Actor Shamoon Abbasi is currently riding high on the success of his drama, Bakhtawar opposite Yumna Zaidi.
The Waar star recently revealed on Tabish Hashmi’s show Hasna Mana Hai where he revealed the reason of saying no to a project written by acclaimed writer Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar.
Abbasi claimed that Qamar begged him to take on the role and tried everything to persuade him to join the project, but he refused.
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He revealed that it was Indian pilot Abhinandan who was killed in Pakistan after the Pakistan Airforce shot down his plane.
Shamoon stated that he was uncomfortable performing scenes in which Abhinandan is beaten up by the locals. So, despite his admiration for Khalil ur Rehman Qamar’s work, he was unable to perform that scene.
On Eid-ul-Azha the Pakistan industry saw thunderous response at the cinema halls with two much anticipated films. Two big films graced the silver screen; London Nahi Jaunga and Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad. The films opened to an astounding response overall.
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London Nahi Jaunga‘s collections:
7 days total (26.6 crores official, 24 crores sources)
10 days total (35.21 crores official, 32 crores sources)
14 days total (40.1 crores official, 40 crores sources)
20 days total (47.2 crores official, 44.1crores)
After successfully running for over three weeks in the international market, London Nahi Jaunga is still going strong. The film has even given a tough competition to Bollywood’s big banner film Shamshera. Despite being a Yash Raj production and a Ranbir Kapoor film, Shamshera’s opening weekend collection at the global box office failed to impress.
According to figures provided by Comscore, London Nahi Jaunga earned better in the 3rd weekend of its release in the UK and Ireland than what Shamshera collected in its first weekend.
LNJ’s total collection was 46,710 Great Britain pound, over 1 crore 28 lacs PKR approx, while Shamshera’s remained 43,688 GBP that amounts to nearly 1 crore 20 lacs PKR.
Though LNJ is screening in only 35 screens while Shamshera is available at 62 screens.
London Nahi Jaunga stars Humayun Saeed, Mehwish Hayat and Kubra Khan.
The box office figures of Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad are polarsing. While the makers of the film claim the figures till date to be around 37 crore, trade pundits are claiming much lesser numbers.
However this Fahad Mustafa-Mahira Khan starrer is a successful film, none the less.
Writer Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar took to his social media handle to school Punjab police for their conduct with the protestors.
While posting a video of a protestor, Qamar penned a heartfelt note.
The Mere Paas Tum Ho writer stated that “the government will eventually go but you (police) will only be left with hatred in your kitty.”
Large-scale skirmishes between the Punjab police and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers erupted in the provincial metropolis on Wednesday when the law-enforcers blocked their routes for their participation in the ‘Azadi March’, announced by party chairman Imran Khan.
Dozens of PTI workers and leaders were arrested including former Punjab health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid, Andaleeb Abbas, Zubair Niazi, Mian Mamunur-Rasheed, Ejaz Chaudhry, Jamshed Iqbal Cheema, and former vice chairman Chief Minister’s Complaint Cell Nasir Salman. However, most of the leaders were released soon after their arrest.
The party workers responded to the call given byImran Khan, who had been demanding immediate dissolution of assemblies and announcement of date for general election. The government’s plan that not a single vehicle should get out of Lahore,however, failed.
Police tear-gassed and lathi-charged the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf marchers at Batti Chowk and Bhatti Gate area whenthey attempted to remove containers, placed on roads. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaflawyers and workers had scuffles with the police outside Aiwan-e-Adl and Post Master General Office. Police subjected lawyers to torture outside the Aiwan-e-Adl. A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader, Zubair Niazi,was injured during a scuffle with the police. He was also arrested, but lawyers managed to rescue him from police. Lawyers also removed barriers from in front of Aiwan-e-Adl.
The lawyercaravan clashed with the police, broke barriers and left for Islamabad. Police damaged busses, hired by lawyers for the marchers. The marchers were also intercepted at Shahdara. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers removed all containers at Batti Chowk, Ravi Bridge, Niazi Chowk and Shahdara and cleared the roads to move towards Islamabad.
Meanwhile, another Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf caravan, led by Hammad Azhar, managed to overcome obstacles and leave Lahore for Islamabad. However, he received a minor injury. The police stopped the PTI workers about 100 metres before the Ravi Bridge.
Police refused to allow Dr Yasmin Rashid to move towards Batti Chowk. When she tried to move ahead, the policemen hit her vehicle with a heavy stick,damaging badly the windscreen. Shahdara and Farrukhabad areas were turned into battlefield where the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers offered resistance and managed to cross the city by removing the obstacles.
The marchers threw tear-gas shells back at police and threw stones and bricks. Police resorted to baton-charge and fired tear-gas shells from Ravi Toll Plaza to Shahdara Chowk, which forced the PTI workers to disperse for some time.
Actor and VJ Anoushey Ashraf has responded to the trolling by a certain fandom over her recent statement on Sadqay Tumhare writer, On a digital chat show, she said that she would not do a Khalil Ur Rehman project even if paid 50 lakhs.
Her clip has gone viral on social media from Tabish Hashmi’s show, To Be Honest.
During the interview, the host asked, “If someone offers you 25-30 lac per day for the Khalil ur Rehman drama, then what will you do? In response, the VJ replied, “I am not going to do that. I don’t want to do his projects.”
The Sehra Mein Safar diva took to social media and clear her side of the story. In the comment section she said:
Actor Feroz Khan made it clear on Tabish Hashmi’s chat show that he will choose Khalil-ur-Rehman over Marvi Sirmed.
The actor said that if he had been asked to choose between social activist Marvi Sirmed and Khalil-ur-Rehman, he would have sided with the writer. Speaking on the show, the Gul-e-Rana star argued for choosing the Pyarey Afzal writer and claimed that looking at the surveys conducted on the internet, most Pakistanis choose him.
He revealed that initially there were differences between him and the Sadqay Tumharay writer on some issues but now matters have been settled between the two.
The host asked the actor if he was not part of the industry and as an ordinary person he was asked to choose between Sirmed or Qamar, whose side would he take? To which the actor immediately replied that he would choose the Mere Paas Tum Ho writer and at the same time he also called Qamar the best man.
“I respect him a lot. He is a very loving person and a great man. We had some differences but we have sorted it. He’s a great guy. So I will choose him,” he said.
Although the actor did not explicitly say that Khalil had the civility and distinction to speak, he argued that only those who respect others get respect. Talking on the same subject, he also said that now the differences between him and Qamar are over but he did not clarify what were the issues between them.
Khalil once objected on Feroze being casted in one of his dramas.
Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar was invited on a show at MYK News Tv. The host showed the Pyaray Afzal a series of celebrity images and the writer had to comment his honest opinion on the stars. When Iffat Omar’s picture appeared on the screen, Khalil said: “Ye wo hai jis se me nafrat bhi nahi karna chahata, Ye meri nafrat ke bhi laik nahi hai.”
He stated that the Aangan actress is not even worthy of his hate as she called him out during his live spat with Marvi Sarmad.
Iffat shared her views on Khalil last year as she publicly slammed the Mere Paas Tum Ho writer and said that she would never work with him, adding that she’ll walk out of his film London Nahi Jaunga starring Humayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat. Nadeem Baig’s directorial film is possibly one of the most anticipated films of this year.
In the same interview he commented on Mahira Khan, who played the female lead in Sadqay Tumhare. The Kaaf Kangana writer recently confessed on a chat show that he regrets getting on-board the Raees diva in a project based on his own life.
Adding that he’ll always be upset about it, “Zindagi bhar yeh gham rahega.”
The Mere Paas Tum Ho writer Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar believes Sadaf Kanwal’s views on marriage are ‘not wrong at all’ her personal opinion and the model should not be scrutinized for it. He shared his opinion on the controversy in an interview with ’24 News’.
Qamar while responding to criticism on Sadaf’s statement said: “Sadaf Kanwal has not imposed anything on anyone, whatever she is doing at her home for her husband is her personal act. Where is it even happening in the houses, if a lady is doing such things for her husband it is not wrong at all, Sadaf Kanwal has not said anything wrong, people can do whatever they want to do. No one has the right to shout and impose their rules on anyone”.
Kubra Khan recently appeared on Ahsan Khan’s show in which she revealed the reason behind rejecting Humayun Saeed’sblockbuster drama Meray Pass Tum Ho.
The Alif star was offered the character of Hania, played by Hira Mani. Kubra while revealing the reason for rejecting the drama said that she was on a break at that time, adding that she did not feel like doing the character of Hania after reading the script.
On the work front Kubra will be seen in drama serial Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay. Based on Umera Ahmed’s novel, it features Mahira Khan Usman Mukhtar and Kubra Khan as Mehreen, Aswad and Mashal respectively. The drama is directed by Pyar Ke Sadqay fame Farooq Rind.
Mere Paas Tum Ho is the highest rated drama of recent years in Pakistan. The drama was headlined by four primary characters essayed by Humayun Saeed, Adnan Siddiqui, Ayeza Khan and Hira Mani.
Indian Punjabi superstar Ammy Virk, who’s making his Bollywood debut with the Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone starrer 83, took to his Instagram stories to express his love for the drama and its OST. He tagged the cast members and the writer of the drama in his story.
While talking to BBC Urdu Amitabh Bachchan shared how he felt about Pakistani dramas and also about Pakistani actors and singers coming to India to work. He said, ”I like it when people from Pakistan come to work in India. We have seen the work done in Pakistan. The drama serials that are shown on Pakistani television are exceptional. A channel in India is dedicated to showing Pakistani drama serials which are very fine and I accept the fact that Pakistani TV serials are far superior to those which are being made in India. The artist in Pakistan are brilliant too. Even very long ago many Pakistani serials were extraordinary”.
Bollywood Actress Meera Chopra, who is a cousin of Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra praised Mere Paas Tum Ho. The actress was massively impressed by Humayun and Adnan Siddiqui’s performance in the drama. She turned to her social media handle and wrote, “Watching Meray Pass Tum Ho, finding the show extremely slow. But both these men Humayun Saeed and Adnan Siddiqui, you guys are amazing. Can’t help to hate one and love the other, what performances. I’ve become fan for life.”
Feroze Khan appeared on the latest episode of Ahsan Khan’s chat show, Time Out with Ahsan Khan along with his sister Humaima Malick .
During a segment of the show when Ahsan qouted a statement by the Mere Paas Tum Ho writer, that “Feroze Khan can never become an actor”, Feroze responded by stating that Khalil and him are now friends.
Feroze also received backlash for his controversial statement about marriage. On being asked if he thinks he married at an early age, the Khaani actor answered that he doesn’t think so and one should marry more than once.
On the work front, Feroze Khan can be seen in Geo’s Khuda Aur Mohabbat 3, co-starring Iqra Aziz.
