Tag: Hajra Yamin

  • Hajra Yamin’s future husband must have one very important quality

    Hajra Yamin’s future husband must have one very important quality

    We all know what we want in a life partner. Some people want a supportive spouse, others want someone who can give them space and many others want someone who can provide for them.

    Hajra Yamin knows what she wants in a life partner and its a vital quality.

    During her appearance on Sohail Javed Podcast, she was asked, “When you look at someone, do you ever think whether they’d make a good father for your children or not?”

    Hajra replied, “No, no I mean, when you look at someone, after some time, this thought definitely crosses my mind, will this person be a suitable father? A good, suitable father a good father, you know this is what crosses my mind now. I guess, I don’t know. But then again, you can’t control timing, and I’m one of those people who is very attached to her own independence and freedom.”

    “One of the questions that goes through my mind is that you’re thinking about a family, I guess. I don’t know. But then again, you can’t control timing, and I’m one of those people who is very attached to her own independence and freedom.”

  • ‘If I were older, I would’ve played Noor Jahan’: Hajra Yamin

    ‘If I were older, I would’ve played Noor Jahan’: Hajra Yamin

    Actress Hajra Yamin is making waves with her performance as Sumbul in the drama Noor Jahan.

    Recently, Hajra appeared as a guest on Gloss Etc by Maliha Rehman where she was asked, “If it was up to you, would you play Sumbhal or some other character?”

    The Noor Jahan actress replied, “I would play Sumbul. I would definitely choose Noor Jahan if I were older. What a character and what an amazing job. Negativity aside, she is such a powerful woman. I love it.”

    The host asked, “Is Saba Hamid as strict in real life as she portrays her characters, like Noor Jahan? Does she have a similar presence off-screen?”

    Hajra Yamin said, “I will be very honest with you. Sometimes we feel that the people who seem very strict are actually more scared of us than we are of them. Maybe they have social anxiety; this is a very general statement, you know, because I have a little bit of social anxiety myself, which sometimes comes across as arrogance. Saba Aapa….the talent she has, the figure that she is, I was a bit anxious about how it would be. A lot of my work is with her, or has been with Kubra Khan, but it was nice, and she was clear about who should do what. There was one thing that was good, where I was a bit scared, but then there was Musadik, and he said, ‘No, Azaam, we’ll do it this way, and it’ll be fine.’ I said, ‘Alright, okay.’

    “You know, I sometimes forget my lines. Saba Appa doesn’t forget her lines. She is a pro. Oh, she is so good. She is so good that she instantly remembers her lines. And the performance we saw on screen was amplified from what we saw firsthand. The gestures, the way she glared, the stern tone, she never shouted, but the sternness in her voice, in certain words, she emphasized it. And that was not missed by anyone. What I am really happy about is that the nuances of this story are visible to everyone,” Hajra Yamin added.

    Noor Jahan is written by Zanjabeel Asim Shah and directed by Musadik Malek. It airs on ARY Digital on Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM.

  • ‘I used to be very judgmental towards girls like Sumbal,’ says Hajra Yamin on her role in Noor Jahan

    Hajra Yamin is usually very vocal about women empowerment but on screen she is portraying the role of a meek, subservient and demure daughter-in-law in the popular serial Noor Jahan. She recently appeared in an interview with Fuchsia Magazine and talked about her role giving the audience some interesting insights.

    She said, “I used to be very judgmental towards real-life submissive girls like Sumbal, but now I have changed my perspective because I have seen my journey. I have a background, so I made an apology to all the real-life Sumbals.”

    She told girls facing marriage hurdles, “Women should step out of wrong relationships because life has much to offer them.”

    She further said, “I have been getting an overwhelming response about my character in Noor Jahan, and people are praising my performance.”

    Talking about marriage plans, she said, “I have no plans for marriage so far. There is no scene like that. I have very few people around me, and I love them a lot. I have a family around me, and it has set a very high bar for me, so it is very difficult for me to think about marriage.”

    “I am only focused on my work, I am only married to my work. I am very passionate about my profession. Also, I don’t feel pressured by the family to get into a relationship like marriage. I was only pressured to complete my bachelor’s and become independent. I will marry after love, I haven’t even loved someone”.

  • ‘Oye Motti’ aims to highlight how women are shamed for their weight

    The latest teaser of Express Entertainment’s Oye Motti ruffled feathers and sparked outrage on social media for mocking and ridiculing plus-size and heavy women, especially when it comes to marriage.

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    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.

    Read more – Juggun Kazim opens up about being fat-shamed after giving birth

    The latest episode, Episode 9, featuring Tiktoker Kanwal Aftab and Furqan Qureshi is what stirred outrage. It follows a woman’s horrifying experience, whose fiancé, right after their engagement, announces in front of everyone that her bride-to-be must lose 100 kgs within a year else he won’t marry her. The show has been written by Sajjad Haider Zaidi and directed by Muhammad Iftikhar Iffi.

    Aftab, while sharing the teaser of the episode, said that she did this project only for those who have to face body shaming. She urged her followers to stop criticising each other for their weight and let everyone live their life the way they want.

    While the show may have faltered in dealing with the topic sensitively, what’s even more alarming is that the teaser is a reflection of our society. The culture of choosing a bride in drawing rooms continues to dominate the Pakistan rishta scene with women forced to mould themselves physically as well as mentally to meet society’s expectation and fit the role of a perfect bahu.

    Meanwhile, other episodes of the series feature veteran actor Hina Dilpazeer, Maria Wasti, Sabeena Farooq, and Hajra Yamin among others.

  • Hajra Yamin, Fahad Sheikh’s ‘Nam Kya Rakha’ talks about unrequited love

    Hajra Yamin, Fahad Sheikh’s ‘Nam Kya Rakha’ talks about unrequited love

    Pakistan’s fastest growing web-channel, See Prime released a short film titled Nam Kya Rakha on Friday, starring Hajra Yamin, Fahad Sheikh, Faizan Shaikh and Shawaiz.

    “Shayan (Fahad Sheikh), the lead protagonist in the story is a cricket fanatic who ends up on a hospital bed due to a car accident, unaware of what waits for him. There he meets up the only woman he ever loved. The story discloses how healing touch of love that can happen in unlikely places at unlikely times,” reads the film’s official synopsis.

    Penned by Shaha Jamshed and directed by Sohail Javed, the short story has been produced by Ali Hussain and Mahib Bukhari.

    The Executive Producer of the film, Seemeen Naveed, in a statement, said, “Naam Kya Rakha is a reminder to each one of us that it is okay to look back if it will allow you to move forward – and we are glad that with See Prime we are able to tell such simple stories for our audiences.”

    Fahad and Hajra are currently winning hearts as a couple in ARY Digital’s ongoing drama Jalan.

    Read more – Sanam Saeed’s ‘Ab Buss’ takes inspiration from the motorway gang-rape incident

    Watch Naam Kya Rakha here: