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Pakistani actor Mawra Hocane, while answering fan questions on the completion of her decade in showbiz, has revealed who is one in million for her.
Hocane answered fans’ questions on Twitter on November 30, on the occasion of completing her 10th year in the showbiz industry, and also revealed when her first drama aired.
The shooting of the first play of her career started in November 2011 but this playaired in February 2012. However, according to the shooting, she completed 10 years in the industry, she revealed in her tweet.
“Shot my first serial in November 2011 that later aired in February 2012. 10 years & almost 25 projects later.. all I have is utmost gratitude. ALHUMDULILLAH. Being an artist has given me so much more than I could’ve asked for!”
Shot my first serial in November 2011 that later aired in February 2012.. 10 years & almost 25 projects later.. all I have is utmost gratitude♥️ ALHUMDULILLAH ✨ Being an artist has given me so much more than I could’ve asked for!
While answering to another fan, who asked her to say one word for Ameer, she said: “One in a million, unique and honest! I hope we see more of him! He’s truly gifted.”
One in a million.. unique.. honest! I hope we see more of him! He’s truly gifted #10yearsofMawrahocane
Talking about Ayeza, Hocane said: “Ayeza is a brilliant human being.. I worked with her in shaadi mubarak.. she was warm then she’s super super warm today.. this mad world didn’t change her even one bit!”
Ayeza is a brilliant human being.. I worked with her in shaadi Mubarak.. she was warm then she’s super super warm today.. this mad world didn’t change her even one bit! ♥️#10yearsofMawrahocane
In response to a question, Mawra called Mahira Khan her best friend and wrote that although they rarely meet, they are best friends.
Meri Dost♥️ one of my very few friends in the industry.. we don’t stay in touch all the time.. but whenever we reconnect we are able to start, exactly where we left it ✨
Actor Syra Yousuf has opened up about her experience being a single mother. She recently appeared in an interview, in which she was asked about the challenges she has to face.
“Shahroz and I, we make sure that we co-parent Nooreh so the other parent is never absent. He is very much involved, his parents, Nooreh’s grandparents are very much involved,” she said.
The actor further shared, “I have that support so I don’t think that I feel the challenges of a single mother.”
Earlier this year in September, Shahroz Sabzwari praised Syra for raising their daughter Nooreh well.
Syra and Shahroz tied the knot in 2012 after a long on-off relationship which began in 2006. The celebrity couple separated in late 2019 and later confirmed their divorce in February 2020. The very same year later, Shahroz tied the knot with model Sadaf Kanwal.
On the work front, Syra can be seen in the ISPR sponsored drama serial Sinf-e-Aahan. Written by Umera Ahmed and helmed by Nadeem Baig, Sinf-e-Aahan airs on ARY Digital.
Priyanka Chopra and husband Nick Jonas took to the red carpet at the British Fashion Awards 2021 on Tuesday morning. Priyanka wore a floral jumpsuit which featured an extravagant matching coat and train. Her husband Nick opted for a black suit. The couple also had their fare share of cute PDA moments on the red carpet. Chopra was all smiles when Nick took the time out to fix her dress.
Another video of Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra at The Fashion Awards 2021 in London, England. pic.twitter.com/6jyy92mkZS
Social media is going crazy over the chemistry of the couple. However, some people did not like Priyanka’s floral outfit.
Have a look at the reactions:
@priyankachopra sometimes u have to look in mirror when u leaving home.Atleast when u are stepping into red carpet and u too @nickjonas. U guys need better stylist.
Priyanka recently spoke about her marriage while sharing a video of her roast session from The Jonas Brothers Family Roast which premiered on Netflix on November 23.
During her roast, Priyanka also talked about having kids with Nick and said that they are the only couple who do not have any kids. Nick’s brothers Kevin Jonas has two daughters, and Joe Jonas also shares a daughter with his wife Sophie Turner.
Earlier, Priyanka caught the attention of the social media users fueling the rumours of an alleged divorce, by removing her husband Nick Jonas’ last name from her Instagram profile. However, the rumours died after multiple public appearances by the couple.
Spending a big chunk of her life in this industry, Anoushey Ashraf often shares the wisdom she’s gathered all these years. Recently, she blasted a man who thought if “they’ve worked together, he could hold her from her waist and call her babe”.
Taking to Twitter, Anoushey wrote: “Just because we worked well on a project together doesn’t mean I’m now ‘babe’ and you can hold me by the waist to take selfies at events. We’re colleagues, NOT friends. Know the difference. Understand the concept of personal space. #rant“
Just because we worked well on a project together doesn’t mean I’m now ‘babe’ and you can hold me by the waist to take selfies at events. We’re colleagues, NOT friends. Know the difference. Understand the concept of personal space. #rant
Later, Anoushey hosted a live session in which she opened up about her experience with an old colleague she met in an event where he called her ‘babe’. “Yes we have worked together but why are you calling me babe,” she said.
“The second thing he did was, he put his hands on my waist and said let’s take a picture. Very nicely I put his hand off me and asked why you’re holding me? Do not touch me,” she added.
She further went on to say: “I told that guy that we have a professional relationship, you and I are professional people and we are colleagues, not friends. So you are not allowed to say babe or call me at 2 O’clock in the morning and asking things like send me pics or selfies. No, this is where we draw boundaries. So, when he put his hand on my waist, I knew that touch was not right. The niyyat behind that and not a friendly sort of gesture.”
She requested the boys that: “I just want you to know that the person should be comfortable with you. It can come after time you spend together and long-term friendships.”
She also urged parents to train their children about their “personal space”. She said that she want people to tell their children that no one can touch them and hold them inappropriately even if that person is someone they know.
She said when a man touches a woman, she gets the feeling that with what intention he is touching her. She said same rule applies on children, adults, introverts or even animals.
She urged everyone to speak up whenever their personal space is attacked. “Whenever someone attacks your personal space, say it out loud, just say it,” she concluded.
Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik were seen engaging in a cute banter over which side Mirza supports: India or Pakistan.
During the recording of programme ‘Time Out with Ahsan Khan’, the host asked Mirza what is the worst question any journalist or any host has asked her.
She replied, “One question that I am asked all the time, which is very bad and stale and I don’t want to be asked again is, “Who do I support when India is playing against Pakistan?”
In a video, Malik can also be seen teasing his wife over this. He questioned Sania: “One second, this is not over yet. Who do you support when India and Pakistan play?”
Sania in a witty reply questioned her husband back and asked him who he supports during India versus Pakistan tennis matches.
Playing safe, the all-rounder said: “Of course I support my wife,” while adding that he loves his country.
Mirza instantly said, “Same,” while requesting not to ask her this question again.
Khel Khel Mein starring Bilal Abbas Khan and Sajal Aly became the first Pakistani film to release post the pandemic and it has brought the life back to cinemas which were witnessing a lull since the last two years.
Based on the fall of Dhaka, the film has garnered good word of mouth from the public.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIprxEg5AQg
The film has collected a total of 1.85 croresin its first week which considering the limited screens it got and being the first film to come out post the pandemic is a good enough result.
Daily breakdown:
Friday: 28lacs
Saturday: 60lacs
Sunday: 42lacs
Monday: 14lacs
Tuesday: 15lacs
Wednesday: 14lacs
Thursday: 12lacs
Total:1.85 crore
The numbers indicate two positive factors for the film, a massive jump on Saturday and it has maintained approximately 50% of Fridays collections on weekdays.
The film opened in a few overseas markets and was able to collect a total of 65 lacs in the first week. With this the Nabeel Qureshi directorial currently stands at a total of 2.5 croresworldwide.
With little competition in week two, the film is set to add more business in its Kitty. Even with moderate business, it will be remembered for starting the cinema going experience all over again.
The leading lady of the film, Sajal exclusively told The Current about her experience of working in the film.
Rumours of Bollywood’s Sheela, Katrina Kaif and budding actor Vicky Kaushal getting married are abuzz on social media. According to reports, the couple will say their vows in front of close friends and family in the first week of December at Six Senses Fort Barwara Resort, Rajasthan.
Now, if this Pinkvilla report is to be believed, the much-loved celeb couple, VicKat, is all set to exchange wedding vows on December 9.
As the report further suggests, it will apparently be an evening Hindu wedding and the pre-wedding festivities like Sangeet and Mehndi will take place on December 7 and 8, respectively in Rajasthan.
Reportedly, approximately 200 guests are expected to attend this big-fat Bollywood wedding. With a few days left for the highly-anticipated wedding, Vicky & Katrina’s teams have already started wedding preparations.
According to the Pinkvilla report, both Vicky and Katrina will be wearing Sabyasachi outfits for their big day. To-be-bride, Katrina, has supposedly opted for an Abu Jani outfit for Mehendi, Manish Malhotra for her Sangeet and Gucci for the reception.
It was recently reported, Sojat mehendi (henna) from Pali district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, will be sent to Katrina for her Mehendi ceremony. The mehendi preparation for her wedding is expected to cost around Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
The couple is rumoured to have a court marriage next week in Mumbai before they jet off to Rajasthan for their wedding. Reportedly, Vicky and Katrina will apparently have a no-phone policy at their wedding.
Pakistani celebrities, Maya Ali and Ayesha Omar come out in support of Laila Parveen, an activist of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) who was beaten up by lawyers in the premises of Malir courts. They expressed their anger on their Instagram handles over the unlawful act of the lawyers.
Actress Maya Ali took to Instagram to share her anguish and requested the government and Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan to take strict action against the violators.
Ayesha Omar also showed her annoyance over the incident by sharing a similar article that focused on the problems faced by women and wrote, “These are our courts. These are our lawyers.”
Earlier a viral video involving a physical assault on Parveen in court angered the whole nation.
According to Parveen, she was given a bounced cheque of Rs6.5 million by her ex-husband, Advocate Hasnain.
She, along with her brother, appeared before the court for proceedings of the case she filed against her ex-husband. Her husband allegedly verbally and physically assaulted them along with his colleagues Advocate Shahzad Saeed and Advocate Jalbani at the court.
On the other hand, the general secretary of the Malir district bar association, Riaz Bhatti, revealed that some lawyers allegedly tried to settle the dispute between Advocate Hasnain and Parveen but some people who were with Parveen became harsh, which resulted in a fistfight.
A few years ago, Pakistani television was considered to be superior to the country’s film industry. The reason for the edge was the meaningful and relatable content often churned out by PTV, STN, and then later, some cable and satellite networks.
However, in recent years, dramas based upon ‘unrealistic’ and ‘unpleasant’ themes are becoming common. One such theme includes showing two sisters fighting each other for a ‘man’.
Some dramas pertaining to this theme became famous, Maat, Khamoshi, Kashf and Jalan. Producing dramas in which sisters happen to be interested in the same man are being normalized by directors for the sake of ratings and attention.
Be it Saba Qamar and Amna Sheikh in Maat, Iqra Aziz and Zara Noor Abbas in Khamoshi, or Hira Mani and Sabeena Farooq in Kashf, drama producers are normalizing love triangles with two sisters and a mutual love interest.
Nisha in ARY’s Jalan, played by Minal Khan risked everything to destroy the life and marriage of her sister Misha but also to grab the man she thought was just perfect and had everything that she ever dreamt of. This drama was a clear-cut case of producers bent on grabbing the ratings, without even thinking about what they were showing in the drama. Nisha’s character tried her best to put up a fight but she had no idea the evil she was faced with in the form of her younger sister.
It is alarming to see the rise in sister rivalry again in Pakistani drama, that too where sisters are pit against each other only because they want to be with the same man.
In Junaid Khan’s latest Ek Jhoota Lafz Mohabbat, the younger sister played by Aiza Awan threatens her brother-in-law of suicide and even cuts her wrist in front of her demanding a divorce for her elder sister. This is the extreme of emotional blackmailing.
More such projects are set to be released in the near future including Yasir Hussain’s directorial debut, Koel starring Mansha Pasha, Fahad Sheikh and Maham Aamir.
This is highly problematic as such stories create a toxic impact on the audience. Television serials are actively viewed by their target audience i.e. the women, and are seen as having some similarity to real-life situations by many. Thus targeting sibling relationships will just add to the negativity and conflict being paraded as entertainment.
Such dramas also show sisters wishing death upon each other such as Iqra’s character in Khamoshi, or creating trouble for their sibling, such as Sabeena’s character in Kashf.
The more disturbing factor is that in most cases the male love interest is either committed or married to one of the sisters while the other one sets her eyes on him. This also violates the values and norms attached to the brother in law-sister in law relationship in our culture.
In the Ayeza Khan starrer Meherposh, the younger sister plans to poison her elder sister and murder her as she doubts that her husband is in love with her elder sister.
TV dramas hardly show two brothers fighting over a mutual love interest.
Actor Saba Qamar recently called out this wave of content in an interview stating that she is tired of reading scripts where two sisters are falling in love with the same guy and that then entire drama revolves around the problem.
She cited the example of Maat and said that she has also done a play like that but she wouldn’t want to repeat it in her career.
Television producers should stop churning out regressive content and should also be mindful of their social responsibilities about portraying family ethos on TV screens.
Celebrity couple Sarah Khan and Falak Shabir are currently vacationing in Istanbul Turkey. The Zindagi duo shared their special moments while travelling on their social media handles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBn-jfr-ykg
Adding to Alyana’s list of firsts, is her debut plane ride with her parents.
Falak recently expressed his amusement at a photo of Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal circulating the internet that is actually a doctored version of Sarah and Falak’s wedding picture.
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