Chhalawa and Wrong No.2 are two Pakistani movies that came out this Eid. People were not anticipating both a lot and many thought that the box office collections will not be very great. However, Eid was an Eid for both these movies and they have done extremely well on the whole holiday.

Wrong No. 2 is a sequel and had Sami Khan and Neelum Muneer as the lead actors. The film has done extremely well and has went n to gross over 11 crores in 5 days. The film is in cinemas still and has gotten an impressive response:

Chhalawa is Wajahat Rauf’s third film and had Mehwish Hayat, Azfar Rehman, Zara Noor Abbas and Asad Siddiqui in lead roles. The film was not getting some very good predictions on the box office and the reviews were not great either but the film has grossed over 11 crores too.

Both films did great on the box office and are still going great!

Aiman Khan and Muneeb Butt make one of the most endeared couples in the industry. They are loved and admired by almost everyone. Aiman Khan has taken a break from acting after her wedding, but she keeps on appearing in different ad campaigns of various brands. We have also seen her getting featured in different brand shoots. Aiman Khan and Muneeb Butt recently shared the news with their fans that they will be starring together in something for which they traveled to Turkey as well and it turned out that they are were working for the ad campaign of Borjan.

The advertisement for Borjan footwear, bags, and accessories is out now and we can see Muneeb Butt and Aiman Khan strolling around on the streets of Turkey promoting the brand. Aiman Khan looked beautiful in the video and Muneeb Butt also looked dapper.

Let’s have a look at the video:

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Shahid Afridi (aka Boom Boom) is a star cricketer of our country very famous among public. A fact also evident from the amount of endorsement he receives every year. Since his debut in 1996, Afridi has been the center of attention, and is perhaps the reason many turn to watch the game.

The popularity of Shahid is not limited to Pakistan, but he is also popular in countries where cricket is followed including South Asian countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India. Perhaps for the same reason an Indian television channel offered Shahid to participate in their dance show named Nach Baliye, which Shahid accepted.

However as per the format of the show, the participant must be accompanied by their spouse which Shahid was not aware of. Upon knowing this Shahid declined the offer to participate in the show, as his spouse has never appeared in the public even in the home country Pakistan. Though Shahid was willing to participate in the show alone for a solo performance, but the organizers are looking for someone willing to participate with his/her spouse. After the refusal of Shahid now the organizers are considering other options. Last year Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik also participated with his spouse Sania Mirza in the same show.

The same news got prominent place in almost every paper.

English Daily The News reported it as follows

Pakistan’s favourite all-rounder, Shahid Afridi, has reportedly refused to feature in the upcoming, seventh season of the acclaimed Indian dance/reality based show, Nach Baliye.

According to reports, Boom Boom was willing

to perform on the show as a ‘solo act’ but just as he was about to sign a lucrative contract he was informed that he would be required to shake his feet on the dance floor with his wife, according to show’s format. That’s when he called it off!

 The 35-year old cricketer gave personal reasons for his decision, explaining to the makers of show that he did not want to see his wife dance on public television. “Biwi ko nahin nachana hai,” were his exact words.

Last year, former Pakistani captain Shoaib Malik was roped in to perform with his wife Sania Mirza on the show and they accepted the offer for entertainment purposes. Nach Baliye is a popular Indian dance-reality based show, which features dance performances, usually by celebrity couples. We wonder what Afridi was thinking when he agreed in the first place. There’s conflicting opinion on the appearance of cricketers on entertainment shows; most times they end up with a foot in the mouth and more often they end up looking like jesters. Case in point: Shoaib Akhtar’s recent appearance on Comedy Nights with Kapil. That said, if Shahid Afridi’s cricket career wanes off after the World Cup then he will have to look into alternate options to stay in the limelight, which we know he loves!

– See more at: http://magazine.thenews.com.pk/mag/arc_detail_article.asp?id=10379#sthash.79lF0qpa.dpuf

Urdu Daily Dunya also reported it

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Qandeel Baloch lived a very sensational life indeed. The social media starlet remained in news for her life and then for her death. A Pakistani author Sanam Maher wrote a book based on her life titled “The Sensational Life And Death Of Qandeel Baloch”. The book has now been shortlisted for Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize. The prize was started in 2008 and is meant to encourage more authors to show their literary prowess.

Shakti Bhatt Foundation described the book in these words:

This book is a testimony to the short, incandescent and courageous life of this Pakistani social media personality, murdered for the family’s honour by her brother. Through the story of Qandeel’s life and death, Maher shows us what it means to be a woman who defies convention in a patriarchal society.

Sanam Maher is competing with 5 other authors for the prize of 200000 INR along with a trophy. A great achievement for her indeed!

Mariam Ansari is a beautiful and accomplished Pakistani actress and model who recently tied the knot with legendary Moin Khan’s son Owais Khan. Mariam Ansari along with her In-laws was recently spotted in “Good Morning Pakistan”.

Mariam Ansari while talking about the bond she shares with her Mother-in-Law, mentioned that “My mother-in-law is very helpful, she supports me every time, no matter what the circumstance are. Recently, I came back from a shoot and I was paranoid and depressed because of the location and environment at the set. My mother-in-law immediately came to me, encouraged me and said that I’ll go with you on the shoot next time.”

“I’m a little sensitive to talk to random people but she’s the one who always supports me and guide me”, added Mariam Ansari.

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The popularity of Indian Bollywood films among Pakistani viewers is beyond anyones imagination. Regardless of the political situation with neighboring India, Indian Bollywood films always perform well in Pakistan. It clearly shows that Pakistani viewers keep politics separate from arts and entertainment which perhaps also is the right approach.

The business of Bollywood films is flourishing every year. This year in July, Bollywood Bajrangi Bhaijan made the record of highest opening weekend earning for a Bollywood film in Pakistan. However in just six months time the Bollywood enthusiasts have poured in cinemas in even greater numbers to watch Bollywood Dilwale released on 18th December 2015.

As per English daily Express Tribune,Dilwale has earned 6 crore rupees on its opening weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) which is a new record for a Bollywood film on Pakistani box office. With a extended upcoming weekend due to the holidays of 12 Rabiul Awwal and 25th December, Dilwale is expected to continue this trend.
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With no major Pakistani film seeing a release since the dawn of Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, the local box office seemed to have eased into slumber. But this changed with the arrival of two major Indian productions — Dilwale and Bajirao Mastani.

A head-to-head comparison indicates Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani has raked in only one fourth of what the Rohit Shetty film Dilwale managed to earn. But distributors, who were earlier expecting the competition to be entirely one-sided, feel Deepika Padukone’s film has been able to put up a steady fight against the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer.

Distribution Club executive director Abid Rasheed, whose company imported Bajirao Mastani, said the film has so far earned Rs21 million and that its earnings rose after the opening day. “Positive word-of-mouth helped generate audience interest in the movie. And with holidays coming up in the next few days, you can expect the film to put on an even more improved display at the box office,” said Rasheed.
Prior to the release of both movies, Dilwale was already in the pole position since the advance booking ratio for Dilwale to Bajirao Mastani was 10:1. Rasheed, however, argued that Bajirao Mastani was released on only 70 screens as compared to Dilwale’s 85 plus screens.

Dilwale, whose team left no stone unturned in promoting the film in Pakistan, earned in excess of Rs60 million during its first three days. An official for Eveready Pictures revealed that the collections for the opening two days were Rs21.3 million and Rs23 million respectively.

Although multiplexes contributed the most to Dilwale’s kitty, the film performed impressively at single-screen cinemas as well. Farrukh Rauf, director of Capri Cinema, stated that where Dilwale has recorded full houses, attendance for Bajirao Mastani has been ‘below par’.

While Indian movies usually tend to last only a week at single-screen cinemas, Dilwale’s impressive performance has already convinced Rauf to give it an extended run. “We have the Christmas holidays and a long weekend coming up, so the next week is looking even better for Dilwale,” he added.

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/1013936/dilwale-tops-box-office-as-bajirao-lags-behind/

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Sunidi Chauhan is a brilliant Bollywood singer who is known for countless hit playback songs. She has been part of the Bollywood music industry for years. Her claim to the fame songs include Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi, Mehboob Mere, Dhoom Machale, Deedar De, Beedi, Soniye, Chor Bazari and many others.

Lately, Indian singer made an appearance in Raj Shamani’s podcast where she generously praised Pakistani music industry and the artists.

Talking about Pakistani music and artists, Sunidi Chauhan said, “You know, I work with a lot of Pakistanis, they are brilliant and why do I call them Pakistanis, I mean we are the same, we speak the same language, we look like each other, our food and culture are similar. When I go to the UK and the US, I meet many Pakistani friends so I would say we are all the same people. Pakistani music became a wave because they do it for the love of it, they really have a big music industry. Their artists are big, they are loved there. They also get love here in India and the reason for that is their love for music. They do music for as a passion like Coke studio is an example. Currently, I’m stunned by a Coke Studio song Turi Jandi by Hassan Raheen & Shazia Mansoor who have sung Chandni Ratain and many other songs, she is a big singer. After watching Turi Jandi, you will be like how did they make it, the way they made the video, it’s unbelievable I was taken aback after watching it with the video, as a song it’s an okay song but the video enhanced it. It is beautiful” Here is the link to the video where she praised Pakistani artists and music:

Sultan is an Indian Bollywood film released in Pakistan on Eidul Fitr on 6th July 2016. Bollywood films are widely viewed in Pakistan especially the one starring any of the Bollywood’s Khan.

Sultan was allotted the maximum number of shows through out Pakistan in the provinces of Sindh, Punjab and the federal capital Islamabad. The film is also released in Balochistan (Quetta) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Peshawar), where normally Bollywood and locally made Urdu films are not released and only Pashto films are released.

Two Urdu films Blind Love and Swaal 700 Crore Dollar Ka (SSCDK) were announced to be released on Eidul Fitr, however seeing the preference of cinema owners the producers of Blind Love had delayed their film while the other film SSCDK was given very few shows by the cinema owners and thus it paved the way for maximum number of shows given to Bollywood’s Sultan.

As expected the film has earned huge on all the three Eid Days, but its earnings have exceeded all the expectations. The film has crossed the 10 crore mark in just three days the fastest for any film on Pakistani box office. Sultan is distributed by Geo Films. As per Geo News the film is experiencing record turnouts at even small urban centers like Multan as shown in the below video posted by Geo Films.

As part of promotional campaign, Sultan has been covered in every hour news bulletin headlines of Geo News as well

Sultan has collected 10.9cr approx in it’s first three days of release smashing previous Weekend record of Jawani Phir Nahi Ani with distance. Film collected 3.5cr approx on day breaking all time single day record and opening day record and also becoming first film ever to do over 3cr in a single day. Film grew well on day two and touched 4cr mark and broke it’s own single day record and became first film to hit 4cr in single day.

Below is daily business of the film..

Wednesday. – 6th July. 3.5cr
Thursday – 7th July.. 4cr
Friday (revised) – 8th July .. 3.7cr

Total.. 11.2

Film has become first film in the history to cross 10cr over the Weekend i.e. fastest 10cr grosser.

Source: http://www.boxofficedetail.com/view_post.php?value=6927

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Pakistani censor board is making a lot of headlines for different reasons for quite some time now. They banned Verna which had no such scene which demanded a ban. Then recently they released Padmaavat which had many issues without a single cut while banned PadMan without even watching. Now, they have banned the upcoming Anushka Sharma starrer horror flick, Pari.

The reason given for the ban includes the usage of Quranic verses as well as Hindu mantars in some magic spells. The reason sounds legit but with Pakistani censor board, one never knows. The film was cleared by Sindh and Punjab but got a ban in Islamabad.

Let’s see how the ban situation furthers!

Bollywood film Happy Bhaag Jaye Gi which was due to release on 19th August 2016 in Pakistan has been delayed as the film has failed to get the censor certificate required for its screening. As per BBC Urdu, Mubashar Hassan the chairman of the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) has said that initially the film was watched by six members where three rejected the film and three deemed it fit for screening. Upon not reaching a majority decision the film was presented before the full board of CBFC which comprises of all nine members of CBFC. The full board raised objections on many scenes of the film and in any such case the film is referred to the National Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage.

As per Mobashar Hassan the film has some derogatory remarks about the founding father of Pakistan Quaide Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah as well as few objectionable references towards Pakistan.

So now the decision of screening of this film lies with the Federal Ministry of Information. Last month another Bollywood film Dishoom also faced the similar fate.

As per BBC Urdu, Happy Bhaag Jaye Gi is the story of a run away bride of Indian citizenship who runs away at the night of her wedding and hides herself in a truck. The truck crosses the border and comes to Pakistan and thus the bride also arrives accidentally in Pakistan.

Pakistani artists Javed Sheikh and Moomal Sheikh have also worked in this film.

The promotion of the film was in full swing where the distributor IMGC has advertised the release of the film in all the leading Urdu and English daily. However the poster of this film published in the papers has no image of either Moomal Sheikh or Javed Sheikh.

Reference: http://www.bbc.com/urdu/entertainment/2016/08/160818_film_happy_bhaag_jayegi_release_tk

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Bollywood films are extremely popular in Pakistan especially the one starring any Khan (Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan) in it. The last released film of any Bollywood’s Khan was Dilwale in December 2015 which earned around 21 crore on Pakistani Box office and became the most successful film of Shahrukh Khan in Pakistan.

Now another Bollywood film FAN starring Shahrukh Khan is released on 15th April 2016. As expected the film stormed the box office on its opening day. Despite a working day on Friday 15th April 2016 the film has earned massive well above 1.75 crore which is the highest opening day for any film in 2016. The previous best was 1.40 crore by an Urdu film Ho Mann Jahan released on 1st January 2016.

Seeing such massive earning on its first day, FAN is expected to make the record of highest opening weekend of 2016 as well. The best opening weekend record of 2016 is also with Ho Mann Jahan which earned around 4.60 crore on its opening weekend.

FAN is pulling masses at multiplexes as well as the old single screen cinemas. The massive success of the film at single screen cinemas has resulted in such record breaking opening.

As per media reports FAN has no songs and no heroine so its huge success can only be credited to the popularity of Shahrukh Khan. His name is enough to pull cine goers in Pakistan towards cinema halls.

Like many other Bollywood films FAN is also distributed by Geo Films/IMGC. To promote the film Geo News has provided priority coverage to FAN in all its news bulletins. Geo News also sent their most senior anchor person Hamid Mir to conduct the interview of Shahrukh Khan which was aired last week.

Like Geo News, its printing division Urdu Daily Jang is also covering FAN with exclusive articles published daily like the one below which is published today.

Source: http://boxofficedetail.com/view_post.php?value=6605

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Bollywood film Dishoom which was due to release on 29th July 2016 in Pakistan has not been released yet as it is still not cleared for screening by any censor board of Pakistan. As per the English Daily Dawn censor board has not yet formally announced any decision about the film

The promotion of the film was in full swing where the distributor has advertised the release of the film in all the leading Urdu and English dailies.

As per English Daily Dawn,  the film Dishoom shows the two leads attempting to kidnap an Indian cricketer before an India-Pakistan cricket match.

The delay in the decision from the censor board has resulted in the rumors and it is widely reported in the Indian press that the film is banned. Even the leading artist of the film Varun Junaid Dhawan has tweeted showing his disappointment that the film is banned terming it as a wrong decision.

So the release of the film is uncertain in Pakistan and it might get banned.

Every year around 50 – 60 Bollywood films are released in Pakistan. The screening of the Bollywood films has helped reviving the struggling cinema industry of Pakistan. In order to screen a Bollywood film in Pakistan it has to be imported after getting a No Objection Certificate from federal ministry. Once imported Bollywood films have to get a screening certificate from three censor boards operating in Pakistan. However every year few Bollywood films fail to get the certificate or NOC for various reasons. The most frequent reason is the content deemed as anti-Pakistan or anti-Islam by the censor board, then there are also few films which failed to get the screening certificate due to the content considered too obscene or adult by the censor board.

This year so far two Bollywood films have failed to get the censor certificate or NOC.

In January Bollywood’s Kiya Kool Hain Hum 3, was banned by censor board quoting “It is an out-and-out obscene film that not only shows nudity but also has a lot of vulgar content in its dialogues. The board has officially disallowed the film from public viewing and sent a show-cause notice to the distributor. The problem with this film is that we couldn’t even allow it with an Adult rating, it so vulgar”.

In February Bollywood’s Neerja also failed to get the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the federal ministry required to import the film. The decision is said to be linked with the alleged anti-Pakistan content of the film.

Sources:

http://images.dawn.com/news/1175930/is-dishoom-banned-in-pakistan
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1033972/kyaa-kool-hain-hum-3-banned-in-pakistan/

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Popularity of Indian Bollwyood’s films in Pakistan is beyond any comparison especially when it is full of star cast. Regardless of the political situation with neighboring India, Indian Bollywood films always perform well in Pakistan.

On Friday, 18th December 2015 two star cast Bollywood films are releasing Dilwale starring Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Bajirao Mastani starring Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra.

As per press reports the advance booking of both the films is quite high especially Dilwale has a clear edge over Bajirao Mastani. Only in once city Karachi even before its release Dilwale has earned 20 lakh (200,000) rupees in advance bookings. Seeing this trend at few places the distributors of Dilwale have increased the ticket prices as well.

The star cast of Dilwale has also appeared in multiple morning shows on different Pakistani television channels to promote the film like on Hum Tv, Hum Sitaray and Dunya Tv.

From past three four years Bollywood films released in the month of December earn huge revenues on Pakistani box office. In 2013 December, Bollywood’s Dhoom 3 earend around 25 crore and became the highest earning film ever on Pakistani box office (The record is later broken by Fast and Furious 7 and Jawani Phir Nahin Aani in 2015). In December 2014, another Bollywood film Piku also earned 23 crore in Pakistan. Seeing past trend these two films are also expected to perform well especially Dilwale.

Source: http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1103234889&Issue=NP_LHE&Date=20151217

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In Pakistan, currently three film censor boards are functional. To screen a film in civil administrated areas of Punjab and Sindh censor certificate from Punjab Borad of Film Certification (PBFC) and Sindh Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is required respectively. For all the rest of regions i.e. KPK, Balochistan, Federal Capital Islamabad as well as the cantonment areas of Sindh and Punjab censor certificacte from Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is required.

These three censor boards often became a point of debate due to their inconsistence decisions. Majority of the members of the PFBC and SBFC are former artists or cultural activist, whereas the CBFC has a majority of bureaucrats and retired security officials.

The recent example of inconsistent decision making from censor boards is regarding the Bollywood film Bajirao Mastani due to release on Friday 18th December 2015. It is based on the historical events of famous Marhatta ruler Bajirao and his wife Mastani (Mastani is considered as Muslim by few historians). The PBFC has issued the censor certificate without any objection, the SBFC has allowed the screening after cutting a merely 20 second sequence. However the film is stuck in CBFC who have objections on its screening.

Speaking to Express Tribune the chairman of CBFC has explained their twisted logic as follows.

Mobasher Hasan, chairman of the CBFC, told The Express Tribune the reason behind the decision. “Firstly, the film is in Hindi and our ordinance does not allow Hindi films to be screened,” he said. “Secondly, it is a historical drama that is indirectly against Islam and Muslims,” he further added.

Although it was expected that intimate scenes and certain action sequences might prompt such a decision, Hasan clarified this was not the case. “There are intimate scenes in the film but they were not a major concern for the panel,” he noted. While the film was rejected by a panel initially, local distributors have called for a full board review of the film, once again.

With only one day left in its release the film is expected to get a censor certificate from CBFC today after review from the full board. In case the film fails to get a censor certificate from CBFC, it will only be released in the civil administrated areas of Punjab and Sindh. However such inconsistent decision making from the three censor boards always raise questions on the code of censor followed by these boards.

Earlier this year a Pakistani film Swaarangi was banned by CBFC but passed the knives of PBFC and SBFC without any cuts. Similarly a Bollywood film Ragini MMS 2 in 2014 was passed by CBFC and SBFC but was banned by PBFC.

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/1010433/bajirao-goes-under-the-knife-in-pakistan/

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Bollywood veteran actor Om Puri has passed away, he was found dead at his Mumbai house on Friday morning. He was 66. The reports suggest that the actor succumbed to a major heart attack. Om Puri had played a meaty and memorable role in ‘Actor In Law’ and his sudden demise has left us shocked.

Om Puri had been a part of Bollywood since four decades and has a Life Time Achievement Award to his credit. His death came as a shock to both nations. Many Pakistani celebrities paid their tributes, send condolences to his family and even shared the grief of losing such an artist.

RIP #OmPuri you were definitely a star a legend a beautiful actor

— HUMAIMA MALICK (@HumaimaMalick) January 6, 2017

Can't believe he's gone. #RIP Om Jee.
Thank you so much @MiraPagliNair for the opportunity to share the silver screen with these legends. pic.twitter.com/ifutiP2EI0

— Meesha Shafi (@itsmeeshashafi) January 6, 2017

Rest in peace Om Puri. A true giant of cinema, a hero of mine, and one of the most masterfully talented, humble, and warm souls I ever met. Working with him was an honour. I remember seeing him in classic Bollywood films as well as groundbreaking British cinema like 'My Son the Fanatic' and 'East is East'. He transcended cultural boundaries in a way no one else had at that point, bridging the gap I felt in myself, a consistent presence in both Hindi and English films. I once asked him what film he was proudest of, he told me 'Ardh Satya', where he played an idealistic young cop in a corrupt police force, was one of his first big lead roles and he had a soft spot for it. His charisma shines through from the first frame. In a way Om was like this character, a beacon of warmth in an industry often awash with ego. He was someone who seemed to be doing it for the right reasons, still so humble and cool despite being an icon. He remains an inspiration to so many. Thank you Om-ji, for your incredible gift to us all.

A photo posted by Riz Ahmed / Riz MC (@rizahmed) on Jan 5, 2017 at 11:07pm PST

A fine actor & a courageous human being; Om Puri stood his ground and relentlessly worked for peace & harmony in toughest times #RIPOmPuri

— Humayun Saeed (@iamhumayunsaeed) January 6, 2017

The world loses a great artist, truly one of Indian cinema's https://t.co/JKRfpmzp5U In Peace #OmPuri

— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) January 6, 2017

Sad morning…RIP om puri #ompuri #rip #only66 #greatactor #

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Too soon.?..Terribly sad to lose another legend #OmPuri. May the family be strong.

— Sanam Saeed (@sanammodysaeed) January 6, 2017

RIP #OmPuri sir! You will always be remembered as the promoter of peace and Love between the two countries & for so much more…

— MAWRA HOCANE (@MawraHocane) January 6, 2017

#OmPuri a legend to work with & a man with his humble & loving nature won the hearts of people across the border. May his soul RIP

— Fahad Mustafa (@fahadmustafa26) January 6, 2017

Another good man left us today not a very good start to this year …Om sir you will be missed ?

— Fahad Mustafa (@fahadmustafa26) January 6, 2017

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Malala Yousufzai, the youngest Nobel Prize Laureate is known all over the world. A little girl from Swat whose quest for the right to education lead her to the rulers for most powerful countries. Malala was shot in Swat by Taliban and shifted to the UK where she got treatment and is now studying. She has raised voice for girl education since then multiple times. So many adventures at such a young age can get the attention of any storyteller in a second. Now, a biopic on the life of Malala Yusufzai is in making in Bollywood and the poster for the film was recently released. The film is called Gul Makai:

Gul Makai is the name Malala used to blog about all that was happening in Swat in those days. The first look poster is intense. Reem Shaikh is playing the role of Malala while Divya Dutta will be playing the role of her mother.

Let’s see how Bollywood portrays the struggles and achievements of Malala Yousufzai!

The Indian film industry and the fans have been left shocked as the news of Aamir Khan and filmmaker Kiran Rao’s divorce came to the surface. Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has released an official statement announcing his divorce from his wife Kiran Rao. The couple has been married for 15 years now and has a son Azad Rao Khan.

Aamir and Kiran’s joint statement read, “In these 15 beautiful years together we have shared a lifetime of experiences, joy and laughter, and our relationship has only grown in trust, respect and love. Now we would like to begin a new chapter in our lives – no longer as husband and wife, but as co-parents and family for each other.”

It further read, “We began a planned separation some time ago, and now feel comfortable to formalize this arrangement, of living separately yet sharing our lives the way an extended family does. We remain devoted parents to our son Azad, who we will nurture and raise together. We will also continue to work as collaborators on films, Paani Foundation, and other projects that we feel passionate about.”

“A big thank you to our families and friends for their constant support and understanding about this evolution in our relationship, and without whom we would not have been so secure in taking this leap. We request our well wishers for good wishes and blessings, and hope that – like us – you will see this divorce not as an end, but as the start of a new journey,” the statement signed by both Aamir and Kiran read.

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao met on the sets of Lagaan where Rao was an Assistant Director. After spending some time together, they tied the knot on December 28, 2005. The two welcomed their first son Azad Rao Khan through surrogacy in 2011. Aamir was earlier married to Reena Dutta but got divorced after 16 years of marriage in 2002. He has a daughter Ira and son Junaid from his first marriage with Reena Dutta.

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao have not revealed the reason for their divorce but there are strong murmurs in the Bollywood about increasing closeness of actresses Fatima Sana Shaikh and Aamir Khan. However, it is still not known that whether Aamir and Kiran got separated because of this reason or something else.

Bollywood loves to steal, be it scripts, storylines or music. Most of our iconic songs are already copied by Bollywood. The last fiasco was the rendition of Bol Kaffara which was blatantly copied without any repercussions. The latest musician to fall victim to this malpractice is Shuja Haider.

Shuja Haider took to Twitter and shared his disappointment on his song getting stolen. He shared that he absolutely not proud of this and asked the Indians “apna banao” i.e. make your own:

This is the copied version of the song:

And the original version is known to all as it is the OST of Saba Qamar starrer superhit Baaghi which was based on Qandeel Baloch’s life:

Seems like this stealing of Pakistani music without any credits is not going to stop anytime soon!

Pakistanis have always had a soft corner for Bollywood and Bollywood stars as many grew up watching their content. We even have super fans of Bollywood stars among our own fraternity. The biggest stars of Pakistan have been obsessed with Bollywood including their Khans and Kapoors and we see them condole any actor that passes away on the other side of the border from legendary Dilip Kumar aka Yousuf Khan to reality television star Sidharth Shukla. There is also cheering from Pakistani stars if someone gets married or is expecting.

But the same sought of camaraderie was not extended to Pakistan after over 3 million were displaced by devastating floods and over 1000 were killed. This was pointed out by entertainment journalist Haroon Rashid who hosts a show on BBC.

On the other hand hardly any star from Bollywood raised voice for Pakistani flood victims, raising donations is a far heard cry. Pakistanis even offered to send essentials as well as a team from Edhi foundation just last year when India was fighting the deadliest wave of Covid-19 and the whole nation sent them good wishes including our stars but the sentiment was not returned when Pakistan is submerged in water. Mehwish Hayat also felt disappointed and called out the insensitivity of Bollywood stars.

Mehwish is playing her part and raising awareness about the devastation caused by flood on international forums.

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It is the time for all our stars to join hands with their effected brethren and fight these hard times together as a nation!

Aina Asif And Samar Abbas are two stars who are getting love from millions of viewers. The young couple’s stint in Mayi Ri became iconic as the drama is breaking viewership records on its slot. Fans are loving the duo and the story they are depicting as Annie and Fakhir in Mayi Ri. The two stars have been giving some interviews and fans want to know a lot about them.

The two young actors gave an interview to Chat Wet and they shared the Bollywood stars whom they want to work with. Aina said that though she knows that Hrithik Roshan is even older than her father, she would want to work with him in a movie. Hrithik is her favourite Bollywood star and she would love to share the screen with him.

Samar Abbas also shared his fabourite Bollywood stars. He was humble and said that he knows this might never happen but if we are making the situation hypothetical, he would love to star with Deepika Padukone in a movie. He also named Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt as potential co-stars.

Both young stars are just starting out their careers and will give more good projects in the future ahead.

This is what they shared about their dream Bollywood co-stars:

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Bollywood superstar’s Rishi Kapoor’s last rites are performed in Mumbai in the presence of immediate family members and close friends.

30 April 2020 marks the day when another hero of Bollywood left this world at the of 67. Rishi Kapoor was diagnosed with cancer 2 years back and today he lost his battle against this deadly disease.

Rishi Kapoor’s wife Neetu Singh, son Ranbir Kapoor, Karina Kapoor, Randir Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Alia bhatt, Abhishek Bachchan, Ayan Mukerji and some other famous celebrities also attended the funeral rites of Rishi Kapoor.

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Rishi Kapoor’s daughter Riddhima Kapoor however, couldn’t make it to the funeral of her father, as she was in Delhi and because of Corona Lock down she was coming to Mumbai by road but she couldn’t make it on time. Riddhima watched her father’s funeral on a video call. Alia Bhatt was live streaming the funeral to her.

Rishi was cremated at the Chandanwadi crematorium in South Mumbai.

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Parineeti Chopra is a Bollywood actress who has worked both behind and in front of the camera. She is talented and she knows how to make a character memorable. Parineeti Chopra is cousin to Bollywood and Hollywood starlet Priyanka Chopra Jonas. With many films to her credit and a successful career in her tow, Parineeti Chopra has now entered a new phase in her personal life. Shehas just tied the knot to Raghav Chadda who is a politician.

Parineeti’s husband Raghav Chadda is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and he is making waves in politics at a very young age of 34 years. The couple got hitched today after they had a beautiful engagement ceremony earlier this year.

Here are the wedding pictures of the newly weds with a lot of best wishes from our side:

The sudden demise of singer and drummer Farhad Humayun on Tuesday has left the music world and fans in shock. Bollywood actor Arjun Mathur took to his social media account and penned down an emotional note, recalling all the memories with his friend Farhad. The two shared a childhood courtesy of their parents’ close friendship, and memories from the time echo in Mathur’s caption.

“My first memories of Farhad Humayun, or ‘Fadi’, as I knew him, are from when I was just a toddler and my parents’ best friends — Shahzad Uncle and Nivi Aunty — visited from Pakistan,” wrote Mathur, who lived in the UK at the time.

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“We would wait for the parents to leave for their parties so we could hit ‘Excite-Bike’ on the 8-bit NES, or watch our favourite movies from the time.. ‘Jaanbaaz’ and ‘Veerana’, no less. As a kid, when our family visited them in Lahore, I remember the largest Aloo-Parathas I had ever seen, at their home.. and the best post-swim chicken sandwiches at Lahore Gymkhana,” he added.

“As we grew up, Fadi and I, both turned out to be the ‘artists’ in our respective families. I saw him as my own reflection from across the border (so much so that we even had our weddings around the same time and were getting divorced from our short and brief marriages around the same time).

Fadi became a musician – a drummer par excellence, to be precise – and formed a fusion Pakistani rock band called ‘Overload’ that pounded hearts with their drum and traditional dhol beats and shredded heartstrings with their electric guitars and Fadi’s golden voice,” Made in Heaven star added.

He then skipped to 2018, when Humayun revealed he had a brain tumour. After two surgeries in as many years and not much progress, Humayun decided he was done fighting and decided to live out his remaining days in peace.

To conclude, Mathur answered his own question, saying nothing could be said about a comet or a shooting star. “You just thank the heavens that you were fortunate enough to witness it, that you existed together even for a moment,” he wrote.

Lata Mangeshkar is also known as “nightingale of India”. She has an illustrious career spanning over almost 70 years. Lata Mangeshkar has been loved not only in India but has a huge following in Pakistan and allover the world. Her voice was a soothing balm for many and people still go back to her songs.

Lata Mangeshkar had been fighting Covid 19 for sometime now. She was admitted in ICU due to Covid related complications in Mumbai. She has breathed her last today, closing a huge chapter in the history of music in sub-continent.

People from all over the world are sending condolences to her family. Bollywood stars, Pakistani stars and politicians have all shared their words on her demise:

Pakistanis are best in music and no one can beat them. After a decline in the music industry and bands, we got back on the track with platforms like Coke Studio and Nescafe Basement. Every year Pakistani songs not only trend in Pakistan but also in other countries of the world. This year’s Coke Studio became a huge sensation and Ali Sethi and Shae Gill took the cake with their song Pasoori.

Pasoori was trending internationally with a feature in Ms Marvel and the whole Bollywood grooving at its beats. The song got a lot of traction in India and now one of the most popular singers in India, Arijit Singh has sung a cover of the song in a live concert.

Here is Arijit lending his soulful voice to the Pakistani chartbuster:

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As soon s the video came out it became viral and netizens are reacting to a new version of Pasoori. This is what they think:

Arijit Singh has many fans in Pakistan too but we can agree no one can sing Pasoori better than Ali Sethi and Shae Gill!