Category: Entertainment

  • Hania Aamir has a message for her haters

    Hania Aamir has often been on receiving end of criticism for her lively and unfiltered presence on social media. The actor, who recently hit four million followers on Instagram, took to her social media handle to address the hate she receives.

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    “It’s very sad that there are very few people left in this world who are real and genuine,” said the actor. “And those who are [real and genuine] are afraid because people call them with weird names [such as] ‘sokha‘, when they are only trying to be as original as possible.”

    “All they are doing is keeping the child inside them alive. It’s vulnerability, it’s innocence, and not trying to be somebody they are not,” said Hania further, adding: “All they want is happiness for themselves and the people around them.”

    Hania continued: “It doesn’t make sense, when you hate on them.”

    “I just read a comment which said ‘Oh I unfollowed her because she was like crossing her limits’. What are you talking about man?,” questioned Hania. “All I talk about is love and respect and coexisting with different opinions, and that’s it.”

    “I love you all, man. Don’t miss out on my content,” concluded Hania on a humorous note.

    Earlier, Hania had also posted a lengthy note in which she talked about self-love and urged people to be kind to each other and accept difference of opinions. In her note, Hania also questioned why people can’t be happy in others happiness.

  • Mahira Khan opens up on why she posts many photos of her team

    Mahira Khan opens up on why she posts many photos of her team

    Mahira Khan has opened up on why she posts so many photos of her team, particularly her makeup artists, making us go ‘Awww’.

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    Sharing pictures with her makeup artist Adnan Ansari, the Superstar actress wrote: “People always ask me why I post so many photos of my team, particularly my make up artists. Most of the time I don’t know how to answer that. Today as I write a post for Adnan, I thought I’d share this with all of you.”

    “Adnan was an assistant makeup artist at Nabila’s when I was a VJ at MTV. We were all sent to Nabila’s for a makeover, I wasn’t ready to get anything done so I was assigned to Adnan. We sat there literally twiddling our thumbs. I remember laughing at everything he said. This was 2006/7,” said Mahira.

    “15 years later and he is still my make up artist- well to the world at least,” she continued. “For me, he is so much more than that.”

    “He’s my friend, my brother, my keeper of secrets…he knows when I’m upset and knows how to make me smile. He has seen me cry sneakily on set and held my hand through it. I have held him in my arms when he has broken down. We have laughed, cried, danced all night, ate like crazy, travelled the world… all of it.. together.. he is my family.”

    The actor further said: “So to answer the question…is quite simple – I am, because of them.”

    She also extended Ramzan greetings to the fans, saying “P.s. Sorry for the longish note, counting my blessings. Also Ramzan Mubarak to all.”

  • VIDEO: Adnan Siddiqui pays a tribute to Indian movie ‘Silsila’ with his flute

    It is no secret that actor Adnan Siddiqui is fond of playing the flute and he recently revealed what drew him to it. The actor recently posted a video of himself playing a song from the Indian movie Silsila featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Rekha, expressing his love for the film.

    “This soothing melody is from Silsila, one of my most favourite films by a much-loved director, the king of romance, Yash Chopra,” wrote Adnan in the caption.

    “I can still watch the love triangle that stoked quite a controversy back in the 80s, countless times,” continued Siddiqui. “The story is timeless and the way Amitabh Bachchan jee, Jaya jee and Rekha jee have acted in this emotional rollercoaster, is an actor’s delight.”

    “Despite intense emotions of passion, longing, love, heartbreak, agony as the mainstay of the movie, they simmer through Silsila, not for a moment, in your face.”

    Admiring Big B, Adnan said: “And then we had Mr Bachchan lending his deep, rich baritone to the liltingly painful Neela Aasman. He is one artist whose professional acumen I admire a lot. He has sung only a handful of songs but all the choices stand out. As if he knows intuitively that these lyrics and this composition will be best suited to his voice.”

    Adnan also shared a video of himself and Bilal Maqsood doing ‘Jugalbandi’ on Adnan’s rendition of Neela Aasman.

    “How about both of us oldies forming a new band,” remarked Adnan to Bilal, who recently parted ways with Strings.

  • Sarah Khan hospitalised due to ill health

    Sarah Khan hospitalised due to ill health

    Sarah Khan has been hospitalised due to ill health. Confirming the news, Khan’s manager told The Current that the actor has contracted typhoid due to which she had to be admitted to the hospital.

    Sarah’s husband, Falak Shabbir was the first to share the news of his wife’s ill-health, posting a picture of Sarah actor lying on a hospital bed.

    “She is unwell,” Falak said in the caption.

    Several of Sarah’s colleagues including Imran Ashraf and Resham expressed their concern and wished her good health.

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    Sarah and Falak were recently spotted vacationing and enjoying some quality time with each other in Turkey.

    Wishing Sarah a speedy recovery.

  • IN PICTURES: Muneeb Butt’s birthday bash

    Muneeb Butt celebrated his birthday with close friends and family in an exciting birthday bash. Muneeb’s wife Aiman Khan, Minal Khan and her beau Mohsin Ikram Haider, Kinza Hashmi and Saboor Aly were among those present at the event.

    Check out pictures from the celebrations below:

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    Unfortunately, no one at the occasion was seen wearing a mask or following the necessary COVID-19 related SOPs.

  • VIDEO: Meera gets vaccinated in New York

    Meera has received her dose of COVID-19 vaccine in New York.

    Sharing a video of herself getting the vaccine shot, Meera wrote: “Alhamdulillah, I was able to get vaccinated for COVID-19 a few days ago, while in New York.”

    The actor shared that she experienced “mild symptoms including fever, headache, fatigue and body aches” after the vaccine but would still “recommend everyone to get vaccinated to keep you and your loved ones safe”.

    Urging her followers to get vaccinated, Meera said: “Please don’t be scared of the vaccine, it’s only to help everyone survive from this pandemic.”

    In one of the videos, Meera said that she received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and urged her followers to take the vaccine “to keep fighting against COVID-19.”

    Earlier this week, Meera was seen in a video with a man believed to be her father-in-law Raja Khalid Parvez. Parvez was driving the car while Meera thanked him for taking her to get a vaccine shot. Both of them were not wearing face masks.

    Earlier, reports were rife that Meera has been admitted to a mental facility in the United States. At the time, Meera’s manager had confirmed to The Current that the actor had only gone to get vaccinated and that reports of her being admitted to a facility were completely baseless.

  • Shaniera Akram’s emotional note for husband on being apart is relatable

    Shaniera Akram’s emotional note for husband on being apart is relatable

    Shaniera Akram’s emotional note for Wasim Akram on being away for 145 days is highly relatable if you are someone living away from your family, husband or loved ones.

    Sharing a picture of herself and Wasim, Shaniera said: “145 days we have been apart! The longest ever. Although my heart is breaking everyday I have strength and believe that this world will end its suffering soon as there are those who have lost way more than us. InshAllah we have the love that knows no boundaries.”

    “I pray that everyone stays safe, wears a mask and gets vaccinated as soon as possible so that life can continue as normal,” she said further. “I will do my best to be a good mother, citizen and keep my charity and work to help Pakistan as much as I can from here. My prayers to those during this Holy month of Ramadan who are suffering, struggling, in longing or sadly saying goodbye to loved ones.”

    “Missing you Wasim, more than you could imagine. You are our everything,” added Shaniera.

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    Shaniera, who is originally from Melbourne, Australia, went to her home city in January and due to the coronavirus pandemic, she could not return to Karachi where she lives with her husband and children.

  • Mawra Hocane shares her most beautiful present ever

    Mawra Hocane shares her most beautiful present ever

    Actor Mawra Hocane shared her ‘most beautiful present that anyone has given her’ on Instagram. She shared a short video of a beautiful red Holy Quran, tagging Actor Ameer Gilani, thanking him for the present. She also said in the caption, “The most most beautiful present, one could ever give to someone???
    Ty @ameergilani ?” .

    The actor also added that, “P.s it feels like Ramazan already ✨ #Alhumdullilah”, in a post that was shared two days before Ramzan started.

    Ameer replied to Mawra on her post, saying, “All the guidelines to happiness, peace and success???.

    Ramzan starts in Pakistan this week, with Wednesday 14th April being the first roza.

  • Richa Chadha’s ‘Madam Chief Minister’ is ambitious

    Richa Chadha’s ‘Madam Chief Minister’ is ambitious

    After the success of Sacred Games and Mirzapur, political and crime thrillers set in the corridors of power have become a thing in Bollywood. Indian politics has a history of being mired in plenty of controversy, drama and action and provides ample inspiration for gripping political dramas – one that will keep audiences engaged throughout the runtime.

    Madam Chief Minister featuring Richa Chaddha in the lead is the latest political drama to come out of Bollywood and while it may not be able to match the class and finesse of Raajneeti or Tandav, it follows closely behind and is an entertaining watch, though a little devoid of logic at places.

    Set in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madam Chief Minister follows an ambitious, young Dalit woman Tara Roopram (Chaddha) and her journey to becoming the Chief Minister of India’s most populous province. However, it doesn’t stop there. The film also shows Tara as she manoeuvres the ‘kursi‘ battling misogynist and racist allies and opposition.

    According to reports in the Indian media, the plot of the film has been loosely inspired by the life and political career of Mayawati, India’s first Dalit chief minister. Dalits are a marginalised community and a Scheduled Caste in India and are considered to be ‘untouchables’. She was also the youngest chief minister in the history of UP and her rise in the world of politics was referred to as a “miracle of the democracy” by former Prime Minister PV Narsimha Rao. Other characters, including Tara’s mentor Master Surajbhan (Saurabh Shukla) have also been inspired by Maya’s close associates. Master Surajbhan’s character has purportedly been based on the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party Kanshi Ram. Nonetheless, creative liberty has been taken and Tara was given a husband, though Mayawati chose to remain unmarried.

    Mayawati with Sonia Gandhi

    While Chadda gave a solid performance as Tara and shouldered the role well, it was Manav Kaul, who shines as Danish Rehman Khan, Tara’s secretary and later husband. His performance, especially in the second half of the film was strong.

    Written and directed by Shubash Kapoor, Madam Chief Minister is ambitious given how the makers tried to squeeze a lot into just two hours. The writing was weak with too many jumps, leaving plenty to be desired. However, it was entertaining, gripping and feel-good – especially where seeing a woman shine in the male-dominated world of politics is concerned.

    On a parting note, the film doesn’t appear to have a very high budget which makes you wonder why Pakistan does not attempt to produce such thrillers. Not only are they entertaining but they also subtly pass messages and challenge societal norms.

    Madam Chief Minister is currently trending in the top 10 on Netflix Pakistan.

  • IN PICTURES: Sunita Marshall celebrates 40th birthday

    Sunita Marshall recently rang in her 40th year with with close friends and family.

    Sharing pictures from her birthday, Sunita joked: “Yes, I’ve turned 40. Koi shak?”

    She also thanked everyone for their birthday wishes.

    The model-turned-actor looked radiant in an off-white dress by Zuria Dor.

    Check out pictures from her celebrations below:

    Sunita Marshal is big a name in the Pakistani modelling industry. In addition to that, she has appeared in many famous drama serials including Qaid-e-Tanhai, Mera Saaein and Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain.