Pakistani actors Javeria and Saud got married a few years ago. While the couple was getting married there was some negative gossip doing the rounds on social media.
Javeria Saud recently appeared in an interview on Waseem Badami’s show where she told that an artist tried to spread rumours about her and her husband Saud.
“During my wedding days, people started spreading rumours about me that ‘I have two children’. Some people told my mother that ‘it is Saud’s second marriage’ and ‘he is already married’. Our families revealed this after we got married.
When Waseem Badami asked, who was that person, she replied, “It was one of the artists who did this. She came to our home after we got married and just asked her to leave our house. The same artist did this and everyone knows her.”
While Javeria did not reveal the name of the artist who spread gossip about her and Saud, she mentioned that she has forgiven her.
Watch the interview here:
The couple got married in 2005 and they have two children together. The couple is also the co-owner of a production house JJS Productions since 2006.
Singer turned activist Shehzad Roy has appealed to his followers to practise social distancing to save themselves from contracting the coronavirus.
In a video message posted to social media, Roy said, “I got the opportunity today to go to CM House, Sindh and meet the task force dealing with the coronavirus. I was very happy to see how serious the government is and it really is a serious situation.
“I want to request everyone not to shake hands with each other even if someone wants to. Don’t do it, even if they feel insulted. Don’t get together for weddings or religious reasons,” he asserted. “On my way, I could see that everyone was at Sea View beach like it’s New Year’s or a holiday, people were celebrating.”
He added, “We need to behave like ashraful makhlookat. This is a very dangerous situation. We don’t want to panic but we also need to save each other; we don’t want things to get so bad that we need to go on lockdown.”
“Lets practice social distancing and try to infect the least number of people.”
After a long wait, Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly, lovingly referred to as Sahad by their fans, tied the knot in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and pictures from their wedding have gone viral on social media.
The couple took to social media to share a lovely picture of the two as man and wife. While Sajal donned a traditional red outfit, Ahad wore in a white sherwani.
Sajal recreated her mother’s look on her baraat.
Watch Ahad’s ‘Qubool Hai‘ moment here:
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When the maulvi sahab messes up your name, and calls you Ahmad instead:
Meanwhile, Sajal changed her name on social media from Sajal Aly to Sajal Ahad Mir.
Earlier in the day, Ahad and Sajal both shared that they were in Abu Dhabi.
Ahad shares a sweet moment with his mother during one of their earlier wedding festivities.
Meanwhile, Hamza Ali Abbasi took to wish his Alif co-star all the best for her upcoming life.
Congratulations to Ahad & Sajjal for getting married. May Allah make ur love for eachother stronger every passing day & bless u both in this life & the next.
With the World Health Organisation (WHO), declaring the coronavirus outbreak to be a pandemic, countries across the world are aiming to minimise human contact in an attempt to control the spread of the virus. Air travel has been limited and several countries have completely locked down.
Amidst all that, a group of Pakistani actors has headed to Thailand to shoot for their upcoming film. Shamoon Abbasi, Mani, Hassan Sheheryar Yasin and Sanam Saeed are among those who have gone to Thailand to shoot for their upcoming film Ishrat – Made in China.
Abbasi shared an update from Dubai airport, asserting that there is no need to panic.
Salman ‘Mani’ Sheikh shared a picture of himself with HSY.
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Ace designer Hassan Sheheryar Yasin also shared a picture of himself with Sanam Saeed in Bangkok.
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Ishrat Made in China will mark the directorial debut of Mohib Mirza. It will star Sanam Saeed, Shamoon Abbasi and Mani among others. No further details about the project have been revealed as yet.
Meanwhile, Humayun Saeed, Hira Mani and Adnan Siddiqui have gone the United States for a Meray Paas Tum Ho meet.
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Another case being reported in Karachi on Friday took the total number of infections in Pakistan to 22. The patient is a 52-year-old who returned from Islamabad two days ago. The latest case is the first in Pakistan to have no history of foreign travel.
Most of Pakistan’s coronavirus cases have been reported in Sindh where authorities are taking strict measures to control the outbreak. No cases have officially been reported in Punjab, while two of the reported cases have surfaced in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
Two months on, the fate of Sarmad Khoosat’s Zindagi Tamasha still hangs in limbo as the government is yet to decide whether the film can be released or not. The film, which was scheduled to hit screens on January 25, was stopped from being released days before its release after the federal and provincial governments feared public unrest.
While the Federal Government had said that the film will be reviewed by the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), the Punjab Government directed the filmmaker to hold a screening on February 3 so that the film can be reviewed again. However, the screening has not taken place as yet. It is pertinent to mention here that the provincial and central censor boards had earlier cleared the film for release with a few cuts.
As governing bodies are still to decide the future of the film, Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokar took to social media to announce that the Human Rights Committee has taken notice of the matter and will be reviewing the film.
HR comte took notice of banning of movie zindagi tamasha. Surprised to find that it was cleared twice but still banned! We directed that screening for CII should b held in abeyance till Commitee views&decides whether there’s something objectionable in it or not. pic.twitter.com/WEklGLswjK
— Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar (@mustafa_nawazk) March 11, 2020
Earlier, Sarmad had also appealed to the Prime Minister, President, Chief of Army Staff and the Chief Justice of Pakistan to facilitate the release of the film.
Written by Nirmal Bano and directed by Sarmad Khoosat, Zindagi Tamasha starres Arif Hassan, Samiya Mumtaz, Eman Suleman and Ali Qureshi in the lead. The film is centred around a naat khwan Rahat Khawaja (played by Hassan) and his family who are outcast from the society when a secret of Khawaja’s is leaked.
The official synopsis states: “The film is an intimate portrait of a family as well as a scorching political commentary on little gods on this earth who police our private passions.”
Khalil ur Rahman Qamar, who refers to himself as a feminist, has yet again passed disgusting comments on Adnan Malik after the latter criticised him for his words and actions. While other celebrities have also stepped forward to do the same, what makes Adnan stand out is the fact that he played Khalil in Hum TV’s super hit drama Sadqay Tumhare. The drama was based on the writer’s own love story.
Following the Aurat March on March 8, the writer held a press conference in which he said that an “army of hijras (transgenders) has emerged and this has destroyed the entertainment industry.
“You will sometimes see hijras in the role of the hero,” Qamar laughed, adding “I always check for hijras before casting anyone in my dramas.”
He continued, “Laikin eik ghalti meray say bhi hogayi (I also made a mistake). Apnay hee role main, Khalil kay role main mainay eik hijray ko cast karliya (In my own role, in the role of Khalil, I cast a transgender).”
“Yeh mujhe kal pata chala iss liye mujhe pata chala keh mujh se ghalti hogayi (I found this out yesterday so I discovered my mistake yesterday).”
Though Qamar did not name anyone, his words implied that he was referring to Malik, who played Khalil in Sadqay Tumhare.
Qamar’s comments were met with a round of laughter and cheering.
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In the same press conference, Qamar also remarked that women nowadays have nothing better to do than to get botox done or get a new set of teeth.
“These women just keep changing the wrapper,” remarked Qamar adding, “This changing of the wrapper highlights women’s insecurities.”
Adnan Malik and Mahira Khan in ‘Sadkay Tumhare’
Meanwhile, Adnan, who has always been a vocal advocate of women’s rights, explained his take on the controversial Aurat March slogan, Mera Jism Meri Marzi.
In a long note posted to social media, Adnan wrote that he “understood how ‘Mera Jism, Meri Marzi‘ (my body, my choice) can be triggering to some people” before going on to explain his own interpretation of it.
Adnan said that he “never saw it solely as a justification for ‘westernisation’ or wearing revealing clothes as so many men in this country do.”
“But yes,” he continued, “The slogan is inclusive of that also. It’s setting a boundary for men who want to have control over women’s choices.”
Adnan elaborated that the main issue isn’t the slogan but how someone chooses to interpret it.
“Most men are triggered because they look at women’s bodies through the lens of ‘Madonna or whore’. Either the female body is sexualised or it’s so sacred that sexualising it is a sin. This is the dichotomy that most men are oscillating between- guilt and shame.”
In their final round of events as part of the Royal Family, Meghan and Harry attended the Commonweath Day service at Westminister Abbey in London.
Kate and William were also present at the service and videos and images of the two couples did the rounds in real time. One such video showed visible tension between the two couples and apparently shows the Sussex pair getting ‘ignored’ by Kate and William.
It is possible that Kate and William exchanged smiles with Meghan as she softly waves at them but since we can’t see their faces, it is unclear that they did respond to her. However, the tension is quite apparent between the two brothers.
They say a dog is a man’s best friend and Mehwish Hayat just opened up about losing her pet dog – her dear Balooni.
Mehwish wrote that she’s been through a lot in life but “these last few days have been the worst of my life.”
“A decade of having you next to me through all my highs, lows and breakdowns…your one gaze would make me feel everything’s going to be alright. You taught me so much about unconditional love and life itself.”
“My best friend…you loved me so much that you spared me the pain of saying goodbye and letting you go. I wish you’d waited for me a day more. I wish I could have got to hug you for one last time .. I wish ..,” an emotional Mehwish said concluding her note.
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Mehwish has often shared pictures of herself with Bruno.
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The actor is currently shooting in Punjab for her upcoming film London Nahi Jaunga. The film which is being directed by Nadeem Baig also starres Humayun Saeed and Kubra Khan. The movie came under much fire recently for being written by the controversial Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar. All the actors in the film, including Mehwish, have yet to comment on the controversy.
Potterheads in Pakistan have taken their love for the book to a whole new level. Students of Government College University (GCU) Lahore have produced Pakistan’s first-ever fan-made Harry Potter movie: The Last Follower and The Resurrection of Voldemort. The group of young Ravians released the film under their production house, Khyaali Production.
The film, which has been positively received by the audience, is full of magical visuals and inventive and exciting sequences. It has been filmed at GCU, with the university shown as Hogwarts.
The movie is set a few years after the Harry Potter series and shows students roaming in the castle. Some mysteries emerge and this is the premise of the story.
The movie has been written and directed by Waleed Akram, who shared that the gothic architecture of GCU motivated him to make the film.
“If there is Hogwarts in this world, it’s GCU Lahore,” said the director, adding, “I started this venture with a single camera and the whole movie has been shot with a very simple camera.”
The main cast of the movie includes Umer Darr, Jazib Alram, Mariam Hassan Naqvi, Talha Chahour, Dua Marium, Sheikh Mubashir and Habib Chaudary.
Behind the Scenes
Meanwhile, Zeeshan Hameed has done the visual effects for the film.
While the film has been screened in GCU, the director said that he hopes that it will be screened in other universities and is also working towards releasing the film in cinemas across the country.
