Popular Cafe Aylanto in Gulberg, Lahore has been sealed after a raid where numerous bottles of Alcohol were recovered. The police raided the cafe where these alcohol bottles were being served in a regular manner . The police also seized all the bottles they also captured the video of the owners. The local Cafe visitors are saying that it is a normal routine it seems this time they didn’t bribe the police.
People are taking a jab at a system that these things often happen but actions are not always taken.
But we are happy that proper action has been taken in this regard and police have updated all about it which means they were strictly ordered to do such raids and confiscate Alcohol and other stuff that is related to any kind of addiction and has injurious effects.
There is good news for Aiman’s fans who were desperately waiting for her picture with her little angle.
Muneeb and Aiman were blessed with a baby girl on the 30th of August. Muneeb shared the happy news with all of his fans and ever since we all have been waiting for her picture.
Aiman recently shared her picture with her baby doll on her social media account for her fans. She wants them to be a part of her happiness. Aiman and Amal are perfectly fine and enjoying their new phase of life.
May she live a healthy and blessed life! Now we are waiting for Amal’s pictures. Check out Aiman’s recent post.
The Bollywood actress, Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram to praise Indian Air Force for the claimed attack in Pakistan.
Many people called her out for promoting war after being the Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF. Pakistani celebrities stood against her and one of them was Armeena khan. She tweeted:
WHAT?!!! But aren’t you supposed to be a Good Will ambassador for @UNICEF? Screen shot this everyone and next time she speaks up for peace and goodwill. Let’s remind her of this hypocrisy. https://t.co/Jew88bMtYv
“It is easy to advocate peace whilst the sun shines. When the storm rages, it is then your character, principles & values are tested. Will you turn your face into the wind and stand by what is right or will history find you wanting?” – Me #peace#saynotowar ❤️🤘🏻
Recently, Armeena posted on her Instagram story that her account might get banned. Her account has already been shadow-banned and her some of the content has been taken down.
Lets have a look at her statement:
This is an alarming situation. In this modern world, where is freedom of speech? Is this how you stop people from sharing their opinion?
This act of Instagram shows there is no freedom of speech and speaking against the war will get you banned.
Armeena has made us proud by calling out such war mongers. You go, girl!
Amir liaqat has said that our Actors may also participate in the war of words with Indian Actors only if they have certainty and assurance that they are not going to be casted in Raees 2.
He said we will do this thing like war of words with Indians because we don’t have to do anything in India , we are poor people and are here to fight for the right and for Pakistan.
He had replied to Rishi Kapoor too in past in 2017 during champions trophy .
He said adnan sami has to prove himself a loyal Indian and for that he speaks hateful words for Pakistan because his survival is difficult otherwise. He said Adnan Sami is selling his hate for Pakistan in India as it is bought there,he is cashing his hate for Pakistan. Amir liaqat has said he is a traitor.
Amir Liaqat has also said that, ” despite our differences with Adnan Sami Khan we love Azaan Sami khan and he said himself a Pakistani so we hug him on this declaration. He is Pakistani and we respect him.
ہمارے بعض فنکار بھی یقیناً بھارتی فنکاروں کی طرح اپنے وطن کے حقُ میں لفظی جنگ میں حصہ لے سکتے ہیں مگر انہیں یہ یقین ہونا جاہئے کہ انہیں بھارتی فلم میں کام نہیں ملے گا، رئیس کے بعد رئیس ۲ تو نہیں آرہی! تب کہیں جاکر یہ ممکن ہے #AamirLiaquat@AlhUpdatespic.twitter.com/oDG0zSQUPi
اذان #AzanSamiKhan پاکستان کا بیٹا ہے، نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم نے حضرت عکرمہ بن ابوجہل کے لیے فرمادیا تھا جو اب ایک فیصلہ ہے کہ “جو کفر پہ رہتا ہوا مرجائے اور اس کی اولاد اسلام قبول کرلے تو اس کے باپ کا(بحشیت والد) طعنہ اولاد کو نہ دیا جائے “#AamirLiaquatpic.twitter.com/3P9pYP078n
Azfar Rehman recently appeared in Ahsan Khan’s show Bol Nights along with Sadaf Kanwal. On a question related to Award shows Ahsan Khan Asked, “do awards really matter or change the game of actor?”. Azfar said, “to me, awards really do not matter as I have always been nominated for my hit dramas like I was nominated for Nazar e bad but I didn’t go to Toronto and in LSA 2019 I was supposed to do hosting alongside Mehwish Hayat but on the last moment I refused.
He said that ” I am a party person, I would rather go to a friend’s party comfortably instead of attending award show sitting in a stiff manner and asking the one closest buddies Hey what’s up? In a pretentious tone. He said knowing the reality of those people in real, I can’t sit in pretense in such shows as I am who I am.
He said most of the people are fake in such shows whereas in reality they just say to others like
“Oye chaey laao ” and in formal gatherings, they are simply different people.
He elaborated the whole award shows in a comic way and Ahsan was laughing hard at his satire, also once in same show Faysal Quraishi has opened up about hypocrisy of award shows where ” fresh of the boats ” sit in front rows and the veteran and senior actors sit in third and fourth row. He said I and Humayun have sat at the back.
So yes, we agree that nowadays awards are hyped and overrated but it is actually the talent that breaks all the ratings and Azfar’s Aatish proved to be hit.
Former leg-spin maestro Abdul Qadir Khan died of cardiac arrest at the age of 63 in Lahore. Khan’s son confirmed the demise of the ironic cricketer on Friday. He was shifted to Services Hospital after a heart attack but he couldn’t survive.
Abdul Qadir worked with Pakistan cricket in several capacities. After his cricket career was over, he started running a private cricket academy just outside Gaddafi Stadium.
Pakistan Cricket Board is shocked at the news of Abdul Qadir passing away. PCB and other Pakistani cricketers offered their deepest condolences to his family.
Fahad Mustafa is now a household name not only because he is a superb actor but also because of the game show he hosts. Fahad Mustafa’s production house Big Bang Entertainment has also gained popularity among the masses. It isn’t very often that Fahad Mustafa gives interviews therefore watching him have an honest conversation with Shaista Lodhi was definitely something which the viewers enjoyed.
Fahad Mustafa made it clear that he only goes to talk shows of people who are close to him. Otherwise, he does not charge for coming on shows. Among other things, Fahad Mustafa also talked about his changed body image, the transformation and how he did it.
Shaista Lodhi is also a plastic surgeon who shared with Fahad Mustafa that on regular basis, clients come to her and ask her to do something so dramatic which would make them change like Fahad Mustafa did. Basically, she said that these clients are sure that Fahad Mustafa got plastic surgeries done.
Fahad Mustafa was not surprised to hear this since this is something he hears all the time. He pulled his cheeks and lightly hit them to show that he had no Botox or fillers. Fahad Mustafa made it clear that he had worked hard to transform himself. He said that even though he hated going to the gym but he went to the gym regularly and made sure he had a healthy diet because that was a basic requirement of his job.
Fahad Mustafa gave a clear-cut answer to all such people and advised them to follow a more healthy lifestyle instead of looking for shortcuts.
The funeral prayers of renowned TV actor Abid Ali were offered in Karachi’s Bahria Town on Friday.
The veteran TV artist was suffering from a liver ailment and undergoing treatment for it. He passed away late on Thursday.
Faysal Quraishi ,Fahad Mustafa ,Tanveer Jamal ,Sohail Asghar ,Adnan Jillani,Ajab Gul,Noor ul hassan, Irfan motiwala and Qavi Khan attended his funeral prayers only, these were only a few names who attended funeral besides a long list of prominent actors ,the industry is having.
Besides a lot of condolences and heartfelt prayers from this colorful show biz fraternity, not more than ten actors have attended Abid Ali ‘s funeral. There were only a few people in his funeral. It is so sad that such a big actor, such a senior person who has actually worked with almost all of the people from industry but his funeral wasn’t even attended by any of those very new superstars. They just spoke words the internet was buzzing last night with condolences and tributes.
It is indeed a very selfish thing , do artist need an invite for funerals it is strange thing. If he would have been disassociated with acting and fraternity, it was acceptable to see no one there but he was working with almost all of the current actors who posted their pictures along with Abid Ali with long notes of tribute and homage but couldn’t make it to the funeral prayers.
Such things depict an ugly picture of society where we just speak words and practically we do nothing .
May Allah bless Sir Abid Ali with eternal peace there.
Rahma Ali has removed her video where she accused her step mother of hiding Abid Ali’s body.
Abid Ali’s daughter recently posted a video in which she was crying. She accused Abid’s second wife of hiding his body from his family. Rahma took to Instagram to show her anger over this.
According to Rahma, Abid Ali’s second wife left the hospital without informing her and rest of the family. Rahma accused that Rabia, her step mother, is not allowing them to enter the house.
The latest update is that the video has been taken down because people started commenting ridiculous things.
She wrote:
“We’ve temporarily hidden the post because of the ridiculous things people started saying in the comments. Shame on them.”
It seems like the conflict between both the parties might have ended. More details will be out soon.
I want to congratulate Hamza Ali Abbasi. He recently got married and I really appreciated the way they had arranged the wedding decently. It was decent yet very elegant wedding. He said that it is a lesson for those who love to flaunt money on big fat weddings or destination weddings. He said that again it is their choice but we need to think that try to be simple which is good. He said that it seems good that such big famous people opt for simple and decent weddings.
He said that everyone should think about such weddings and we think that he is giving message to showbiz people who have done lavish weddings having 10 to 12 functions.
Also he said that if one can spend it’s your wish do that but do not flaunt because not all are privileged so we should be simple.
Mahira and Fawad are going to share screen together in a Pakistani movie.
Pakistani cinema is rising again. Many good movies have been produced and many are in making. Apart from usual romantic movies, animated films and many other movies were also produced. Due to ban on Indian films, Pakistani cinema is going through tough time but Pakistani movies are filling this gap and earning quite good on box office.
Fawad and Mahira duo is loved and appreciated by all. Their dialogues, chemistry and timing in Humsafar was loved by everyone. They share a good friendship bond as well.
Everyone’s favourite Mahira Khan and handsome hunk Fawad Khan have signed a film together. They are going to share screen together in The Legend Of Maula Jutt. This is not the only news we wanted to share but there’s a lot more. This beautiful duo will also be sharing screen in another new project and the film is written by Fawad Khan.
The news is not confirmed yet but it was reported by Entertainment Pakistan for the first time, we will update you with the confirmed news soon.
Are you excited to see them together? let us know in the comments section.
To mark Defense day and remember the shaheeds, former cricketer Shahid Afridi visited PAF’s fighter pilot Shaheed Marium Mukhtar’s house.
Shahid Afridi shared his picture with Marium’s family and said that it was an amazing experience to hear about her bravery and courage. She will always be remembered.
Marium Mukhtar was born in 1992 in Karachi. Her father was a retired colonel of the Pakistan army and inspired her to join the armed forces. Marium graduated as a fighter pilot in 2007 with seven other female Pakistanis. She was on her routine training flight when her jet developed a fault and crashed on November 24,2015.
The government of Pakistan honoured Marium with the Tamgha-e-Basalat.
Much respect for Shahid Afridi and Shaheed Marium Mukhtar.
Ghana Ali is one of those actress who has got good fashion sense in industry. She is an actress with cute face. She joined showbiz in 2015. She has appeared as lead actress and supporting actress as well. Though, she has done few dramas but has made her place in short span of time.
She also faced backlash for normalizing cosmetic surgery and weight loss pills. She got her nose job done because it didn’t go along with her face well. She also took weight loss pills, some of them worked for her some didn’t. Her statements went viral and people bashed her for giving wrong ideas to girls.
She made her film debut in Rangreza. Her latest pictures in different outfits are pretty good.
Let’s have a look at her different looks in super cute clothes:
Shaista Lodhi and Sanam Jung both have hosted morning shows but after doing so for many years, they have finally decided to move in a different direction. Currently, Sanam Jung is focusing more on acting and Shaista Lodhi is hosting her on show on YouTube. Shaista Lodhi keeps on inviting different celebrities both old and new to her show and the show is usually insightful as well as entertaining.
Shaista Lodhi invited Sanam Jung to her show and that’s when they started talking about morning shows. While they discussed the ‘challenges’ and the ‘pressures’, they also made fun of how they were asked to do things which made very little sense but got the required ratings. They mocked the content of the morning shows they had hosted and also mentioned how all the people running these shows had the same mentality.
They also talked about how they were ask to copy each others ideas. Both of them shared that whenever someone’s show was a hit, they were asked to copy it.
Morning shows have come under criticism a lot especially in the last few years because of the content they cover. It was therefore interesting to see what Sanam Jung and Shaista Lodhi had to reveal about how these morning shows work. It is after all, all about the ratings and not about quality. Sanam Jung and Shaista Lodhi’s conversation shows how most of the time it was not easy for them to do shows on the most silly topics which did not require so much screen time. These two hosts also made fun of the ridiculous expectations of the people running these shows but also shared that they had no choice but to do exactly what they were asked to do.
Nida Yasir has paid tribute to Legendary Actor Abid Ali in her show, she said that ” Today our great actor our legendary actor, who will remain alive in our hearts through his work, has passed away. He was kind and loving. He has left us.
May Allah give patience to his family, he has got two families and they are facing issues and I pray both families sort issues in this difficult time and participate peacefully in burial. Support his family, don’t blame his family on uploading video because it is done out of emotions and fear and love of their father. Pray for his family if you love him. Don’t try to bash the family who is in difficult times because you cannot be in their shoes, you can only imagine hard times of others when you go through those hardships yourself, try to respect human emotions.
Well, Nida has given a great message to all she has given the message to those people who are blaming Abid Ali ‘s daughter on making video about attending Funeral of her father, how sad is the fact that people are bashing her.
Please act wisely and love his family if you love him.
Yasir Hussain and Iqra Aziz have always been the talk of the town. People are spying on them ever since they got engaged.
Yasir and Iqra spend most of their time together having fun and enjoying the moment but people criticize them. They believe that they should get married because this type of attitude is not acceptable by our religion.
Moreover, Yasir Hussain posted their pictures on Instagram with Mickey Mouse filter today. People started criticizing them that they should have some sham. It’s Moharram, the first Islamic month and Abid Ali, the legend of the Pakistan industry passed away. Instead of showing some respect, they posted their cartoon pictures.
Pakistani celebrities are coming out to seek justice for Salahuddin. He was caught stealing cards from ATM machine and making faces at CCTV camera. Later, he was caught by police and in police custody he was badly tortured due to which he died. This news shocked everyone. People are going crazy over this, they cannot believe that police tortured him to death.
#IamSalahuddin is trending on Twitter. Our celebrities are standing up for him.
Armeena Khan compares Salahuddin with Bhola due to his mental illness.
Hamza Ali Abbasi believes a country cannot prosper without justice.
When small time thieves die in jails because they r poor while big time thieves enjoy five star facilities in jails bcz they r rich/powerful, how can u expect our country to prosper? Without justice, no country can prosper no matter what the economic policies… Its Allah's law. pic.twitter.com/Cxz22U6VQ4
Waqar Zaka also came forward to support Salahuddin.
As police will never going to stop killing people like #Salahuddin . How about we request Police to use the same method on the Politican, who are involved in stealing money, noone will punish the Police, so let’s use their skills, Nominate kis Politican k sath Aesa Hona chahiye
Twitteratis are posting photos in the same pose which Salahuddin did in CCTV camera. They are calling out Punjab government to take strict action against it.
The POLICE TORTURE MUST END. Imran Khan must end his talk talk strategy and action must start. Do Nahi Aik Pakistan is still a dream. #IamSalahuddinpic.twitter.com/fVjEYmjQbd
FIR has been registered against police officials. Murder case registered against 3 officials including SHO. DSP and all 3 policemen have also been suspended. Post-mortem report awaited.
Abid Ali was a legend and an asset for our country having vast experience of working in different mediums of acting theater, film and television. Abid Ali played many memorable roles and directed/produced quite a few quality dramas in a career spanning over four decades.
Here is everything you need to know about Abid Ali and his family.
Abid Ali
Abid Ali was born and raised in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province but he got fame from dramas of PTV Lahore centre. Abid Ali started his career from Quetta Radio in early 1970’s, which was the sole media opportunity in then small town of Quetta. Pakistan television Quetta center was inaugurated in 1974, but before that Abid had migrated to Lahore which was considered the cultural center of Pakistan. Abid Ali’s first famous play was Jhok Sayal in 1973-74 from PTV Lahore centre. In Jhok Sayal Abid Ali was paired with Humaira Chaudhry. Humaira Chaudhry was a new face at that time, who also provided vocals for few songs in films of that era.
After Jhok Sayal, Abid starred in numerous mega serials of PTV Lahore center like Waaris (1978-79), Hazaron Rastay (1985-86), Piyaas (1987), Suraj Kay Saath Saath (1987), Khawahish (1990) and many others. Abid Ali also worked in many films in supporting and side roles throughout 1980’s and 1990’s.
In 1989, television entered a new era when first private terrestrial channel NTM (Network Television Marketing) was launched thus ending monopoly of PTV over television transmission. NTM encouraged many independent producers to make dramas which introduced television audience to new subjects which otherwise were restricted on PTV. Abid Ali is a prominent name, who invested in infant private drama productions to strengthen its future. Abid Ali produced many successful dramas like Dooriyan(1991), Dasht(1994), Doosra Aasman (1997),Pinjra (1999), Hawa Pe Raqs (2002) most of which were successful.
Abid Ali experimented with new subjects and ideas in all these dramas. Dooriyan was based on a novel of Sidney Sheldon, Dasht was the story of a tribal environment in Balochistan, while Doosra Aasman was first Pakistani drama shot in UAE, which was based on Pakistani expatriates in UAE. Similarly Hawa Pe Raqs was story covering the circus workers. Abid also introduced many new faces through his productions like Atiqa Odho, Asad Malik in Dasht, Nida Mumtaz in Dooriyan, Iman Ali, Zeeshan Sikandar in Pinjra and Moammer Rana in Hawa Pe Raqs. Abid also starred in all these dramas in character roles performing memorable roles of his career.
In early 2000 a new era of private satellite channels started, which provided vast opportunities to television professionals. Abid Ali continued production but unlike 1990’s now he mostly produced commercial stuff mainly soap dramas. Abid Ali partnered another television artist named Syed Mukhtar for the production house Gold Bridge Media. Their production house produced many soaps and serials the most famous of which was Maasi Aur Malika on Geo TV. Abid Ali led an active life right till the end, doing what he loved and even after his demise, his dramas continue to go on air.
Abid Ali’s First Wife
Abid Ali married Humaira Chaudhry in mid 1970’s after success of their drama Jhok Sayal. The couple has three daughters Maryam Ali, Iman Ali and Rehma Ali. Humaira Chaudhry started her career as a singer and also acted in few television plays around 1973-74. Humera’s younger sister Shama Chaudhry was also an artist. Paired with Abid Ali, Jhok Sayal in 1974 was the most successful play of Humaira. After success of Jhok Sayal, many critics predicted a bright career for the Humaira in both films and television. The hit on-screen pair of Jhok Sayal decided to get married. Despite strong opposition from her father, Humaira Ali finally married Abid Ali. Humaira quit acting and singing thus sacrificing her career for this marriage.
Despite few ups and downs mainly due to financial difficulties, both Humaira Ali and Abid Ali always tried their best to keep their family life private by maintaining a distance from media. Humaira made a comeback in singing, when she provided vocals for OST’s and songs of dramas produced by Abid Ali in 1990’s like Dasht and Doosra Aasman.
Humaira and Abid Ali got divorced after Abid Ali got married to Rabia Noreen.
Abid Ali’s Second Wife
Abid Ali got married to television actress Rabia Noreen in January 2006. Rabia Noreen and Abid Ali in one of the shows narrated how they met and why they decided to get married. This was also Rabia Noreen’s second marriage.
Rabia Noreen started her acting career from PTV Karachi center’s drama Zeenat which was written by Fatima Surriya Bajiya. Despite success of Zeenat, Rabia took a break from acting after marriage. Her first marriage was not successful and thereafter she also worked as air-hostess. Rabia returned to acting from drama Babar in 1996 in which she played the role of second wife of Babur (played by Shabbir Jaan). Since her return Rabia mostly appeared in negative roles.
When Abid Ali got married for the second time, Humaira Ali expressed her disappointment in few press interviews. After the second marriage of Abid Ali, his first wife Humaira Ali resumed her acting career in dramas and performed many supporting roles. She played a memorable role in drama Asghari Akbari as BatoolaN. Humaira Ali also played a minor role in film Bol, and later on was seen in many other popular dramas.
Abid Ali’s Daughters
Maryam Ali is the oldest daughter of Abid Ali and Humaira Ali. Maryam is an amateur artist, who worked in few serious theater plays in Lahore. Iman Ali is Abid Ali and Humaira’s middle child. She has been a leading model who is also successful in acting. Iman Ali is known for doing selective work.
Iman Ali started her career from modeling. One of her earliest drama was Pinjra(1999) produced by her father Abid Ali. Her first major introduction was appearance in video of Abrarul Haq’s song Saannu tere naal pyar ho gaya opposite Meekal Zulfiqar. On television Iman appeared in several dramas, mostly in glamorous roles.
Her famous dramas are Jaye Kahan Yeh Dil (Geo Tv), Qismat (Geo TV), Dil Day Ke Jayenge(Geo Tv). Iman’s debut film was critically acclaimed Khuda Ke Liye in 2007. Iman Ali starred with another debutant Fawwad Khan and also won the Lux Style Award in the subsequent year. After Khuda Ke Liye, Iman Ali decided to do selective work and since then has been seen in many notable projects.
The youngest daughter of Abid Ali and Humaira Ali, Rahma Ali is also active in acting and singing. Rehma has worked in several dramas in different roles. Nail Polish was her debut drama on ATV. As a singer Rahma has also been part of Coke Studio Season 7 and recently has sung OST for leading dramas.
Yasir Hussain is known for his controversially witty remarks about his co-stars but obviously not every time he means to jab at someone. There are “Best Friends Forever” moments too when you give them witty, annoying and funny remarks and the same happened to be when Yasir Hussain on the picture of sonya hussyn, in which she was eating, said, ” kha tu akela akelay “.
It was a friendly comment but a sick and somehow dissatisfied troller and hater jumped in with jabbing and bad-mouthing about Yasir Hussain and said, ” He is too idle to comment on every post and also spreading obscenity and vulgarity the way he proposed to Iqra, etc”.
So now it was the turn of Sonya who couldn’t bear this obnoxious trolling and said to the troller that ” Never ever try using such language against my friend else I will punch you in your face and I really mean it ”
And then same was repeated by Yasir and he was actually contented by getting her support.
Well, Fans have unfortunately turned out into merely followers without patience and acceptance, if they have to show such an ugly side of them then what is the reason to follow the actors.
The same happens with many actors on a daily basis. If you are name-calling the celebrities and buy cringe for you, you should take off for good.
We will urge you all to accept them as normal human beings as we are, then you will give them the leverage you expect for yourself.
Faysal Quraishi has Said media should avoid falling prey to breaking news syndrome, in order to take lead from the other channels. We break news even when it does not happen. It is considered a very big mistake in journalism to break the wrong news. He said the same happened yesterday when channels declared fake news of Sir Abid Ali’s death. Such news hurt the family so bad that his wife and daughters had to come out to tell that he is alive in those critical moments.
He said that DG ISPR has also said to media that avoid this thing. Faysal Quraishi has said such things do hurt the people who are related to the news especially such news.
He has said stop quoting lies on media and try to use media and social media with a positive attitude.
Well, we agree with what he said as what they did when Zaheen Tahira was Sick, these channels posted news of her death the same happened to be again.
Have we gotten so impatient to declare an ailing person dead?
This attitude should come to an end on a positive note to start praying for all and don’t believe the news that just runs on television unless it has some truth in it and also cross checking of facts has become the foremost lesson now a days which needs to be practiced by readers ,viewers and listeners.
Unfortunately, the Pakistan television industry has lost another legend, Abid Ali, today. He was a man of honor. People loved him for his amazing acting style. Other than acting, Abid Ali was a style icon for his followers. His fans loved the way he uses to carry himself.
Abid Ali’s family, fans and co-stars are in grief and sorrow. Rahma Ali just posted a video on social media that left everyone in shock.
Rahma Ali told the public that Rabia Noreen, the second wife of Abid Ali, has left the hospital with the dead body. She banned his first wife and daughters from mourning at her house. How can one be so stone-hearted?
Rahma Ali along with her mother and phupo are still in hospital and don’t know what to do and where to go. They don’t know anything about the funeral.
That’s really sad. They lost their father and now they are not even allowed to attend his funeral.
Legendary actor Abid Ali has passed away. He won million of hearts with his acting skills and charming personality. His demise from this world has left everyone in great shock.
The news of death was confirmed by Rahma Ali. This news was no less than a sad bomb that just dropped on everyone. He left many fans and followers weeping in Pakistan. To give condolences and share the moments that each celebrity spent with him everyone shared on Twitter and Instagram.
Here are some of the reactions of celebrities on this heart wrenching news.
It is with great sadness,I heard of the passing of Abid Ali Sahib. A great actor, a great director &above all a wonderful human being. Many fond memories of working with him. His presence in the industry will be sorely missed. May Allah grant him the highest place in Jannat.Ameen
Our industry lost a Legend today. #AbidAli Sir , May you rest in eternal peace. Your talent shall live on! Deepest condolences to the entire family. Inna lillah wa inna eleyhe rajioon.
#Legendspk Abid ali sb .. the nation has lost one of its cultural hero’s. an artist who served with his art and craft and made permanent space in our hearts &mind . Our last salute to you sir may you rest in peace .🇵🇰♥️⭐️
My heartiest condolences to the family of veteran Actor sir #AbidAli. Inna lillahe waina illehe rajaoon. May his soul rest in peace Ameen. What a phenomenal Actor & amazing person. We will miss you Sir immensely. Say a prayer for his departed soul. #showbizpakistan
Extremely saddened to learn of the passing away of Abid Ali sahib. He was an incredibly powerful actor, great talent & a beautiful soul from Pakistan. Will miss him..
Deeply saddened to hear about Abid Ali sahab’s death. A legendary actor and a man with a heart of gold. May Allah bless him with jannat and give his family, fans and our industry the strength to bear this tremendous loss. We will miss you sir and your work will never be forgotten pic.twitter.com/nEKr3HYDO8
Abid Ali Sb is dead. It pains us that death has come to him.He was an outstanding actor. Legendary he was. Articulate, gentle & well spoken. Last time I met him at the PTV Headquarters, his delectability & smile was the same إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
Our very dear and senior actor and friend ABID ALI sahab has passed away. Inna lillahe wa inna ilaehe rajioon. May Allah bless his soul and reward him a place in jannat, aameen This is a sad moment for us.
Today our industry lost a gem. Words can surely not express the loss of Abid Ali Sir. Working with him in Bunty I love you was an unforgettable experience. He always brought so much light to everyone around him. Such a legend. You’ll be missed Sir #AbidAli#RestInPeaceAbidSir 💔 pic.twitter.com/UIta7c0als
Opening Thoughts – Aflatooni Mohabbat (Is that even a word/expression?)
Ohkay so, this episode of Jo Tu Chahay was pretty basic yet again. To be honest, even though they have changed the title of the drama, but still while watching this episode, I was wondering what ran through the writer’s mind that she decided to name this kind of cliched & below average story ‘Kun Faya Kun’. I remember when I heard the title, I automatically assumed that the story of this drama is going to be quite substantial, considering the kind of name it had, like these are some real powerful & meaningful words for us all, but now when I see this drama more & more, I really am glad that they have changed the title. I still feel Jo Tu Chahay is again a wrong title for it, because this drama could’ve easily passed as ‘Shadi, Khana Abadi’ or ‘Jethani Devrani Ki Jung’ or ‘Kunwari Larki Ke Khuwab’ or ‘Nashukri’ or ‘Mohallay Ki Mohabbatain’ or yes, going by what our Wise & Wicked Areesha said ‘Aflatooni Mohabbat’. Trust me, this is how basic & cliched the story of this drama is & I am still hoping that they will give me something substantial that will wow me but so far, I am feeling underwhelmed. I still feel this drama is worth watching, like even though it has a whole chunk of family politics but they still have kept it real, which makes it a decent drama to tune to but it is quite below average in terms of storyline!
Aflatooni Desperation:
After watching this episode, I am totally convinced that the story of this drama is based on desperate young girls who have been brought up with brain-feeding such as ‘miyan ke ghar jaogi to apne saray armaan puray kar lena’, because other than that I don’t see any reason behind all of them dying to get married, be it Bisma, be it Areesha or even our Bholi Masoom Shareef-e-Zamana Mashal. Every single episode shows one of them weaving the dream of getting married to the cousin-Bhaiyya-next-door. Areesha is lucky that she was the first one & this has made Bisma even more frustrated & our masoom Mashal has also tasted what it feels like to get approached by the cousin-bhaiyya-next-door & then just think about the idea of marriage, that is why she hasn’t been able to take that out of her masoomana mind.
I feel if the writer was going on the lines of making Mashal’s character like that of Kashaf from Zindagi Gulzar Hai, then she should’ve made Mashal a little different. I remember in the initial stages of Zindagi Gulzar Hai, Kashaf was full of grudges & complaints against Allah SWT too but then, her character was far more than that of an ungrateful woman who just cursed her own kismat & didn’t believe in doing the hard work. Kashaf changed her life & she did everything for her mother because she wanted to reward her for being her support system. Now this is what I will call a journey but now when I look at Mashal, going by what I have seen before in the form of Kashaf’s journey, I took Mashal’s complaining that way too because I felt she’ll snap out of this self-pity & focus on shaping her life but oh boy, for her, all of her dreams of studying & finding a job vanished into thin-air the moment Armaan ‘BHAI’approached her. Mashal got all the more reasons to be ungrateful & indulge in self-pity because her armaan of getting married to Armaan BHAI couldn’t get materialized!!!
Areesha got her visa & now she was on cloud 9. To be honest, this entire situation was quite unrealistic where Hashir & Areesha started off with shadi ki shopping but no date was decided from Shama’s side? I mean where does a situation like this happen? Hashir is quite mature so I guess he should’ve analyzed the situation first. Also, I am not sure where does this happen too where a guy buys ticket for his wife when the official Rukhsati hasn’t taken place yet especially when this was not decided at the time of Nikkah? Anyways, Hashir has time & again proved that he is going to be there for Mashal & that he will take care of her smallest wishes too & oye hoye hoye hoyeeee, our masoom Mashal has started thinking about Hashir Bhai, oh no, I mean ‘un’. The preview made me roll my eyes so hard that I am now drinking a cup of black coffee to subside the headache. I wish they had edited out the scene where Mashal spoke about her future dreams which revolved around education & a career, rather they had shown her openly speaking about dreaming of getting married to her Cousin Charming because this is what her character has reduced to. I am not saying that dreaming about your marriage is a bad thing but to see all of these girls doing airee choti ka zorrrr for getting married, where one is going to Baba Jee, the other is glued to the window because that allows her to keep tabs on her boyfrand & this 12 year old Mashal is disappointed at one rishta getting wasted is really making all of them look like desperados!
So, Hashir has proved that he cares for Mashal & now after what he has heard where Mashal was yet again complaining to her friend, Hashir will go out of the way to do something nice for her & she will take this as an opportunity to think about ‘un’ yet again. I like how everyone tells Mashal that Hashir is her bhai but she has developed feelings for him, oh well, let’s ask Hashir what did he mix in those 2 scoops of ice-cream that Masoom Mashal ended up falling in Aflatooni Mohabbat for him? LOL!
Closing Thoughts – Aflatooni Cliched:
This episode of Jo Tu Chahay was Aflatooni One-dimensional. I guess the story overall of this drama is quite aflatooni cliched but let’s see if there’s something more to it than cousins longing for each other? *cringe alert*. Please share your thoughts about this episode of Jo Tu Chahay.
The daughter of Abid Ali took to Instagram to inform the public about her father’s death. He passed away at the age of 67. He took his last breath at Karachi’s Liaquat National Hospital. He was diagnosed with liver disease.
Rahma Ali, daughter of Abid Ali, shared this news in a heartbreaking post on Instagram.
“Mere hathoun mai meray baap ne apni akhri saansain lay leen. I am sorry I won’t be picking any calls at this moment. We can’t do this right now!”
She further added, “But since I promised the media a statement, yes he’s GONE!
Inna Lillah e Wa Inna Illaihe Raajeyoon”
Veteran actor Abid Ali passed away. He was unwell for the last two months. His ailment was sudden and intense that doctors couldn’t save his life a part from all possible efforts.
Inna lillahi Wa Inna ilayhi raji’un
NAMAZ E JANAZA :
Tomorrow AFTER NAMAZ e Jumma (1 pm) AT MASJID E AISHA, Bahria Town, KARACHI.
Abid Ali was a great Actor, born in Quetta, he was a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Award. He has three daughters, including model Iman Ali. He has left a widow too, (senior actress Rabia Naureen) .
We are grieved and devastated on such a huge loss, not only for his family but for Pakistan. All of his fans were sending a lot of their prayers to him in this short time.
The actor touched heights of fame through Amjad Islam Amjad’s play Waris. He worked in various dramas and movies ever since. He is known for his spectacular performance in ARY Digital’s Tootay Huay Taaray .
We urge you all to pray for the higher ranks of our truly beloved actor who has given a lot of name and respect to Pakistan.
We are proud of him and may Allah bless him with the highest ranks up there .
Hira Mani, the star of blockbuster drama serial Do Bol has reached the level of popularity and fame in a very short span of time. Even though Hira Mani started off as her husband Mani’s co-host and also worked alongside him in sit-coms every now and then, she had started taking her acting career seriously in recent years. Hira Mani has worked in some of the hit dramas and ever since her debut as a lead in Hum Tv’s Preet Na Kariyo Koi, Hira Mani has been on the road to success.
Hira Mani has come a long way, not only in terms of her acting and career choices, but also in terms of styling and carrying herself. Hira Mani makes sure to reflect her personal style and adds that touch in all the outfits that she wears for public appearances that she makes. Over the years, Hira Mani has spoken passionately about her love for sarees and she makes it evident when she clothes herself in sarees on special events as well as her appearances on different TV shows. Just like Hira Mani adds her personal touch in every other outfit that she wears, she has her own way of carrying sarees too. Hira Mani’s sarees are not too formal and she usually goes for sarees wearing them in a casual manner but she always adds that touch of quirk to them.
Hira Mani’s saree styling has brought all kinds of attention to her. When Hira Mani wears sarees, she definitely goes all out and doesn’t hold back in showing her skin. Hira Mani is an assertive woman and that is why she carries whatever she wears confidently but it does make one wonder whether her saree styling is trendy or tacky. It is good to see her having a personal spin on her attires usually but when it comes to sarees, even though there are no rules, it does require that certain grace and charm while carrying it in order to look beautiful and shine in all its glory. Hira Mani’s twists on sarees might have made them seem far more easy-to-wear and accessible sort of an ensemble but to see her pairing them with dress and T-shirts, or cutting the lengths short, takes away the beauty that saree adds to a woman’s personality. Hira Mani usually likes to drape the pallu of her saree from back to the front and it seems that florals are her go-to prints when it comes to wearing sarees. (thewriteofyourlife.org)
Let’s take a look at Hira Mani’s sarees and you decide if they are trendy or tacky?
Those Rare Times When She Did Look Nice In a Saree:
Ohkay so, this episode of Khaas covered the moment where Saba lost her patience with Ammar for the very last time. Saba has had enough & now, there’s nothing that Ammar’d say or do that will affect her anymore because she is totally done with him & for good. This episode of Khaas also showed how Saba was getting pressurized by her family & everyone was of the opinion that Saba was in the wrong.
Saba Is Done With Ammar:
Ammar once again made it all about Saba, in front of his own parents & Saba’s parents too. Ammar is manipulative but more than that he is very smart. This one has to be given to Ammar that he knows how to deal with people the way they like to be dealt with, but that too only when he feels that the other person won’t ever question his image or judgment. With Saba, Ammar couldn’t do that because he learnt it in the initial days of their marriage that Saba was not smitten by him as much as he wanted to, plus she was not someone who’d buy the lies that Ammar told her. Saba demanded respect & Ammar could not give that to her. For Ammar, the thing that triggered him against Saba the most was the fact that Saba could see through him & not only that, she’d call him out on those things too. Anyhow, Ammar let Saba’s father Faraz know for the very last time that he was thinking of divorcing Saba, not because he wanted to, but only because this is what Saba wanted. Ammar has once again played his cards well. Ammar knows that Faraz trusts him more than he trusts his own daughter Saba, that is why for the very last time, he yet again planted a seed of doubt in Faraz’s heart against Saba & walked away scot-free!
Saba’s sister Samreen & her husband depicted the usual & typical first reaction family members have towards their sister or daughter getting divorced. They all held Saba responsible, not for her failing marriage but also for Faraz’s condition too. Saba’s sister did try to hide everything but then her husband couldn’t stop judging Saba & her character. It was like he got an excuse to blame his wife & her entire family for what was happening because he was kind of tired listening to the stories based on assumptions about the ideal couple both Saba & Ammar were, plus the picture perfect life that they were leading together.
Saba spoke to Ammar for the last time & more than that, she got to give him a piece of her mind too. Saba also got to see who was the girl Ammar was getting married to & she could totally see that this marriage between the two was going to be a disaster. Ammar could not see Saba in her eyes, as he himself knows that he is wrong but is just getting away with everything by using her as a scapegoat because Saba is not as clever or manipulative as Ammar is. Ammar thinks things will work out for him but he has no idea what he is going to get into.
On Ammar’s family side, it was nice to see Farah’s husband being the only voice of reason. At least he was honest enough to let everyone know that Saba couldn’t be this wrong & she could not do something as horrendous as cheating on her husband. Even Ammar’s father Saud was kind of trying to connect the dots that may be because Ammar wanted to get married to Salma (something that Saba was accusing him of), he created this entire scenario to get rid of Saba, but then again, no one in the family can doubt Ammar because the ladies such as Kanwal & Ammar’s pupho are fully convinced that Ammar is infallible & that he is victim in this situation because his marriage fell apart. I am keen to see the reality that Salma will show to everyone in this family. Javeria wanted to help Saba but her hands were tied & even then Saba understood her awkward position but still she hoped that Javeria would at least once speak to her parents to let them know that Saba was with her & not with Fakhir.
Closing Thoughts – Simple Story Executed Brilliantly:
I am glad that the story has moved forward & that Ammar is going to free Saba from this cage. I obviously don’t have a lot of expectations from Faraz, but for once, it would be nice to see him at least believing his own daughter & not a guy like Ammar who has only lied to him blatantly, time & again. It is interesting to see how simple story has been executed with so much complexity & that there is so much depth & dimension in every single situation. Khaas surely is a very unique & interesting drama to tune to & it is amazing to see that it is still going strong. I must say, Ali Rehman has given Ammar’s character a perfect treatment & I don’t think any other actor could’ve done justice to this twisted character the way he has. Ali Rehman has made Ammar’s character very convincing. Hira Tareen is perfect as Salma, someone who is totally selfish & self-centered. Sanam Baloch, Haroon Shahid & all the other supporting actors have done a great job too. I think the credit definitely goes to the director Danish Nawaz for extracting this kind of acting from all the actors & giving these characters & their personalities so much clarity on-screen. Job well done. Please share your thoughts about this episode of Khaas.
Live shows can sometimes bring out the most unexpected aspects of people’s personalities. Waseem Badami nowadays is known more for his bouncers and Googlys on his talk show than anything else. His hard-hitting questions most often take his guests by surprise but Sajid Hassan was definitely not one of those guests on his show.
Waseem Badami took Sajid Hassan’s permission before asking one such question about the condition of his hair since almost a year back, Sajid Hassan’s video went viral in which he warned people against a doctor who did not know how to do a hair transplant but he was practicing and there was no one who could question him.
Waseem Badami most certainly was not expecting to get the kind of response he got when he asked the question. Sajid Hassan was angry and blunt. He said that no one bothered asking him how he was doing when he was fighting for his life.
Sajid Hassan said that the fact was that when people like Waseem Badami wanted to invite a guest, they get in contact with celebrities otherwise no one really looks out for anyone in the industry. Sajid Hassan also said that there are some groups of celebrities who look out for each other, otherwise everyone is on their own.
Waseem Badami tried to ignore these comments as a joke but Sajid Hassan made it clear that he was not joking. Sajid Hassan verbally abused Waseem Badami for asking an inappropriate question and for not bothering to even visit him when he was going through hell. The channel had to censor some of the words he said.
My initial reactions – is it a 6th September special? Is it a telefilm or is it a movie?! Oh wow! It is a serial!! Yes! Because this time around HUM did not promote a drama with a star cast the way it usually does, the reason being that Ehd-e-Wafa isn’t just an MD productions project but after a long time ISPR has co-produced a television play. After watching the refreshing promos of Ehd-e-Wafa all the viewers out there who have watched Sunehery Din and Alpha Bravo Charlie must have been reminded of the time when dramas focused on much more than marital abuse, jealousy and extra marital affairs.
A Nice Surprise
Usually when a drama like Ehd-e-Wafa is in the pipeline, the production houses and the cast members start promoting the drama sometimes years before it goes on air – Alif and Aangan are recent examples of such hyped up promotions. This time around, the viewers were introduced to Ehd-e-Wafa for the first time through the promos which is definitely the reason why the first impressions and the overall excitement is far more than that of a drama which you see too much of on social media even before it goes on air. It also goes to show that the makers of the drama are quiet certain that their final product is enough to grab the attention of the viewers. There was news that a drama like Alpha Bravo Charlie was in the pipeline but even now we have not seen the team of the drama going all out to promote it, I hope that it stays this way so that we can all watch the drama, make our own interpretations and enjoy the journey.
Refreshing & Visually Delightful Promos
I have to admit that after Aangan, I have a difficult time getting too excited about any drama at all but Ehd-e-Wafa is definitely an exception since its main attraction isn’t the star cast but the subject of the play, its storyline. It has been well established in the recent past that even a good writer like Mustafa Afridi can mess up and a star cast most certainly does not guarantee a drama which will entertain and entice. Saife Hassan is an ace director who knows his craft too well therefore I am glad, he is the captain of this ship. A fresh pairing is always welcome as well, Sajal and Ahad are the most sought after on-screen couple but it is good to see that the makers of this drama want people to enjoy the bond of friendship and the journey of these friends instead of focusing wholly on a love story.
The viewers can already relate to the quirkiness of these 4 gang members played by Ahad Raza Mir, Ahmed Ali Akbar, Wahaj Ali and Osman Khalid Butt. The promos also guarantee that Ehd-e-Wafa will be beautifully shot, from the locations to the overall setting of each scene, everything looks perfect so far.
The Humor
The jokes in the promos are crisp and relevant – the ‘how is the tea, fantastic sir.” – being my favorite from the promos. “kuttay bano insan na bano.” is another joke which is quite amusing. The humorous element of an otherwise emotional series is the main attraction of all ISPR productions which keeps these dramas from becoming too serious and makes the characters and their journeys even more relatable. The one liners with the promos like “Join the arduous journey of soldiers who defeat their enemies and indulge them with the “fantastic cup of tea” have ISPR written all over them. These witty one liners and the scenes covering the journey of Ahad’s character in particular show that Ehd-e-Wafa is going to be an entertaining journey.
Final Remarks
just what the doctor ordered
So far, the promos have focused on the ‘gang’, showing their journey from college to the academy. Ahad Raza Mir’s scenes and character in the 3 promos which have been released has been more prominent than others. His look for the academy and his love life has been covered in these 3 promos. The first promo focused more on Osman Khalid Butt as the leader of the gang. Osman Khalid Butt asked media to give equal credit to all the Ehd-e-Wafa boys but the 2nd and 3rd promos clearly focus more on Ahad Raza Mir who looks ideal for the role. I am pretty sure all the actors playing the leading roles will do wonders but we clearly haven’t seen enough of all of them in the promos yet. The promos also suggest that just like other ISPR projects, some new faces perhaps from the armed forces will also be seen in the drama.
The overall execution of the drama seems to be exceptional, definitely something most of us were waiting to see for a long time now. Ahad Raza Mir, Ahmed Ali, Vaneezah Ahmed, Osman Khalid Butt, Zara Noor Abbas, Alizay Shah, Wahaj Ali, Faraz Yahya, Inam Siddiqui, Khalifa Sajeer Uddin, Syed Muhammad Ahmed, Mian Wassam Waheed, Ejaz Ahmed Niazi, Agha Muhammad Ali, Azeem Sajjad, Adnan Samad Khan, Naeema Naeem Butt, Anjum Habibi and others will be seen playing lead and supporting characters in Ehd-e-Wafa.
It isn’t very often that the promos of a drama win you over completely. I must say that I can’t wait to tune into Ehd-e-Wafa and I am hoping that the serial itself will be just as impressive as the promos.
How many of you are just as excited about this drama as I am? What did you like the most about the promos? Do share your thoughts in the comments section.
