A new cross-border collaboration has made it’s way to the digital space, and its Meesha Shafi’s soulful voice for Amazon Prime India’s new series Hush Hush. The show stars, Juhi Chawla, Soha Ali Khan, Kritika Kamra, Karishma Tanna, Shahana Goswami among others.
The song called Mere Mahru dropped on YouTube on Sunday that opens to Chawla working out at dusk, her daily life featuring the other female leads and Shafi’s belting notes. The show director, Tanuja Chandra took to Instagram and shared her experience of when she first heard the song. “Arijit Datta sent me [‘Mere Mahru’] as a voice note, I loved it. I’m so happy to have it in Hush Hush, it’s kind of the beating heart of the series,” she wrote.
Chandra re-shared her Instagram story and thanked Shafi for singing for them “from across oceans”. She also expressed that she’s glad Shafi came to her mind after she spoke with actor Sania Saeed and asked if she could get her the ‘Muaziz Saarif’ singer’s contact details.
According to Amazon Prime, Hush Hush is about “four friends that find themselves hurling down a rabbit hole of lies, deceit and secrets after a dangerous encounter at a party. As their privileged and safe world turns upside down, the secrets become the reason to bond for their survival.”
The show is now available to watch on the OTT platform and has seven episodes in total.
Well this isn’t the first time that Meesha has made her way to Bollywood. Earlier she starred opposite Farhan Akhtar in the superhit film, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.
She has also starred in the Hollywood film, Reluctant Fundamentalist which also starred Bollywood actors.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday acquitted Shahrukh Jatoi and others in Shahzeb Khan’s murder case. Shahzeb was murdered in Karachi in 2012.
An Anti-Terrorism Court handed Jatoi a death sentence in 2013. However, in 2017, the complainant side had ‘pardoned’ Jatoi under the country’s Qisas and Diyat law. The hearing at the apex court was headed by a three-judge bench that included Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Munib Akhtar, and Justice Ijazul Ahsan.
The son of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Aurangzeb Khan, the 20-years-old Shahzeb Khan was shot and killed at Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority on December 24, 2012. He was returning home from a wedding with his sister. Shahzeb was slain after he got into an altercation with one of the suspects’ servants who had verbally threatened and tormented his sister.
Celebrities are expressing their anger over the acquittal of Shahrukh Jatoi.
Time to pack up and leave. For those of you who are young, educated and determined please, for the sake of your children, move out if the opportunity arises. https://t.co/OE2FIBzcQv
Shahzeb's parents apparently settled abroad after the incident but today I worry for the safety and well being of all the people who testified against this monster. Will the honorable judges and police provide and guarantee them safety and protection?
Pakistan’s most acclaimed entertainment award show, Lux Style Awards has begun its nomination process. However female singers Meesha Shafi and Zeb Bangash have highlight how there are no women nominated in the music category.
The veteran singer took to her instagram stories to state, “Not a single woman nominated in the LSA music nominations. Erasure at this scale (there is an exceptionally high number of nominations this time) of the entire female population occupying the Pakistani music industry is unjustifiable and highly problematic.”
She also tagged the likes of Hadiqa Kiani, Natasha Noorani, Naseebo Lal, Eva B and Arooj Aftab.
Fellow musician, Zeb Bangash reshared Shafi’s story and wrote that awards and nominations are not necessarily a measure of an artist’s caliber or popularity but they do still play an important role in sending out a message. “To complete ignore women on platform fueled by a woman-centric brand that has always been run by women is surprise and gives cause for concern,” she expressed.
Multiple A-list Bollywood celebrities use social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter to interact with their fans on a regular basis. However most of them have been disturbed due to massive trolling and negative comments by anonymous netizens.
Every now and then, netizens are seen writing abusive and toxic comments under their posts. This month, renowned filmmaker Karan Johar quit Twitter. Earlier, celebs like Aamir Khan, Sonakshi Sinha and others too had deactivated their Twitter accounts.
Here’s a list of celebrities who decided to quit the micro-blogging site in the past:
Karan Johar
On October 10, Karan Johar posted his last tweet and announced that he is quitting Twitter. He has been facing a lot of trolling online. His chat show, Koffee with Karan 7 grabbed a lot of attention like always but this time, people were seen targeting him for constantly mentioning mommy-to-be Alia Bhatt’s name throughout the season. During the finale episode, Karan went on to reveal that even Alia pointed out the same thing and asked him to not mention her. In his last tweet, Karan said that he is leaving Twitter to ‘make space for more positive energies’. His tweet read, “Making space for more positive energies only and this is step one towards that. Goodbye Twitter!”
Sonakshi Sinha
In 2020, Sonakshi announced her decision to leave Twitter to ‘stay away from negativity’. She quit the platform after Sushant Singh Rajput’s sudden demise. The actress took to Instagram and shared the update with her fans. Her post read, “The first step to protecting your sanity is to stay away from negativity. And nowhere more of that than Twitter these days. Chalo I’m off– deactivating my account. Bye guys, peace out. Aag lage basti mein… mein apni masti mein! Bye Twitter.”
Aamir Khan
In 2021, after celebrating his birthday, Aamir shared a note with his fans to update them about his decision to leave social media. He revealed that he wanted to focus on work and keep himself dedicated to his art. Before exiting, Aamir wrote, “Hey guys, thank you so much for all the love and warmth on my birthday. My heart is full. In other news, this is going to be my last post on social media. Considering that I am SO active anyway. I have decided to drop the pretence. We will continue to communicate as we did before. In addition, AKP has created its official channel! So future updates on me and my films can be found there. Here’s the official handle! @akppl_official. Lots of love, always. a.”
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Saqib Saleem
Saqib also decided to leave Twitter and cited ‘bullying and lack of kindness’ as the main reasons. He shared a long note with his fans and thanked them for their love. A part of his note read, “Hey Twitter, when we met for the first time, you were a lovely. A great platform to express feelings, gather knowledge and understand many different points of view. But, of late you seem to have gotten lost in all the hate everyone is so ready to throw at each other, a place of bullies, a place where abusing people is a normal code of conduct. These last few days have forced me to realise that I don’t need this kind of energy in my life, where I wake up to hatred, where kindness is lost. It has made me realise that I need to surround myself with people, things, content and vibes that reflect who I want to be and how I want to feel; energies are contagious!”
Shashank Khaitan
Dhadak director Shashank Khaitan also quit the platform after Sushant’s demise in 2020. Amid the nepotism debate, he called Twitter a ‘breeding ground for hate and negativity’. His post read, “Done with twitter… just a breeding ground for hate and negativity… very sad that a platform so powerful, could not be used to create a better world… praying for peace and love always… deactivating my account now…”
Zaheer Iqbal
Zaheer Iqbal made his Bollywood debut alongside Pranutan Bahl in Notebook and Salman Khan backed the film. He also bid goodbye to Twitter without revealing any particular reason. The actor is rumoured to be dating Sonakshi.
Aayush Sharma
Salman’s brother-in-law Aayush Sharma also decided to leave Twitter due to negativity. He took to Instagram and wrote, “280 characters are less to define a human being. But 280 characters are more than enough to spread fake news, hatred and negativity. Didn’t sign up for this nasty herd mentality. Khuda hafiz.”
Actor Hamza Ali Abbasi is currently riding high on the success of his latest film, The Legend Of Maula Jatt. The talented star recently indulged in an exclusive chat with team Current, where he opened up about his wedding and parenting.
On being asked about his married life, the Alif hero stated, “Alhamdulillah, I am immensely happy (post marriage), I believe God himself made me get married. I just told Allah that I want to do Tauba, I want to talk about him, and I believe if you talk about Allah, then you have to be away from all sort of wrong doings.”
He added, “I had several flaws in me, no doubt about that, I had to work hard on myself. Even God tells us to work on yourself. On top of that, I got a partner like Naimal. I think I am extremely lucky and blessed, that makes me grateful to Allah.”
On a lighter note he also mentioned that his marriage is not like a typical Pakistani drama, however he is a typical father as apart from other father duties, he also changes his son Mustafa’s diapers and often puts him to sleep.”
In another interview with us, he revealed what he loves the most about Naimal and which quality of his would he want to see in his son.
Star-singer Aima Baig is currently in the holy city of Madina to perform Umrah alongside her immediate family.
Aima shared her pictures with her father on her Instagram story.
“Me and my Aba Jee have been summoned again this year by Allah to visit his Honorable and Majestic Empire (Bait-Ullah Shareef) in this beautiful month of Rabi-ul-Awal. Couldn’t ask for anything bigger and better for myself than this. My Allah , im so grateful”, Baig wrote.
The Sajna Door crooner’s religious practices and their supposed acceptance were questioned by a netizen on social media. However Aima shut the troll down with a savage yet humble response.
Actor Imran Asraf Awan has announced his divorce with wife designer wife Kiran Ashfaq after four years of marriage.
Taking it to his Instagram, Imran wrote: “With a heavy heart, we announce that we have mutually and respectfully decided to part ways.”
“The primary concern for both of us will remain our son, Roham for whom we will continue to be the best possible parents.”
“We request the fans, well wishers and the media to support us during this difficult time and give us the privacy we need to move on. Love and respect for all, Kiran and Imran, concluded Ranjha Ranjha Kardi actor.”
They tied the knot in 2018.
Recently, Imran exclusively spoke to The Current about his love story with Kiran and their marriage details.
Actor and host Aadi Adeal Amjad has revealed during an interview with Fuchsia that his girlfriend at the time passed away and that losing her had a profound impact on him. Although he was still very young at the time, he struggled for a while to maintain his sense of humour.
Additionally, Aadi discussed his upcoming nuptials. He claimed that he is currently prepared for marriage. Aadi claimed that he had always desired a love marriage because he want a partner who would respect his way of life and career and would not have insecurities. Aadi continued by saying that a person of that simple mind would not be content with him being unable to wed a ghareloo lady due to his employment.
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Earlier this year, he took to his Instagram stories to criticise a newly married couple to share their smoking video amidst their post-wedding shoot.
The Beinteha star stated that the day is not far when married couples will start sharing their wedding night videos to get viral.
Pakistani star-singer Atif Aslam was invited to Sanjay Kapoor’s birthday bash in Dubai. Atif attended the event with his wife Sara Bharwana.
Both Pakistani artists posed for pictures with Bollywood actors and their family members. Cricketer Shoaib Malik’s better half Sania Mirza also graced the event with her presence.
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Actor Sami Khan also met Anil in the Dubai and shared the moment on social media.
Singer and actor Hadiqa Kiani mother Khawar Kiani, who was also a renowned poetess, has passed away.
The announcement came out through Hadiqa’s personal Instagram, which read: “Mother, grandmother, and poetess Khawar Kiani passed away peacefully at her home today, surrounded by her family and friends. We ask everyone to please respect the family’s privacy during this difficult time.”
As soon as the news broke out, many actors from the entertainment industry mourned Hadiqa’s loss. Actor Omair Rana wrote: “My deepest Deepest condolences Hadiqa Jee. I pray Allah grants you the Sabr needed at this time.” Whereas, Muniba Mazari commented: “Meri piyari Ammi! Inna Lillahi wa ilayhi raji’un!.”
Actress Sakina Samo also payed her condolences on the Instagram post.
Khawar Kiani was a well-known poetess, who wrote some very famous hit Pakistani songs including Boohey Barian, Intehai Shauq, Aas Pass and the Cricket World Cup 1999 anthem. She also wrote numerous critically acclaimed books.
Last year Hadiqa posted a long note in which she appreciated the government’s new policy related to allowing children of single mothers eligible to acquire CNIC without father’s information.
In a ruling, the Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) to issue a Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) to a woman who didn’t know about her father’s whereabouts, reported Samaa.
The Zindagi Gulzar Hai singer stated: “Only Allah knows the hardships a single mother faces in our country. Today I have been sent so many clips from my conversation with Sameena Peerzada regarding only the surface of those hard realities but today our country has taken one step forward. I am so grateful to the courageous men and women who fought to make this change. Let’s continue on the right path, let’s make a stronger and safer Pakistan.”
