Tag: Asim Raza

  • ‘Ravan, cheaters’: Asim Raza lashes out at Jubin Nautiyal and Neha Kakkar for plagiarism

    ‘Ravan, cheaters’: Asim Raza lashes out at Jubin Nautiyal and Neha Kakkar for plagiarism

    Pakistani lyricist Asim Raza has lashed out at Indian singer Jubin Nautiyal for copying the song Bol Kaffara Kia Hoga without giving due credit.

    Taking to Twitter, the writer of the song warned the singer to apologise after the Lut Gaye singer said on social media that he has made a mistake but he will not apologise for that.

    Asim said Hindu festival Dasehra is coming on October 15 and his “multi-headed plagiarism” will be beheaded by the “rightful arrow”.

    “Alhamdulillah I’m listed in the greatest Pakistani song-makers ever who are copied by famous copycats without giving original credits,” the lyricist tweeted in a following tweet.

    He also tagged T-Series, Neha Kakkar and Jubin Nautiyal and said that they ruined the true soul of his song.

    It is not the first time Bollywood has plagiarised famous Pakistani songs. Earlier, Indian singer Dhuvani Bhanushali’s latest song Mehendi was copied from Pakistani legendary singer Alamgir’s Gagar.

  • Celebrated Pakistani actor Firdous Begum passes away at 72

    Celebrated Pakistani actor Firdous Begum passes away at 72

    Veteran film actress Firdous Begum has passed away at the age of 72 today (December 16) in Lahore.

    According to reports, the actor had been admitted to a local hospital three days ago after she suffered a brain haemorrhage. Her family said that she was on the ventilator and that her condition had deteriorated rapidly. They further shared that the doctors tried their best but her situation worsened due to a paralysis attack after a brain haemorrhage.

    The legendary actress, whose real name was Parveen, is best known for her roles in Heer Ranjha (1970), and Heer Sial (1965). She debuted with the film Fanoos (1963) before going on to deliver several hits including Khandaan, Malang, Lai Laag and Aurat. She also received the Best Actress Award for her role in the films Heer Ranjha, Aansoo and Ziddi.

    Read more – Legendary Pakistani actress Sabiha Khanum passes away at 85

    Firdous Begum was considered as one of the classiest film actors of her time and was paired with the top Punjabi actors of her time including Habib-ur-Rehman, Lala Sudhir and Yusuf Khan.

    Following her demise, Shaan and director Asim Raza took to social media to remember the late actor.

  • Atif Aslam recites the 99 names of Allah for a ‘Coke Studio’ special

    Atif Aslam recites the 99 names of Allah for a ‘Coke Studio’ special

    Atif Aslam has joined hands with Coke Studio to release a special track in which the singer recites the 99 names of Allah.

    Read more – Coronavirus: Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan appreciate PM Khan for his efforts

    Titled Asma-Ul-Husna (which translates to the 99 attributes of Allah), the three and a half minute track has been produced by Zulfiqar “Xulfi” Jabbar Khan, while the video has been directed by Asim Raza.

    Though Asma-Ul-Husna has multiple renditions, Coke Studio’s version “manifests a multilayer soundscape, beginning with the actual sounds of black hole collision, followed by the echoes of “Allah” from the iconic Azaan of Makkah”.

    According to a press release, the “recitation borrows 24 voices from across the country to build a large vocal acapella personality”. Some of those voices include Abdullah Qureshi, Adnan Dhool, Xulfi, Mujeeb Rizvi, Bilawal Lahooti and Samya Gohar.

    “To further enhance the grandeur of the acapella, Melvin Arthur, a virtuoso musician from Quetta Pakistan, worked on crafting the choir arrangement using vocals from around the world. The track also demonstrates a unique arrangement of duffs as their grand ensemble reverberates in a large space,” the press release further said, adding that Atif brought together the whole composition with his powerful recitation.

    “Asma-Ul-Husna is an ode to the unwavering human spirit, an expression of spiritual healing and nourishment, and reassurance of better times ahead.”

    Listen to it below:

    Meanwhile, social media is full of praises for the singer.

    https://twitter.com/ABilalErfan/status/1261038045190553603?s=20
  • Who are Sheheryar Munawar’s ‘most special people’?

    Who are Sheheryar Munawar’s ‘most special people’?

    With everything and everyone in lockdown and quarantine, we often find ourselves scrolling through our phone galleries and reminiscing about the happy moments we spent with our loved ones.

    Sheheryar Munawar, who in his previous post made it clear that he was done with the coronavirus, in his latest post shared pictures of himself with his most special people. Among those people is director Asim Raza, Mahira Khan, Adeel Hussain, his Parey Hut Love co-stars Maya Ali, Zara Noor Abbas, Ahmed Ali Butt and Shahbaz Shigri and makeup artist Adnan Ansari.

    “In these times of the lockdown, emotional highs and lows have become part of everyday life. Whenever I’m feeling a little low, going through old pictures always puts a smile on my face,” wrote the actor.

    “I’ve always heard people say ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’, but since I’ve been missing human interaction like the deserts miss the rain (yes, being a little dramatic for effect here) I’ve discovered that ‘A picture is worth a thousand a thousand emotions a thousand memories’,” he wrote further before adding, “Sharing a few pictures of some special people. Some of whom where friends before they become colleagues and some colleagues who became friends…but all of them are now friends who are like family.”

    Check out his post and pictures below:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B_CqG9JHSk-/
  • Emmad Irfani throws it back to the moment that changed his life

    Emmad Irfani throws it back to the moment that changed his life

    Emmad Irfani made everyone sigh as the loving, supportive husband Shayan in the superhit Cheekh. While we are yet to see Emmad grace our screens once again, the model turned actor took a trip down the memory lane and recalled the moment that changed his life.

    Sharing an eight-year old picture of himself with Mahira Khan and director Asim Raza, Emmad wrote, “What happened next is what I call #theturningpoint.” The picture was taken on January 4, 2012.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B65cLOzHQSa/

    In response, Asim commented that the change only came about because Emmad made an effort. Asim also offered more words of encouragement to the actor.

    The picture is from the sets of an ad shoot for Tapal Family Mixture.

  • Asim Raza celebrates 100 days of ‘Parey Hut Love’ with BTS shots

    Asim Raza celebrates 100 days of ‘Parey Hut Love’ with BTS shots

    Asim Raza’s second film Parey Hut Love featuring Sheheryar Munawar, Maya Ali, Zara Noor Abbas and Ahmed Ali Butt in the lead has completed 100 days in the cinemas and is still running strong.

    To commemorate the occasion, Asim took to Instagram to share some of his “most favourite shots” from the shoots clicked by photographer Kuki.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B4_Jc9invdA/

    Parey Hut Love, which released on Eid ul Azha, was this year’s highest-grossing Pakistani film. Catch The Current‘s review of the film in this video:

  • Sheheryar Munawar is shooting an ‘exciting’ project with Asim Raza in Turkey

    Sheheryar Munawar is shooting an ‘exciting’ project with Asim Raza in Turkey

    High on the success of his film Parey Hut Love, it appears that Sheheyar Munawar has shot yet another ‘exciting project’ with creative genius Asim Raza in Turkey.

    Pictures of the actor, director and their team at beautiful locales across the country have been silently making their way to social media over the past week.

    Check them out here:

    Watch: The Current Life with Sheheryar Munawar

    The crew
    Asim Raza and his ‘The Vision Factory’ team

    Sheheryar later also posted a picture of himself with Asim on Instagram with the caption, “Had the opportunity of working with this genius again, on a very exciting and ambitious (to say the least) project.”

    We’re pretty curious to know what the duo is up to. Have they started shooting their next film or is it just an advertisement? Guess we’ll have to wait and watch.

    Read more: Sheheryar Munawar reacts to his viral interview with ‘The Current’

    Meanwhile, in an exclusive interview with The Current, Sheheryar had said that we will be seeing him next on the big screen “very soon” and it appears that it will be sooner than we expected.