The Bollywood filmmaker, Ram Gopal Verma who is mostly infamous for his nasty and unacceptable comments on women shared a picture of Indian tennis player Sania Mirza (who is also the wife of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik) while playing Tennis and hence her inners are visible.

The fact that out of a thousand pictures of one of India’s most celebrated players, he decided to use an offensive photo without her permission to gain attention is absolutely disgusting. Sharing such an offensive picture of anyone especially a woman is definitely unacceptable.

He shared the picture with the caption, “A girl told someone, MBSLBCI reminded her of, though she was very good at Tennis her father refused to permit her to play beyond a age because she will have to wear skirts ..The film is about exposing these regressive minds who use a girl’s sexuality against herself.”

Ram Gopal Verma really needs to respect an individual’s privacy, he’s getting thrashed on social media fo sharing a pic of Sania without her consent.

P.s. I’ve cropped the original post by RGV due to explicit content.

In the last week of 2013, an Indian film Dhoom 3 was released which made all time new records of revenue collection on Pakistani box office by earning about 230 million – 240 million rupees (23 crore – 24 crore). In December 2014 another Indian film PK is released in Pakistan and is attracting huge viewership across the provinces of Punjab, Sindh and Federal Capital Islamabad..

As per the distributor of the film, PK is on its way to reach the landmark of 150 million rupees in coming weeks on Pakistani box office.

Here is the report of English Daily Dawn regarding the overwhelming success of this film in Pakistan.

The world loved Aamir Khan as the smooth criminal on wheels (throwback: Dhoom 3) and loves him even more as the sceptical alien in PK.

Mammoth audiences in India and Pakistan have flocked to cinemas to watch the actor who has lived up to his reputation and success as an artiste who gives viewers plenty of food for thought.

After crossing INR300 crore in India, Rajkumar Hirani’s PK has triumphed in Pakistan, with rave reviews and repeat visits.

Speaking to Dawn about the success of PK which is expected to cross Rs15 crore in Pakistan, Manager Marketing from Distributor Club (PVT) Ltd, Hassaan Rizvi said, “The primary reasons for PK’s success are Rajkumar Hirani and Aamir Khan.”

“Perhaps another reason might be that the film has presented Pakistan in a positive light. Also, many people are coming because of word-of-mouth—for instance if one person watches the film, he is returning with two to three more people to view it again,” he added.

Cinema goers in Karachi are well-impressed with Aamir Khan’s loveable depiction of the unaware, inquisitive alien.

“I watched the film three times,” says one fan, Anum. “Firstly because it has Aamir Khan and secondly it addresses the theist question in such an effective manner. With religious extremism on the rise in both India and Pakistan, PK is an excellent film that deals with such pressing issues,” she says.

“PK is intelligent and funny. While people are calling it preachy, I’d beg to differ because I didn’t feel any imposition in the film. And yes I would see it again,” comments Qurat-ul-Ain.

Source: http://www.dawn.com/news/1155073/aamir-khans-pk-thrives-in-pakistan

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Anurag Kashyap is known for movies like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Bombay Velvet’ and many more. The ace director recently took to twitter to appreciate Asim Abbasi’s critically acclaimed feature film ‘Cake’.

He was all praises for Asim’s work and in utter awe of the entire cast. He penned,

“Asim Abbasi’s “Cake” is such a powerful film .. so happy that I am in a country and city that it was playing on screen. Went to see it because Aarti Bajaj edited it and read about it in Sight and Sound..but wow Asim Abbasi, @aaminasheikh @SanamSaeed_FP @adnanmalik .. just every1”

Asim Abbasi’s “Cake” is such a powerful film .. so happy that I am in a country and city that it was playing on screen. Went to see it because Aarti Bajaj edited it and read about it in Sight and Sound..but wow Asim Abbasi, @aaminasheikh @SanamSaeed_FP @adnanmalik .. just every1

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) May 13, 2018

For those of our readers who do not know Aarti Bajaj is Anurag Kashyap’s former spouse.

‘Cake’ has garnered innumerable praises so far. On the first weekend, multiplexes such as Nueplex, Cinepax and Atrium Cinemas in Karachi and Cineplex Centaurus in Islamabad had sold out shows for three consecutive days. Cake opened to a weekend business of Rs30 million from Pakistan and selected international territories too.

Asim and the team truly deserve every bit of this appreciation.

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From becoming the showstopper for India’s leading fashion designer to hosting the grandest IIFA Awards – Fawad Khan has done it all. Now, in an interview with Hindustan Times, Fawad Khan compared the Pakistani and Indian film industries, and said that the former needs time to grow.

“The Indian film industry has been around for more than a 100 years now. So, it has far more credibility than the Pakistani film industry, which has witnessed a demise of sorts over the last 30 years. Now, the Pakistani film industry is getting back on its feet.”

Fawad Khan strongly believes in cross-border exchange of talent. “The exchange of talent is increasing slowly. I would like an active exchange of movies too. We have been working on films and have been actively looking for talent from the Indian film industry to work with in Pakistani movies.”

“And it is not just me. Film-makers such as Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt, and actors such as Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, have all been trying to work across the border. It will take some time, and hopefully, I will be one of the first ones [to witness that change firsthand].”

Censor board has allowed the screening of Indian film Holiday in Pakistan which stars Akshay Kimar. But what is unusual about it in a country where Indian films are regularly screened in multiplexes across the country for past many years. Indian films attract large viewership and generate revenue and are considered necessary for the survival for cinema industry. Indian film celebrities are household names and indian music is also relayed from most of the FM radio channels throughout the day. Showbiz segment of news bulletin also gives generous coverage to each and every aspect of Indian celebrities. Majority of print media also overs Indian films in their showbiz section, while Indian celebrities are the preferred choice for advertisers due to their popularity among general public.

So what makes Holiday special, well it is the story of an Indian army officer. In the past censor board has not passed any Indian film based on Indian army or spy agent, or Pakistani army. Though Indian films discussing any thing other than Pakistan army are allowed screening. Like someone told that famous cricketer Shahid Afridi was discussed in a negative manner in a recently released Indian film Total Siyyapa. Indian film Holiday has received censor certificates from all three censor board based in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad after cutting few scenes. Screening of an Indian film based on Indian army shows signs of relaxation in censor regulations and also government has decided to relax its restrictive policy.

The film is released on Friday 6th June 2014 and is expected to generate substantial revenue as Akshay Kumar is widely popular in cine goers .Even though, Akshay’s last film Boss was a complete dud, it managed to generate considerable revenue for its Pakistani distributors.

Interestingly in Pakistan, there has been an undeclared restriction on making any film based on army. In past Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), an institution of army has refused any assistance for a project based on army. Portrayal of army officers has never been shown in any film. Waar was the first Pakistani film where ISPR has cooperated to make a film on terrorism.

Source: http://e.thenews.com.pk/lahore/6-6-2014/page24.asp

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The first edition of Indian Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA), which was supposed to take place from 7-13 May, has been cancelled.

Several Pakistani celebrities including Humayun Saeed, Imran Abbas, Hareem Farooq, Ali Azmat and former Pakistani Censor Board chief Fakhr Alam were supposed to attend the Indian Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA) in Australia.

Turns out that visiting Bollywood celebrities were reluctant over sharing the stage with artistes from Pakistan and Indian community in Australia was also against the participation of Pakistani film stars at the event. All in all, the event has been cancelled due to terror threats received over the participation of Pakistani celebrities.

Festival director Vvikas Paul says, “I have received threats from vested interest groups and was worried about the security of my celebrity guests, myself, sponsors and my team. So, we have decided to defer it.”

“We will hold the festival when relations between the two countries improve,” he added.

Lately, the rumors of Hania Aamir and Indian singer Badshah’s dating are doing rounds on social media. Hania Aamir has shared multiple pictures with Badshah on her official Instagram as well. She has also praised the singer Badshah in a recent podcast with Ahmed Ali Butt. Well, Hania Aamir and Badshah had multiple meetups in Dubai.

Lately, a famous Indian critic Kamaal R Khan, also popularly known as KRK, has posted a video on his YouTube channel in which he has given his two cents on Indian Singer Badshah’s alleged dating with Hania Aamir. KRK has also used derogatory words for Indian singer. He first compared him with an elephant and made fun of his weight. KRK also warned Hania Aamir. He said, “This singer is currently in love with a Pakistani actress Hania Aamir. He goes to Dubai to meet her, he also does chatting with Hania on Instagram and also talks on Facetime,not only this, he tells other people that he’s in contact with Hania”. Later on, he addressed Hania Aamir, “miss Hania Aamir, didn’t you get anyone in Pakistan? Your bad choice will hurt Pakistani boys as well”. Here is the link to the video:

Fans on Instagram are not liking KRK’s roasting and they are criticizing his derogatory way of talking. Fans are also saying that the bank balance of the person matters more than his looks. Others are criticizing Hania Aamir as well. They are also telling KRK to see himself before criticizing others. On the other hand, fans on YouTube are liking the roasting style of KRK. A Pakistani social media user wrote, “I am from Pakistan and I enjoyed your roasting, you are epic”. Fans liked his sarcastic laughter which he gave at the end of the video. Many fans also criticized Badshah. People are saying that KRK is good in humorous jibes and they have watched this video many times already. Mostly Pakistani fans were sending love to KRK:

Here are the pictures of Badshah and Hania together:

After Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Raees, its Nandita Das film Manto which is being effected by the India- Pakistan controversy. Nandita shared that she had to adjust the shoot plans of her film on the writer Manto, parts of which she had earlier planned to shoot in Lahore.

According to sources Nandita revealed, “We all know that Manto spent three-fourth of his life in India but had to leave Bombay, the city he loved, and spent only his last seven years in Lahore. So, to maintain authenticity, we did have plans to shoot in Lahore.”

She explained that things can get difficult while travelling to Pakistan, therefore she has decided to re-locate the Lahore shoots to Delhi.

She said “Considering the present situation between the two countries, we will need to shoot those portions somewhere in India. We are looking at several options. I have recently returned from a recce in Delhi.”

Saba Qamar has proved herself as one of the most talented actresses across the border. She was featured in a Bollywood film ‘Hindi Medium’ with Irfan Khan.

The story of the film revolves around on a couple’s struggle to get their daughter admitted to a prestigious English-medium school to rise in society.

The film became one of the top 20 highest-grossing Indian films of all time and earned a total of $45 million worldwide.

Due to the success of the film, another part ‘Angrezi Medium’ was released on 13th March 2020. However, due to Indo-Pak tension, Saba Qamar was replaced by Kareena Kapoor.

Recently, Saba Qamar went live on Instagram and had a chit chat session with her Indian fans and they kept on praising Saba for her work.

The Indian fans confessed that they didn’t like the second part of the film in which Kareena Kapoor replaced her.

The fans said, “My honest confession is part two didn’t run well and hardly anybody watched it. However, it was available on streaming platforms but there was no hype at all.”

Saba Qamar was smiling after listening to this but she quickly changed the topic and talked about her upcoming film ‘Kamli’.

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Ahad Raza Mir is the superstar of the younger generation.He became a household name after Yakeen Ka Safar and went on to give some really strong performances in Ye Dil Mera, Aangan and Hum Tum. The actor is working in Hollywood, starred in a Netflix series and he has also performed in Hamlet in Canada for which he received an award. Ahad Raza Mir is loved by millions and it was a special day for him and his fans as it was the star’s birthday.

Ahad has many fans in India as well as his dramas were watched by the Indian fans too. Indian fans came up with a beautiful gesture on their Ahad Bhaiyya’s birthday as they donated food in his name and also planted a grove from his side. Ahad’s fans also donated to different charities for the star. Here is what went down:

Check out the beautiful birthday wishes as well:

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Ahad was super grateful for this gesture:

Here is how the internet reacted to this:

Wahaj Ali is currently enjoying his huge success and stardom which came to him after his drama serial Tere Bin went insanely popular. Fans are literally going crazy over Wahaj Ali’s character Murtasim. Wahaj has also grabbed a substantial international fan following after Tere Bin. Well, his fans are quite vocal about their love for him and they also enjoy celebrating all of his achievements. Recently, Wahaj Ali has attained 3 Million Instagram followers. His big achievement was celebrated in India by the beautiful fans.

In India, students of a school celebrated 3 Million followers of Wahaj Ali. They brought posters of Wahaj and also cut the customized cake. They also shared pictures and videos on social media which were shared by Wahaj Ali. Have a look at Wahaj’s post:

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Wahaj Ali loved the sweetest gesture of his fans. He wrote, “This is the sweetest gesture of encouragement, I have ever received. As I am also unable to send any thank you gifts for you and these beautiful children, I pray from the bottom of my heart that God bless you all. Ameen”. His post was praised by Maya Ali as well. Here is his thanks note:

Wahaj Ali’s fans are extremely happy on achieving 3 Million Instagram followers. They are sending best wishes to the actor. Here are the comments shared by fans:

Hania Amir is an extremely popular Pakistani television and film actress who is loved by millions of fans across the world. Her innocent face and marvelous acting fetched her popularity and public praise. The recent popular project of the pretty actress is drama serial “Mere Humsafar”. The drama is breaking records of views and popularity. Her simple and innocent look from the drama is making waves on social media.

In the drama, Hania’s no makeup look attracted the fans. Hania has barely used any makeup base in the drama, she has just used natural shades and tints and she’s looking adorable as Hala.

Well, her look is being praised a lot by the fan girls. One of Hania’s fan from India recreated her Mere Humsafar’s no makeup look. Koyal Bhattacharjee recreated her look, she is an Indian influencer who took her beautiful transformation video to Instagram. She captioned the look as “Hania Aamir No Make Up Look”.

Koyal, first used moisturizer on her skin after which she used another cream and then she applied light base on the face and blended it. Koyal enhanced her eyebrows through light makeup and applied light tint on eyes, nose, chin and cheeks. She applied mascara on lashes, Koyal used very light natural shade lipstick which Hania used in drama. In the end, she applied silver highlighter on her face. Have a look at the video of Koyal.

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Public loved her transformation video and said that this drama is their favorite and this look is aced by her and she’s looking absolutely beautiful in no make up look of Hania.

Pakistani batter-wicket keeper Mohammad Rizwan has been in the limelight for winning hearts by playing a fabulous innings at the T20 World Cup semi-final in Dubai despite being ill. Prior to the match, there were reports circulating that Mohammad Rizwan and Shoaib Malik were both suffering from flu. However, it was later revealed that the wicketkeeper-batsman had been admitted to the ICU days before the game due to a lung problem and severe chest infection.

Rizwan’s recovery also left his doctor astonished who commended the batter’s indomitable spirit and courage as he battled a severe chest infection on an ICU bed. “Mujhe khelna hai. Team ke saath rehna hai, (I want to play and be with the team),” Rizwan said to his doctors despite being in the ICU.

“Rizwan had a strong desire to play for his nation in the crucial knockout match. He was strong, determined, and confident. I am astonished at the pace he had recovered,” Times of India quoted Specialist Pulmonologist at Medeor Hospital Dr Saheer Sainalabdeen as saying. The report stated that Rizwan had been suffering from intermittent fever, persistent cough, and chest tightness for 3-5 days before being hospitalised. Saheer said that the medical team immediately stabilised him and gave him symptomatic medications to ease his pain. “His pain at the time of admission was 10/10. So, we subjected him for a detailed evaluation to diagnose the condition.”

According to the doctor, recovery and gaining fitness before the match with the severity of Rizwan’s medical condition seemed unrealistic and anyone else would have taken around a week to recover in this condition. He further stated that it was Rizwan’s physical fitness and endurance level that helped him recover at this pace. After getting discharged from the hospital and declared fit, Rizwan gifted a signed jersey to Dr Sainalabdeen as he expressed gratitude towards the doctor and his team.

Post the Uri attacks, Pakistani cinema owners had decided to stop screening Bollywood films until tensions between the countries cool down. Though the political situations are no better but Pakistani cinema owners have lifted the self imposed ban on Bollywood films due to the loss faced.

Films like ‘Pink and Freaky Ali’ which were already screened in Pakistani before the ban, are screened again but the new Indian films might not release anytime soon. Earlier, there was news that new Bollywood films will release in Pakistan but the latest reports suggest, that Indian distributors are not willing to release their films in Pakistan at least till the things cool down.

Dawn revealed, that the owner of Cineplex at Centaurus, Nadeem Mandviwala said, “Forces, which created the situation, are still trying to create hurdles. Currently those hurdles are from Indian side and once they will be removed we will know if there are hurdles from Pakistani side or not. So far we have not faced any pressure from the Pakistani side.”

“Once Indian distributors agree to sell movies, we will have to get a no objection certificate (NOC) from the government. If the NOC is issued the movies will have to be cleared by Pakistan Censor Board. After that we will be in a position to say that new movies can be screened in Pakistan,” he concluded.

News about our government rejecting the NOC for Amir Khan’s upcoming film Dangal was doing rounds but the producer of the film Siddharth Roy Kapoor cleared the air.

He stated, “It is an encouraging move that they are allowing Bollywood films. And I hope over time, the two countries sort the issues that they have with each other.”

When asked if Dangal will be releasing in Pakistan, he said, “We are not going to be releasing Dangal in Pakistan. This is a call we had taken a few weeks ago, and we are sticking with that decision.”

A source in Geo revealed that the NOC for Dangal was never applied. The source also revealed that it is the Indian distributors who are reluctant to release new films in Pakistan.

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The most anticipated film of Pakistan “The Legend of Maula Jatt” will mark the comeback of two big names to the film industry, Fawad Khan after his stint in Khuda Ke Liye back in 2007 and Bilal Lashari in the director’s chair after his classic Waar that changed the face of Pakistani Cinema. The first trailer of the movie has come out yesterday and people are floored.

It is safe to say that The Legend of Maula Jatt is Pakistan’s Gladiator. The trailer is made the audience even more crazy with the intensity of the new Maula Jatt as well as the evil of the new Noori Natt. Fawad Khan enjoys a lot of friendships in Bollywood as well as a huge fan base in India. Naturally, the trailer was viewed in India too and they have fallen in love with it too. Acclaimed director Anurag Kashyap enjoyed the trailer and tweeted about it:

One of the biggest Indian producers and directors, Karan Johar who also happens to be a very good fried of Fawad also fell in love with the trailer and extended his best wishes for the success of the film:

The Legend of Maula Jatt has already started enjoying the legendary status. Let’s wait and see how people are goung to take t once it comes on screen at Eid ul Fitr!

What’s Love Got to Do with It? Is a romantic comedy movie which has been making waves currently because of its expected release on different parts of the world. The movie is produced and written by Jemima Goldsmith and it has been directed by Indian director Shekar Kapoor. It has an ensemble cast which includes Lily James as Zoe, Shazad Latif as Kazim, Shabana Azmi as Aisha Khan, Emma Thompson as Cath, Sajal Aly as Zoya, Oliver Chris, Asim Chaudhry and Rahat Fateh Ali.

Recently the director of the film Shekar Kapoor praised Sajal Aly and revealed the reason for choosing her in What’s Love Got to Do with It?. He gave interview to journalist Sadiq Saleem, Shekar Kapoor said, “Sajal Aly was recommended then she sent her auditions, Sajal Aly’s eyes have innocence and depth in it, she’s obviously very beautiful, whenever she comes on screen we hear and see her, she’s beautiful and her performance has pain and strength. I said to her, ‘one of things we want from you is don’t portray yourself as weak, show yourself strong, you are gentle and you are shy, show that you have strength and if you will watch the film you could easily find that”. Here is the link to Sadiq’s video:

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Maryam Nawaz’s gorgeous looks on her son Junaid Safdar’s wedding went popular because of her elegance and beauty. Maryam Nawaz wore all the ace designers including Nomi Ansari, Saira Shakira, Elan and Abhinav Mishra, Abhinav is the designer who is from India.

Lately, the Indian designer Abhinav Mishra’s voice note has come to the light where he talked about Maryam Nawaz’s dress which he designed for her. Abhinav said that Maryam Nawaz’s team approaches his team for the dress and did all the research on its own. He said that they remained in contact with the team.

He said that so far they are having a great response after Maryam Nawaz wore it. He said that Maryam was looking elegantly gorgeous in the dress, he said that it is an amazing thing. Talking about the price of lehnga the designer said that it was not so much expensive the price was already on website. The dress was worth 168000 INR as per shown on the website of the designer.

It is to be remembered that last year Abhinav Mishra did a campaign with young Pakistani models and did a wedding photoshoot which went viral. The designer also admitted that the shoot was helpful in this regard, because Maryam’s team noticed him after they got their shoot done in Pakistan.

Pakistan and India are two cricket loving nations and cricket has always been a uniting factor, it has helped in bringing the people of Pakistan and India closer. Well, the two countries love each others sports stars as well and always appreciate players and their game. Pakistanis love a few Indian cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag, Dhooni & Virat Kohli. Likewise, Indians love Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Babar Azam & Naseem Shah. Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag has recently opened up about his experience of staying in Pakistan. He praised Pakistani hospitality generously.

Talking about it, Indian ace batsman Virender Sehwag said, “My Wedding was planned right after our Pakistan tour, when I was getting back to India from Lahore, I needed a few ladies shoes and clothes. Well, I went to the market along with the security, no shopkeeper was ready to take money from me, the shopkeepers said to me, ‘you are our guest, how can we take money from you?’, I said to them, ‘its not about one or two items, I need 30 to 35 items but they still didn’t take money from me” Have a look at the video:

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Special Assistant of Broadcasting to Prime Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said to ban all indian content on tv and the previous ban is going to be continued permanently. She said this way we are being able to stand in solidarity with kashmiri people. She also said we will make sure to see all the programming containing indian culture to be banned and public is nothing but happy, some are saying that the ban should be permanent and the songs and Indian youtubers too need to be banned as they are earning through Pakistan and then they name call Pakistan badly.
Its high time the public is ready to value everything that belongs to us we love our industry, our drama industry is massive which produces hundreds of top class dramas in just the period of 3 months and it has largely grabbed international audiences. It’s time to raise the bar up, its time to rise and shine its time to kick indian content out. Public is happy and giving suggestions on banning every type of content.

Aashiqui was a big movie from Bollywood that managed to reach a cult classic status due to its beautiful music. The film starred Rahul Roy and Annu Aggarwal in the lead and the music was composed by famous Indian composer duo Nadeem-Sharavan. Those songs are still hummed all over South Asia and the music is surely evergreen.

Another famous composer from Bollywood Lalit Pandit of the duo Jatin-Lalit recently gave an interview to Bollywood Hungama. The composer has been the name behind many big Bollywood hits including the music for Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayeinge. He talked about the music culture of Bollywood, how remaining true to their beats was important for him and how Aashqui’s composers Nadeem-Sharavan used to copy Pakistani music.

He further revealed that Nadeem and Sharavan used to go to Dubai where they would get Pakistani cassettes and then reproduce that Pakistani music as their own songs. He said that this was known by the whole industry and this is what happened with Aashiqui’s music as well.

Here is what Lalit Pandit revealed:

India might be considered ahead than us in a lot of things when the Entertainment Industry of both the countries are compared but according to Raghav Sacha Pakistani Music is much better than India’s. Sacha told a foreign news agency,

Pakistan comprises a mammoth independent music segment and its musicians are much more evolved as there is lesser ‘bastardisation’ of a musician in the neighbouring country as compared to Bollywood.

Raghav has spent 15 years of his life as a music composer, composing for Bollywood hits like Rustam, Kabul Express and One Two Three. In addition to these, he has also worked on several independent projects.

He also praised the segregation of different music genres in Pakistan.

They (Pakistan) have a very big independent segment. There is Sufi, rock and more. They attempt songs and give them a different light because there is lesser ‘bastardisation’ of a musician.

He also mentioned the problems with Bollywood music:

In Bollywood, what happens is that you are making a song for a film which is directed by a person. Even the director is probably not much involved in music making. It’s basically the producer who is putting in the money and then the label. So, by the time the music is made by the music director to the release time, there are multiple changes made to the song and it ends up losing soul because too many cooks spoil the broth.

He further said that if the Coke Studio of Pakistan and India are compared, the vast difference in the quality of the product is very visible. He believes that the reason for this is that independent music is given a lot of importance in Pakistan.

The Cinema Owners and Exhibitors Association of India (COEAI) on Friday announced that movies featuring Pakistani actors won’t be screened in single screen theaters in Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat.

The decision comes ahead of the scheduled release of Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, which stars Pakistani actor Fawad Khan. While it was slated to hit the screens on October 28, the COEAI decision has cast doubts if it will see the light of the day any time soon in western India.

COEAI President Nitin Datar told IANS : “We have nothing against Karan Johar. It’s just that we won’t allow the release of any film which will have Pakistani actors or technicians in it.”

The COEAI has over 400 members. “We have collectively taken this decision that we won’t showcase such films in our single screens. As of now, we will be following this decision in Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat,” Datar added.

The decision comes amid India-Pakistan tensions. “We can’t say we are banning these films. It’s just that we are suspending all these films,” said Datar.

“In future, if our (India’s) relationship with Pakistan gets better, we will work towards it. But looking at the current scenario, we have to take this decision,” he added.

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena had earlier warned Pakistani actors to quit India and said it would not let movies — including Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Raees — to release.

Following that, the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association had passed a resolution to disallow Pakistani artistes from working in Indian films.

In response, Pakistani exhibitors had reportedly decided not to screen Indian films in their cinemas.

Acknowledgement: Whole content is borrowed from Express Tribune

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/1198887/adhm-trouble-indian-cinema-owners-officially-boycott-films-pakistani-actors/

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We all know that Zindagi Gulzar Hai was a mega hit Pakistani serial of Hum Television Network, the drama serial Zindagi Gulzar Hai was penned down by ace writer Umera Ahmad and it was directed & Produced by Sultana Siddiqui.

The drama became talk of the town right after its airing on Hum television network, back in 2012. The drama was also aired in India after its tremendous success in Pakistan.

It was televised on the Channel Zee Zindagi, which was specifically launched in India for Pakistani dramas. Later on, the bans and the differences thwarted all the efforts and the cultural exchange between the two countries ended.

Now the drama is again airing on Zee TV in India on the huge public demand, the fans are excited about its airing on Zee TV.

The drama already had a huge fan base in India. Alia Bhatt admitted in an interview that she took inspiration from Kashaf’s role for her character in Raazi.

Indian Movies and the stars are not only popular within the country but also enjoy generating considerable revenue from its most controversial neighbor, Pakistan. Taking a closer look to the all times, Pakistan has always provided a huge market for the Bollywood movies and it seems that the Indian Celebrities are now all ready to thank the Pakistani audience .

At a time when Shiv Sena is dead against Pakistani artists working in India there are Indian celebrities who want to see these artists working in India. Famous directors and actors spoke up against Shiv Sena’s latest threats to Pakistani artists.

Mahesh Bhatt has been encouraging Pakistani talent to work in India for a very long time now. He is the one who invited Mohsin Khan to work in India but even then he was forced to leave the country because of his nationality. Talking about this latest step by Shiv Sena Mahesh Bhatt said,

“If Fawad Khan is in the country, it is because the people of India have loved him. If Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Atif Aslam are big draws in the country, it is because they are a hit with the citizens in the country, which is why they are a part of the popular mainstream culture today. I have dared to bring talent from across the border because we as an industry only look inwards.”

He also said,

“When I made the film Saathi (which released in 1991), Pakistani cricketer-turned-actor Mohsin Khan was a part of the movie, but he was asked to leave because of his nationality. Haven’t we moved an inch since then? Are we stuck in history? I think we as an industry must search for answers.”

Bhatt told IANS in an interview,

Shyam Benegal, the filmmaker also spoke against this move by Shiv Sena. He said,

“We have diplomatic relations with the country and we are not at war with them. We are a cultured nation and we can’t be reducing ourselves to play the game of tit for tat. They are not doing it in a rational sense, is it a mere political advantage (that they are vying for)?”

Karan Anshuman who is a director and a film critic also did not agree with what Shiv Sena is attempting to do. He said,

“I disagree with the Shiv Sena. What sort of picture are they trying to portray? On one hand, we have the film fraternity culminating the message of peace with films like Bajrangi Bhaijaan and on the other hand we have parties like these who will go down to any extent to stay relevant. ”

Saif Ali Khan whose films were recently banned in Pakistan because of his objectionable statements against Pakistani also does not support Shiv Sena. While talking to the media he said,

“I remember the time when I said that I was disappointed in Pakistan and everyone lost their s***, and here they are throwing ink all over the place.”

He asked Shiv Sena to,

“rein it in or else Pakistan will ban more of our movies. For the love of Bollywood, stop before it’s too late!”

Umer Sharif is one of Pakistan’s best-known comedians. When it comes to humor, Umer Sharif has no comparison. He is one of the most successful comedians of the sub-continent. He started his career as a stage actor and has starred in many popular comedy shows such as Bakra Qistoon Pay and Buddha Ghar Pe Hai. Many people have termed him as the ‘King of Comedy’ in South Asia.

For the past few days, there has been a lot of hassle on the internet. Umer Sharif got admitted to the hospital in serious condition. He also demanded some medical aid from the government so that he could fly abroad. Our celebrities have also appealed to the government to pay heed to Umer Sharif’s request.

Not only Pakistani, but Indian artists are also sending prayers for the recovery of Umer Sharif. Daler Mehndi who is considered to be the king of Punjabi pop and Bhangra in a video message sent prayers for Umer Sharif and also requested Imran Khan to help Umer Sharif.

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Johnny Lever who is a world-class comedian of B-Town in a video message sent prayers for Umer Sharif and also paid tribute to him.

Pakistani dramas are very popular and the enormity of the dramas are increasing day by day after the world has got global through the digital media. The YouTube is so far acting as the major source of dissemination of the creative content across the world. This digitalization has brought international celebrities closer too. The recognition of actors has also gotten immensely increased.

Recently, in a positive occurance on Twitter, the Indian Media critic and Entertainment reporter Salil Arun Kumar Sand took his praise for the popular drama Pyar Ke Sadqay to Twitter and claimed that the drama is a poetry in motion, he further praised by saying, “Bilal Abbas & Yumna Zaidi Take a Bow”. He praised Srha Asghar and said that she is such a star.

To his Tweet, the very famous Indian Television actor Helly Shah also took her praise on the record. She said, “loved every bit of the show”

Well, the drama got immense popularity in Pakistan which was a Hum Television production, it had superstars like Yumna and Bilal followed by the stellar star cast.Previously, Ammy Virk & Aly Goni praised Mere Paas Tum Ho and Laal Ishq.

The grand wedding events of Mukesh Ambani’s son are making headlines on the social media. Anant Ambani’s wedding is a huge star-studded affair. The Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani invited all the important international and national digniteries in his son’s wedding functions which are currently going on in Mumbai. Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani got married to Viren Merchant’s daughter, Radhika Merchant on 13th July. The couple was looking stunning at their main wedding events.

All the Indian celebrities were super excited for the main wedding events. They chose the best outfits of the top designers for the special events.

Many Indian celebrities one again chose Pakistani designers’ outfits. The famous celebrities including Hardik Pandya, AP Dhillon, Sara Ali Khan and Jey Shetty’s wife were spotted wearing Pakistan’s top designers including Faraz Manan, Iqbal Hussain and Mohsin Naveed Ranjha.

Sara Ali Khan In Iqbal Hussain outfits

Hardik Pandya in Faraz Mannan outfit

Kiara Advani In Faraz Mannan Outfit

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Jey Shetty’s Wife in Mohsin Naveed Ranjha outfit

Today Pakistan’s legendary actor and host Umer Sharif passed away. He was suffering from heart disease. Umer Sharif was supposed to undergo the surgery in USA because it wasn’t possible in Pakistan. He was admitted in a hospital in Germany where he breathed his last. Despite the deteriorating health of the legend, the family and fans have put all the efforts through their prayers but unfortunately the prayers and devotion could not save him.

Many Indian celebrities including Kapil Sharma, Johhny Lever and Jeevehshu Alhuwalia extended their deep condolences on the sad demise of actor. Kapil Sharma while tweeting said,”Alvida legend 🙏may your soul Rest In Peace 🙏🙏🙏 #UmerShareef”

Jeeveshu Ahluwalia said, “Umar Sharif the comedian who single handedly had put the subcontinent on the world map with his impeccable timing, absolute wit and rockstar performance. Sir it is a loss for all of us to miss meeting you in person and learn, some other life we will. RIP #umarsharif”

Johnny Lever said that it is a huge and irreplaceable loss, he said that he was a great extempore artist with his unique one-liners. He said that a lot of times he asked about this talent of him but Umer used to say that he’s also unaware of this gift. Here is a link to video.

Veteran Indian actor Anupam Kher also extended his deep condolences while remembering his meeting with Umer Sharif in London, he said that he used to meet with excitement and love.

Have a look at his words.

Dalair Mehdi , Javed Jaffery, Bombay Times and International journalist and Influencer Jeremy Mclellan also extended their deep condolences. Here are the screenshots and link.

Renowned singer @dalermehndi offer condolences on the death of legendary Pakistani comedian #UmerSharif.

While thanking @ImranKhanPTI for his help, Daler said, "Main Imran Bhaji ka Shukarguzar hun ki uunhonay bahut koshish ki."

Umer Sharif passed away in Germany today. pic.twitter.com/mJxE3hLwmN

— Ravinder Singh Robin ਰਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ راویندرسنگھ روبن (@rsrobin1) October 2, 2021

Indian Television actors Aly Goni and Gaurav Chopra also paid homage to great artist Umer Sharif.

The brutal killings of children and their teachers have not only shocked and disturbed people in Pakistan but people all around the world are condemning this gruesome act. Indian celebrities expressed their grief over Peshawar killings by tweeting their views on the tragic incident.

Here are the tweets of Indian celebrities which show how they felt about this tragedy:

Who says Indians and Pakistanis need to be enemies? Arch nemesis of one another? The two countries separated nearly 70 years ago. Both the countries took different directions since then. So why the bad blood?

An Indian acapella band proved that both countries can be friends if they want to be. The acapella band sang Pakistan’s national anthem and dedicated it to Pakistan as a gift for its 70th Birthday. Isn’t that a heartwarming gesture?

The video begins with a heart-felt message reading, ‘This is our way of wishing you, Happy Birthday Pakistan.’

The efforts of this Indian band is being appreciated greatly by Pakistanis on social media but let’s be honest, that was to be expected. However, now a lot of people are stating that the version that the Indian band has made is better than Coke Studio’s rendition!

Have a listen to what our Indian friends came up with:

Now, give a listen to the Coke Studio version:

Regardless of which one you prefer, we appreciate both their efforts!