Sajal Ali and Adnan Sidiqui have earned a lot of praises through their mega project “Mom” not only in Pakistan but across the border as well and the Indians are absolutely loving their performances.
Mom, the movie starring Sri Devi and Nizamudin Sidiqqui, has made its mark in the hearts of all and the Pakistani actors have a major part of the movie’s success to their names. The Times of India, declaring Sajal Ali as the look-like of Kareena Kapoor, wrote:
“Dew fresh Sajal Ali, who seems to have grown up watching Kareena Kapoor films, seems like a clone of the senior actor. But this is not to take away from her otherwise adept performance.”
Here is what Ravi Udaywar had to say about our Pakistani stars:
“I had a great time working with Adnan and Sajal. It was refreshing to see them. They brought something special on screen. Sajal plays the daughter’s role and there were many silent scenes in the film and she delivered them brilliantly. Adnan is a great actor. They both did a good job,”
According to Lahren TV reviewer:
“[the movie also stars] two very efficient Pakistani actors. Adnan Siddiqui as Devki’s husband and Kareena Kapoor look-like Sajal Ali. The coming together of many talents gives relief and variety [to the narrative].”
Meet the latest internet sensation Imad Wasim who has united Indians and Pakistanis.
And while yesterday, India-Pakistan cricket match may well be the biggest topic of conversation, people from both sides of the border joined hands to make memes on Imaad Waseem’s hairstyle and it couldn’t get more hilarious.
Imad Wasim’s hairstyle is a beautiful tribute to Anjali from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
Mohsin Naqvi is currently among the runners of this government. He occupies multiple positions and that includes the Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board as well as the head of Asian Cricket Council. He is therefore seen on big events and he has been in a tussle with the Indian Cricket Team.
Indian Women’s Cricket Team won the Asia Cup final. They played against Sri Lankan Team and won with a lead of 72 runs. As per the Modi Government’s policy, the team decided to not take trophy from Mohsin Naqvi and walked off the field.
Mohsin Naqvi and the Indian Women’s Cricket Team locked horns again and thus the team went back again without the trophy.
This is what went down:
The internet is reacting to Mohsin Naqvi vs Indian Women’s Cricket Team. Pakistanis are trolling India’s pettiness. One person wrote, “Claps for Mohsin again.” Another added, “How petty is Indian team. Even my friend is less petty than this.” One went, “What is this drama? Either play cricket or do politics.” Here are the reactions:
Love transcends borders and people have done crazy stuff for love in their lives which a person otherwise would not even consider. But love between people from India and Pakistan has a war angle attached to it as well. We have seen successful marriages between Indians and Pakistan at every level but sometimes, things are shocking like in the curious case of Seema and Sachin and their Pubg love. Now, we have another love story blossoming between the two countries.
Anju, a resident of UP India has reached Upper Dir KPK in Pakistan after she met Dir resident Nasarullah via Facebook. Their friendship stated out on social media and she has now travelled to Pakistan and staying with Nasarullah’s family. According to ARY News, Anju is still married to someone in India and she is in Pakistan on a visit visa to meet Nasarullah and family.
This is a second case of cross-border love within a month. Here is what went down:
Here is how people are reacting to Anju and Nasarullah’s love story:
Anju has now accepted Islam and changed her name to Fatima. Both Anju and Nasarullah also got married and Anju aka Fatima is very happy with the beauty of Upper Dir and the culture. Here is there wedding video:
Ameesha Patel and Imran Abbas are two talented actors of their respected countries, Ameesha is a Bollywood actor while Imran is an amazing Pakistani actor with huge following, they both have given many hit projects. The two actors were also supposed to do a film together, which eventually didn’t happen, well, the actors still share an amazing camaraderie and friendship. The two recently reunited in Dubai after which they shared many videos together. Here are the videos!
After seeing the loved-up reunion videos of the two friends and actors, fans & Indian web portals started hinting at the two dating. Well, they started shipping them together because the duo first met at awards’ night, then they conducted a live Instagram session with fans in which the two reiterated the notion of love, they urged fans to spread love instead of hate and after the live session they posted a video in which they were performing on a popular Bollywood tune. Almost, all the popular Indian web portals speculated the two as special friends and not just only friends. Here is how web portals reported about the two.
Fans of the two, also talked about the duo after watching their closeness in the videos, well a few fans loved them but others were posting mixed comments which included criticism and trolls as well. A few fans said, “Gaddar Real”. One Indian fan said that it’s time to cancel and boycott Ameesha’s upcoming movie Gaddar, well fans speculated babies’ name for them as well in a good fun. A few people posted strong comments too. Here are comments. Have a look!
The block buster Hum TV Drama serial Parizaad is continuously gaining critical acclaim and success in Pakistan. Fans are loving the drama’s unique storyline. The drama is not only loved and watched in Pakistan but it is also gaining success internationally, Indian viewers are also in the awe of drama’s storyline, acting and production.
Indian fans are loving the story of Parizaad, they are loving his journey throughout, the story of drama revolves around Parizaad, the drama encloses the life journey of Parizaad who is a “Hero Figure”.
A lot of Indian fans are saying that the drama should be released on good OTT platforms with English subtitles as it will break all the ratings.
One fan watched all the 22 episodes of the drama in one go. Have a look at all the comments of Indian Viewers who are loving Parizaad.
Previously, Social media users speculated that a new Indian serial titled ‘Kaamnaa’ is an exact remake of the iconic Pakistani show ‘Mere Pass Tum Ho’. Plagiarism in India is not new and ‘Kaamnaa’ is the latest Indian drama said to be a copy of Humayun Saeed starter ‘Mere Pass Tum Ho’, a hit drama series of 2019. People spotted the similarities in the storyline, direction, and even the character sketches. It has the same story and vibe as shown in “Mere Pass Tum Ho”.
Recently, a video clip popped up on social media which shows Indian drama serial “Kaamnaa” copying the most famous and iconic scene from “Mere Pass Tum Ho”, have a look!
Right after the video clip went viral on social media, the netizens were quick enough to respond. Netizens went on to troll and identify the blatant plagiarism and make comparisons with Khalil Ur Rehman’s Mere Paas Tum Ho in the comments. Here’s what audience had to say!
Bali, an Indonesian Island is considered an ideal tourist resort with its beaches and beautiful scenery. Right now, the social media is lit with a discussion about this Island in a completely different context. Some Indian tourists were caught red handed while they tried to carry things from the hotel they were staying in, which were not meant to be taken away by the tourists. When these tourists were caught by the hotel staff, they argued and even shouted at them. Later on, when the staff decided to make a video since they could see that these tourists felt absolutely no remorse, they changed their attitude towards the staff.
The worst example of entitled indian travellers who are a disgrace to the image of our country. Casually stealing hand washes, room artefacts, hair dryers from a hotel room in Bali. And the uncle pawing the hotel person at the end is just 🤮 pic.twitter.com/UONwWCKmUq
In this video the things which they tried to steal and take out of the hotel are easily visible. The hotel staff is also heard saying that now that they are making a video, the tourists’ tones are completely different. What people found absolutely appalling was that these people also suggested that they were willing to pay for what they were trying to steal, hearing this the staff said that these things were not for sale.
Giving India a Bad Name
The social media was filled with comments which clearly showed how this family was putting India’s reputation at stake. One of the people wrote,
“This family was caught stealing hotel accessories. Such an embarrassment for India. Each of us carrying an #IndianPassport must remember that we are ambassadors of the nation and behave accordingly. India must start cancelling passports of people who erode our credibility.”
There were also those people who said this was even more upsetting because Indonesians were known for their kindness and hospitality.
Another person tweeted,
“I would not be surprised if soon AirBnB landlords start refusing Indian guests. Our reputation is taking a severe beating.”
Vivian Dsena is a popular television actor in India. His drama Pyar Ki Ye Auk Kahani back in the day was super popular in India as well as Pakistan. It was a copy of Twilight and Vivian had played the lead role in the series. He has since then done many other hit dramas like Madhubala and Shakti. The actor has a huge fan following and nearly all his projects fetch good ratings making him a bankable star.
The actor likes to keep his personal life private and not much was known about his family to his fans. The actor opened up in a recent interview and shared that he had actually converted to Islam back in 2019. He also shared that he is married to his wife Nouran Aly whom she married a year back in Egypt and the couple are parents to a nearly 4-month-old daughter Layan Vivian Dsena.
Vivian broke the news that he has accepted Islam in 2019 and this is what he had to say:
Nothing much has changed in my life. I was born Christian, and I follow Islam now. I started following Islam during the holy month of Ramadan in 2019. I find a lot of peace and solace in praying five times a day. So, here I put all the unsought speculations to rest.
This is what Vivian shared about his personal life:
Since the pictures of Mahira Khan and Ranbir Kapoor leaked online, media is in a rage not only in Pakistan but in India too. The meeting has been reported by all platforms and Mahira and Ranbir were part of every headlines section. Here are some neighbour platforms reporting on the meeting and calling it a date:
Some were questioning:
While others just confirmed that they are in a relationship:
An Indian publication Hindustan times went on to question Papa Kapoor about these pictures and this is what he had to say:
“I have also seen the picture this morning itself. It doesn’t concern me, so please keep me out. Ask the one who is there in the picture.”
He further went on to say:
“I only saw them on Twitter, not on Instagram or Facebook, because I am only on Twitter. It’s not that I saw these pictures before or I know anything about this already. You see, Ranbir is a young star, he is unmarried, he’s a bachelor. He can meet anybody whoever he wants to, and if people are going to invade in his privacy, it’s not done. And I can’t say anything about all this because he’s a young man and he has the choice of meeting any girl.“How do we know that here’s something more to this picture? He could have met her just outside there. They must have been in a restaurant or a place where they cannot smoke, that’s why they are smoking outside. In US, they have really strict rules that don’t allow smoking in public places. I can’t say anything more because I don’t know anything more than that. ”
Rishi has pulled himself out of his son’s business!
Sargun Mehta is an Indian star who has worked in both Bollywood as well as the Punjabi film industry. She is more famous in the Punjabi industry and she has given films like Angrej and Carry On Jatta. She is currently promoting her film Carry On Jatta 4 and she also interacted with some Pakistani journalists in the UK.
Pakistani dramas are becoming global and all South Asians love watching them. Indian audience loves Pakistani dramas and many of our stars have become big names across the border as well. Sargun Mehta has also turned out to be a Pakistani drama fan. She spoke about Pakistani artists as well.
Sargun Mehta said while responding to a question that she watches a lot of Pakistani dramas. She added that she may have seen more Pakistani shows than the journalist. She further revealed that she knows many Pakistani stars like Humayun Saeed, Mahira Khan, Bilal Abbas Khan and Hania Aamir. This was a positive response from the actress after Indian stars were not speaking much about Pakistani artists in the aftermath of war.
Rajeev Khandelwal is a big name in India. The star was super famous in Pakistan during the golden era of Star Plus. His drama Kahin to Hoga was a superhit in Pakistan too. He played the lead character in the series and his pairing with the actress Aamna Sharif was loved by everyone in Pakistan.
Rajeev Khandelwal was also a star who had a cross-border collaboration. He worked with Humayun Saeed’s production back in the day and he had a great experience. The star was speaking to Bollywod Bubble and shared his experience working with Pakistani team and his feelings about Pakistani fans.
He said that the Pakistani audience has always loved him. He has received gifts from Pakistani people and there is a lot of respect and appreciation. He went on to share having a great experience with Humayun Saeed’s production and he still remembers the good time. He also added that no Pakistani star should be banned from working in India as no politician should be able to decide anything like this.
Here is what she shared:
This is how Pakistanis are reacting to his statement:
One singer who is ruling South Asia and quite frankly the world charts is Kaifi Khalil with his song Kahani Suno 2.0. The song filmed on Wahaj Ali, Hania Aamir and Zaviyar Nauman Ijaz became even more of a household sound. People all over are seen crooning to Kaifi’s beautiful piece and it has the ability to touch your heartstrings.
Kahani Suno is the narration of a broken heart and a tale of lost love and the way Kaifi croons it, many people can relate their own stories to it. Now we have another version of the song as an Indian artist Swati Mishra has released a reply version to the original Kahani Suno. The reply version narrates the story from the girl’s point of view and how she would feel after listening to the story in Kahani Suno 2.0.
Here is the song sung by Swati Mishra:
People are in love with the reply and they are all appreciating Swati on her melodious voice and beautiful lyrics. here is how the internet is reacting:
Indian musicians have a long history of stealing Pakistani music. They do it everyday and most of their hit songs are plagiarized from Pakistan. Pakistani art work has never had the right protection of copyright laws and Indians have used these weaknesses to steal their hard work. The latest victim is Hadiqa Kiani whose song Boohey Barian has been stolen by Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor.
Hadiqa Kiani has been very upset with the development. She shared that she has not sold the rights of her song and no one can copy it. She has also threatened to take legal action.
Kanika Kapoor has now come out with a “clarification” in an interview with the Times of India where she revealed that she did not know any such song existed and they were not trying to copy anyone’s work.
This was Kanika’s statement to the Times of India:
Firstly, I can say that on behalf of everyone that I know, we’ve always been huge fans of music that comes from Pakistan, Afghanistan, North of India, Punjab. It is just sad that there is so much hatred on a topic, which we don’t even know what is right and what is wrong. I mean, for me, we made an original song Juneja ji has written the song, Shruti has composed this song with Gourov Dasgupta, and have used a line of an old Punjabi folk song that being heard.
So actually it is not a cover version, it’s a new song completely. If anyone listens to this and it’s just a little hook line, we used from an old Punjabi folk song, which I have seen more than 60 versions of on YouTube. I really don’t whether it comes from Pakistan or Afghanistan or Punjab. I just know that it’s a beautiful song that was written maybe a century ago, maybe, I don’t know. And even the label, Saregama, is very respectable, none of us have any intention of stealing anybody’s work or not crediting anybody. And if they feel that way, then it makes us very sad and we feel very sorry. But to be honest, we also find out because none of us know the truth behind copyright.
And not just this song, many, many folks that we all love, have the same plan, there’s nothing that we know of it. So if someone is claiming right over them, it’s not something I can do anything about. But I had no intentions of upsetting anybody. I have a lot of love and respect for all fellows singers in Pakistan, and I will continue to follow and love their music. Also, I think, people should not bring religion and country and craft in middle of a song. They should not create so much hatred, you know, maybe sometimes you can deal with things with more love than hatred and that’s what the world needs today.
So as usual Kanika has denied that she plagiarized the song. Let’s wait and see how Hadiqa Kiani will take this matter forward.
One of the most popular Bollywood playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK passed away at the age of 53 on Tuesday night in Kolkata. According to initial reports, KK was performing a live program at a college when suddenly he fell ill and was rushed to CMRI hospital, where he was declared dead. KK’s post mortem will take place tomorrow but primarily sources declared it as a heart attack.
The renowned singer has recorded songs in several languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali, among other. Krishnakumar Kunnath has given some of the hit songs in his career which includes Tadap Tadap (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, 1999), Dus Bahane (Dus, 2005), and Tune Maari Entriyaan (Gunday, 2014).
Bollywood media industry is popularly known for acing the art of plagiarism. The Bollywood media industry copies the tunes, scripts and situations blatantly without giving credit to the original creators. In past, Indian filmmakers, drama makers & musicians shamelessly copied a lot of popular Pakistani content including Dhoop Kinaray, Mere Paas Tum Ho, Buhey Baarian, Nach Punjaban, Bol Kaffara and Meri Zindagi Hai TU. There are still many uncovered things too which are copied.
Currently, an Indian composer Mayur Jumani has hinted at another blatant Indian copy. Indian composer, who has around has 409 k followers on his Instagram, thinks that Jubin Nutiyal’s new song is Tahir Shah’s Eye To Eye’s blatant copy. Mayur said, “I just heard new song Mast Ankhain on T -Series by Jubin Nutiyal, I felt that Jubin’s getup is a copy of this guy (Tahir Shah) and when I heard the tune, it was like Eye To Eye by Tahir Shah, What do you guys think?”. Well, Mayur also made astonishing face as well. Have a look at the video he shared on his Instagram:
A lot of Indian people reacted to his video and many Indians believed that too, they said that T-Series has been doing it since forever. Indians made fun of their singer for blatantly copying every tune. Many people wrote that they instantly recalled Tahir Shah after the composer hinted at the song being a copy. A few Indians confessed that they are missing Tahir Shah. Here are all the comments:
Pakistani songs and melodies have been plagiarized across the border many times in the past. Recently Indian female Singer Dhuvani Bhanushali has released her latest song “Mehendi” which has more than 20 million views after two days of release. The song’s tune is an exact copy of the Pakistani iconic song Gagar.
The song was originally made by Veteran Pakistani singer Alamgir, he released the melodious song Gagar in the ’90s.
The song was remade for the Velo Sound station’s season 1 and was sung by popular Pakistani rockstar Umair Jaswal. Gagar’s remake was loved by the audience and has over 6.7 million views on YouTube.
After the release of Dhuvani Bhanushali’s Song “Mehendi” and becoming the most viewed song within 24 hours, Singer Umair Jaswal also took to Instagram and questioned the singer for copying the tune and tagged his fellow music artists who worked with him on Gagar’s remake.
Let’s Checkout Dhuvani Bhaushali’s plagiarized song “Mehendi” below.
Hania Aamir is the biggest Gen Z star in Pakistan and she has also been able to build a global audience. The actress has a huge following in India and she was seen mingling with several Indian celebrities like Badshah and Diljit Dosanjh. She even starred in an Indian Punjabi film before a war broke out between the two countries.
Hania Aamir also became friends with India singer Badshah and he recently spoke about her at an event. He was very respectful and positive. He said that he would love to work with Hania once things politically settle down. The duo has been seen chilling together in Dubai before and he sent her best wishes.
Badshah also had some advise for Hania Aamir. Recently, Hania’s wedding rumours with Asim Azhar have been going viral and he had advice regarding this.
Arshman Naeem is a young and talented Pakistani singer who hails from Okara city, Punjab. Arshman Naeem is lately making rounds on social media and became overnight sensation with his mesmerizing music videos. In a short span of time, Arshman has gained over 515k followers on Instagram.
A number of famous Pakistani celebrities praised the young singer for his amazing singing skills. This time around Arshman Naeem has created waves across the border, as he gained attention of famous Bollywood singer B Praak after releasing the cover of B Praak’s song Man Bharya. Bollywood singer B Praak praised the young singer, predicting a bright future for the young singer.
Cross-border celebrity banters on social media are one thing, but what Arijit Singh just did at a live concert yesterday night has rekindled our faith that art knows no boundaries. Arijit Singh, who broke his live performance hiatus with a sold out show in Abu Dhabi last night, surprised the crowd with a stand he took for Pakistani artists without caring much about the ‘controversy’ it would evoke back home.
What solid statement from @TheArijitSingh regarding Pakistani singers 👍🏻 great to see!!
Besides belting out his iconic compositions, Arijit used the platform to confess his love for Pakistani artists. From naming all of his favourite artists from across the border to fearlessly questioning the ban placed on them by the Indian government, Arijit proved that artists all over are connected through art and that no borders can separate them. Arijit specifically praised Atif Aslam before moving on to sing “Pehli Nazar Mein”.
“Here’s a question,” Arijit paused while singing Pehli Nazar Mein by Atif Aslam. “It is a wrong question, a controversial one. But I will still ask it because I don’t give a damn. I don’t follow the news but tell me one thing: Has music from Pakistan been banned in India? Is it still banned or has it just started? Is it running?”
Arijit went on as the crowd cheered “Because Atif Aslam is one of my favourites, and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan sahib, and Shafqat Amanat Ali.”
Pakistani dramas always become talk of the town especially if they feature superstars like Humayun Saeed. Recently, Humayun’s drama Mere Paas Tum Ho again got into the news because of its brilliance, acting, production and storyline.
Famous Indian Punjabi actor and Singer Ammy Virk aka Amninderpal Singh Virk has been found appreciating the grandness and brilliance of the drama Mere Paas Tum Ho. The indian singer and actor while tagging Humayun Saeed, Khalil Ul Rehman Qamar, Adnan Siddiqui and Ayeza Khan, appreciated the drama.
He wholeheartedly acknowledged the splended work and said that it is simply brilliant. No doubt, the drama Mere Paas Tum Ho has all the power to hook the audience.Ammy Virk himself has been singing and performing well for Punjabi Cinema and holds a significant fan following in Pakistan. He is an Indian singer, actor and producer who works in Punjabi and Hindi films and has his own production house. It is amazing to see him praising Pakistani superstars.
Alka Yagnik, the renowned Indian singer, is sending lots of love and wishes to our very own Ahsan Khan, who rose to fame across the borders with his role in Udaari.
She expressed her admiration for Ahsan Khan’s amazing acting and wished him all the luck for his nomination in the upcoming LUX Style Awards.
“You have done it so incredibly, so beautifully. It’s not that I’m the only one saying it, all my friends feel the same way. I believe you are nominated for the upcoming Lux Style Awards. You surely do deserve the award. Not only this, you deserve all the awards possible.”
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We all believe that Ahsan Khan surely deserves accolades for his breakthrough performance as Paa Imtiaz in Udaari. He is competing against Faysal Qureshi, Humayun Saeed, Noman Ejaz and Zahid Ahmed for Best TV Actor in LSA 2017.
It seems that India not only wants to ban Bollywood films having Pakistani stars but also Pakistani dramas.
The Zee Chairman Dr Subhash Chandra mentioned in few tweets that there are chances of revising the programming schedule of Zindagi TV channel which will be free of Pakistani content.According to Dr Subhash they are revising the programming schedule in reaction to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s stance at the United Nations.
Dr Subhash said that it will be better that if they shift programming to the stories of Indian Muslims, rather than showing Pakistani dramas.
Zindagi is a Zee networks’ Hindi-Urdu entertainment television channel that shows programs of numerous countries like Turkey, Pakistan and Egypt. This channel has really multiplied the number of fans of Pakistani celebrities and dramas, as it has aired drams like Humsafar and Zindagi Gulzar hai.
India can send our artist back and can also decide on banning our dramas. When are we (Showbiz Industry + Government) going to change our preferences and policies?
Do share with us , do you as an audience to Indian content feel that it should be banned now?
No one doubts the talent that Pakistan has when it comes to music, and India might not admit it but that doesn’t stop her from copying our music of the past, remaking them and selling them with her stamp on it!
The song ‘Hawa Hawa’ is a famous creation of Pakistan’s pop music sung by Hassan Jahangir. The song gained huge popularity in the 80s’ and 90s’ and is still considered as one of the best tracks that our music industry has managed to produce.
While our music Industry is moving forward, bringing our artists’ creativity into play, producing innovative tracks and beats, India is moving backwards-backtracking our musical records and finding the tracks they can copy, I mean, remake.
The most recent victim of India’s craze of remaking old Pakistani songs will be found in the movie ‘Mubarakan’, an Arjoon Kapoor starrer which is to release later this year. The remake is posted under as well as the original; you can decide for yourself which is better.
According to me, the remake is cheap. Not only are the lyrics vulgar, the use of auto tune also ruins the whole song. I dearly missed the original ,melodious version of song when I had the misfortune of listening to the Indian version.
Twitter is outpouring with the trend of #banindianyoutubers and Pakistanis are too enthusiastic in participating this, many of pakistani have unsubscribed Indian renowned youtube channels like BB ki vines, Carryminati and T- Series. The trend has invited the wrath and rage of Indians they have just attacked trend with their lame illogical and stupid speculations but hatsoff to pakistani warriors they are too determined to unsubscribe indian youtubers because its a fact that previously they used to earn through their pathetic dramas which used to air on our channels in late night slots. It was then our policy makers decided to ban indian content, public praised the decision and after that when india did air strike and we captured their pilot, we banned indian movies, another setback for their big industry because Pakistan is a big market for them. After that Government decided to keep the ban imposed permanently and the public started trend of banning, Boycotting and Unsubscribing indian youtubers.
Its high time we should support our youtubers, and unsubscribe to their youtubers because in the name of reaction channels they are fooling pakistani viewers all they are gaining is subscribers and money and most of them are with aim to have million subscribers which isn’t wrong but they seem least interested in reacting because its not their country not their culture not their interest, they just want subscribers and people are giving them. We Pakistani should boycott theses reactors they are just fooling us.
Indians are too angry at this that why are Pakistani unsubscribing to india, there are almost seventeenth thousand tweets with in 24 hours which shows the strong stance of Public, which doesnt want any indian content and wants Boycott.
India the eastern neighbor country of Pakistan is famous for many things especially its hindi film industry known as Bollywood. Hindi films produced in Bollywood are exteremly popular in Pakistan and mostly attract massive crowds towards cinemas. In Pakistan, Hindi movies are considered vital for the survival of cinema houses as mostly Pakistani cine goers prefer Indian movies over locally produced films.
In recent times many Indian films have earned considerable revenues in Pakistan, and thus it is appearing as a lucrative market for Hindi films. However filming in India is not limited to Hindi, and a large number of films are also made other regional languages like Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi etc. Like Hindi which is also understood in Pakistan, another language Punjabi is also understood on both sides of the border. There are more Punjabi speakers in Pakistan as compared to India, however the state of local Punjabi cinema in Pakistan is at stand still.
Looking at the spectacular and record breaking business of Hindi movies in Pakistan, Indian Punjabi film makers are also interested to exploit the potential of Pakistani market. In past locally produced Punjabi films have attracted viewers as well as business with some super hit films like Chooriyan and Majan. However gradually the production of Punjabi films also declined like Urdu films.
Indian Punjabi film makers knew about the hidden potential of punjabi films in Pakistan, and are considering to release Indian Punjabi films in Pakistan too. There are fair chances that Indian Punjabi films will also be welcomed with same enthusiasm as Indian Hindi films. So in near future we might also see Indian PUnjabi films along with Hindi films in our cinemas.
A recent report by BBC has covered the aspect of Indian PUnjabi film makers
Prominent Bollywood producer Arun Rangachari has expressed desire to film on the book of Pakistan’s senior television anchor Mubashir Lucman, associated with ARY News, ARY News reported.
Rangachari said the film will be based on book of Lucman titled ‘Khara Sach – Baba Ji Ke Naam’ detailing account of corrupt practices of a media group in Pakistan.
Talking to ARY News, the Bollywood producer said Mubashir Lucman was very much popular in Pakistan, hence he planned to film on his book.
He believed that his film would gain immense popularity in both – Pakistan and India.
Lucman hosts popular whistle-blowing program ‘Khara Sach’ at Pakistan’s largest News channel ARY News.
Rangachari had recently produced a flick ‘Lunch Box’ featuring Irfan Khan as lead character, which was widely acclaimed.
Indian producer Rakesh Upadhyay, who has titles like Khiladi 786 to his credit, wishes to make a film on the life of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan.
The producer recently met with Khan at his Bani Gala home to seek permission for the biopic.
According to Babar Sheikh, Managing Partner of Tiger Entertainment which is producing upcoming rom-com Jaanan with Imran Khan’s wife Reham, Khan has given Upadhyay permission to make the film, so long as it is based on his personal life only.
The reason for the producer’s visit was earlier misreported as a collaboration with Reham Khan for a film. which he has clarified: “I’d like to clarify that I am not producing any movie with Reham Khan. Although I do want to work in Pakistani film industry in near future.”
Speaking about his experience in Pakistan, Rakesh tells Images:
“It was nice visiting Pakistan, the people here are wonderful and I was here to seek approval from Imran Khan to make a biopic on him. The idea to make a film on international level is that Imran Khan is a global icon.”
He added that he would love to visit Pakistan again.
Referring to a previous project, Kaptaan, centered on the PT Ichairman, Babar said the film is a low-budget one with an amateur director. His will be an improved, commercial film with a higher budget, he added.
Acknowledgement: Whole content is taken from Dawn News
Meera suceeds to be in news again. Yes, this time not for her exceptional english or marriage rumors, but for something that is serious enough to dram your attention towards. Meera has been sued by producer Ajay Yadav for leaving his film in a lurch. Meera was signed for the movie Bhadaas and according to the terms and conditions of the agreement the actress was supposed to be in India till April 30th, to ensure that the producing team completes the movie in time, However, the actress left the country without informing the producer, leaving the movie in a critical state. The movie was expected to be released in the starting of May but due to the inconvenience Meera has caused to Yadav, the dubbing hasn;t been started yet.
The producer talked about the issue in the following words:
“According to our agreement, she can’t leave the country till April 30, but she has gone without informing me. The film releases on May 24 and she won’t be here for the promotions. I can’t hold the film till she’s back, so I’ve lodged a complaint with the Versova Police Station.
I’ve managed to complete the dubbing, but the promotions are yet to begin”
Due to the political instatbility in the country, the elections of 2013 have given a new way to the celebrities to show their existance in the political field as well and Meera is a significant one here. She has been trying to fight in elections and probably this might be one of the reasons that she left her movie in between to come back to her country.
Lets see what really happens to this case against Meera, but there is one thing for sure that such a thing would definitely affect Meera’s acting career and her credibility in India.
Indian political party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has said that they won’t allow Mahira Khan to work in their country. The statement comes in the backdrop of the actress’ recent agreement for a web series with an Indian OTT platform.
According to the reports, Mahira Khan, Sarmad Khoosat, Yasra Rizvi and other talented actors are working on a project with Zee Theatre. Titled as Yaar Julahay, it is a series of dramatic readings of the works of legendary Urdu writers.
In a recent interview, Mahira Khan revealed that ever since Pakistani artists have been banned to work in India, she has hesitated to take on new projects across the border. She received various offers for digital projects, but she turned them down out of fear. However, she has decided to start working in India now and doesn’t want to let politics get in the way.
This is not the first time such a statement has been made. Earlier, Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) had issued a warning for Indian celebrities to stop collaborating with Pakistani artists.
Firoz Fatima, who considers Malala Yousafzai as her ideal has won one crore (10 million) indian rupee in famous TV show kaun banega crorepati (KBC).
The program will be telecasted on sunday 1st December 2013 on Sony TV.
Firoz Fatima, is also first ever female winner in KBC. She belongs to Sansaarpur village of Saharanpur district in the indian state of Uttar Pradesh. She has completed BSc. degree this year.
She gave the credit of win to her education. Firoz Fatima said, “My father passed away two years ago and then my family faced lot of hardships after his death. Had I not been educated, I could never have achieved this. Whatever I am today is due to my education”
Firoz’s family consists of a sister and mother. Her relatives were against her education.
She said, ‘They (relatives) used to say to my parents, why are you educating girls after all in the end they have to look after kitchen and household. But my parents never listened to anyone, and my win is a strong answer to all the critics.
Firoz’s mother also attended the show. She considers her mother a very brave woman, as it was due to her she was able to continue her education after death of father
Dressed like a traditional muslim, Fatima said debate of dress is unnecessary all what matters is the thought and ideas of a person. She considers Malala Yousafzai as her ideal.
About show host Firoz said, ‘I was quite nervous once on the hot seat. But Amitabh jee encouraged me that I felt confident. I also hugged him and it felt nice.
How will she spend this one crore? Fatima told first she will return the loan amount she borrowed for treatment of the father. Then use the rest of the money for her sister and her own education. What else she never thought of such big amount of money.
Firoz Fatima now also wants to appear in Public Service Commission of India.
Here is the actual content from BBC Urdu
ملالہ یوسف زئی کو اپنا آئیڈیل ماننے والی 22 سالہ فیروز فاطمہ نے معروف ٹی وی شو کون بنے گا کروڑ پتی میں ایک کروڑ روپے کی انعامی رقم جیت لی ہے۔
ان کا یہ پروگرام آج سونی ٹی پر دیکھا جا سکتا ہے۔
ی بی سی ہندی کی مدھو پال کہتی ہیں ’ان کے چہرے کی خوشی دیدنی ہے۔ وہ بات بات پر ہنس دیتی ہیں لیکن جب میں نے ان سے انٹرویو شروع کیا تو پوری طرح سنجیدہ نظر آئیں۔‘
مدھو پال کے مطابق ان کی سنجیدگی اور سائشتگی ایسی چیزیں ہیں جو انہیں گیم شو میں ایک کروڑ روپے کی انعامی رقم جیتنے میں مددگار ثات ہوئیں۔
فیروز فاطمہ اتر پردیش کے سہارنپور ضلع کے سنسارپور نامی گاؤں کی رہنے والی ہیں اور انھوں نے اسی سال اپنی بی ایس سی کی تعلیم مکمل کی ہے۔
اپنی جیت کا کریڈٹ وہ اپنی تعلیم کو دیتی ہیں۔ فیروز فاطمہ نے کہا ’میرے والد دو سال پہلے انتقال کر گئے تھے اس کے بعد ہمارے خاندان پر مصیبتوں کا پہاڑ ٹوٹ پڑا۔ اگر میں تعلیم یافتہ نہ ہوتی تو یہ کامیابی حاصل نہ کر پاتی۔ آج میں جو کچھ ہوں اپنی تعلیم کی وجہ سے ہوں۔‘
فیروز کے گھر میں ان کی ایک بہن اور ماں ہیں۔ انھوں نے بتایا کہ بچپن سے ہی ان کے رشتہ دار انہیں تعلیم دینے کے مخالف تھے۔
وہ کہتی ہیں ’میرے والدین سے سب کہتے کہ لڑکیوں کو کیوں پڑھا رہے ہو؟ انھیں آخر روٹی ہی تو بنانی ہے لیکن میرے ماں باپ نے ان کی ایک نہ سنی۔ اب دیکھئے میری جیت سے ان لوگوں کو سخت جواب مل گیا ہوگا۔‘
فیروز کا دعویٰ ہے کہ جب سے لوگوں کو پتہ چلا ہے کہ انھوں نے ’كے بي سي‘ میں ایک کروڑ روپے جیتے تب سے ان کی سوچ بھی بدل رہی ہے اور اب وہ بھی اپنی بچیوں کو تعلیم دینے کے حامی بن گئے ہیں۔
فیروز کے ساتھ ان کی والدہ بھی شو میں آئی تھیں۔ وہ اپنی ماں کو ایک بہادر خاتون بتاتی ہیں کیونکہ ان کے مطابق والد کے انتقال کے بعد ماں کی وجہ سے ہی وہ اپنی تعلیم جاری رکھ سکیں۔
روایتی مسلم لباس میں ملبوس فاطمہ کا کہنا ہے کہ لباس سے کوئی فرق نہیں پڑتا بلکہ انسانی سوچ بہتر ہونی چاہیے۔ وہ ملالہ يوسف زئی کو اپنا آئیڈیل مانتی ہیں۔
شو کے ہوسٹ امیتابھ بچن کے بارے میں فیروز نے کہا ’جب میں ہاٹ سیٹ پر پہنچی تو بے حد نروس تھی لیکن امیتابھ جی نے مجھے حوصلہ دیا اور اتنی اچھی باتیں کیں کہ میری ساری گھبراہٹ دور ہو گئی میں ان سے گلے بھی ملی مجھے بہت اچھا لگا۔‘
شادی کے بارے میں انھوں نے کہا ’ابھی اس بارے میں کچھ نہیں سوچا ہے لیکن جب بھی شادی کروں گی ماں کی رضامندی سے کروں گی‘۔
وہ اس ایک کروڑ روپے کا کس طرح استعمال کریں گی؟ اس سوال پر فاطمہ نے بتایا’والد کے علاج کے لیے جو قرض لیا تھا اسے چكاؤں گي۔ پھر اپنی اور بہن کی تعلیم کے لیے پیسے کا استعمال کروں گی۔ پھر کیا کروں گی کبھی سوچا نہیں تھا کہ اتنا پیسہ ایک ساتھ مل جائے گا۔‘
فیروز فاطمہ اب پبلک سروس کمیشن امتحانات کی تیاری کرنا چاہتی ہیں۔
We all have been watching the most viral and iconic family of Pakistani content creator Arshad Reels on social media. Arshad and his family have been simultaneously trending on Instagram, Tiktok and YouTube. He is famous for his lesson-orientated family vlogging especially his cute daughter Dua’s lectures are the most loveable thing about his family vlogging. Arshad Reels has 5.92 Million subscribers on YouTube. 432 K followers on Instagram and 126 K followers on Tiktok. Arshad’s Instagram reels are being recreated by every social media content creator including famous social media influencers. Arshad Reels’ family is currently trending in India as well.
Lately, an ace Indian music producer Mayur Jumani paid the tribute to Arshad Reels by creating a song composition that combines Arshad Reels’ dialogues with music. The musical tribute is quite catchy to the ears. Mayur has also added rap in the song along with lyrics. Here is the beautiful work of Mayur Jumani:
The Instagram reel was loved by Arshad Reels himself, however, he requested the musician to remove the music from the video due to his religious school of thought. Social media users from India and Pakistan are loving the beautiful musical version of Zainab, Dua & Arshad’s clips and are vibing on the music. Read a few comments as well:
Cinemas in Pakistan are facing decline because of the production of average films that offer no solid storyline. The state of the film industry is going down day by day despite the release of star-studded films like Umro Ayar and Abhi. Well, this year, Pakistani films Umro Ayar, Na Baligh Afraad and Abhi were released on Eid Ul Azha. The movies were decently running in the Pakistani cinemas when a brilliant Indian Punjabi movie Jatt & Juliet 3 was released. Jatt & Juliet 3 was released on 27th June and it is being loved by the fans. Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa are the main leads of Jatt & Juliet 3. Pakistani actor Nasir Chinnioti and Akram Udas are also part of the film.
Well, according to the reports shared by the YouTuber Moeen Zubair, Jatt & Juliet 3 has smoothly paved its way towards the Pakistani cinema and is going high in demand.
Moeen Zubair said, “Indian movie Jatt & Juliet 3 is successfully running in the Pakistani cinemas and the Pakistani films are being taken down by the cinema owners. We have recently talked to the cinemas in Lahore who are saying that the buying ratio of Pakistani tickets has decreased and people are interested in watching Indian Punjabi film. Jatt & Juliet was initially given 3 shows and now it has grabbed 9 shows daily. The film is doing really well because its previous two seasons were successful and Neeru Bajwa and Diljit Dosanjh grab a good fan following in Pakistan”. Here is the link to the video:
India and Pakistan, both are the two countries that keep sharing something in common, if not traditionally, then for the moves taken in the entertainment industry in both of neighboring territories. It is now the remake of old movie Arth which was directed by Mahesh Bhatt back in 1982, that has open new hopes for the slogan of ‘Aman ki Asha’ where it is Pakistani actor/director Shaan who has asked Mahesh Bhatt for the rights to remake the movie in Pakistan.
Offering a leverage to the Indian owners of the movie, he asked Mahesh Bhatt to withhold his credits and allow the remake under the tag of a joint Indo-Pak effort. It was lately in an Indian newspaper that Bhatt confirmed the news by mentioning the call he received from Shaan to seek permission to adapt the film. Giving a welcoming response, Mahesh then asked the film producer, Kuljit Pal regarding the issue.
In response to his appeal been made, Kuljit Pal said:
“Mr Mahesh Bhatt had sent a letter some time back to me through some office bearer. But I did not receive it, on the contrary I asked him to tell Mukesh Bhatt to call me up,I shall discuss with him. Well In my telephonic conversation with Producer Mukesh Bhatt I clearly stated I can not give the remake right to any other country. On his insistence I did tell him if at all Pakistani producer intends to remake my film Arth, he should make it in Urdu language only. I further also confirmed that if at all the film is remade in any Indian language I will be looking forward for financial gains.However, The Bhatts’ are big people,I was shocked to read in the newspapers stating that I have consented for giving away the remake rights of my film Arth. This I feel is just the high headedness of the Bhatts.”
It is now Shagufta Rafique who will be writing its script and will be playing an important role in cast selection which will comprise of Pakistani actresses only, She said:
“As the film is going to be based in Pakistan, we will cast Pakistani girls. Apart from writing, I will also be involved in the casting of the film.”
Arth is one of the most popular legendary Bollywood movie that even won four major awards in in Filmfare awards ceremony in 1984 and it is highly hoped that the movie will again spread its colors on screen with its remake. It would not be wrong to give the credit of the project to Mahesh Bhatt who has always shown signs of goodwill towards Pakistani celebrities who belong to his own domain of expertise.
We wish Shaan and the Bhatts all the very best for this joint venture,
These days it is very common for Indian movies to be banned to release in Pakistan because of their sensitive subject. When we see movies like Ranjhaana, Shootout at Wadala, Ek tha Tiger, and David etc. banned to release in Pakistan by Pakistani censor board, another movie named “D-Day” is also banned to release in Pakistan by Pakistani censor board.
The movie has a powerful cast that includes Rishi Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, and Shruti Hassan. The movie has managed to generate a lot of interest in India. The movie has been banned to release in Pakistan because of its synopsis. Like all the previous Indian movies that have been banned to release in Pakistan, this movie also has a sensitive subject that may cause conflicts in Pakistan.
It is good to see Pakistani censor board banning contents that they know will hurt Pakistanis and cause conflicts. We appreciate them for banning the content that will hurt Pakistanis and cause conflicts.
What are your views on the ban on release of Indian movies in Pakistan that have a sensitive subject? Your feedback is appreciated!
An Indian film titled “Children Of War” has been made by the director Mrityunjay Devvrat. The story of the film is based on the mayhem that ensued as a result of the 1971 war between the West and East Pakistanis. The film focuses on the sufferings of the civilians during this nine month conflict. “The film looks at human stories and personal stories of how they suffered. It is a largely fictional film made up of true stories,”said director Mrityunjay Devvrat.
The film makers largely relied on the facts and figures that were been giving out by Bangladesh. The film shows how children suffered during this conflict. “Not many people know much about Bangladesh or care about it….The aim of ‘Children of War’ is to change that and make people understand, among other things, why there are so many Bangladeshis in India,”The director added, who spent some time in Bangladesh while his parents were working there.
Pakistanis are not happy with the film because they think that it is an attempt to malign the image of Pakistan in the International community. “We will not allow its screening in Pakistan if it is against Pakistan and its armed forces,” said an official from the Central Board Of Film Censors, Islamabad.
“I think no one has the courage to show such a film in Pakistan. How could we approve a film which is based on one-sided Indian propaganda?” he added
