After the pictures of the crowded marketplaces did the rounds on social media, celebrities are urging people to stay at home in order to stay safe from the virus.
Sanam Saeed, who was stranded in Thailand for a couple of weeks due to the virus, took to Twitter and questioned, “Do we really need to run to the markets for Eid shopping?”
Earlier, actor Ushna Shah and Shaniera Akram had also expressed disappointment at people for not taking the necessary precautionary measures.
After a long wait and some hitches along the way, the cast and crew of Ishrat Made in China including Sanam Saeed, Shamoon Abbasi, Mohib Mirza and Sara Loren have tested negative for COVID-19. They had returned from Thailand on April 14 on a special flight arranged by the Government of Pakistan after being stranded there for almost two weeks.
Sanam took to social media to share the results and thank Deputy Commissioner Islamabad for his support and assistance. The actor also cleared the air regarding the issues they had faced upon their arrival back home.
Read more – Shamoon Abbasi, Sanam Saeed face gross mismanagement as they arrive in Pakistan
Shamoon also updated his fans about their results.
Sanam Saeed, Shamoon Abbasi and the rest of the cast and crew of Ishrat Made in China stranded in Thailand for the past two weeks have finally made it back to Pakistan. They arrived via a special flight arranged by the Government of Pakistan to repatriate those stuck in Thailand and Japan.
Sanam and Shamoon, who upon their arrival in Islamabad were sent to a hotel to quarantine while they wait for their tests to be conducted have shared updates and highlighted mismanagement on part of the authorities.
After sharing the updates, Sanam said the information being communicated to them was inaccurate and that people need to be “mentally, physically and financially prepared” for everything.
She also shared that they are still in Islamabad and have not gone to Karachi as yet.
Sanam also thanked the Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad for being cooperative.
In the end, Sanam shared a message for all her followers.
Shamoon Abbasi also had a similar story to share. He directly called out the hotel’s management for threatening them amid the crisis.
The cast and crew of the upcoming film Ishrat – Made in China are stranded in Thailand due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Speaking to multiple media outlets, Shamoon Abbasi confirmed that he and other members of the cast including Sanam Saeed, Sara Loran and Mohib Mirza are stuck in Thailand along with their crew. He said that due to the non-availability of flights and closure of airspaces across the world, including Pakistan, they were unable to come back home. He added that they have requested Pakistani authorities to facilitate them.
Meanwhile, other members of the cast such as Mani and Hasan Sheheryar Yasin had returned to Pakistan before the country was put under lockdown.
Earlier, Abbasi had shared a video of himself at Dubai airport while heading to Thailand, asserting that there is no need to panic.
Read more – Amid coronavirus pandemic, Pakistani actors head to Thailand for film shoot
Ishrat – Made in China will mark the directorial debut of Mohib Mirza. The lead cast includes Sanam Saeed, Shamoon Abbasi and Mani among others. No further details about the project have been revealed as yet.
Tensions may be high between India and Pakistan in the political arena, but that doesn’t stop our artists from getting praises and attention from across the border.
A few weeks back, Alia Bhatt shared how she took inspiration from Sanam Saeed’s character in the hit drama Zindagi Gulzar Hai to prepare for her role in Kalank. Now days after Cake released on Netflix, Sacred Games actor Kubbra Sait took to Twitter to applaud the makers and cast of the film. This led to a friendly exchange between the two actors who both showered praises on each other.
Cake’s director, Asim Abbasi, also thanked Kubbra and praised her performance in Sacred Games.
We have to agree with Sanam here and thank Netflix for letting this cross border exchange to flourish.
In a similar instance, it appears that we’re not the only ones missing Mahira Khan on the Cannes Red Carpet. Sonam Kapoor, who is currently attending the festival is missing her too. How cute is their exchange?
Nothing better than two women applauding each other.
Bollywood superstar Alia Bhatt, while promoting her upcoming film, Kalank, said that she took inspiration from Sanam Saeed’s character Kashf in Zindagi Gulzar Hai to prepare for her role in the film.
“Abhishek [the director] asked me to watch Zindagi Gulzar Hai,” Alia said in the interview, adding, “The character of Kashaf in the show is very much how Roop will deal with the situation.”
“She has responsibility on her shoulders so she is not always a happy person. She is vulnerable yet strong. It is difficult (to bring so many) layers – unhappy, vulnerable and strong to a character. Abhishek kept saying that I should be irritating.”
Sanam Saeed responded to Alia’s comments on Twitter, saying:
Kalank, a pre-partition drama, also starring Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sonakshi Sinha, is set to release on April 17.
Not many people might know this but before making it big, popular actors like Hamza Ali Abbasi and Osman Khalid Butt used to take part in theatre plays. Their plays used to be immensely popular and attracted large number of audiences. Here are some of the celebrities who began their careers with theatre.
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Hamza Ali Abbasi was part of several popular plays in Islamabad including Bombay Dreams, Phantom of the Opera and Home is Where Your Clothes Are before hitting it big.
Sanam Saeed did several popular plays including Chicago, Mamma Mia and Carnage.
Gohar Rasheed was a sought-after actor in Lahore’s theatres. He has been part of Tom Dick and Harry, Moulin Rogue and Half Plate.
Osman Khalid Butt was a popular theatre artist in Islamabad and has appeared in Beauty and The Beast, You Only Marry Twice and Flight 420.
Yasir Hussain has done Aangan Terha, Pawney 14 August and Sawa 14 August.