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  • ‘Nudity’: Syra Yousuf opens up on rejecting a Hollywood offer

    ‘Nudity’: Syra Yousuf opens up on rejecting a Hollywood offer

    An interview of actor Syra Yousuf is currently circulating on social media in which she opened up about rejecting a Hollywood film offer.

    The Mera Naseeb star mentioned that she was offered to play the role of a mistress in an English film, “When they sent me the script, the role was little too bold,” revealed Syra while sharing the reason behind declining the offer.

    Syra Shehroz says a little too much at Tonight with HSY

    She further said that it is not necessary that you have to get naked to play the character of a mistress.

    The Bilquis Kaur diva will soon be seen in the forthcoming drama serial, Sinf-e-Aahan co-starring multiple A-list contemporaries. The small screen magnum opus is based on the theme of women empowerment and also stars Sajal Aly, Yumna Zaidi, Ramsha Khan, Kubra Khan. The makers have also roped in Ali Rehman Khan, Sheheryar Munawar, Usman Mukhtar, Asad Siddiqui and Asim Azhar as male leads.

    Written by Umera Ahmed and helmed by Nadeem Baig, Sinf-e-Aahan will be aired on ARY Digital later this year.

  • Katrina Kaif humorously replies reporter for question about kissing Shah Rukh Khan

    Katrina Kaif humorously replies reporter for question about kissing Shah Rukh Khan

    Touted as the ‘King of Romance’, superstar Shah Rukh Khan had a ‘no-kiss’ policy in his films until Katrina Kaif became her leading lady in Yash Chopra’s blockbuster.

    Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif

    The dimpled actor shared his first on-screen kiss with Katrina Kaif not once but twice and broke his ‘no-kiss’ clause in Jab Tak Hai Jaan as he couldn’t say no to Yash Chopra.

    Five years later, for Aanand L Rai’s Zero, the actor again let go of his policy because the ‘kiss’ between him and Katrina was the game-changer in the movie.

    Watch the video to find out what the Dhoom 3 star had to say on being asked if she felt lucky to have kissed SRK.

    At the launch of the song Husn Parcham, a journalist asked the actress if she felt lucky to have kissed him on screen, not just once but twice.

    Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif's adorable moments go way beyond Zero photo - IBTimes India

    Katrina had a rather epic response to this question. “Kisne bola main lucky hoon? Woh lucky hai (Who said I’m the lucky one? He is lucky),” she said.

    Zero will see Shah Rukh playing a vertically challenged man from Meerut named Bauua Singh. He is in a complicated love triangle with a wheelchair-bound scientist (Anushka Sharma) and an actress battling alcoholism (Katrina).

  • Danish Taimoor reveals wife Ayeza Khan’s biggest phobia, Ayeza opens up on their ‘filmy’ broken engagement

    Danish Taimoor reveals wife Ayeza Khan’s biggest phobia, Ayeza opens up on their ‘filmy’ broken engagement

    Celebrity couple of Ayeza Khan and Danish Taimoor appeared on Ahsan Khan’s show together and opened up about each other’s secrets.

    On being asked about the Chupke Chupke diva’s phobia, Danish revealed that she has a phobia of swimming. The Meray Paas Tum Ho star stated that she has a phobia of swimming since childhood, even when she goes to a beach, she only clicks pictures there. Ayeza mentioned that she doesn’t go near the water.

    The Deewangi star stated that he told Ayeza that he can teach her swimming as he has been doing that since childhood but she doesn’t agrees as she is scared of it.

    Ayeza Khan, Danish Taimoor's loved-up photo breaks the internet

    The Meherposh duo revealed that they parted ways after being engaged over differences but later patch up when they were roped in by producer Abdullah Qadwani who casted them together in a play.

    Danish Taimoor isn't Ayeza Khan's soulmate - SAMAA

    Ayeza said that after their break up, Danish just suddenly called her and proposed on the phone.

    The pair married in 2014 and have two children together.

    In Photos: Danish Taimoor and Ayeza Khan celebrate son's birthday - ARY Digital


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  • Anushka Sharma ends 3-year long break with biopic ‘Chakda Xpress’, netizens react

    Anushka Sharma ends 3-year long break with biopic ‘Chakda Xpress’, netizens react

    Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma shared the first look teaser of ‘Chakda Xpress’, a biopic on the former captain of India national women’s cricket team Jhulan Goswami. The film will mark Anushka’s return to acting after a break of three years.

    “It is a really special film because it is essentially a story of tremendous sacrifice,” she wrote while sharing the teaser of the Netflix movie on Instagram. It shows her leading her team to a cricket field, wearing jerseys with slips of their own names slapped on the male cricketers’ names, as she makes a promise: “Today, you see us. Tomorrow, you’ll remember our names.”

    Talking about the film, Anushka wrote in her post: “Chakda Xpress is inspired by the life and times of former Indian captain Jhulan Goswami and it will be an eye-opener into the world of women’s cricket. At a time when Jhulan decided to become a cricketer and make her country proud on the global stage, it was very tough for women to even think of playing the sport. This film is a dramatic retelling of several instances that shaped her life and also women’s cricket.”

    Some of the netizens loved the teaser and welcomed Anushka after the break while some did not like her Bengali accent and called it a poor attempt at darkening her skin.

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    Before Anushka, several Bollywood actresses like Kangana Ranaut, Taapsee Pannu, Parineeti Chopra and more have played sportswoman in movies.

    The film will be premiered on Netflix, official release date is not announced yet.

  • COVID-positive Singer Sonu Nigam and family can’t wait for home quarantine to end

    COVID-positive Singer Sonu Nigam and family can’t wait for home quarantine to end

    Singer Sonu Nigam and his family have tested positive for COVID-19 as a new wave of the Omicron variant takes over, reported The Hindustan Times.

    Singer Sonu Nigam, who is currently in Dubai with his family, has announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19, along with his wife, son and sister-in-law.

    Captioning the post, “I tested (positive for) COVID. Happy New Year 2022 to the extended family,” Nigam shared that he tested positive for the virus multiple times although his symptoms are mild.

    “I feel we will have to live with it. Many times, I have performed at concerts while being down with viral fever, having a bad throat or congestion. This feels a lot better than that, I am not dying,” he explained in the video.

    Nigam further quipped that being down with Covid meant he could spend more time with his son, dubbing it a “happy COVID family”.

  • Netflix movie ‘Don’t Look Up’ advertised sex hotline number

    Netflix movie ‘Don’t Look Up’ advertised sex hotline number

    Hollywood A-list actors starrer Netflix movie ‘Don’t Look Up’ used a number in a scene meant to give “peace of mind” which in reality belongs to a sex hotline.

    The apocalypse movie has been the talk of the town since its release and gauged a lot of attention.

    Spoiler alert:

    The not-so-serious discussion about the end of the world in the movie took an unexpected turn when viewers decided to call a phone number that’s advertised in the movie.

    A commercial in the latest movie shows a phone number, promising “peace of mind” which led to viewers actually calling it.

    According to various outlets, the number immediately directed callers to a sex hotline.

    “Welcome to America’s hottest hotline. Guys, hot ladies are waiting to talk to you. Press 1 now,” the call apparently stated. “Ladies, to talk to interesting and exciting guys free, press 2 to connect free now.”

    The movie is about two astronomers (Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence) who discover that a comet is headed directly towards Earth and is set to smash into our planet in six months.

  • Ahmed Ali Akbar hopes to feature on Naswar packet after ‘Parizaad’ chips

    Ahmed Ali Akbar hopes to feature on Naswar packet after ‘Parizaad’ chips

    Pakistani actor Ahmed Akbar is being showered with love and applause after his exceptional acting skills in ongoing drama Parizaad. The actor recently turned to his Instagram to share a photo from a chips pack by a local manufacturer.

    “Ya Allah tera shukar bas ab naswar bhi (Thanks to Almighty Allah! Now we need Naswaar), he hilariously captioned alongside his post.

    Parizaad is a story of a boy born in an underprivileged family. The drama also features Mashaal Khan, Ushna Shah, Saboor Aly, Yumna Zaidi and more.

    Actor Adeel Afzal aka Nasaaz from Parizaad has also grabbed attention after his phenomenal acting in the drama. While talking about Ahmad, he shared how he helped him during the shoot to portray his character.

  • ‘Suit nahi karta’: Saba Qamar reacts to marriage proposal by a 50 year-old man

    ‘Suit nahi karta’: Saba Qamar reacts to marriage proposal by a 50 year-old man

    Actor Saba Qamar recently encountered a proposal by a 50 year old man on social media.

    The Baaghi star humorously dodged a wedding proposal from a fan wishing to marry her at 50.

    “I want to marry Saba Qamar at 50, But no connections in industry. I am serious not joking brother,” wrote a fan on influencer Rafay Mahdood’s Instagram Q&A stories.

    Responding to the fan’s confession, Cheekh diva stated, “Kya hai na ke yeh word ‘Qubool Hai’ mujhay suit nahien karta ( Actually the words ‘I do’ do not suit me).”

    In 2020, while shooting for Bilal Saeed’s song Qubool Hai in Wazeer Khan Mosque, Lahore, the Hindi Medium diva was seen twirling for a scene of the music video.

    Saba

    Both the celebrities received fierce criticism from the netizens for violating the sanctity of the mosque. Later on, the Teri Khair Mangdi singer also posted an apology video and the matter was somewhat resolved.

  • Ayesha Omar, Ushna Shah and Farhan Agha set to star in mammoth series on ‘Salahuddin Ayubi’

    Ayesha Omar, Ushna Shah and Farhan Agha set to star in mammoth series on ‘Salahuddin Ayubi’

    Four well-known Pakistani artists have been finalised to feature in upcoming Pak-Turk joint drama series based on the life of Salahuddin Ayubi. The series will focus on the life of the great Muslim leader better known in the West as Saladin.

    As per media reports the four celebrities who have been selected include, Ayesha Omar, Ushna Shah, Farhan Ali Agha and Adnan Jilani. Over 6,000 professional and budding actors had applied for the tryouts, but only 62 were short-listed for the Islamic warrior series, to be screened in Pakistan and Turkey simultaneously.

    In an interview with BBC Asian Network, renowned Pakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui, who was named executive producer alongside Humayun Saeed, Dr. Kashif Ansari, and Dr. Junaid Ali Shah, remarked, “I am excited, I can feel it in my bones that this particular series would do wonders for Pakistanis.”

    The much-anticipated drama series will be shot in Turkey on sets custom-built for the project.

    Turkish producer Emre Konuk, owner of Akli Film in a tweet said, “A contract has been reached between Akli Films and Ansari & Shah Films regarding the upcoming Pak-Turk joint series.”

    “The upcoming show had already garnered a large amount of attention even before its release as was evident from the registered numbers of applicants, willing to play a role in the series,” Konuk remarked.

    Konuk further informed that they were in Pakistan to discuss the yet-to-released collaboration. He said they had exchanged views with Prime Minister Imran Khan and other high-level personalities associated with Pakistan’s cinema industry and the world of culture.

    The Turkish producer further noted that PM Imran was an admirer of Salahudddin. Quoting the premiere, he said, “Prime Minister Khan believes that this project will resonate in the world and that it will also be very valuable for the younger generations.”

  • Mayun ceremony: Arez Ahmed, Hiba Bukhari ooze couple goals, Celebrities adore

    Mayun ceremony: Arez Ahmed, Hiba Bukhari ooze couple goals, Celebrities adore

    Celebrity couple Arez Ahmed and Hiba Bukhari are set to tie the knot this week. The duo shared their ‘real mayun’ pictures on Instagram.

    Berukhi diva actor announced her relationship in public with Arez last month on social media with a dedicated emotional post.

    “I still remember how uncomfortable I was holding your hand in Bholi Bano, and now I feel the safest in your hands,” wrote Hiba, sharing a hand-in-hand photo with Arez. “I tried to stay away and not fall for you but gladly I did… This is to announce that in this bustling world YOU are MINE.”

    She posted some images from her drama shoots immediately after her relationship announcement which was misunderstood by many fans to be real. This time she actually updated fans by sharing her images of the celebratory event with the caption “real mayun”

    Uraan star, Arez Ahmed, also posted a beautiful image on his official Instagram handle.

    Fans and other celebrities have sent congratulatory messages and best wishes to the couple.