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Hiba Bukhari despite being a private person opened up about her relationship status in a recent Instagram ‘Question and Answer’ session with her fans. The Haara Dil star promised fans to reveal the identity of her fiancé soon.
Although she dropped hints that he is a known figure and is approximately 6 feet tall.
Later on, the Fitoor star received multiple questions regarding her fiance and she replied to most of the questions. According to her, fans already know about her fiance but she will disclose it before getting married.
Netizens are speculating that the Deewangi diva might be engaged to her friend and co-star Arez Ahmed.
Pakistan’s pop singer Ali Azmat recently appeared on Ahmad Pansota’s show and talked about Pakistani Music and Arts. He also talked about the veteran singer Noor Jehan, a musical legend who is celebrated transnationally.
While Talking about the music industry of Pakistan’s transition over the years, the Jazba Junoon singer mentioned: “In my childhood, Noor Jehan used to sing on a show draped in Saari with big earrings and extra makeup on. We used to hate that woman.”
Passing ageist comments, he said: “Looked like a meatball, she was an old age woman at that time and we used to think that it’s not necessary for us to watch it.”
“This was the time when we accepted the other culture and it became a norm later on,” he added.
While mentioning the American society, he said that they are also not very fond of the sensationalism and forbid their children to do drugs and adopt it.
He also said that he is entitled to reject that. “I’m not a person that if Madonna is appearing on screen and I will stick my tongue out,” said Azmat while sticking his tongue out, adding, “Yes it happened but after few minutes someone said to close it, otherwise a fly will enter in your mouth.”
Meanwhile, the said remarks were strongly opposed by Ahmad Pansota.
Eternals’ premiere in Los Angeles turned out to be a star-studded affair with stars like Angelina Jolie gracing the red carpet. Kumail Nanjiani who is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and podcast host attended the premiere in a Sherwani.
Nanjiani wore a Sherwani by a Pakistani designer Umar Sayeed.
The Stuber star revealed to the Hollywood Reporter, “I wanted to wear a Sherwani because 1. They look awesome and 2. My costume in the film always reminded me of Sherwanis. And I wanted to use a designer in Pakistan, not just a Pakistani designer in the U.S. So I called my mom, she gave me names of three amazing designers in Pakistan.”
His stylist, Jeanne Yang, and the actor ultimately connected with the House of Umar Sayeed, a designer based in Karachi, Pakistan, via Instagram.
Singer Atif Aslam’s wife Sara Bharwana recently celebrated her birthday with friends and family members.
Bharwana took over husband’s Instagram on Friday to pen herself a sweet birthday note on behalf of the singer.
“You are undoubtedly the most funniest, cutest , hardworking , smartest , wittiest , beautiful person I have ever known,” began Sara in the hilarious post.
She quipped, “The other person in this picture is my Husband Marrying me was the best decision of your life – I love you Oh wait … happy birthday to me,” adding partying face emojis.
Sara’s post invited birthday wishes from Atif’s fans in only a few hours.
The Aadat singer also a hosted a birthday party for his wife Sarah. The guest list included Fawad Khan’s wife Sadaf and Ahmad Ali Butt’s better half Fatima.
The Dubai Expo-2020 will run from October 1 this year to March 31, 2022. It will be an excellent opportunity for Pakistan to connect around the world as 25 million people from 192 countries will visit the Expo.
Actor Nazish Jahangir recently appeared on Nida Yasir’s morning show along with Eshal Fayyaz and Javeria Abbasi.
The Kahin Deep Jalay star opened up about her estranged relationship with her stepmother, Nazish stated that she was the first one to fid out that her father has secrtely married after her mother’s death, exactly a year after their loss.
The Berukhi diva mentioned that although she was somewhat embracing the reality but her elder siblings couldn’t accept it and created a havoc. Their family feuds increased and all the time their were elements of fighting and argumentative behaviour in their household.
She also revealed that initially her elder siblings kicked their stepmother out of the house and even blocked her numbers from everywhere but with time they realised that their father needs companionship and they brought her back.
Nazish stated that now the equation with her stepmother is progressive and healthy as she takes care of her father and even keeps the family united. Her stepmother also never had children of her own for the family’s wellbeing.
On the same show Kaaf Kangana star, Eshal Fayyaz revealed that her step father attempted to rape her for three to four times.
“My stepfather tried to rape me multiple times and I decided enough is enough when he attempted for the fourth time. I shared it with my sister and together we told my mother. After that, she divorced him and never got married again.”
The Kaaf Kangana star also clarified rumours of her alleged marriage with Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar (KRQ). Rumours of their marriage were rife in January 2020 and both Eshal and Qamar, at the time, had shut them down.
When Nida asked her about these rumours, Eshal said that she had no idea who spread these rumours and that she has “no idea why someone did this” to her.
“When the rumours of my and Khalil-ur-Rehman’s marriage spread, I was so afraid that I locked myself in the room and I was sitting alone, crying in my room,” said Eshal. “My mother explained to me that sitting in fear will not do anything. Go in front of people and explain, after which I faced the public and clarified all the rumours.”
Designer Asim Jofa is famous for his extravagant photo-shoots in which his muses are mostly A-listers. Asim hosted a star-studded bash to launch his latest promotional campaign.
The bash was attended by celebrity couples Muneeb Butt and Aiman Khan, Sarwat Gillani and Fahad Mirza, Zara Noor Abbas and Asad Siddiqui along with Imran Ashraf and Sonya Hussyn.
The campaign’s song is sung by Yashal Shahid, who is famous for her blockbuster OST Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay.
Reposting a video of actress Meera from the 20th Lux Style Awards, in an attempt to take a dig at her, a blog had written, “Uff yaar Meera ki English!” with laughter emoticons. Sharing the same on her Instagram story, Sun Yaara star Zarnish Khan commented, “Yaar bas kardo weli awaam (Can you people cut it out already?)”
She then asserted, “I’m pretty sure all the people who make such memes or cut-out video clips are a bunch of idiots themselves, who probably can’t even speak Urdu fluently, let alone English.”
The Ishq Zah-e-Naseeb diva reminded everyone that just because most of us can pass comments in the shadows, without ever having to worry about our reputation being dragged through the mud; does not mean we’ve earned the license to publicly shame people in the limelight.
“Just because you can hide behind the anonymity of a cyber-network, doesn’t give you a right to make fun of other people,” the Ye Dil Mera actor lashed out. “Maybe she [Meera] can’t speak well in English but is that a crime? How well do you know this language? Are you ready for an open challenge? I bet you aren’t!” She concluded by asking her followers to “stop being so shallow please!”
In the video, Meera was struggling to say, “I’m very excited to be here, obviously it’s a big night today. I want to congratulate Lux Style Awards for completing 20 years, it’s an achievement, me bohat khush hun aj (I’m really happy today).”
A-list actors Imran Abbas and Zahid Ahmed have praised Ahmed Ali Akbar’s performance in his on-going serial Parizaad.
The Koi Chand Rakh star recently posted his thoughts on the drama serial Parizaad, which has been receiving acclaim from audiences and celebrities alike. It is based on Hashim Nadeem’s novel of the same name and follows the story of a neglected man with low self-esteem who sets out to prove himself. The Ehd-e-Wafa actor is playing the lead and has been receiving positive reviews for his performance.
“Parizaad is certainly the best serial I have seen in recent times with unconventional, strong script, best direction, incredible acting of each and everyone, especially Ahmed Ali, and superb production,” Imran wrote, calling the project a lesson to learn from for those who are looking to experiment with different story lines and taking creative risks.
The Laal Kabootar hero turned to his Instagram stories and thanked Imran for “enjoying it.”
Earlier, Zahid Ahmed also lauded Ahmed and said: “What a performance by Ahmed in Parizaad! Take a bow buddy brilliantly done!”
While Ali Rehman Khan, Shuja Haider, Yumna Zaidi, Mashal Khan and many others have praised the actor.
Parizaad features an ensemble cast of Yumna Zaidi, Ushna Shah, Urwa Hocane, Nauman Ijaz, Mashal Khan, Leyla Zuberi and others. The drama premiered on July 10 and 12 episodes have aired on HUM TV so far.
TikTokers Kanwal Aftab and Zulqarnain Sikandar tied the knot in April 2021. The Masters star recently clapped back at a cyber troll for questioning his wife Kanwal Aftab’s choice of dressing.
On their Nikkah ceremony the bride opted for a white and gold outfit, the groom donned a white shalwar kameez and a red waist coat.
Kanwal recently made her acting debut in Express Entertainment’s Oye Moti. Turns out that the series does not aim to mock women but is an honest attempt to shed light on body and fat-shaming and how it affects those at the receiving end of criticism.
Each episode has a separate storyline and features different women stuck in different scenarios where they are fat-shamed. However, they manage to overcome whatever hurdle comes their way.
