Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao announced their divorce after 15 years of marriage in a mutual public statement. The ex-couple shared that they will “nurture and raise” their son Azad Rao Khan together. They will also be continuing their professional association on Paani Foundation and other work commitments.
“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,” a statement issued by Khan and Rao read.
The statement added that Khan and Rao separated prior to filing for divorce. On the work front the Dhoom 3 actor will be seen next in Laal Singh Chadda co-starring Kareena Kapoor.
Pakistani celebrities are popular across the border too, and not just amongst the Indian masses but they are loved by even famous Indian celebrities. India’s Punjabi film industry has grown significantly over the last decade and many Indian Punjabi movies have even released in Pakistan such as ‘Carry On Jatta 2’.
Here is a list of Seven Indian Punjabi actors who revealed their favorite Lollywood celebrities:
Sonam Bajwa – Sajal Aly
Sonam Bajwa is amongst the most sought after Punjabi actresses of her generation, in an interview with BBC Asian Network’s Haroon Rashid, the Carry On Jatta 2 actress said, ” I am the biggest, biggest fan of Sajal Aly, she is phenomenal and I feel so happy sharing that I’ve learnt so much from her, she’s extraordinary and I think you’d agree. She’s the best actress and the finest actress of our times and I really look up to her”.
Sonam further added, “I’m watching Alif, Mere Pass Tum Ho and Yeh Dil Mera. You’d be quite surprised, I live in Bombay but I mostly work in Punjab, it’s a small industry, we don’t have much to do or know but I know all about what’s happening in Pakistan’s entertainment industry, I know all the celebs, I know everything. I have some really close Pakistani friends, I know Sajal personally, Rabia [Butt] also. I religiously follow Pakistani dramas and I think they’re so amazing.”
Gippy Grewal – Mehwish Hayat
Gippy Grewal visited Pakistan in 2019 and expressed his desire to work with Mewhish Hayat as he liked her work in the Humayun Saeed starrer Punjab Nahi Jaungi. Mehwish even thanked the Punjabi superstar for his statement.
Yograj Singh – Mustafa Qureshi
Yograj Singh in an interview revealed that he was a big fan of Musata Quershi. Yograj even said that he used to copy Mustafa Quershi’s acting style in many of his movies.
Gurpreet Ghughi – Sohail Ahmed
Gippy Grewal in an interview revealed that Sohail Ahmed is Gurpreet Ghughi’s one of the favorite comedy actor. Gippy added that he loves Sohail’s comic timing.
Arminder Gill – Iftikhar Thakhur
Indian Punjabi actor Arminder Singh, who has appeared in two movies with Iftikhar Thakhur mentioned during the promotions of their first film that he admires Iftikhar Thakur’s work. Their movie Chal Mera Putt 2 was released on 13 March, 2020.
Simi Chahal – Nasir Chinyoti
Simi worked with the legendary comedian in the film franchise, Chal mera putt and during the film’s promotions she expressed appreciation for Nasir’s craft.
Kapil Sharma -Late Amanullah Khan
He was not only a great artist.. he was a legend.a man with a big heart who gave opportunity to many artists to fulfill their dreams.nobody can fill ur place ever khan sahib.we will miss u.may ur soul Rest In Peace 🙏 #amanullahkhan#RIPAmanUllahhttps://t.co/YG6gC7uZpI
Kapil Sharma praised the late Amanullah Khan in his interviews and also tweeted on the sad demise of the veteran comedian. The Firangi actor termed him as a living legend.
Chandan Prabhakar – Late Amanullah Khan
Chandan, who is famous for his character on The Kapil Sharma Show expressed his grief on the passing away of Amanullah Khan and even mentioned that he has been a big fan of his.
Asim Azhar has once again raised his voice for the protesting students who are appealing to the government to call off the sit-in exams amidst pandemic woes.
Taking to Twitter, the Tum Tum singer said: “All students are equal, Chaahay board ya Cambridge. Justice ho ga tou sabka ho ga, InshaAllah!“
All students are equal. Chaahay board ya cambridge. Justice hoga tou sabka hoga, InshaAllah!
Islamabad police on Thursday temporarily detained a dozen students and used force to end a protest against holding in-person examinations for grade 9th to 12th which are scheduled to begin later this month.
Students had started gathering outside the Higher Education Commission (HEC) office on Thursday morning and also appealed for Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood’s resignation.
Art knows no boundaries and Pakistani celebrities don’t shy away to express their love for Indian artists and vice versa. Recently four cross-border stories of love and appreciation have grabbed the attention of people from both the countries.
Here are the artists who have praised and appreciated each other in their own ways:
Sarwat Gilani and Alia Bhatt
Pakistani actress Sarwat Gillani believes that talent should be appreciated even if the artist belongs to another country. The Churails star recently took to Instagram to let her fans know that her praise will not be confined by borders.
Replying to a comment of a fan asking her why Pakistani celebrities praise Bollywood actors even though, according to the fan, they are much more talented than their Indian counterparts.
Sarwat gracefully replied back and lauded Bhatt by commenting, “We must learn to appreciate the people who deserve our praise. You don’t know how hard they’ve worked to get where they are. Alia Bhatt is an amazing artist and praise knows no boundaries or borders.”
Sajal Aly and Shabana Azmi
Veteran Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi showered love on Sajal Aly after the latter posted her dazzling photos. Both the actresses are working together in a Hollywood film titled as What’s Love got to do with it? When the Alif actress shared her stills from a photoshoot, Shabana displayed her love for her by commenting, “Hai main mar javaan!!!”.
Imran Abbas and Geeta Kapur
Imran Abbas recently showered love on the acclaimed Indian choreographer Geeta Kapur.
In a surfaced video from the Indian reality show Super Dancer 4, veteran actress Neetu Kapoor praised Geeta which the Kuch Kuch Hota Hai fame posted on her Instagram handle. The Thora Sa Haq actor commented on her post and Geeta was quick to respond back.
Zara Noor Abbas and Shah Rukh Khan
Zara engaged in a Q&A session with her followers on Twitter. A fan asked her about her favourite movie of Shah Rukh Khan, to which she replied, “There isn’t one, I love every single film of his, every ad, every interview and every sentence”.
Ek naheen hai. Hur movie favourite hai. Hur commercial unka. Hur interview. Hur baat!! 😍 https://t.co/naU4mf6SNb
— Zara Noor Abbas Siddiqui (@ZaraNoorAbbas) June 27, 2021
Earlier, veteran actor Simi Raheel’s sweet interaction with Johnny Lever won transnational hearts. The actress par excellence gushed over how good it felt to receive praise from the Bollywood legend.
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh recently shared pictures of his latest photoshoot wearing a blue tracksuit and holding a black leather handbag. The look was accessorised with heavy gold jewellery and a long-haired wig.
Ali Abbas is currently riding high on the success of his blockbuster drama Fitrat. The Meherposh actor celebrated his ninth wedding anniversary with wife Hamna Ali with a special Instagram post.
Ali captioned the picture as,”9 years of happiness, joy and peace and looking forward to the rest of my life with you! Happy Anniversary Pepper!”.
Ayeza Khan is playing a TikToker in her forthcoming drama Laapata co-starring Sarah Khan, Ali Rehman Khan and Gohar Rasheed. The Mere Paas Tum Ho actress earlier announced her tribute for Mahira Khan in the drama and now she has announced her tribute for the legendary late singer, Madam Noor Jahan.
Ayeza announced the same on her Instagram account. Her character name is Geeti who loves making musical TikTok videos in this Khizer Idrees directorial.
Mahira khan and Kubra Khan are giving us BFF goals on the set of their upcoming TV project directed by Pyar Ke Sadqay fame Farooq Rind. In one of the videos shared on their Instagram stories, Mahira can be seen saying: “I have learned something new”.
Senior actress Zainab Qayyum shared a selfie of the trio and Kubra reposted it on her Instagram stories. The drama’s leading hero Usman Mukhtar re-shared the photo on his Instagram account by editing himself in the picture.
He added a hilarious caption, “Experts will tell you this is photo-shopped. They may or may not be right. #notphotoshopped”
“P.s. Thank you @mahirahkhan @thekubism @zainaconda for taking this picture without me,” he added
Ghana Ali married Umair Gulzar in May 2021, the duo have been expressing their love for each other on social media. Ghana recently posted a romantic picture with her husband on her Instagram story. What made her post more interesting is the hilarious caption that she added.
