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.
The whole content of ET story is pasted here
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/

Rashid Nazir Ali

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

Rashid Nazir Ali

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

Rashid Nazir Ali

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

Rashid Nazir Ali

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/

Rashid Nazir Ali

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

Rashid Nazir Ali

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/

Rashid Nazir Ali

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 #

A photo posted by yasir hussain (@yasir.hussain131) on Jan 5, 2017 at 8:03pm PST

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

Rimsha Butt

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.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Mehwish Hayat (@mehwishhayatofficial)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Mehwish Hayat (@mehwishhayatofficial)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Mehwish Hayat (@mehwishhayatofficial)

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:

TO WATCH VIDEO CLICK HERE

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.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_m5FlGnh61/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_m3NVvnAhH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_m02ACnEt_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_miMBUHTEy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/B_m0WSLheA5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_mza_9hi8L/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by A r j u n M a t h u r (@arjun__mathur)

“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:

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by ScoopWhoop (@scoopwhoop)

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!

Bollywood filmmakers were known for notoriously ripping off posters and action sequences from Hollywood movies until they discovered that Pakistani songs and music videos are equally convenient to steal too. There are many compositions by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Malika-e-Tarannum Noor Jehan that have been cleverly reprised in Bollywood. The most recent example is Coca Cola that was used to beef up jingoistic sentiments in an “anti-Pakistan” film, Bhuj.

Singer Jubin Nautiyal seems to be so taken with Nusrat Fateh’s music that it is hard to find originality in any of his recent releases. His version of ‘Ankh Uthi Mohabbat’ has crossed one billion views on YouTube. He enjoyed immense success by ripping off another popular qawwali ‘Dil Ghalti Kar Betha Hai’ in September, and his latest release ‘Meri Zindagi Hai Tu’, is not original either. It was a ghazal titled ‘Meri Zindagi Hai Tu’ by poet Nasir Kazmi, performed by Nusrat Fateh.

‘Meri Zindagi Hai Tu’, featuring John Abraham and Divya Khosla Kumar in the video, premiered on October 29 on YouTube and has since amassed nine million views. Nusrat Fateh’s fans are protesting on social media by sharing the original qawwali which, according to them, has been “destroyed by Bollywood”, have a look!

Before t-series and bhushan kumar destroy it with their shitty remake, bless the timline with the evergreen original from the maestro himself!

Divine!❤https://t.co/yp4Ojc2WiE

— Gagan Chawla (@toecrushrzzz) October 28, 2021

jubin nautiyal is such a bad singer and then has the AUDACITY to remake NFAK’s songs. sit down.

— ASIF ALI STAN ACC 🗣 (@ayeshaamubashar) October 26, 2021

Had to listen to the original Ghum Hai Ya Khushi Hai Tu by NFAK thrice, so that I could un-listen the terribly composed Meri Zindagi Hai Tu from Satyameva Jayate 2 🤢

— Anis Ul Hassan (@anisulhassan) October 28, 2021

Here's #MeriZindagiHaiTu
By #JubinNautiyal

Music – #NusratFatehAliKhan Sahab

Lyrics – #NasirKazmi Sahab@TSeries https://t.co/9wBUEXlEqd

— Humza Malik 🇵🇰 (@HumzaMalik22) October 28, 2021

Ali Zafar is loved all around the world for his unique voice and great songs. He has made a lot of music in his career and he has always managed to win hearts with his beautiful melodies. Ali Zafar’s song Jhoom is iconic and it is still one of the most loved songs all over the social media apps. The singer also mesmerizes the audiences with his song whenever he performs live.

A few days ago, Ali Zafar tweeted and shared that his song will be recreated by Shreya Ghoshal and Vishal Mishra and he had wished them good luck for the song:

The recreated version starring Nora Fatehi and Vidyut Jammwal is out now:

For those living under a rock, here is the original version sung by Ali Zafar:

Ali Zafar has reacted to the new version and he has this to say:

Fans still remember the original version being the best and expressed this generously:

India tops the chart in showing attractive women in its movies and as much as 35% of these female characters are shown with some nudity, finds a first-ever UN sponsored global study of female characters in popular films across the world.

The study, commissioned by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, with support from UN Women and The Rockefeller Foundation, reveals deep-seated discrimination, pervasive stereotyping, sexualisation of women and their underrepresentation in powerful roles by the international film industry.
Indian films, the study finds, have a significantly higher prevalence of sexualisation of female characters and the movies score low in depicting women in significant speaking roles and as engineers and scientists.

While women represent nearly half of the world’s population, less than one third of all speaking characters in films are female and UK-US collaborations and Indian films are at the bottom of the pack.
Both, the American/British hybrid films (23.6 per cent) and Indian films (24.9 per cent) show female characters in less than one-quarter of all speaking roles. Even the frontrunners (UK, Brazil and South Korea) feature female characters in 35.9-38 per cent of all speaking roles on screen.

Sexualisation of female characters in movies is a standard practice across the global film industry and women are twice as likely as men to be shown in sexually revealing clothing, partially or fully naked, thin, and five times as likely to be referenced as attractive.

Indian films are third behind German and Australian movies in showing females in “sexy attire” and at 25.2% India tops the chart in showing attractive females in its movies.

About 35% of female characters in Indian movies are shown with some nudity, the study finds. The prevalence of female directors, writers and producers in the Indian films was also not at a very high number.

India had 9.1% female directors, slightly above the global average of 7%, while its percentage of female writers was 12.1%, significantly lower than the 19.7% global average.

Female producers in India were only 15.2%, way below the 22.7% global average.

This data of gender prevalence behind the camera translated into a gender ratio of 6.2 males to every one female in the film industry in India.

If you still follow Bollywood movies strictly, you must be amused to know that the recently released movie “Raanjhanaa” starring Sonam Kapoor, Dhanush and Abhay Deol has been banned in Pakistan and will not be making its way to the Pakistani Cinemas. 

The story revolves around a love story of a Muslim-Hindu couple and due to the possible oppositions from the religious elements within the country, the film censor board has banned the movie. Although, no thanks to piracy, the DVDs of the movie are available widely across the nation, Arshad Ali, a senior government official and chairman of the board said:

The censor board did not clear this movie because of its controversial story. The board recommended that the movie’s storyline could offend the majority Muslim population in the country and a law and order situation could arise in response.

The movie is ruling the Indian box office for its uniqueness and acting been done by the actors. While the music is enjoying to be a hit on chartbusters, even the Pakistani audience is appreciating the movie so far. 

Pakistan’s censor board has always been extra careful towards the airing of Bollywood movies that are based on sensitive issues that can raise violence within the country.

Share your views about it,

Wishes,

Nida Zaidi

Mehwiah Hayat today while speaking to sky news has accused Film industry on stereotyping Pakistan with gun culture and terrorism, she said the way Bollywood and Hollywood showed us with bearded men and guns and having subjugated women has really affected us. She also said that the way Pakistani people are portrayed in Hollywood and Bollywood has “fuelled the rise of Islamophobia”.

She said wherever I go people use to ask so you are from the terrorist country, surrounded by gun culture, which is wrong we are not like that. I believe film is the medium that can show real picture of pakistan.

She said atleast portray the fair picture of pakistan do search about what we really are, I am not saying to portray all positive picture but at least a fair picture.

We are so proud of eloquent and opinionated girl who is responsibly raising her voice for the positive image of Pakistan.

Fawad Khan is a heartthrob, not only in Pakistan but also in India. The actor works a lot less and does not like to socialize much. Consequently, people from all over the world are always looking forward to see one glimpse of him. Fawad Khan entered Bollywood with a bang after he established himself as a star in Pakistan. Zindagi Guzar Hai and Humsafar have already made him a star before he debuted in Khoobsurat opposite Sonam Kapoor.

Recently an Indian page did a poll about which pair people want to see on a ramp and Fawad Khan and Deepika Padukone got 42% of the votes when Deepika was also nominated with her real life husband Ranveer Singh.

This showstopper walk had gotten fans roaring when it happened while Fawad was not banned in Bollywood.

The crazy fandom of Fawad Khan in India was also vouched for by Yasir Hussain in his recent podcast with Junaid Akram:

Here is how people think about Fawad Khan’s charisma:

Bollywood loves recreating songs. They not only steal songs from Pakistan but also go for their own classics in place of making new music. There have been calls from fans in India also to not ruin old classics and come out with new music. Many a times making a new song is also better than recreating the old ones but Bollywood still goes for old songs and recreating them by adding the item song-esque feel to them further ruining the overall vibe. The latest song to get the same treatment is Nazia Hassan’s most loved Aap Jaisa Koi.

Nazia Hassan was the voice for Zeenat Aman in Qurbani’s Aap Jaisa Koi and the song went on to become a cult classic both in India and Pakistan.

Here is the original song:

Bollywood has now recreated this song with Ayushman Khurrana and Malika Arora in the lead.

The new version:

Fans do not understand why would you pick and old classic song and simply ruin it. Others said that this song may get views but just because they remember Nazia Hassan’s beautiful voice and the oomph she brought to it:

The handsome hunk of our media industry Imran Abbas, whose looks are not only famous in Pakistan but also he is the heartthrob of many across the borders. Imran Abbas has been a part of the Pakistan media industry for years now. He has also worked in Bollywood movies. He has worked in Creature 3D and featured against Bipasha Basu and also in Jaanisar which was released in 2015. Imran Abbas also played a small role in Karan Johar’s Aye Dil Hai Mushkil.

Imran Abbas once in an interview revealed that at times actresses get beauty conscious in his presence. Recently, famous Indian Youtubers, who run a youtube channel by the names of “The Bajis” uploaded a video in which they are all in praise of Imran Abbas’s looks but a bit sarcastically.

Let’s have a look at the video link

Have you guys seen the video? Isn’t it hilarious? Share your views with us!

Yesterday was a day of thrills, excitement, prayers and suspense. As it is said, may the best team win.. and so it did. In a historic match, India was defeated by a wide margin and celebrations have been going on since then..

The best part is, now Bollywood celebrities have also joined the congratulating gang and they are wholeheartedly appreciating Pakistani team who played their best this time.

Thankyou B town… we Pakistanis humbly receive your congratulations ???

Sadaf Kanwal recently became a part of news in Pakistani entertainment fraternity after the sneak peak of her item song ‘Kaif O Suroor’ of Na Maloom Afrad went viral. Not only did she managed to flutter our hearts, but the proud actress has also made it across the border.

After seeing the trailer, an Indian publication ‘The Indian Express’ couldn’t resist and claimed that Kanwal is an “enchantress”. It even went on to say that it is about time the nation get over Mahira Khan and Saba Qamar’s beauty and talent. Don’t believe us? See for yourself:

What we were saying since a long time; India has finally realized it too. Claiming that Sadaf is a seductress and has melted everyone’s hearts, Indian media is giving a lot of attention and limelight to our beauty.

Seems that Sadaf Kanwal would be the next one to go across the border and work in a movie. Till then, let her enjoy the fame and desire that she has been getting from the neighbours.

Lately, a grand Indian pre-wedding festivity is taking all the spotlight because of the presence of international stars, business tycoons and sports’ celebrities. Anant Ambani amd Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding events have begun in Jamnagar where all the stars have been gathered. International super star Rihanna also arrived and gave a thrilling performance last night. Well, the Ambani family is the wealthiest Asian family and they have strong ties with world’s top business tycoons.

The videos from the pre-wedding events are already going viral on social media. The international and Indian stars have taken the flights to the Jamnagar city, which is Mukesh and Anil’s mother, Kokilaben Ambani’s hometown. The B-Town celebrities are making headlines on all the Indian and few of the Pakistani Instagram pages. Well, the Bollywood celebrities taking a bus ride for the Ambani pre-wedding venue is the most talked about event that happened recently. First see the videos:

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Viral Bhayani (@viralbhayani)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Viral Bhayani (@viralbhayani)

Netizens believe that these Bollywood celebrities are not humble and down-to-earth; instead, they are merely acting according to Ambani’s wishes. Indians are trolling their own celebrities for forsaking their grace to attend the pre-wedding events of the wealthiest family. Additionally, Bollywood celebrities express discomfort when being filmed in those moments. Fans claim that Mukesh Ambani has organized the arrangements based on the celebrities’ class, with top stars like SRK and Salman Khan receiving Rolls Royces, while others are sent buses. Read interesting comments: