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  • Three new drama serials are airing soon and here is everything you need to know about them

    As the season wraps up, so do many dramas and with the weather expected to change in the upcoming weeks, our TV screens will also witness the winds of change. Three new dramas –Mushk, Saraab and Prem Gali – are scheduled to air in the near future and their teasers have already dropped. Check them out below:

    Mushk

    Featuring Imran Ashraf, Urwa Hocane, Moomal Sheikh and Osama Tahir, Mushk is a layered love story. Speaking to a local media outlet, Ashraf said that “Mushk revolves around the concept of love, in all forms – good, bad and ugly. It presents a sharp contrast between good and evil.”

    He adds: “It is not a formula play, it has been created differently. The dialogues are very poetic.”

    The drama has been written by Ashraf himself and directed by Aehsun Talish (Suno Chanda, Ye Dil Mera). It also marks the return of Hocane to the small screen after a break of almost three years.

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    Prem Gali

    Penned by Faiza Iftikhar (Akbari Asghari, Aunn Zara, Dil Lagi, Ranjha Ranjha Kardi) Prem Gali has been directed by Qasim Ali Mureed and features Farhan Saeed and Sohai Ali Abro in the lead. Not much is known about the drama except that it is a romantic comedy. From the teasers, it is also safe to say that Saeed is playing a similar character to that of Arsal in the superhit Suno Chanda.

    According to the director, the drama “will remind people of old school romance, where setting up a meeting with the beloved used to be a big task.”

    “It is a light-hearted project. We’ve tried to create something exceptional with major themes including love, family values, neighbourhood, etc,” he adds.

    It has been produced by Humayun Saeed under his production house Six Sigma Plus.

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    Saraab

    As the conversation on mental health gains traction, it is also being explored in more depth on our drama screen. Sonya Hussayn and Sami Khan’s upcoming drama Saraab aims to highlight schizophrenia and the plight of those suffering from the illness. It has been written by Edison Idrees and directed by Mohsin Talat.

    In an interview, Sonya said that the makers of the drama did thorough research on the project, including visiting mental asylums and rehab centres to understand the conditions of these patients, before beginning work on the drama so that it could be as realistic as possible.

  • Pakistani celebrities express shock over Beirut blast, extend prayers to those affected

    Pakistani celebrities express shock over Beirut blast, extend prayers to those affected

    Two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut’s port on Tuesday, wrecking buildings across the Lebanese capital. The explosions — which were heard in Nicosia, 240 kilometres (150 miles) away in Cyprus — were logged by seismologists, registering as the equivalent of a 3.3-magnitude earthquake. According to the Lebanese Red Cross, more than 100 people have been killed while over 4,000 have been injured.

    “Until now over 4,000 people have been injured and over 100 have lost their lives. Our teams are still conducting search and rescue operations in the surrounding areas,” a statement said.

    Following the devastating incident, Pakistani celebrities including Mahira Khan, Humayun Saeed, Mehwish Hayat, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Saba Qamar and Asim Azhar extended their prayers to those affected by the tragedy.

    Prime Minister Imran Khan also said that he was “deeply pained to hear” of the incident.

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    Turkish actors Esra Bilgiç and Engin Altan Düzyatan also extended heartfelt thoughts and prayers to those affected.

  • ‘Article 370’ details how horrific the Kashmir lockdown could be

    ‘Article 370’ details how horrific the Kashmir lockdown could be

    It has been a year since India revoked the special status of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK) and imposed a curfew in the region. To highlight Indian atrocities in the region and share a glimpse of life in lockdown, filmmaker Ibrahim Baloch has released a short film on the issue titled Article 370.

    The film tells the story of Gul-e-Rana (Mariyam Nafees), a pregnant girl living in IoK. She is awaiting the birth of her child when a complete lockdown is imposed in the region and her husband goes missing. The short 16-minute video touches a chord and your heart goes out to those living in the region.

    Speaking about the film, Baloch told a local media outlet that he wanted to highlight the human side of the political move.

    “I started following the situation in Kashmir after India announced its decision and realised that it was primarily debated from a political perspective,” he said. “I was more interested in the human side of the issue. So after doing some research, I came across stories of Kashmiri women in Srinagar who gave birth during the lockdown imposed by the Indian administration.”

    Meanwhile, the film’s official synopsis states: “An untold tale of people who have made sacrifices the world is unaware of, while they lived their lives in hell. Gul-e-Rana didn’t know her fairytale would end so soon and her blessing would turn into a curse.”

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    The film has been produced by Madiha Majeed under the banner of ‘See Prime’.

    Watch the film below:

  • Wasu who appeared in Shehzad Roy songs needs financial help

    Shehzad Roy is very popular in Pakistan as a singer and also for his social work. Some of his socio-political songs were also a big hit in the country.

    One of Roys’s songs featured Wasu Khan, a man hailing from the Jaffarabad district of Balochistan, belonging to the labour class. He made an appearance in the song Apne Ullo Kitne Tedhe. His narrartion in the song was liked by mana people.

    After ‘Apne Ullo Kitne Tedhe‘s popularity, Wasu was featured in another song with Roy in ‘Beya Beya’ that was a tribute to the late folk singer Mureed Buledi.

    But now as per a few posts doing rounds on social media, Wasu is in financial crisis after going through numerous health issues, and living in a rented house.

    In an interview, he said that he is not only unable to pay his house rent, but he is also unable to provide his family with two meals a day. He hopes that his message will reach the authorities and they will help him.

    His story went viral on the internet and people started to share how the star now needs our help.

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    Speaking to Urdu News, Wasu said that Roy is still in contact with him.

    “Shehzad Roy has helped me a lot. He spent two lacs rupees on my treatment at Agha Khan Hospital and is still in contact with me,” said Wasu.

    He added: “Shehzad had bought me a house that was destroyed in the floods of 2010 and later sold it for treatment.”

    “ I now live in a rented house. Shehzad has given me a house, money, but my personal income is not enough,” he shared.

    Shehzad Roy recently took to Twitter and posted a video of Wasu telling that he asled for the help from the government and did not want to bother Roy as he had already helped him a lot.

  • ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’ star Cengiz Coşkun says he has been receiving marriage proposals from Pakistan

    ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’ star Cengiz Coşkun says he has been receiving marriage proposals from Pakistan

    Turkish actor Cengiz Coşkun, who plays Turgut Alp, in the superhit Turkish historical series Diriliş: Ertuğrul, has revealed that he got to know of the show’s popularity in Pakistan after he started receiving marriage proposals from the country on Instagram.

    In a candid conversation with Waseem Badami and Shahid Afridi, Coşkun said that has been receiving several marriage proposals from Pakistan and joked “I cannot marry everyone”. However, during the course of the interview, Coşkun also revealed that he was unmarried, but committed.

    Coşkun also expressed his desire to visit the country and said that he wants to try the biryani here. When the Lahore vs Karachi biryani debate started, Coşkun said he will come and judge which one is better to which Afridi replied that he will host Coşkun whenever he comes to the country.

    In the interview, the actor also said that he wants to learn cricket from Afridi and that he would love to work in the Pakistan film industry if he finds an “interesting character” to play. He also thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for recommending the series to Pakistan because the response he received from Pakistanis was phenomenal.

    To express his love for his Pakistani fans, Coşkun towards the end of the interview, also sang ‘Dil Dil Pakistan‘.

    Set in 13th century Anatolia and based on the struggle of Ertuğrul Gazi, father of Osman I – the founder of the Ottoman dynasty, Diriliş: Ertuğrul has been trending in Pakistan ever since its first episode aired on PTV Home. Pakistanis are loving the drama series and it has become a sensation in the country. According to details, more than 58 million people viewed the first episode on PTV’s YouTube channel in two months, and the entire show has had more than 250 million views. PTV’s YouTube channel has also registered an exponential rise in its viewership with more than 7 million subscribers and episodes trending every day on the social media platform.

    Coşkun plays Turgut Alp in the series, who was one of the early warriors of the Ottoman Empire. He was also a close friend of Ertuğrul Gazi and his son Osman Gazi.

    In an exclusive interview with The Current, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Khan revealed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had gifted the drama series to Pakistan as a goodwill gesture.

  • It’s a boy for Hamza Ali Abbasi, Naimal Khawar

    It’s a boy for Hamza Ali Abbasi, Naimal Khawar

    Hamza Ali Abbasi and Naimal Khawar have become parents to a baby boy!

    The actor and his wife, who are currently residing in Dallas, Texas as Hamza studies religion at the Ghamidi Center of Islamic Learning, announced the happy news on social media and shared that they have named their newborn Muhammad Mustafa Abbasi.

    Naimal also shared a glimpse of her baby and revealed that he was born on July 30.

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    Later, Hamza posted a picture of his little one on Instagram.

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    Hamza and Naimal tied the knot on August 25, 2019 in a simple and intimate ceremony with only their closest friends and family present.

    Read more – ‘Feel truly blessed’: Hamza Ali Abbasi on his wedding

    In November 2019, Hamza had announced that he was quitting acting to focus on his spiritual journey.

    “I had this divine revelation some time back, that all that I am doing in this world will end the moment I die,” Hamza had said in a video message, adding that death is inevitable.

    “All these trophies, all these accolades will not bring me any good on the day of judgment when I meet my Maker. I have decided that I want to leave everything that might be a hurdle when it comes to making my matters easier on the day of Judgment.”

    Hamza later clarified that he will not be going quitting but will instead focus on making videos to spread the message of Islam and inspire others to undertake this spiritual journey.

  • ‘Parey Hut Love’ is all about aesthetics

    ‘Parey Hut Love’ is all about aesthetics

    Of all the films releasing this Eid, Parey Hut Love was probably the most hyped. Everything about the film – cast, set, costumes, locations – was larger than life and the cast of the film promoted it to death. So much so that even if you weren’t interested in the film, you’d still want to see what it is all about.

    Naturally, that raises expectations and that’s when things begin to go down. I entered the cinema excited and left the cinema deflated because the film did not match up to my expectations and what I had been promised.

    To begin with, there was no story and half an hour into the film, I had figured out the plot. Parey Hut Love is the story of Sheheryar (Munawar), a commitment-phobic struggling actor who meets Saniya (Maya Ali) at a family wedding. The two spend time together and fall in love. Saniya, who lives in Turkey heads back with the promise that the two will keep in touch. However, Sheheryar’s phone is stolen and Saniya thinks that he has ditched her and is heartbroken. The rest of the film follows the duo as they find their way back to each other despite almost getting hitched to other people.

    The entire film was just lots of beautiful wedding scenes put together with many of the scenes inspired by Bollywood movies. You will find references from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Hum Tum and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and even from the Hollywood film Dear Rosie. I personally felt the plot was heavily borrowed from Dear Rosie and Hum Tum.

    There was no flow of scenes and some of them, like Mahira’s entry, were so abrupt that it took you a while to put things together and figure out what was going on. It’s like the makers forgot that they had a story to tell.

    Parey Hut Love belonged to Sheheryar and Sheheryar only. His character was the only one which was given attention and developed properly while the rest of the movie was rushed. Sheheryar and Saniya’s love story was poorly written. Maya barely had any dialogues and she was a little more than a showpiece.

    Zara Noor Abbas and Ahmed Ali Butt were wasted in the film and their roles terribly written. Zara is a talented actor and her comic timing is brilliant which is why I honestly felt upset with the way she was presented. I wish she had more screentime and her character had been more developed because she lit up the screen every time she came on. Also, why wasn’t her styling given the same amount of importance as Maya? While Maya breezed through the film in one gorgeous outfit after another, Zara’s outfits and looks were lazily done. The makeup was also a letdown – the lip colours too light and the eyes heavily done. Maya is a stunning actor and she stole the screen in Teefa in Trouble. In Parey Hut Love not so much.

    Zara looks out of place in this coral pink outfit

    On the flip, the cinematography, especially the ariel shots, locations, costumes, sets were amazing because of which the film was aesthetically very pleasing. The songs were also beautiful. Kudos to Azaan Sami Khan for delivering one stellar track after another and to Nigah Jee for the brilliant choreography. Morey Saiyaan, Ik Pal and Haye Dil Bechara were a treat to watch and frankly the biggest takeaway from the film.

    Read more – ‘Parey Hut Love’s Haye Dil Bechara inspired or copied?

    Munawar has grown as an actor and honed his talent. He has also worked on his physique and all his hard work showed in the film. Maya could have done much better. Ahmed, Zara and Hina Dilapazeer gave some of the best moments from the film with their impeccable comedy.

    The surface of Parey Hut Love was polished till it sparkled while little to no attention was paid to the core – the inside of the film was hollow.

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    Watch our video review:

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    Note – This article was updated on August 1, 2020. With no new movies hitting cinemas this year due to the COVID-19 lockdown, TV channels are airing their previous releases. Parey Hut Love was 2019’s highest-grossing film.

  • Saba Qamar and Bilal Saeed just said ‘Qubool Hai’

    Saba Qamar and Bilal Saeed just said ‘Qubool Hai’

    Saba Qamar and Bilal Saeed have left fans confused with their latest post.

    Sharing a picture of themselves at Wazir Khan Masjid, Lahore, Saba and Bilal wrote, “Qubool Hai” in the caption without going into further details.

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    Under their posts, confused fans expressed their shock, while others sent them best wishes.

    However, some followers speculated that the picture is from Saba and Bilal’s upcoming music video. The award-winning singer was earlier spotted at Saba’s house where he treated those present to a live performance. Saba’s manager Meshal Cheema had shared a video of Bilal singing with the caption ‘Any idea what’s cooking?’ hinting that the two are working together on a project.

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    Moreso, a few hours before Saba posted the picture of herself and Bilal, Meshal shared a picture of the actor on her Instagram stories, saying “News has it that you’re directing a new music video releasing soon and also acting in it.”

    While Saba and Bilal might not have given it away, Meshal certainly did. But we have to admit, when we first saw Saba’s post, we almost fell off the chair. Given the rate at which celebrity weddings are happening, this wouldn’t have been entirely unbelievable.

    Earlier in the day, Saba celebrated 200k subscribers on YouTube while Bilal announced that he has sent clothing brand So Kamal a legal notice for copyright infringement and using his song Baari without permission.

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  • Cheating husbands, badass women & girl power: ‘Churails’ promises to be ‘witchy’ delight

    Cheating husbands, badass women & girl power: ‘Churails’ promises to be ‘witchy’ delight

    The trailer of Cake director Asim Abbasi’s original web series Churails, featuring Sarwat Gilani, Nimra Bucha, Mehar Bano and Yasra Rizvi, has finally dropped and it is more than what we could have ever wished for. The trailer promises lots of action, drama and badass women taking on misogyny head-on. It is unlike anything Pakistan has ever seen before.

    Churails “is the story of a lawyer(Gilani), wedding planner(Rizvi), convict (Bucha) and boxer (Meharbano), who come together to form a secret detective agency with the purpose to find and expose unfaithful husbands amongst Karachi’s elite, operating under the guise of a fashion store named ‘Halal Designs’. As their operations expand, they come to be saviours of abused, harassed and mistreated women.”

    According to a press release, the show “aims to challenge the hypocrisy of patriarchal societies that vanquish women and their rights.”

    “The gripping and fast-paced storyline covers myriad of issues such as child abuse, sexism, the domination of class and race and aims to challenge the hypocrisy of patriarchal societies that vanquish women and their rights,” it adds.

    The makers of the show define churails as “she who takes ownership of her life and is unapologetic of her being. She who breaks the glass ceiling and every prejudice that society has created against women.”

    “She who is strong, she who is fierce, she stands for what she believes in… she is a ‘churail’.”

    Director Asim Abbasi, while speaking about the project said that the story is about “strong women, embarking on a journey of self-discovery, empowerment and sisterhood.”

    The 10-episode series is expected to stream from August 11 on ZEE5 Global’s Zindagi channel. Omair Rana, Adnan Malik, Sania Saeed and Hina Bayat are also part of the ensemble cast.

    The trailer has already made noise and has received praise from both sides of the border.

    Watch the trailer below:

  • Junaid Khan to release a motivational web series

    Junaid Khan to release a motivational web series

    Looks like Pakistan has caught the web series fever because Junaid Khan is the latest celebrity to announce that he is launching an original motivational web series. Titled Keh Do, the series will focus on the actor’s personal experiences and thoughts.

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    According to a press release, Keh Do “will bring a candid Khan to the audience, putting forth his personal views and opinions about different topics, connecting with them in heart to heart conversations”.

    The series will consist of weekly episodes through which Khan aims to communicate with the audience without any barriers and reveal a more personal and real side of him.

    Khan, who believes his profession requires him to be more responsible while speaking about his upcoming venture said: “One doesn’t need to be confined to a single medium in order to articulate. I want to use this platform to connect with my audience.”

    He added, “I want to share with people how I handle different issues in my daily life, and maybe I can help others through this in some way.”

    Directed and produced by Moiz Abbas, the series will stream on Khan’s YouTube channel.

    The singer-turned-actor has recently been winning appreciation for his performances in Kashf and Kasak.