Fawad Khan also said that he refused to do intimate scenes because of the “larger audience” who put him where he is today. Talking about his marriage Fawad Khan said,

” I love my wife, I think I am the happiest man in the world. I was 17 years old and I fell madly in love with her.”

Out of a few lucky ones who finally made their way to the Lux Style Awards 2013, proving themselves the best among the other nominations, it is Ayesha Omer’s achievement of presenting the ‘Best Album of the year’, Khamoshi, which is quite surprising for not only the audience only, but for herself too. The actress who has been enjoying  great fan following through her acting skills in a comedy sitcom Bulbulay, drama serial ‘Zindagi  Gulzar Hai’, and ”Tanhai’ has proved herself as a singer too by taking the best album of the year award home. According to the reveals, she got her hands on 18,377 votes that made her the most eligible contestant to win the race.

While Ayesha was asked about how is she feeling about the success, she was clear in answering that even the award was a surprise package was her. Sharing her feelings with her followers through her Facebook page, She said:

I am extremely thrilled to have won.I worked extremely hard on this album and I guess all the hard work paid off.

This is obvious that the winning person always face criticism and Ayesha seems to take them open-handedly. She also said:

Haters will always hate and obviously jealousy will always exist! People who lose will always be sore.

The critics don’t always understand the way the minds of the masses work. Anything can appeal to them. Even something that is not technically great. Another huge music project is coming out right after Eid… you will see me performing in that as well. So the critics should wait and check that out.

I never expected to win. I don’t even come close to their experience and skill but this was a voting category and I guess music listeners and fans out there did like something about my album. The criticisers have a right to state their views.

We congratulate Ayesha Omar on her achievement and wish best for her future endures,

Blessings,

Nida Zaidi

Ushna Shah is known for her dramatic roles in dramas. She said in one of her previous interviews herself that she gets paid for crying! Right now two dramas starring Ushna Shah are airing on Aplus and ARY Digital titled Bheegi Palkein and Ab Kar Meri Rafugari. Ushna Shah and Daniyal Raheal were invited to Nida Yasir’s Morning Show to talk about their drama Ab Kar Meri Rafugari.

Ushna Shah frankly talked about how much she cheated in school. She said that even in the university she used to bunk classes all the time. Talking about what was it about her which her family was not happy with, she said,

“If I don’t get enough sleep, I get really irritable. I have no patience if I am not getting enough sleep. And on such days I usually try and stay away from people who annoy me. Little things annoy me when I am not getting enough sleep.”

Nida Yasir asked her how will she cope after getting married with this habit. To this Ushna replied,

“I will make sure I get married to someone who does not annoy me.”

Talking about her new puppy who she is in love with Ushna said,

“She is like me, she needs constant love and attention. If she doesn’t get it, she gets destructive.”

Ushna Shah said that she loves travelling and experiencing new things. She also said,

“If I have to go somewhere formal, I take a lot of time in getting ready. Most of the time is used in deciding what I am going to wear. It is almost as if I have so many clothes but nothing to wear when I have to go some place formal.”

Ushna Shah also shared that since she was brought up mostly abroad so there was no concept of Eid there and now too she is so busy and is typically shooting on Chaand Raat even so she is too tired to do anything special for Eid.

Watch the show here  http://dramaonline.com/good-morning-pakistan-in-hd-18th-february-2016/