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  • Iqra Aziz, Yasir Hussain’s ‘Jhooti’ sparks outrage for trivialising domestic abuse

    Iqra Aziz, Yasir Hussain’s ‘Jhooti’ sparks outrage for trivialising domestic abuse

    Iqra Aziz is returning to the silver screen with a new drama titled Jhooti. The drama also features her real-life beau Yasir Hussain as well as Ahmed Ali Butt, with whom she will be sharing the screen for the first time.

    The trailer for the drama, directed by Ramish Rizvi, was released during Meray Paas Tum Ho‘s Episode 21 Saturday night. While the first teaser of the drama was intruiging as it showed Iqra playing a strong, resilient woman, the second teaser was the one which was problematic because it showed Iqra playing a woman who fakes being domestically abused. The teaser sparked outrage and drew the irk of netizens who took to social media to voice their frustation.

    https://twitter.com/hadhogaye/status/1213729655758491649?s=20
    https://twitter.com/ManalFaheemKhan/status/1213781777111797760?s=20
    https://twitter.com/mawish_m/status/1213778590682234880?s=20
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    While the actors or makers of the drama have not yet responded to the controversy, speaking to a local media outlet earlier, Ahmed had shared that Iqra is playing the role of a compulsive liar and that the plot will focus on her character and how everything and everyone gets affected by her behaviour.

    Watch the teaser here:

  • Mehwish Hayat tells Aamir Liaquat to ‘man up’ after he calls her an ‘item girl’

    Mehwish Hayat tells Aamir Liaquat to ‘man up’ after he calls her an ‘item girl’

    Aamir Liaquat is no stranger to controversy. Every now and then, the TV show host pokes fun at someone or passes questionable comments landing him in the line of fire.

    Recently, Aamir took a dig at Mehwish Hayat for condemning the US airstrike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq.

    Aamir remarked that just because Mehwish received a Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, the “item girl” should not pass such statements and should keep Pakistan’s foreign policy in mind. He added that if Soleimani was alive, “would he have invited her to perform in Iran?”

    Aamir’s comments certainly did not go down well with Mehwish who hit back with a strong reply and asked the MNA to man up. She also threw shade by asking him what he had done about the case he was filing against her for Load Wedding.

    Meanwhile, this is what Mehwish had tweeted with regard to Soleimani.

    Read more: Mehwish Hayat has the perfect response to a misogynist troll

    This is not the first time that Liaquat has picked on the actor or been openly critical of her. He previously bashed her for her performance at the Hum Awards held in October last year.

    Before that Aamir had said that he would take legal action against Mehwish Hayat and Fahad Mustafa for defaming him in Load Wedding.

    It appears that Mehwish’s Tamgha-e-Imtiaz is a sore point for Aamir.

  • Emmad Irfani throws it back to the moment that changed his life

    Emmad Irfani throws it back to the moment that changed his life

    Emmad Irfani made everyone sigh as the loving, supportive husband Shayan in the superhit Cheekh. While we are yet to see Emmad grace our screens once again, the model turned actor took a trip down the memory lane and recalled the moment that changed his life.

    Sharing an eight-year old picture of himself with Mahira Khan and director Asim Raza, Emmad wrote, “What happened next is what I call #theturningpoint.” The picture was taken on January 4, 2012.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B65cLOzHQSa/

    In response, Asim commented that the change only came about because Emmad made an effort. Asim also offered more words of encouragement to the actor.

    The picture is from the sets of an ad shoot for Tapal Family Mixture.

    https://youtu.be/WWIiNgg3jxI
  • Syra Shahroz puts on her dancing shoes, sets the dance floor on fire

    Syra Shahroz puts on her dancing shoes, sets the dance floor on fire

    Syra Shahroz has got killer dance moves and we have proof.

    The actor recently danced at a wedding with her sister Palwashay Yousuf and she has some serious moves. Watch her set the dance floor on fire in this video:

    Video Credits- Tena Durrani

    Syra looked lovely in a bright red outfit by Tena Durrani and hair swept in a pony tail.

    Meanwhile, Syra was recently in the headlines after her separation with husband Shahroz Sabzwari went viral on social media.

    Read more: Shahroz Sabzwari opens up about his separation

    While Syra herself did not comment on the matter, her estranged husband posted a video in which he said that the two were giving each other space and that there was no involvement of a third person. Speculations were rife that Shahroz was in a relationship with model Sadaf Kanwal.

  • Model Eman Suleman ties the knot

    Model Eman Suleman ties the knot

    Model and activist Eman Suleman got married to beau Syed Jamil Haider Rizvi in a simple nikkah ceremony. Eman took to Instagram to share that she and her husband are now mehrams.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B65Z_5xnSUe/

    Eman’s friends and colleagues including Adnan Malik and Meesha Shafi congratulated the model on her marriage.

    Fellow model Zara Peerzada shared pictures of the newlyweds on her social media. Eman looked radiant and fresh-faced with minimum makeup in a yellow and red gota dress. The event was a lowkey affair with only close family and friends present.

    Eman had announced her engagement about a month back, in a rather humorous social media post in which she threw shade at Hamza Ali Abbasi and his marriage announcement.

    Read more: Eman Suleman’s marriage announcement throws shade at Hamza Ali Abbasi

    Eman’s husband, according to his Instagram bio is a martial artist.

  • Adnan Siddiqui says he was double-minded about ‘Meray Paas Tum Ho’

    Adnan Siddiqui says he was double-minded about ‘Meray Paas Tum Ho’

    With only a few episodes left, Meray Paas Tum Ho is fast approaching its end. The drama has been a superhit – the TV ratings have been hitting the roof while each episode has atleast a couple of million views on Youtube.

    Adnan Siddiqui, who played the character of the dynamic lady-killer Shahwar Ahmed, has wrapped up the shoot for the drama and took to social media to share a video of the celebrations on set.

    The video which features director Nadeem Baig, Savera Nadeem and Musadiq Awan among the rest of the crew shows everyone celebrating with cake.

    Adnan also penned an emotional note along the video in which he wrote that being part of the drama was a “thrilling and educating experience.” He shared that when the script was offered to him, he was still double-minded about the drama because he was not sure about “how the audience would react” and whether they would accept his character.”

    Adnan also praised the direction, engaging dialogues, story line and title song adding that MPTH was “one of the rare dramas that had everything going for it in the right direction.”

    The actor said that he was going to miss shooting for it and signed off by thanking his my co-stars, director, writer, producers, crew members, and “above all my fans for all the love and appreciation.”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B62AqUtnUBT/

    Episode 21 of MPTH will air tonight (Dec 4) at 8pm.

  • Mehwish Hayat has the perfect response to a misogynist troll

    Mehwish Hayat has the perfect response to a misogynist troll

    Mehwish Hayat should just change her middle name to ‘sassy’ because the responses she gives to trolls are simple brilliant.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIKgPRCyT3Q

    In a recent tweet, Mehwish condemned the US airstrike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq saying that the matter is not just about Iran and US but involves the entire world.

    In response to Mehwish’s tweet, a troll commented “since when did women start understanding international affairs.”

    The actor did not shy away from giving him a history lesson.

    This is not the first time, Mehwish has given such responses to trolls. Check out her sassy responses below:

  • Fawad Chaudhry requests Netflix, Amazon to invest in Pakistani content

    Fawad Chaudhry requests Netflix, Amazon to invest in Pakistani content

    Former Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry in a recent tweet requested Netflix and Amazon to look towards Pakistani content and invest in them because “we have immense talent and experience.”

    The minister asserted that Pakistani dramas have recently made a huge comeback and that he can assure the movie streaming website successful partnerships.

    Speaking exclusively to The Current, Fawad said that after observing the ratings and business done by Pakistani dramas, he was motivated to share Pakistani content with the world which is why he devised a strategy and pitched Pakistani content to Netflix and Amazon while he was the information minister. While in office, Fawad had also planned to digitise PTV and the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) as well as introduce a digital sports channel. However, his plans were shelved soon after he left office.

    Fawad further said that he had also reached out to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey to collaborate on content creation. Content from Turkey and Egypt is the highest viewed in the Arab world and Pakistan can learn a lot from it. It is pertinent to mention here that Prime Minister Imran Khan is a fan of Turkish content and has even directed PTV to dub his favourite series Diriliş: Ertuğrul in Urdu so more people can view it.

    Earlier, in an interview with The Current, Special Assistant to the PM for Overseas Pakistanis Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari said that PM Imran has a vision to produce good quality films that showcase the culture, religion and heritage of Pakistan.

  • Mahira Khan shares never-seen-before pictures from the sets of ‘Superstar’, ‘Parey Hut Love’

    Mahira Khan shares never-seen-before pictures from the sets of ‘Superstar’, ‘Parey Hut Love’

    Superstar Mahira Khan welcomed the New Year by interacting with her fans in a #AskMahira Twitter session and sharing some exclusive behind the scenes pictures and videos from her films Superstar and Parey Hut Love (PHL). While Mahira had the leading role in Superstar, she had an extended cameo in PHL.

    Mahira started her trip down the memory lane with a picture of herself resting on the floor on the sets of her song Morey Saiyaan in PHL.

    In the caption, she said that she feels “super comfortable on the floor” and “prefers it to sitting on a chair.”

    Following that she shared more pictures of herself as Zeena including some adorable moments with producer and co-star Sheheryar Munawar and director Asim Raza.

    Mahira Khan & Sheheryar Munawar
    Mahira Khan & Asim Raza
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    Mahira then shared pictures of herself from the sets of Superstar and a video of herself learning the dance steps for Noori.

    L-R: Director Ehteshamuddin, Mahira Khan, Bilal Ashraf. Sitting – Nadeem Baig
    https://www.instagram.com/p/B6xoFWGhCId/

    In the Twitter interaction with her fans, Mahira revealed the one film she can watch 10 times without getting bored, her last decade in a sentence, how she wants to be remembered, which Disney character she feels she is, and how she deals with her anger among other things.

    Mahira also offered meaningful advice to her fans.

    Guess how many nicknames Mahira had?

    Mahira also said that she wouldn’t mind working in an Iranian film.

    And last but not the least, will Mahira ever get married again?

  • Imran Khan was once asked to act in a Bollywood film by Dev Anand

    Imran Khan was once asked to act in a Bollywood film by Dev Anand

    An old video of Prime Minister Imran Khan has been doing rounds on Twitter. The video shows the PM answering the question of whether Khan had ever been offered a role in Bollywood. To which Imran replied “You won’t believe it but I was once asked by an Indian actor who we all look up to, to act in one of his upcoming films. He even turned up in England to request me, but I was puzzled.”

    The host asked the details about who offered him and why he rejected it. To which Khan revealed that “It was Dev Anand, who in my time was very well known.”  

     The fact was also revealed in Anand’s autobiography, Romancing with Life (published by the Penguin Group in 2007) when the actor passed away in London in 2011. In the book, Anand quoted that he wanted the Pakistani cricket star to play the role of a star in decline in his film Awwal Number. Anand wrote that Khan was speechless when he first told him about the film. “You have bowled me over, Mr. Dev Anand. But I don’t think I am a good actor,” said Khan.

    Anand called him from Bangalore and told Imran Khan that he would be on the next available flight to London to convince him for the film.

    Anand wrote “Khan invited Anand to his flat in Soho. “Imran was hospitable and a very friendly host. Khan was ambitious for his political aim”. Anand left the script of the film with him and Khan returned it the very next evening with a note that said he wouldn’t be able to take up his offer.