Tag: Hamza Ali Abbasi

  • Is ‘Alif’ trending for the right reasons?

    Is ‘Alif’ trending for the right reasons?

    Every Saturday night, the hashtag Alif – a nod to Hamza Ali Abbasi and Sajal Aly’s drama – begins to trend on Twitter, intriguing everyone. But that probably has more to do with Hamza Ali Abbasi’s star power on Twitter because if you look at the views and compare them to the views of rival drama, Meray Paas Tum Ho, you get a completely different picture.

    While Alif in its essence is thought-provoking, layered and intense, the pace of the drama is killing interest and ultimately making it tiresome to watch.

    Read More: Meray Pass Tum Ho EP 13: Predictable or more to it?

    The sixth episode shows Momin get rid of his ladylove Neha, played by Sadaf Kanwal after she continuously pushes him to cast her ‘friend’ in his next film. The breakup isn’t very pleasant and the two vow to get their revenge from each other. While I do commend Sadaf for doing an above-average job as far as her acting is concerned, her performance doesn’t match that of Hamza, who is giving this character all of him. Sadaf’s dialogue delivery is monotonous and sounds as if uss nay ratta maara hai – it is completely devoid of emotion.

    Other than that, we are given another flashback to Momin’s childhood, when someone mentions Husn-e-Jahaan. To be very frank, I’m sick of watching these flashbacks because all Kubra does in them is cry, while the child Momin is borderline annoying.

    On the other hand, Momina (Sajal Aly) is struggling with the death of her brother Jahangir. The entire family is broken after his death and the emotions shown by the actors are brilliantly raw and invoke sympathy in you.

    While the rest of the episode was slow, it picked up in the last ten minutes with the interactions between Momin and Neha and Momina and her master (Saifee Hassan).

    Oh and one thing: a message for the producers/director – that cut jump in one of the scenes was abrupt and highlighted lazy production. Not cool guys, we expect better.

    Read More: ‘Alif’ is slow-paced but intense

    The teaser for the next episode is catchy with the return of a previous character and Momin heading to Turkey to visit his grandfather.

    Everyone on Twitter keeps praising Alif for its “great acting, storyline and powerful dialogues.” I do agree with the great acting and [somewhat] powerful dialogues bit, but I’m still waiting for a proper storyline to develop and become more engaging. Six episodes should be more than enough to get the ball rolling. No?

  • ‘Alif’ is slow-paced but intense

    ‘Alif’ is slow-paced but intense

    Hamza Ali Abbasi and Sajal Aly’s Alif hit screens early October amid a lot of hype and fanfare. This is their first pairing and fans were naturally excited to see two acting powerhouses come together. Not only that, the speculation that this might be Hamza’s last venture also added to the drama’s attraction.

    So far five episodes of Alif have aired and though the drama’s plotline is engrossing and interesting, it’s slow pace distracts you from it.

    Alif follows the life of two individuals Momin and Momina – oh the irony. The two belong to completely different worlds: Momin is a hotshot director who objectifies women and promotes vulgarity to sell his films, while Momina is a struggling actor, who is only in the profession to raise money for her sick brother. Their paths cross when Momina auditions for one of the Momin’s films and given their dissenting views, they clash.

    Till now, the drama largely focuses on Momin and his relationship with his grandfather with constant flashbacks to his childhood and Momina and her financial struggles.

    While the plotline and synopsis of the drama is captivating, the slow-pace makes your attention waiver. It is not gripping enough as yet but considering only five episodes have aired so far, we’re willing to let this go for now. The dialogues are also powerful.

    Both Hamza and Sajal have put up remarkable performances. Sajal as the struggling Momina is great – her expressions and the way she portrays the depth of her character is superb. Sadaf as Hamza’s love interest is also charming. We haven’t seen much of Kubra Khan but she does fit into the character of Husn-e-Jahan smoothly. The supporting cast is also commendable.

    Alif has been penned by Umera Ahmed and directed by Haseeb Hassan of Parwaaz Hai Junoon fame.

    The drama does appear to be promising watch given the teasers and cast but I do hope the pace doesn’t make it mundane and tiresome to watch.

  • Are Naimal & Hamza getting too much?

    Are Naimal & Hamza getting too much?

    It’s going to be a month to Hamza Ali Abbasi and Naimal Khawar’s wedding and from then till now, we’ve seen the two indulge in excessive PDA on social media and otherwise. Given how low-key their shaadi and their “platonic” relationship prior to their Nikkah was, it is somehow odd to see them behave this way, especially Hamza, who has always maintained a certain image.

    While I’m all for letting people live the way they want, their public displays of affection seem to give the impression that they are trying to milk the attention they are getting as much as they can. Which raises the question: How much is too much?

    Let’s start with this picture of the two of them from this week. Naimal shares a picture of the two of them out on a dinner date.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B2xHlEiD4Li/

    Hamza shares the picture on his story with the caption, “You Naimal, you are Allah’s gift and blessing for me.”

    A few days before that a picture of them cosying up in the hills was widely shared on social media.

    Pretty much every picture of Naimal and Hamza goes viral.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B2bDNLVDZgh/

    We did not want to post a biased opinion so we decided to ask our followers what they had to say on this. Here are the results:

    It’s a close call.

  • India is delusional: Hamza Ali Abbasi

    India is delusional: Hamza Ali Abbasi

    India has been at the receiving end of jokes after it’s space mission failed. From ministers to the public, everyone in Pakistan has been poking fun and having a laugh at their failure.

    Hamza Ali Abbasi, who is in the centre of all things current (and political), also had a few thoughts to share.

    Taking to Twitter, the actor remarked that India is “delusional.”

    In a successive tweet, he wrote that India wants to “go to the moon just to stroke their false ego.” Ouch!

    India’s space mission failed on Saturday after it lost contact with an unmanned spacecraft moments before it was due to make a historic soft landing on the Moon. Blasting off in July, India had hoped to become just the fourth country after the United States, Russia and regional rival China to make a successful Moon landing and the first on the lunar South Pole.

    But in the early hours of Saturday India time, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked on and millions watched with bated breath nationwide, Vikram, the lander named after the father of India’s space programme, went silent just 2.1 kilometres above the lunar surface.

    However, PM Modi comforted the glum scientists and a stunned nation from the lunar programme’s command centre in Bangalore, saying India was “proud.”

  • Naimal Khawar claps back at trolls criticising her marriage

    Naimal Khawar claps back at trolls criticising her marriage

    Naimal Khawar, aka Mrs Hamza Ali Abbasi, savagely shut down trolls who criticised her marriage to Hamza Ali Abbasi.

    Now that the wedding festivities are done and dusted, Naimal took to Twitter and thanked everyone for the good wishes before going on to say that she “would like to address a few things.”

    In a series of tweet, Naimal said that she is “consenting adult woman capable of making my own decisions,” and that she “left acting 9 months ago” and the decision to do that was entirely her’s.

    Apart from this, Naimal also shared a lovely black and white picture of herself and her husband.

    Oh and there’s more. Naimal updated her name on Instagram also – now she officially Naimal Khawar Abbasi.

    In case you missed it, Naimal and Hamza tied the knot in a simple, day-time nikkah followed by a grand reception.

  • ‘Feel truly blessed’: Hamza Ali Abbasi on his wedding

    ‘Feel truly blessed’: Hamza Ali Abbasi on his wedding

    After a simple, intimate nikkah, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Naimal Khawar hosted a grand reception at a posh hotel in Islamabad.

    A plethora of celebrities and political leaders graced the event with their presence. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor, Atif Aslam, Vasay Chaudhry and Ammara Hikmat were among those who attended the event.

    • Atif Aslam & Shah Mahmood Qureshi
    • DG ISPR

    While Hamza wore his usual black shalwar kameez, the bride glowed in a pearly silver custom outfit by Sadaf Fawad Khan bridals.

    The groom’s sister channeled her inner Anarkali

    There was a cake cutting ceremony too

    Is a shaadi even a shaadi without a selfie to wrap it up?

    Later in the night, Hamza Ali Abbasi took to Twitter to thank everyone for the best wishes they had sent his way.

    Vasay Chaudhry also shared a memorable photo from the night.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B1pQRnUjL_R/

    Hamza and Naimal had a simple, intimate nikkah the previous day. In case you missed it, here are some pictures from the event. Catch the rest of them here.

    Wrapping it up with a gorgeous, happy picture of the couple.

  • VIDEO: Kubra Khan reveals what she would gift Hamza & Naimal, Sajal & Ahad, Yasir & Iqra on their weddings

    VIDEO: Kubra Khan reveals what she would gift Hamza & Naimal, Sajal & Ahad, Yasir & Iqra on their weddings

    When we ran into Kubra Khan at the 7Up Pakistan Wedding Show (oh the irony), we couldn’t help but ask her what gift she would give to her three couple friends who are (or have already) gotten married.

    Kubra shares a close friendship with Yasir Hussain and Iqra Aziz and has a great working relationship with Hamza Ali Abbasi and Sajal Aly.

    Yasir & Iqra

    “I would give them a painting because they’re both very creative – so something to do with art.”

    Ahad & Sajal

    “Something to do with music because Sajal sings really well and Ahad is a really good musician as well.”

    Hamza & Naimal

    “Hmm I would give them my best wishes.”

    Watch the full video here:

    While Hamza Ali Abbasi has tied the knot with Naimal Khawar, we are still waiting for the other two celebrity couples – Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly; Iqra Aziz and Yasir Hussain – to announce when they will be saying their ‘qubool hais’.

  • How to find love ft. Hamza Ali Abbasi

    How to find love ft. Hamza Ali Abbasi

  • Hamza Ali Abbasi & Naimal Khawar’s simple wedding has won the internet

    Hamza Ali Abbasi & Naimal Khawar’s simple wedding has won the internet

    Pakistan’s IT bachelor (former bachelor now) Hamza Ali Abbasi tied the knot with fellow actor Naimal Khawar in a white, afternoon wedding in Islamabad on Sunday. Needless to say, pictures and videos from the event went viral within minutes and the simple, intimate wedding won everyone’s hearts.

    Have a look at some HD pictures here courtesy Maha’s Photography.

    Pakistanis on social media couldn’t help but praise the simpleness of the wedding and the fact that the bride chose to wear her mother’s bridal clothes and jewellery.

    https://twitter.com/wannabepakii/status/1165695115291189248?s=20

    https://twitter.com/AyeshaM88749910/status/1165892104171773952?s=20

    https://twitter.com/tweetify16/status/1165890332132855809?s=20

    Meanwhile, congratulations began to pour in for the happy couple.

    • Ayeza Khan
    • Muneeb Butt
  • Qubool hai: Hamza Ali Abbasi & Naimal Khawar

    Qubool hai: Hamza Ali Abbasi & Naimal Khawar

    After a whirlwind week which began with speculations, followed by Hamza’s lengthy acceptance and then a note on the right way of finding love, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Naimal Khawar have said their Qubool hais and are now officially man and wife.

    Their nikkah ceremony, which was an intimate affair, took place in Islamabad in the presence of family and some very close friends. Both the bride and groom looked radiant in white outfits and since it was a day time event they made sure to take some sunkissed selfies and pictures.

    Naimal opted to wear her mother’s bridal dress and jewellery. Islamabad-based designer Maheen Shah did Naimal’s outfit.

    “Naimal wanted to reuse her mother’s bridal and we thought it’ll surely make her look like a timeless bride. Playing with the vintage old world charm we paired it with a gold kamdaani kameez with gota and silma work on the front/back border, sleeves and the neckline. We added another organza dupatta with kamdaani chatta, finished with lace, lappa and taamba lace,” said the designer on the bride’s outfit.

    Close friends of the couple which included Gohar Rasheed, Ammara Hikmat, Usman Mukhtar, Bilal Lashari, Umair Jaswal and Atif Aslam graced the event with their presence. Senior PTI leader Senator Faisal Javed Khan and Murad Saeed were also present at the event.

    • The Groomsmen
    • Usman Mukhtar with the bride

    Besties Gohar Rasheed and Bilal Lashari were the dulha’s gawah.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B1llkKNn7kn/

    Here are some video highlights from the event.

    The larkay walay arriving

    Hamza Ali Abbasi with his mother and sister Dr Fazeela Abbasi.

    Qubool hai time

    The bride and groom meeting after the Nikkah

    Putting a ring on it

    The dulha dulhan sharing a light moment

    Selfie time

    Hamza is the perfect husband as he helps his wife manage her outfit as she walks.

    Rukhsati

    Wishing the couple a wonderful married life.