Shoaib Malik and Sana Javed’s marriage last year became international news. It was an out of the blue announcement and fans were shocked by it. At the time, people thought Shoaib Malik was still married to tennis star Sania Mirza and since she is loved on both sides of the border, the backlash was strong. Now, new revelations about the cricketer’s wedding to Sana Javed have been published by Indian media.
According to Economic Times India, Shoaib Malik’s sister has spoken to the media about her brother’s Nikkah with Sana Javed. She stated that none of his sisters attended the Nikkah as they were not happy with the decision. She also revealed that Sania Mirza finally went for khula because she was tired of his extra-marital affairs.
The new revelations have been going viral in both Pakistan and India but Shoaib Malik has not made any statement yet. Netizens are happy that Sania Mirza has decided to move on while they also praised Shoaib Malik’s sister for her revelations. They also criticized Sana Javed and Shoaib for allegedly deceiving Sania Mirza:
Shoaib Akhtar is one of the biggest stars in Pakistan as well as the cricket world. He holds the record for fastest bowling in the world. His aggressive style and on-field entertainment made him a fan favourite. He is still loved for his analyses and the fun that he brings on our screens. He is going through a very tough personal time as he just lost his brother Shahid Akhtar.
Shoaib Akhtar announced his brother’s funeral prayer proceedings on social media and many from Rawalpindi and Islamabad joined him. Indian media is now using his brother’s funeral video and sensationalizing it. Some local politicians came to offer funeral prayers and Indian media is turning them into terrorists as per their usual MO. Pakistanis are trolling Indian media after this weird obsession of theirs.
Pakistani netizens are taking Indian media to cleaners. One person wrote, “So Hamza from Dhurandhar did not clear them.” Another added, “They will be chanting Pakistan Pakistan while burning on their pyre.” One said, “They are obsessed.” Here is how they reacted:
Hania Aamir is a brilliant Pakistani television and film actor who is loved because of her adorable smile and her stunning personality. Hania Aamir has appeared in famous dramas like Dilruba, Sang E Maah and Mere Humsafar. Lately, Hania Aamir has been garnering success because of her back to back hit serials including Mere Humsafar and Mujhe Pyar Hua Tha. Nowadays, Hania Aamir has been enjoying her vacation in the UK and other parts of the world.
Lately, an Indian newspaper Times of India has shared the news of Hania Aamir’s link ups with Indian rapper and singer Badshah. Actress Hania Aamir has also shared her pictures with Indian rapper and singer Badshah. She shared a thread of pictures and videos with Badshah. Her post caption reads, “Kids went shopping”. Here is the link to the thread shared by Hania Aamir.
According to Times of India, rapper Badshah and Pakistani actress Hania Aamir’s recent Instagram post has sparked dating rumours. In Hania Aamir’s post, the two are seen shopping together and enjoying drinks. Badshah commented on the post, and Hania responded as well. Here are the beautiful pictures shared by Hania Aamir:
Here is the screenshot from Times of India article:
Bollywood media industry is one of the biggest media industries which is creating extremely good content. Despite doing so well, Bollywood loves to copy content from Hollywood and Pakistan. Now, the world knows that the Indian media industry aces the art of plagiarism. In the past five years, they have copied countless Pakistani tunes and dramas. Indian media blatantly copied without giving any credit to the original creators. They have successfully copied Dhoop Kinaray, Mere Paas Tum Ho, Buhey Baarian, Nach Punjaban, Bol Kaffara, and Meri Zindagi Hai Tu. Even, the Indian media is annoyed with Bollywood’s habit of copying content.
Currently, the Indian film Industry has announced to remake Pasoori for Kartik Aryan and Kiara Advani’s film. ABP Uncut’s anchor Abhishek Manchanda has roasted the Bollywood industry for copying the content. He is angry with their film industry for copying content from Hollywood and Pakistan. ABP Uncut anchor says, “Now they will be copying the most hit Pakistani song Pasoori in Kartik Aryan and Kiara Advani’s Satya Prem ki Katha, can’t they make anything on their own, have they gone mad”. Have a look at the video shared by ABP Uncut in which their anchor is roasting their own media for blatantly copying Pakistani hits and ruining them:
All the Pakistani viewers agreed to Abhishek Manchanda for the first time because the anchor is famous for doing shows against Pakistan. They appreciated Abhishek for raising this point. Here are the comments:
Adnan Siddiqui is an amazing Pakistani television actor who has done countless hit projects. The actor’s debut drama Uroosa was a block buster. He performed in numerous hit serials including Zaib Un Nisa, Isha Junoon Deewangi and Mere Paas Tum Ho. He was praised in Yeh Dil Mera as well.
Well, the recent hit venture of the actor was the reality show Tamasha which was based on Big Brother/Big Boss’ format. He, however, changed the format a bit and became authority of the house. He also used to interact and eat with the contestants in a friendly manner which is his personality trait as well. In Big Boss, Salman Khan never had a lunch or dinner with contestants
before but soon after the Tamasha season 1, Big Boss 16 saw a change in the format where Salman was seen on dining table with contestants of Big Boss.
Adnan Siddiqui shared a picture which had a caption written over it, ” For the First Time Salman Khan Having Dinner in Bigg Boss House with Contestant and Hosting Weekend ka Waar Inside the House, Just Like Adnan Siddiqui in Tamasha”. Adnan Siddiqui writes, ” My dear friends/ critics, I rest my case!”.
The news was seen by the Indians as well, Indian media portal Bollywood Now, soon after watching the post of Adnan Siddiqui, responded to it. Indian media said that Pakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui has accused Salman Khan of copying his show Tamasha on which he used to have an intimate interaction with his fans which included eating with them.The Indian media further said that in start Adnan Siddiqui faced trolling on copying Big Boss. Have a look at video.
Public came up with mixed responses on the video. Here are a few comments gathered by Team Reviewit, from official page of Bollywood Now, have a look!
Indian media is known for its screaming and dramatics. The loud noises they make and the table tapping alongside fake news propagandas is what defines Indian news. They never back down from their storytelling and they are currently unhappy about Pakistan’s role in ceasefire between Iran and the USA.
Indian media did what they do best once again as they invited an ex US Diplomat for analysis and tried to frame Pakistan as a difficult nation with poor security. The US diplomat got extremely frustrated and the schooled Indian media for their childish antics.
The US diplomat said that the Indian media is like school children. They are not worried about expensive gasoline or innocent lives and all they care about is petty issues. If the media will keep acting like school children, they will be punished and made to stand in a corner for 30 minutes. This is what the diplomat said:
The internet is loving this video. One user wrote, “Now they will say it is AI.” Another added, “This 30 minute time out part was epic.” One said, ‘Now they are happy after international schooling.” Here is the reaction:
The most anticipated movie in the history of Pakistan, as the line goes, is enjoying a record breaking appreciation by the viewers who have fallen in love with the plot and picturization of the movie Waar. The story of this action movie revolves around the historical rivalry between the two neighboring countries, India and Pakistan. This is not for the first time that a movie based on the said ideology has made its way to the cinema houses because Indian directors have always utilized the package of combined hatred for Muslims as a source of earning a better rank on the chartbusters However, their weapon has been used against them this time, thanks to the young Pakistani director Bilal Lashari, who has done a brilliant job after investing three good years in the making.
While all the muslim countries are finding the movie Waar, something really worth praising, It is Indian media which has again shown it mockery by blaming Pakistan for accusing India for all the terrorist attacks within their country in the film. The channel completely presented the picture the other way round, promoting the idea that Pakistan and the Pakistanis hate Indians to a level which has crossed all limits, though, this is really not the case.
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It is really diplomatic of the neighbouring media that at one end it propagates the agenda under the slogan of ‘Aman Ki Asha’ while on the other end it is actually exploiting a movie which no way promotes the idea of Pakistani hatred towards India.
According to The Times Of India, a recent development is been made in Meesha Shafi and Ali Zafar’s harassment case, Meesha Shafi is sentenced to jail for three years by the court for falsely accusing Ali Zafar. Meesha Shafi got everyone’s attention when she filed a case again rockstar Ali Zafar for groping her during the #MeToo movement in 2018. She made allegations against the singer and actor in a tweet followed by filing a case against him under the harassment act of Pakistan. Ali Zafar obviously denied the rumors and came up with his side of the story.
Its been three years now since the case is in court now. It is been said that Meesha Shafi has not followed the case and didn’t appear in court. Ali Zafar on the other hand filed a case against Meesha Shafi and 8 other people for running a defamation campaign against him. According to recent information, Meesha Shafi has been sentenced to jail for three years for leveling false accusations of harassment against Ali Zafar. Pakistan media houses and portals have still not commented on this news.
What’s your take on this recent development on Meesha Shafi and Ali Zafar case? Want to add something to the story? Feel free to share your views with us!
Feroze Khan is a big star in Pakistan. Being the brother of Humaima Malick is where his journey started but the star rose up and carved a niche for himself. He has a stardom all his own now and a crazy fan following who makes sure that all his projects become big hits. Feroze also places a lot of thought into what he is signing up for, his latest being Akhara where he has totally transformed himself into Dilsher.
After the success of Akhara and Khumar, Feroze Khan is also gearing up for a new movie and he is starring alongside Indian actress Geethika. Feroze Khan’s personal life is always under scrutiny as he is a big star. His divorce was highly controversial recently and took the whole industry by storm by the allegations of alleged domestic abuse that came in.
Now, Indian critic Kamal R Khan is claiming that Feroze Khan is dating Indian star Geethika who he is also starring in a movie with. Feroze has posted pictures with her that are behind the scenes from their film shoot.
Kamal R Khan was very brash and said that Geethika will live in Pakistan for a few years and then she will return after getting beaten by Feroze Khan.
Here is what he had to say:
This is how people are reacting after the clip went viral:
The viewers in India love Mahira Khan. Recently she also bagged an award but after the award ceremony when Mahira Khan was bombarded with questions by the Indian media she found herself confused on many occasions because the reporters kept on asking her questions which were not relevant.
Mahira Khan replied to one of the questions that it was a strange questions and she wasn’t sure what to say. Her down to earth nature has won many fans in Pakistan and now Indians find it impossible to resist her charm. Mahira Khan wasn’t sure how to answer the questions asked by Indian media because of the nature of questions and just wanted to walk out of that place.
India and Pakistan are two countries that will always cross paths whatever the circumstances may be regarding the political and military conflicts but people from both the countries have always shown each other humanity and love whenever it was possible. The recent case of humanity winning came when a 19 year old Ayesha Rasheed got her heart transplant surgery done in India’s Tamil Nadu with a heart donated by an Indian man.
The girl’s heart’s 25% was not working since she was 7 years old and she was recommended a heart surgery when she was a bit older and contracted an infection. She later on went to India for surgery and she got the transplant done for free as the family could not afford it and the hospital got together with a trust to perform the surgery. 35 lakh rupees were spent on the surgery.
Here is Ayesha and her mother talking about everything:
Pakistanis are applauding India’s humanity and spirit as they saved young Ayesha’s life:
Indian Journalist recently took twitter to write about the popularity of Dirilis: Ertugrul in Pakistan.
She wrote: ” Now that Pakistanis, after watching Ertugrul in Urdu, have finally found an identity that they can adopt to hide their Indian roots & history, Pakistan should now officially declare its merger with Turkey, kneel before the Caliph Erdogan & rename itself as Greater Turkistan.”
Now that Pakistanis, after watching #Ertugrul in Urdu, have finally found an identity that they can adopt to hide their Indian roots & history, Pakistan should now officially declare its merger with Turkey, kneel before the Caliph Erdogan & rename itself as Greater Turkistan. 😉
Well such a non sense thing it is to say. As a Muslim we all are very well aware of our roots and we remember our glorious past. We remember how Muslim ruled the sub-continent. We also remember the scuffles of our leaders and their triumph in the from Pakistan an Independent Islamic State. We don’t have to conceal our roots we are proud of them. We are proud that we belong to Indian sub-continent, which was ruled and governed by our ancestors.
If our nation is falling for the noble Muslim history we all are OK with it. If our youth is encountering how coruscating Muslim leaders were, we are happy with it. At least they are not wasting their time watching the idiotic content proposed by your country that isn’t tolerable by any sensible person at all. We respect all the nationalities and praise good work done by anyone. You must go and do something more productive rather than pin pointing thing you don’t even have any idea of. Lastly, instead of keeping an eye on what is happening in Pakistan it would be better if you give some constructive ideas to your drama industry as well because the stuff they are producing is as doltish as your statement.
Indian media played the role of a war monger in the whole India-Pakistan conflict that ran for 4 days. It first started off with fueling hate against Pakistani artists and later on started calling on their army to attack Pakistan. They also tried to blame Pakistan for the Pahalgam attack without any proof.
The world saw people like Major Gaurav Arya who called himself a defense analyst standing on live television and provoking to burn the whole Karachi Port. Indians were reporting that the Army Chief of Pakistan has been arrested and the Prime Minister is hiding in a bunker. All of this was happening while the conflict was going on.
This is the kind of reporting we saw from the Indian media:
This reporting was so cringe that many Indians started feeling second hand embarrassment because of it. Speaking to BBC Urdu, Indian journalist Rajesh Joshi took this sensationalism to the cleaners. He also called out Major Gaurav Arya for his jingoism.
The journalist said that Indian media’s role on 8th and 9th May was shameful. It was neither patriotism nor human error. He added that the India media was commenting on war like it was cricket match commentary and all they wanted to do was get closer to PM Modi. All the big channels joined in this race and people like Major Gaurav Arya looked like they were going on the border themselves. He said this was neither journalism nor analysis. A journalist is one who cannot say a single lie as it affects his credibility but Indian media completely lost it during reporting. This is what he said:
The internet is agreeing with Rajesh Joshi. One user said, “Finally a good journalist who is not scared to speak the truth.” Another added, “Perfect analysis of Indian media.” A user added, “This is how journalism is done.” Here is what the internet said about the journalist’s comments:
Bollywood has been marred with a lot of pressures for women in the past. Actresses would not get married as this will “end” their careers and many marriages were even kept secret back then. But the era changed and things have also changed drastically over the years. Anushka Sharma became the first actress of the current lot to tie the knot with cricket giant Virat Kohli at the very peak of her career and she still delivered hit projects as an actress as well as a producer. All other actresses got married after that and now it is time for Richa Chadha to marry Ali Fazal aka Guddu Bhaiyya from Mirzapur.
An Indian journalist shared the news of their marriage and ended up tagging our very own Ali Zafar in place of Ali Fazal.
Richa came to the rescue and pointed out the mistake immediately:
Fans from both sides of the border found the mix up to be quite hilarious and sharing their takes on it. Many are warning Ali Zafar about Guddu Bhaiyya’s revenge streak while others had a casual laugh on the mistake. Check out:
Kamaal R Khan is a famous Indian film critic. He is also known as KRK. He has his own YouTube channel with 1.23 million subscribers. Lately, he regularly posts his analysis on various viral Indian showbiz news. A few days ago, his video on Indian Singer Badshah and Hania Aamir went viral in Pakistan. Kamaal R Khan is once again doing rounds on Pakistani social media after sharing a roasting video on anti Pakistani film Fighter. The film stars Rhithik Roshan and Deepika Padokone in the leading roles. In the film Hrithik Roshan is shown in fictional war sequences. The film is getting severe backlash in Pakistan. Pakistanis are reminding India of recent Abhinandan incident as well.
Talking about the trailer, Kamaal R Khan said, “The trailer of Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padokone’s film Fighter has been released in which Hrithik Roshan can be seen talking in an appropriate language. He is saying,’fighter isn’t the one who achieves his targets, a fighter is the one who destroys his targets, using the word (Thok deta hy)”. He also talked about the action sequences of Deepika Padokone, saying, “you will see Deepika Padokone in action, the sequence is the copy of Kangana Ranawat’s action sequences”.
He further said, “in the trailer, you will see Anil Kapoor addressing his officers about attacking Pakistan. You will also see a bomb blast in India which will cause a war between Pakistan and India, after the blast Hrithik Roshan and his army entered Pakistan. I would like to ask from them, “Why do you always attack Pakistan in the films, why can’t you attack China which is an equivalent enemy of India. This film is a stupid film, it will be unsuccessful, they are saying that they never replied to Pakistan which is a blatant lie. They always brag about destroying Pakistan. My question from the Indian Film makers is, “why do you always fight with Pakistan?, why don’t you fight with China?. Also, I want to ask, “if you have destroyed Pakistan, then why it keeps on coming back in your films?, if you are able enough to destroy Pakistan then you should downsize the Indian army and start sending the actors to attack Pakistan. Kamaal R Khan didn’t stop here, he further asked, “If they always finish Pakistan; why it still exists?. He concluded that the film’s narrative is false because they are stirring the public’s emotions and it will be a flop film. Here is the link to the video:
Many Pakistani and Indian viewers are thanking Kamaal R Khan for giving an honest review of the film. Pakistanis are appreciating his unbiased review. Many Pakistanis are reminding Indians about Wing Commander Abhi Nandan and the fantastic cup of tea. Read the comments:
This was so much expected that the letter written by the Indian Journalist Soumyadipta Banerjee’s to the Pakistan’s superstar will not be accepted by his fans and the individuals having brain to think neutral. People are badly disappointed to read such kind of letter and the language journalist has used for Khan.
One of the leading magazines’ of Pakistan FMH (For Her Magazine) has given a superb answer to the letter written by Soumyadipta Banerjee.
The magazine called Soumyadipta Banerjee a “Senseless Bollywood Journalist” and wrote that Fawad Khan deserved all the appreciation he received in India and he gave their industry what no other B-town could ever offer.
“If India has graciously showered love over Fawad Khan; then that is due to the fact that he has earned it along with any other Pakistani star. If you have given him the awards, than he has given you enough of his looks and acting, that no other of your actor would have been able to offer with such perfection,” the writer says.
The FHM has warned the Indian journalist and think before insulting any Pakistani celebrity.
“Please note it down for your next article that if you, in the future, dare to stand against the Pakistani celebrities or anyone; you will get an even worst response”, the note ended.
On the other hand Twitter is overflowing with the complaining and warning filled comments for the Indian Journalist.
Though the journalist did not receive enough backlash but as he wanted to end the entire debate so he posted on twitter:
Hania Aamir is the crush for many in Pakistan and India as well. Her drama Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum became a mega hit and fans all over the world were waiting on their toes for the finale. She played Sharjeena, the sweet, soft and strong girl who changed Mustafa’s life. The actress is in Canada nowadays for some meet and greet events and she has been having a great time with her fans.
Hania Aamir was interviewed by an Indian Punjabi journalist during one of the promotional events and he looked smitten. The journalist was very respectful towards Hania and said that though he is married and his wife is also a super fan of Hania, he just cannot stop looking at her.
The journalist also said that though he does not watch all the dramas but if he ever sees Hania on the screen, he just cannot scroll on. Hania Aamir was also asked about her experience at the Diljit Dosanjh concert and she said that she loves how Diljit chooses to spread love and kindness with his influence in the world.
This is what went down at the Hania Aamir interview:
Legendary Indian ghazal and classical singer Pankaj Udhas passed away today. The veteran singer was famous for singing multiple hit ghazals including Chitti Ayi Hai and Chandi Jai Rang. He also got the prestigious Padmashri award. The singer passed away due to a prolonged illness. He was seventy three years old.
The singer’s daughter Nayaab Udhas shared the news of her father’s passing on her Instagram. Nayaab wrote, “With a very heavy heart, we are saddened to inform of the sad demise of Padmashri Pankaj Udhas on 26th February 2024 due to prolonged illness”
The iconic ghazal singer rose to fame through his ghazal album “Aahat” which was released in 1980. He then sang unlimited hit ghazals and songs which include “Mukarar,” “Tarrannum,” and “Mehfil.” His song “Chitthi Aayee Hai” from the film “Naam” became immensely popular. Pankaj Udhas received multiple prestigious awards in India. He also sang with famous Indian singer Lata Mangeshtar. The art and entertainment lovers are sad on the death of the legendary ghazal singer.
Shan Shahid is a brilliant Pakistani actor who is famously known for essaying patriotic characters, recently the actor has taken an interesting news about him on his Twitter and Instagram handles. Actor Shaan Shahid shared a news about him in which the Indian retired General retweeted a fake news about his martyrdom, General Bakhshi retweeted a tweet of fake doctor who declared Shaan Shahid and Umair Jaswal as the martyred Pakistani Army officers.
The fake army doctor’s post mentioned that all the actors in the picture were either his course mates or colleagues who have embraced martydom. Interestingly, from left to right, each and every person was the Pakistani main stream actor including Shaan Shahid, Bilal Ashraf, Aamir Qureshi and Umair Jaswal. The picture was from one of the Shaan Shahid’s patriotic film.
Here are the tweets which were shared by the Indian General along with Shaan Shahid’s funny reply.
Netizens also praised Shaan Shahid’s reply, they said that Indians so faithfully believe in propaganda. Have a look at the comments.
Pakistani cinema owners and film distributors have announced to voluntarily stop screening and buying of Indian films till the normalcy in relationships with India returns. The step was taken after various hostile actions against Pakistani artists in India. Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA) announced a formal ban on casting of any Pakistani artists in an Indian film. Hindu Extremist organizations like Maharashtra Noniriman Sena (MNS) threatened Pakistani artists and concerts of Pakistani singers were cancelled. Similarly Pakistani dramas were also banned by Zee Zindagi the only channel in India which airs the Pakistani content.
Though the screening of Indian movies is stopped for the moment but Indian television content is airing without any restriction on 8 – 10 entertainment channels like Geo Kahani, ARY Zindagi, Times, Express Entertainment, Urdu1, Filmazia, TV One, APlus, ATV, Aaj Entertainment, Play Entertainment, 8XM, Jalwa.
Coming back to the decision of film distributors and cinema owners to stop screening of Indian films. This decision has generally received appreciation on social media, but the cinema owners and film distributors have also raised concerns for the consequences of this decision on the cinema industry of Pakistan.
Humayun Saeed the leading artist and producer of films and dramas has opposed this decision. As per BBC Urdu, Humayun Saeed has said that at the moment Indian films are a necessity for the survival of cinema business in Pakistan. Pakistan should not follow the Indian footsteps and show patience in this regard.
We (majority of us) all watch the illegally imported copies of Indian films in our homes via DVDs, so what is wrong in it, if the same are legally screened in the cinemas.
At this point of time the cinema industry of Pakistan needs Indian films for its survival as currently Pakistani film industry is not in a position to provide support to the cinema industry. For the survival of the cinema industry a new film is required every week, whereas we only produce a handful of movies in a year.
Humayun further added that he never supported any restriction on the screening of the Indian movies in Pakistan. He only supports a reduced number of shows on long holidays festive occasions like Eidul Fitr and Eidul Azha to provide space for the local films on such events. But apart from such occasions there should be no restriction in the rest of the year.
The Bollywood filmmaker, Ram Gopal Verma who is mostly infamous for his nasty and unacceptable comments on women shared a picture of Indian tennis player Sania Mirza (who is also the wife of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik) while playing Tennis and hence her inners are visible.
The fact that out of a thousand pictures of one of India’s most celebrated players, he decided to use an offensive photo without her permission to gain attention is absolutely disgusting. Sharing such an offensive picture of anyone especially a woman is definitely unacceptable.
He shared the picture with the caption, “A girl told someone, MBSLBCI reminded her of, though she was very good at Tennis her father refused to permit her to play beyond a age because she will have to wear skirts ..The film is about exposing these regressive minds who use a girl’s sexuality against herself.”
Ram Gopal Verma really needs to respect an individual’s privacy, he’s getting thrashed on social media fo sharing a pic of Sania without her consent.
P.s. I’ve cropped the original post by RGV due to explicit content.
In the last week of 2013, an Indian film Dhoom 3 was released which made all time new records of revenue collection on Pakistani box office by earning about 230 million – 240 million rupees (23 crore – 24 crore). In December 2014 another Indian film PK is released in Pakistan and is attracting huge viewership across the provinces of Punjab, Sindh and Federal Capital Islamabad..
As per the distributor of the film, PK is on its way to reach the landmark of 150 million rupees in coming weeks on Pakistani box office.
Here is the report of English Daily Dawn regarding the overwhelming success of this film in Pakistan.
The world loved Aamir Khan as the smooth criminal on wheels (throwback: Dhoom 3) and loves him even more as the sceptical alien in PK.
Mammoth audiences in India and Pakistan have flocked to cinemas to watch the actor who has lived up to his reputation and success as an artiste who gives viewers plenty of food for thought.
After crossing INR300 crore in India, Rajkumar Hirani’s PK has triumphed in Pakistan, with rave reviews and repeat visits.
Speaking to Dawn about the success of PK which is expected to cross Rs15 crore in Pakistan, Manager Marketing from Distributor Club (PVT) Ltd, Hassaan Rizvi said, “The primary reasons for PK’s success are Rajkumar Hirani and Aamir Khan.”
“Perhaps another reason might be that the film has presented Pakistan in a positive light. Also, many people are coming because of word-of-mouth—for instance if one person watches the film, he is returning with two to three more people to view it again,” he added.
Cinema goers in Karachi are well-impressed with Aamir Khan’s loveable depiction of the unaware, inquisitive alien.
“I watched the film three times,” says one fan, Anum. “Firstly because it has Aamir Khan and secondly it addresses the theist question in such an effective manner. With religious extremism on the rise in both India and Pakistan, PK is an excellent film that deals with such pressing issues,” she says.
“PK is intelligent and funny. While people are calling it preachy, I’d beg to differ because I didn’t feel any imposition in the film. And yes I would see it again,” comments Qurat-ul-Ain.
Anurag Kashyap is known for movies like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Bombay Velvet’ and many more. The ace director recently took to twitter to appreciate Asim Abbasi’s critically acclaimed feature film ‘Cake’.
He was all praises for Asim’s work and in utter awe of the entire cast. He penned,
“Asim Abbasi’s “Cake” is such a powerful film .. so happy that I am in a country and city that it was playing on screen. Went to see it because Aarti Bajaj edited it and read about it in Sight and Sound..but wow Asim Abbasi, @aaminasheikh @SanamSaeed_FP @adnanmalik .. just every1”
Asim Abbasi’s “Cake” is such a powerful film .. so happy that I am in a country and city that it was playing on screen. Went to see it because Aarti Bajaj edited it and read about it in Sight and Sound..but wow Asim Abbasi, @aaminasheikh@SanamSaeed_FP@adnanmalik .. just every1
For those of our readers who do not know Aarti Bajaj is Anurag Kashyap’s former spouse.
‘Cake’ has garnered innumerable praises so far. On the first weekend, multiplexes such as Nueplex, Cinepax and Atrium Cinemas in Karachi and Cineplex Centaurus in Islamabad had sold out shows for three consecutive days. Cake opened to a weekend business of Rs30 million from Pakistan and selected international territories too.
Asim and the team truly deserve every bit of this appreciation.
From becoming the showstopper for India’s leading fashion designer to hosting the grandest IIFA Awards – Fawad Khan has done it all. Now, in an interview with Hindustan Times, Fawad Khan compared the Pakistani and Indian film industries, and said that the former needs time to grow.
“The Indian film industry has been around for more than a 100 years now. So, it has far more credibility than the Pakistani film industry, which has witnessed a demise of sorts over the last 30 years. Now, the Pakistani film industry is getting back on its feet.”
Fawad Khan strongly believes in cross-border exchange of talent. “The exchange of talent is increasing slowly. I would like an active exchange of movies too. We have been working on films and have been actively looking for talent from the Indian film industry to work with in Pakistani movies.”
“And it is not just me. Film-makers such as Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt, and actors such as Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, have all been trying to work across the border. It will take some time, and hopefully, I will be one of the first ones [to witness that change firsthand].”
Censor board has allowed the screening of Indian film Holiday in Pakistan which stars Akshay Kimar. But what is unusual about it in a country where Indian films are regularly screened in multiplexes across the country for past many years. Indian films attract large viewership and generate revenue and are considered necessary for the survival for cinema industry. Indian film celebrities are household names and indian music is also relayed from most of the FM radio channels throughout the day. Showbiz segment of news bulletin also gives generous coverage to each and every aspect of Indian celebrities. Majority of print media also overs Indian films in their showbiz section, while Indian celebrities are the preferred choice for advertisers due to their popularity among general public.
So what makes Holiday special, well it is the story of an Indian army officer. In the past censor board has not passed any Indian film based on Indian army or spy agent, or Pakistani army. Though Indian films discussing any thing other than Pakistan army are allowed screening. Like someone told that famous cricketer Shahid Afridi was discussed in a negative manner in a recently released Indian film Total Siyyapa. Indian film Holiday has received censor certificates from all three censor board based in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad after cutting few scenes. Screening of an Indian film based on Indian army shows signs of relaxation in censor regulations and also government has decided to relax its restrictive policy.
The film is released on Friday 6th June 2014 and is expected to generate substantial revenue as Akshay Kumar is widely popular in cine goers .Even though, Akshay’s last film Boss was a complete dud, it managed to generate considerable revenue for its Pakistani distributors.
Interestingly in Pakistan, there has been an undeclared restriction on making any film based on army. In past Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), an institution of army has refused any assistance for a project based on army. Portrayal of army officers has never been shown in any film. Waar was the first Pakistani film where ISPR has cooperated to make a film on terrorism.
The first edition of Indian Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA), which was supposed to take place from 7-13 May, has been cancelled.
Several Pakistani celebrities including Humayun Saeed, Imran Abbas, Hareem Farooq, Ali Azmat and former Pakistani Censor Board chief Fakhr Alam were supposed to attend the Indian Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA) in Australia.
Turns out that visiting Bollywood celebrities were reluctant over sharing the stage with artistes from Pakistan and Indian community in Australia was also against the participation of Pakistani film stars at the event. All in all, the event has been cancelled due to terror threats received over the participation of Pakistani celebrities.
Festival director Vvikas Paul says, “I have received threats from vested interest groups and was worried about the security of my celebrity guests, myself, sponsors and my team. So, we have decided to defer it.”
“We will hold the festival when relations between the two countries improve,” he added.
Lately, the rumors of Hania Aamir and Indian singer Badshah’s dating are doing rounds on social media. Hania Aamir has shared multiple pictures with Badshah on her official Instagram as well. She has also praised the singer Badshah in a recent podcast with Ahmed Ali Butt. Well, Hania Aamir and Badshah had multiple meetups in Dubai.
Lately, a famous Indian critic Kamaal R Khan, also popularly known as KRK, has posted a video on his YouTube channel in which he has given his two cents on Indian Singer Badshah’s alleged dating with Hania Aamir. KRK has also used derogatory words for Indian singer. He first compared him with an elephant and made fun of his weight. KRK also warned Hania Aamir. He said, “This singer is currently in love with a Pakistani actress Hania Aamir. He goes to Dubai to meet her, he also does chatting with Hania on Instagram and also talks on Facetime,not only this, he tells other people that he’s in contact with Hania”. Later on, he addressed Hania Aamir, “miss Hania Aamir, didn’t you get anyone in Pakistan? Your bad choice will hurt Pakistani boys as well”. Here is the link to the video:
Fans on Instagram are not liking KRK’s roasting and they are criticizing his derogatory way of talking. Fans are also saying that the bank balance of the person matters more than his looks. Others are criticizing Hania Aamir as well. They are also telling KRK to see himself before criticizing others. On the other hand, fans on YouTube are liking the roasting style of KRK. A Pakistani social media user wrote, “I am from Pakistan and I enjoyed your roasting, you are epic”. Fans liked his sarcastic laughter which he gave at the end of the video. Many fans also criticized Badshah. People are saying that KRK is good in humorous jibes and they have watched this video many times already. Mostly Pakistani fans were sending love to KRK:
Here are the pictures of Badshah and Hania together:
After Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Raees, its Nandita Das film Manto which is being effected by the India- Pakistan controversy. Nandita shared that she had to adjust the shoot plans of her film on the writer Manto, parts of which she had earlier planned to shoot in Lahore.
According to sources Nandita revealed, “We all know that Manto spent three-fourth of his life in India but had to leave Bombay, the city he loved, and spent only his last seven years in Lahore. So, to maintain authenticity, we did have plans to shoot in Lahore.”
She explained that things can get difficult while travelling to Pakistan, therefore she has decided to re-locate the Lahore shoots to Delhi.
She said “Considering the present situation between the two countries, we will need to shoot those portions somewhere in India. We are looking at several options. I have recently returned from a recce in Delhi.”
Saba Qamar has proved herself as one of the most talented actresses across the border. She was featured in a Bollywood film ‘Hindi Medium’ with Irfan Khan.
The story of the film revolves around on a couple’s struggle to get their daughter admitted to a prestigious English-medium school to rise in society.
The film became one of the top 20 highest-grossing Indian films of all time and earned a total of $45 million worldwide.
Due to the success of the film, another part ‘Angrezi Medium’ was released on 13th March 2020. However, due to Indo-Pak tension, Saba Qamar was replaced by Kareena Kapoor.
Recently, Saba Qamar went live on Instagram and had a chit chat session with her Indian fans and they kept on praising Saba for her work.
The Indian fans confessed that they didn’t like the second part of the film in which Kareena Kapoor replaced her.
The fans said, “My honest confession is part two didn’t run well and hardly anybody watched it. However, it was available on streaming platforms but there was no hype at all.”
Saba Qamar was smiling after listening to this but she quickly changed the topic and talked about her upcoming film ‘Kamli’.
Ahad Raza Mir is the superstar of the younger generation.He became a household name after Yakeen Ka Safar and went on to give some really strong performances in Ye Dil Mera, Aangan and Hum Tum. The actor is working in Hollywood, starred in a Netflix series and he has also performed in Hamlet in Canada for which he received an award. Ahad Raza Mir is loved by millions and it was a special day for him and his fans as it was the star’s birthday.
Ahad has many fans in India as well as his dramas were watched by the Indian fans too. Indian fans came up with a beautiful gesture on their Ahad Bhaiyya’s birthday as they donated food in his name and also planted a grove from his side. Ahad’s fans also donated to different charities for the star. Here is what went down:
Pakistani drama Pyare Afzal has been airing on Indian Channel ZIndagi TV for a few weeks now. The drama was a big success in Pakistan because of many reasons and now people in India have fallen in love with the drama too. The viewers in India like Hamza Ali Abbasi playing the role of Afzal and they are now also looking forward to watching his upcoming film.
The writer of the play Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar feels overwhelmed by the response he got from the neighboring country. He is very thankful to the Indian viewers for showering him with praise.
The drama is nearing its end now and just like all the Pakistani viewers, the Indian viewers too are anticipating if Farah will confess her love for Afzal. Drama serial Jackson Heights will be airing soon on Zindagi TV and people are looking forward to that too.
Wahaj Ali is currently enjoying his huge success and stardom which came to him after his drama serial Tere Bin went insanely popular. Fans are literally going crazy over Wahaj Ali’s character Murtasim. Wahaj has also grabbed a substantial international fan following after Tere Bin. Well, his fans are quite vocal about their love for him and they also enjoy celebrating all of his achievements. Recently, Wahaj Ali has attained 3 Million Instagram followers. His big achievement was celebrated in India by the beautiful fans.
In India, students of a school celebrated 3 Million followers of Wahaj Ali. They brought posters of Wahaj and also cut the customized cake. They also shared pictures and videos on social media which were shared by Wahaj Ali. Have a look at Wahaj’s post:
Wahaj Ali loved the sweetest gesture of his fans. He wrote, “This is the sweetest gesture of encouragement, I have ever received. As I am also unable to send any thank you gifts for you and these beautiful children, I pray from the bottom of my heart that God bless you all. Ameen”. His post was praised by Maya Ali as well. Here is his thanks note:
Wahaj Ali’s fans are extremely happy on achieving 3 Million Instagram followers. They are sending best wishes to the actor. Here are the comments shared by fans:
Hania Amir is an extremely popular Pakistani television and film actress who is loved by millions of fans across the world. Her innocent face and marvelous acting fetched her popularity and public praise. The recent popular project of the pretty actress is drama serial “Mere Humsafar”. The drama is breaking records of views and popularity. Her simple and innocent look from the drama is making waves on social media.
In the drama, Hania’s no makeup look attracted the fans. Hania has barely used any makeup base in the drama, she has just used natural shades and tints and she’s looking adorable as Hala.
Well, her look is being praised a lot by the fan girls. One of Hania’s fan from India recreated her Mere Humsafar’s no makeup look. Koyal Bhattacharjee recreated her look, she is an Indian influencer who took her beautiful transformation video to Instagram. She captioned the look as “Hania Aamir No Make Up Look”.
Koyal, first used moisturizer on her skin after which she used another cream and then she applied light base on the face and blended it. Koyal enhanced her eyebrows through light makeup and applied light tint on eyes, nose, chin and cheeks. She applied mascara on lashes, Koyal used very light natural shade lipstick which Hania used in drama. In the end, she applied silver highlighter on her face. Have a look at the video of Koyal.
Public loved her transformation video and said that this drama is their favorite and this look is aced by her and she’s looking absolutely beautiful in no make up look of Hania.
Yes you read it right, I am so annoyed over the fact that our kids are being “taught” Hindi- Urdu through cartoons that are dubbed in Hindi-Urdu rather than the Urdu we speak here in our country. Not only this, many cartoons are based on cultural and religious myths of Hindus and while everyone talks against Indian shows on Pakistani channels and Indian models in Pakistani ads, we hardly ever hear anyone talking about these nonsensical cartoons, which have no educational value except that our kids are learning Hindi-Urdu very fast and they watch cartoon characters lying and cheat on-screen. Some years back PEMRA imposed a ban on Cartoon Network and Disney because of these dubbed shows but few months later this ban was lifted on the condition that these dubbed shows will not be shown on the channel. But after a few months the dubbed shows were back with a bang because our children are so addicted to them that they cannot survive without them! Those of you living in Pakistan who have children in the house will know what I am talking about. I have seen many children who are literally addicted to these shows and mothers have to impose a strict ban on Cartoon Network, Disney and Pogo but when kids go to friends’ houses their first request is that they want to watch Doraemon or Chota Beem.
Few months back when Geo TV announced that they were going to have Disney Time I was very happy to hear that because I thought that finally someone has thought about dubbing these shows in Pakistan. I am all for children watching cartoons in Urdu, as long as it is the Urdu we speak here in our country. But when I saw the cartoons being telecast on Geo I was utterly disappointed since they were dubbed in Hindi-Urdu, so basically our channels were just promoting the Indian Urdu even more. Sometimes it scares me that the kids who are growing up watching these programs won’t be able to tell the difference between the two languages. This is what I call cultural invasion in its true sense. Showing Indian advertisements is not as dangerous as this latest trend and something should be done to address the issue.
First of all my question is that even with so much technological development and enough monetary resources why can we not dub these cartoons ourselves? My second question is that if we have enough money to launch new news or entertainment channel every second month, why can’t we have one channel for children too? Pakistan television private or governmental has never produced good quality shows for kids in abundance. And I think that we are missing out on a great opportunity to educate our children through television. These children are our future and a little investment in them is going to go a very long way.
When Hum TV launched a new channel a few months back, I was not happy about it at all because Hum TV is doing so well already as far dramas are concerned so why not invest the same time, energy and money in doing something for the future generation? I am waiting impatiently for the day when we will have our own cartoons promoting our own values, language and customs. I have seen children watching animations like Dettol warriors and Safeguard ones over and over again. These animations are not meant for entertainment purposes at all but are very educational. Kids find them very interesting and follow the instructions given by the animated characters and understand the difference between good and bad as shown in these animated advertisements, this only goes to show that television is such a strong medium that it can bring about any kind of change. It is sad that we leave it to India to make and dub our children’s entertainment shows but can go on making endless dramas for grown ups. It is obviously more about money than doing something good for the betterment of the country.
PEMRA should take a step forward and this time around ensure that no Hindi-Urdu dubbed shows should air on Pakistani Cartoon Network. It would be much better that our kids watch these shows in English, Chinese or Japanese if we cannot do the dubbing ourselves.
We live in a country with double standards especially when it comes to choosing in between what is right and what is not. Whether it be regarding fashion, latest trend, entertainment or politics, our rules somewhat very different for ourselves as compared to the ideologies we generally talk about. Relating this major drawback of the nation with the entertainment industry of ours, all I have to share today are my views about the diplomacy of our local channels and the confused state of the viewers who are not even thinking once that where our culture and tradition is actually heading.
Throughout my experience while writing over the entertainment industry of Pakistan, I have realized that the audience seems reasonably satisfied with the local content and much of the readers on different forums have been found saying that they love Pakistani Dramas and find them much better than the foreign content- fair enough! While the viewers are happy with what their country is producing for them, It sounds like a wonder that the private channels are actually airing the foreign dramas in their prime time without even talking about the reason for doing so.
It was also analyzed few months back that there is still a minority which looks forward to the Turkish shows and want to have more from the stated country, which again, might be because of the similarities that the two countries share on the basis of religion (and nothing else). Not going in much of the details that what made these Turkish dramas popular amongst the Pakistanis, I would only target the INDIAN DRAMAS that are going on air on different channels.
Why to block Indian Channels?
The heading reveals my point fairly well. There was literally a time when I and my family, just like many of you, used to follow Star Plus and SONY TV, watching ‘The super BALAJI SHOWS’ like crackpots. Hate them or love them, Pakistan had a huge audience following those melo-dramatic serials but it was only then the channels were blocked by PEMRA and we saw the officials condemning the broadcast of Indian Channels in the country, declaring them as a threat to the integrity and culture of Pakistan.
Amazingly, now that the audience has converge its interests from the Indian stories to the Local content, the private, renowned channels are now airing the same, I repeat, the same Indian shows through their platform.
Here is a small list of Indian Dramas that are been aired on our Local channels which are established by Muslim Pakistanis, run by them and are paying back to them only!
GEO TV
1)Qubool Hai (21:00)
The drama is been watched by the fans of Karan Grover, the Arman Malik of Dil Mil Gaye and is contributing in earning some TRPs for the channel.
2) Bade Achhe Lagte Hain (22:00)
The Parvati is back, not on star Plus or SONY, but on Geo, wonders happen, and happen in this country only!
3)Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke (22:30)
Honestly speaking, I haven’t followed this one but still, its existence on a Pakistani Platform is enough to pinch.
Express entertainment
1) Haseena Chalbaaz
2) Anamika
3) Hitler di-di
4) Na boly tum na maine kuch kaha
All these dramas that are aired on Express entertainment are scheduled for primetimes, thus, you can imagine how important and close they are to the hearts of the owners of the channel.
What’s the confusion?
This country can be well defined in a single word, and that is ‘CONFUSED’. We are all confused about everything; cherry on the top, we are given a free-hand too by the authorities to like, do, wish, Kill, watch, eat, drink, vote anything and anyone, no one actually bothers. The question here is that how can people watch these dramas when they fake round, saying they love the local content? It is obvious that the channels are continuing the telecast because they are earning with, people are watching them. And if the people want to see the Indian dramas then why are Indian channels banned?
What kind of a strategy are they following basically? Where is PEMRA now and why those officials are satisfied with the same ideologies been promoted by these serials? Who to question? Who will answer? Just like other matters, we, the audience again find no one owing the responsibility!
Unrealistic scripts, foolish concepts, absurd acting and never-ending stories have finally came to an end. This is indeed good news for me to hear that Pakistani people are now no more interested to see fatigue Indian dramas, which are usually based on unethical concepts. And for such accomplishment the big hand goes to Pakistani television Industry that not only came up as a hard-hitting challenger but also transformed the visions of Pakistani people.
I am proudly a Pakistani drama big lover. I do not miss any episode of my favorite serial and love to chat about every detail of them with my friends. I am proud of how these dramas have set free the nation of those who worshipped low quality soaps on Star Plus.
Indian drama craze went on for many years in Pakistan and set on accelerating the Indian drama fever like a dengue virus. The entire audience of Pakistan was grabbed by brainless dramas like ‘Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki’, ‘Kasauti Zindagi ki’ and the string goes on. Even that was a time when everyone knew every single thing about Indian culture and traditions but no one even bother to know who founded Pakistan. Besides this, little girls used to play ‘Kum Kum’ and ‘Kyun Ke Saas Bhi Kbi Bahu Thi’ instead of playing ‘Ghar Ghar’. Moreover, women got their food burnt while they were deeply lost in drama scenes. And almost everything seemed to be paused at the time of drama.
Nevertheless in recent times I have been displeased to see an idleness of some concepts and characters in Pakistani dramas. It has been tiring to view the same characters being repeated on screen projecting an image of this country which is overstated and doesn’t hold true to every single case. But no doubt! Pakistan made its boom and these days, Pakistani dramas have reached the peaks of success and fame.
Pakistani Drama Industry has given them a hard competition and effectively crossed the line of success that Indian Drama serials had set. Channels like, Ary, Geo, Hum tv have done a great job so as to promote Pakistani talent across the globe. Stories from intelligent writers, outstanding acting, brilliant dialogues and sound direction have set Pakistani television industry a notch above the rest. Captivating story lines like of ‘Durr-e-Shahwaar’, ‘Maat’, ‘Meri Zaat Zarra Be Nishan’, ‘Jannat Se Nikali Hui Aurat’, ‘Doraha’, ‘Humsafar’ and many more have just turned the hearts of people back to Pakistani civilized cultural values.
Well! It is a known fact that Indian Drama Industry has lost its charm in Pakistan. With powerful script, limited episodes, soulful stories and the efforts of drama makers, Pakistani drama has once again reached the height of success. Hit it Big!
