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  • Here’s why the Bollywood clip was deleted from PM Khan’s Instagram

    Here’s why the Bollywood clip was deleted from PM Khan’s Instagram

    Prime Minister Imran Khan’s official Instagram account on Tuesday became very interesting after a short clip from the Bollywood movie Inquilaab was posted on it leading to a social media meltdown.

    Through the clip, PM Imran attempted to make a point about how political parties discredit their rival political parties in order to replace them.

    “It is what has been planned against the PTI govt from day one by the corrupt mafias,” read the caption on the clip, which was deleted five hours after it was posted.

    Speaking to BBC Urdu, Focal Person to the Prime Minister on Digital Media Dr Arsalan Khalid said that the clip was posted by a member of PM Khan’s social media team because the scenes “accurately reflected the current situation and the unrest of the opposition.”

    Explaining the reason behind the deletion, Dr Arsalan said that a routine quality control check — that takes place after few hours — led to the deletion of the clip.

    When asked if PM Khan personally makes these posts on social media, Dr Khalid said the premier mostly uses Twitter and that all tweets are posted by him, adding that PM Imran rarely uses Instagram and has a team to manage that.

    Released in 1984, Inquilaab featured Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Utpal Dutt, Kader Khan, Ranjeet and Shakti Kapoor. The film’s official synopsis reads: “A politician helps a jobless man become a police officer and then uses him for his nefarious activities. After his wife finds out he is being used as a pawn, she tries to change his ways.”

    In the clip shared on PM Khan’s account, Kader Khan and Utpal Dutt are seen planning a sinister move against the government.

    “We have the right to form a government. In order to form a government, we need to win the elections. To win the elections, we need votes; in order to get these votes, we need people’s confidence. And how do we get the people’s confidence? We will need to take away people’s confidence from the government. Haha. And how do we do that? We will create an environment where we will make them think that this government is incompetent and inefficient. This way, the people will be forced to get rid of the government and bring another party in its place. For this we need to create chaos. We need riots, killings, dacoities in cities. We need religious disturbance, sectarian conflict, which renders government incapable of thinking and police is unable to do anything to control the crisis. When all this is happening, we will go out and take out rallies addressing crowds and present ourselves and our party as an option to control this mess.”

    Responding to this, someone in the meeting says it is an excellent idea.

    “We need money for this, which is why we have invited rich businessmen here today to raise it.”

    When someone asks if 50 lakhs will be enough, Kader Khan says that for the time being it’s enough but a politician is like a farmer and politics like a crop. If you invest millions, the return will be in billions, if billions, it can go up to trillions.”

    Everyone laughs at the end of the clip.

    Watch the clip here:

    https://youtu.be/57w1DfCObfI
  • ‘Don’t pit women against women’: Hania Aamir responds to backlash on using beauty filter

    ‘Don’t pit women against women’: Hania Aamir responds to backlash on using beauty filter

    Hania Aamir recently sparked backlash after she talked about colour shaming and flawed beauty standards in a series of posts on her Instagram stories. Netizens and social media users called the actor out for using a beauty filter and not showing her own raw skin while talking about embracing flaws.

    Responding to the criticism, Hania said: “I was even wearing makeup that day. The point is being comfortable with who you are, doing things because you want to do them, not doing things because [of] the beauty standards that are set.”

    “Does that makes sense?” questioned Hania after clarifying her stance.

    “If I am using a beauty filter because I want to use it then it’s fine. But if I use a beauty filter because I feel pressurized by the society, then it is wrong,” she explained.

    The actor further said: “Let’s not kill the whole conversation and pit women against women just because you don’t understand my point of view. There is something good going on over here, so please expand your brains and think positively.”

    Hania further said that she has been talking about skin positivity for the last two years.

    “Agar mein ne beauty filter user kar lia aik din toh aap ko opportunity mil gae hai. Itnay opportunist na bano yaar,” she remarked. “This is me with a bare face, deal with it.”

    This is not the first time Hania has talked about unrealistic beauty standards. Earlier in 2019, Aamir had opened up about her struggle with acne and talked about unrealistic beauty standards.

    Meanwhile, Syra Yousuf also posted a barefaced selfie of herself while responding to those who posted negative comments about her skin.

  • ‘I really like my skin’: Syra Yousuf hits back at trolls

    ‘I really like my skin’: Syra Yousuf hits back at trolls

    Syra Yousuf has responded and hit back at those who posted negative comments about her skin after her sister Palwasha Yousuf, a stylist, posted an unfiltered picture of the actor on social media. While many, especially women, lauded Syra for embracing her skin and putting down unrealistic beauty standards, others mocked her skin for being textured and not smooth.

    Responding to the backlash on social media over her skin, Syra posted a natural selfie of herself, writing: “I really like my skin.” She also used the hashtag “No Filter” to further get her point across.

    In a similar incident, Dubai-based beauty influencer Huda Kattan also opened up and discussed how edits make a person appear perfect, setting unrealistic beauty standards for the rest.

    Meanwhile, earlier in 2019, Hania Aamir in a social media post had opened up about her struggle with acne and talked about unrealistic beauty standards.

  • Virat Kohli becomes the first cricketer to join the ‘100 million followers club’ on Instagram

    Virat Kohli becomes the first cricketer to join the ‘100 million followers club’ on Instagram

    Virat Kohli has recorded yet another century, but not on the pitch this time. The Indian cricketer became the first cricketer in the world to have 100 million followers on Instagram. The 32-year-old captain of the Indian Cricket Team is also the first person in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve the feat.

    Announcing the news, the International Cricket Council (ICC) shared a picture of Kohli along with other personalities, who are already in the squad, writing: “Virat Kohli – the first cricket star to hit 100 million followers on Instagram.”

    Kohli is also the most-followed sportsperson in India.

    Meanwhile, Portugal football legend Christiano Ronaldo tops the chart with 266 million followers. He was also the first person to cross the 250 million feat. Argentina football captain and FC Barcelona legend Lionel Messi and Brazil’s Neymar are second and third on the list with 187 million and 147 million followers respectively.

    Others in 100 million club are Hollywood actor and former wrestler Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, American singer-songwriter Beyoncé and Ariana Grande.

    Kohli, who is regarded as one of the finest batsmen in the world, has 27 Test centuries and 43 tons in ODI cricket.

    For over two years now, Kohli has been the most followed person on Instagram in India. Even his wife Anushka Sharma hasn’t crossed 50 million followers on the social media app. She currently has 46.4 million followers.

  • People who use social media for news more susceptible to rumours: study

    People who use social media for news more susceptible to rumours: study

    The United States citizens who rely on social media as their main source of news are more likely to believe false or unproven stories about important topics such as politics and COVID-19, according to a survey.

    The Pew Research Centre report found that people who used social media platforms for news were less informed about major public matters and more susceptible to believing rumors and hoaxes.

    The report comes with social media platforms becoming a growing source of news amid struggles by traditional media to survive in the digital age.

    The Pew report found some 18 per cent of the participants of the survey got most of their political and election news through social media. But those people were less likely to rightly answer the fact-based questions about politics and current affairs than those relying on print, broadcast or news apps.

    Social media news consumers were more aware of specific false or unproven stories about COVID-19 and said they had seen more misinformation about the pandemic such as claims that Vitamin C could prevent infection, the survey found.

    On political news, social media users were less informed about facts such as the function of the state-by-state, Electoral College votes, which ultimately decide who wins the White House, or the unemployment rate.

    The report comes from a series on interviews with some 9,000 US adults from November 2019 through December 2020.

    A majority in the survey said they distrusted social media with Facebook the least trusted among the platforms.

    Among those using traditional media, the researchers also found that roughly a quarter of the US citizen on the political left and right consistently turned to “partisan” news sites, reinforcing their views.

    Pew found that roughly three in 10 Republicans relied on former president Donald Trump as a major source of news about the election and the coronavirus.

    These Republicans were more likely to think the COVID-19 pandemic had been overblown and more likely to see voter fraud as a significant threat to election integrity.

  • Umair Jaswal has the cutest message for Sana Javed on their four month Anniversary

    Umair Jaswal and Sana Javed celebrated their 4 months Nikkah Anniversary yesterday and Umair wrote a cutest love note for Sana on his Instagram account.

    “Happy 120 days of bugging the hell out of me. I LOVE YOU,” wrote Umair, “Thank you for making me gain an extra 20 pounds of happiness.”

    He further added, “Herr stress ka hal hai kfc and cake, I look like a panda, thanks to you,” and “May we get old and chubby together.”

    “But Allah ka wasta hai let me workout and diet from tomorrow, Please,” concluded Umair.

    Sana responded to Umair’s post by telling him that there was more cake in the fridge.

    The couple recently tied the knot in an intimate ceremony.

  • Aiman Khan says her 8 million following is ‘organic’

    Power couple Aiman Khan and Muneeb But got candid about their relationship in a recent interview with Ahsan Khan. During the interview Aiman also talked about her massive social media following.

    Answering a question about the change she felt in Muneeb after the marriage, Aiman stated: “I think Muneeb has become really happy after marrying me.”

    Talking about his relationship with Aiman, Muneeb said that marriages survive on understanding, compromises and sacrifices.

    He stated: “People say that males are more dominant in our society but let me tell you, in the cities, women are more dominant, especially in the matters of the house. You can’t dictate your wife at home. That’s her department,”

    During the interview Ahsan asked Aiman: “Is your following organic and did you aim to have that many followers or do you make content specifically for your account?”

    To which Aiman replied: “My social media following is organic.”

    “I created my Instagram account 5 to 6 years ago, when I was very new to acting, and I used to do commercials at that time,” adding that when she joined Instagram there were very few users on the platform.

    “I have never created my content specifically for Instagram,” she said, adding that sometimes she doesn’t even have pictures to post on Instagram.

    During the interview, Munneb also shared that he wants to play the role of a soldier in an ISPR [sponsored] drama, adding that he loves the Pakistan Army.

    Talking about why she started acting, Aiman said, “I wanted to do acting, and wanted to come on screen, when people used to see us together [Aiman and Minal] they used to say that we should act in dramas.”

    She further added that they both stated acting in commercials from a very young age.

    Aiman and Muneeb tied the knot in 2018 and their wedding broke the internet. They also have a one-year-old daughter Amal.

  • ‘Please don’t be that fool that runs after numbers,’ says Ayeza after hitting 8 million Instagram followers

    ‘Please don’t be that fool that runs after numbers,’ says Ayeza after hitting 8 million Instagram followers

    Ayeza Khan has dethroned Aiman Khan to become the most followed Pakistani celebrity on Instagram with 8 million followers. Aiman has 7.9 million followers on the social media application while Mahira Khan follows closely behind with 7 million followers.

    “Thank you guys so much for the love and respect! It is exciting to have such a huge number of followers here,” said Ayeza celebrating the milestone.

    Read more – The Current Ranking: Pakistani celebs and their followers on Instagram

    The actor then went to talk about her journey as an actor and how she focused on her work and not on increasing her Instagram followers.

    “I must say that the only reason I am able to celebrate this today is that I know how hard I worked to achieve whatever I have on this day,” said Ayeza. “I never focused my work and life towards getting a bigger number of followers. It never works in the long run. My mother has always taught me that it’s important to work hard and build your legacy and be patient. When you have those all the good stuff comes without you knowing.”

    Ayeza further talked about the disproportionate relationship between the numbers of followers and influence one can have.

    “Growing number of followers doesn’t guarantee a long term success if you’re hollow from the inside. There is a reason why someone with a few thousand followers on Instagram can have more influence on people than someone with tons of millions of followers,” said Ayeza, adding: “Please don’t be that fool that runs after numbers.”

    The actor continued: “For me, I never worked towards growing my Instagram numbers. Instead, I have always focused all my energy into my work, my acting and modelling especially, and the fan following grew itself.”

    “I’m thankful to all of you guys because it feels great to have so many people recognise your talent and work, rather than blindly taping that follow button and not even knowing what I actually do,” she concluded.

    Last week, Maya Ali and Hira Mani both crossed five million followers on Instagram.

  • Why are The Current’s followers not with the one they love?

    Why are The Current’s followers not with the one they love?

    The Current recently asked its followers some hard-hitting questions and the answers left us quite sad. This was done via a ‘This or That’ poll that goes up in the morning every day in Instagram stories.

    We asked people if they think our society is easy to live in? 71% voted that the society is ‘so suffocating’  and we totally agree with your answer.

    We also asked why is our society is so suffocating. Here is what our followers thought:

    Society is more judgemental about ‘Aurat ghar main rahay’ or ‘Ye kesi naukri hai?’. This one was pretty close.

    We also asked for the solution to this problem. 62% of our followers thought that education could help in making our society less judgmental.

    Nobody can disagree with that the food is the ultimate catharsis.

    This actually made us sad to know that most of the people are not with the one they love.

    And the sadder part is that the family is the reason behind it.

    41% of our followers are of the opinion that their parents do not know them and the percentage should not be this high.

    Do you have your group of friends that is ‘your squad’? 40% of people replied that they do not have enough friends and The Current wishes that they find true and good friends in their life ahead.

    This one was quite tough but we are glad most of our followers love what they do.

  • Rajkummar Rao thanks Zara Noor Abbas for appreciating ‘The White Tiger’

    Rajkummar Rao has thanked Zara Noor Abbas for appreciating his latest release The White Tiger.

    In an Instagram story, Zara had called the film a “masterpiece” and had urged her followers to “Watch this Now.” Responding to Zara’s story, Rao expressed his gratitude, writing: “Thank you so much.”

    Read more – ‘Tandav’: A weak script saved by brilliant performances

    Based on Aravind Adiga’s book of the same name, The White Tiger explores poverty and class struggles in modern-day India. The book was published in 2008 and won the 40th Man Booker Prize in the same year. Meanwhile, the cast of the movie includes Priyanka Chopra-Jonas and Adarsh Gourav besides Rao. It has been directed by Ramin Bahrani.