Tag: Fatima Khan

  • ‘Stupid, Insensitive, left Alia flabbergasted’: Fatima Khan blasts Ranbir Kapoor

    ‘Stupid, Insensitive, left Alia flabbergasted’: Fatima Khan blasts Ranbir Kapoor

    Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor landed in a controversy recently when his comment on his wife Alia Bhatt went viral on social media. Netizens felt Ranbir body-shamed Alia when he said that she has ‘pheloed’. The Raazi star is expecting her first child with Kapoor. The comment went viral on social media and the actor was slammed left, right and centre.

    Ranbir has now clarified his comment and issued an apology to fans who were hurt by his words.

    The actor, at an event on Wednesday, said that he loves his wife and that comment was a joke that didn’t land. He also clarified that it wasn’t his intention to hurt anyone. “Yes, absolutely. Firstly, let me start with, I love my wife with everything that I have in my life. And what happened on that, I think it’s a joke that didn’t turn out to be funny. I really want to apologize if I have triggered anyone. It was not my intention. So I want to say sorry to people who got offended or triggered,” said the actor. Ranbir also said that he spoke to his wife about it and she really laughed it off. “She didn’t mind it. But I do have a bad sense of humour and sometimes it falls flat on my own face. So I am sorry if I have hurt anyone about it,” the actor said at the event.

    However prior to Ranbir’s apology, actor Ahmad Ali Butt’s wife and former model Fatima Khan slammed Ranbir for his derogatory remarks.

    Fatima posted on her Instagram stories, “Stupid joke by an insensitive jerk. Poor girl was flabbergasted and speechless because of being embarrassed. Don’t know when will men understand the stress, insecurities and vulnerabilities, a woman go through during pregnancy.”

    Khan concluded by mentioning, “If such an educated man can be so ignorant, I have no hope left.”

  • Yasir, Ahmed and Noor extend support to Sadaf after public backlash

    Yasir, Ahmed and Noor extend support to Sadaf after public backlash

    Sadaf Kanwal received backlash on social media for her gendered statements in a recent interview.

    A few prominent members of the entertainment fraternity expressed their support for the Alif star.

    Ahmed Ali Butt, known for his comedy roles, came forward and shunned those who are bullying Sadaf Kanwal over her remarks. He called out people who are making a mockery of a woman.

    His wife Fatima Khan also shared her thoughts on the matter, saying: “Liberals fail to practice what they preach about tolerance.”

    She also wrote a detailed note on women attacking a woman.

    Actor and host Noor Bukhari also supported Sadaf, saying that whatever she said is in accordance with the true teachings of Islam.

    Recently, Yasir Hussain took to social media bashed the bloggers who are using dancing pictures of the actor.

    “Mujhy aik samajh nahi aati k Sadaf ki 50 hazar Khoobsurat pictures mai se ye aik dance wali picture hi kyon post ki jati hai? Dance buri cheez nahi magar mai bloggers ki is image building ko bakhoobi samajhta hun,” wrote Yasir addressing the social media websites.

    Earlier, Ali Abbas came in support of Sadaf saying that it is her husband and she can treat him the way she likes to do it.

  • Muslim women for sale: Images uploaded to an auctioning app in India

    Muslim women for sale: Images uploaded to an auctioning app in India

    The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday said it was deeply concerned that images of Muslim women were put up “for auction” online and shared via social media in a derogatory manner, reports Scroll. in, a digital news platform in India.

    Images of hundreds of women were uploaded via an auctioning app called “Sulli Deals” on Sunday, The Quint reported.

    “Sulli” is a derogatory term used to refer to Muslim women in India.

    The app, which was uploaded on repository hosting service GitHub, has been taken down by the platform after outrage on social media.

    Journalist Fatima Khan, tweeted, “How is this acceptable? What will be the punishment, if any, meted out to the people who made this list?”

    “Muslim men are lynched, Muslim women are harassed and sold online. When will this end?” added Fatima.

    Meanwhile, Pilot Hana Mohsin Khan filed a first information report in the case for putting women “on-sale”.

    “I’m resolute and firm in getting these cowards to pay for what they have done,” she said in a tweet. “These repeat offenses will not be taken sitting down.”

    The Editors Guild raised concerns about the misuse of digital and social media platforms to harass women journalists. “This vile attack is symptomatic of underlying misogyny in some sections of the society, especially against Muslim women as well as those who have been outspoken critics of the current government,” it said.