Hira Mani has expressed her disappointment with Iqra Aziz, Sarah Khan, Sajal Aly and Mira Sethi for not inviting her to their weddings.
In a recent interview with actor and host Mira, Hira said that Pakistani celebrities don’t invite her to their weddings. Naming all those who didn’t invite her, Hira remarked that her colleagues don’t invite her because they don’t consider her as their friend.
Pointing her guns at the host, Hira said, “You didn’t invite me to your wedding, Sajaldidn’t invite me to her wedding, Sarah [Khan] did the same and Iqra also didn’t invite me.”
“I don’t know why I am not being invited to weddings? Maybe I am not their friend,” said the actor.
Sethi right away apologised to Hira and said that she had invited people via WhatsApp, and people who were on her contact list got the invitation.
“Please forgive me, I forgot to invite you to my wedding because I cannot even say that I will invite you next time,” said Mira.
In reply to this, Hira said, “Don’t worry, I will invite everyone to Muzammil’s (Hira’s sons) wedding.”
2020’s super hit drama serial Meray Paas Tum Ho, which broke viewership records in the country, has been nominated in five categories in the 19th edition of the Lux Style Awards (LSAs).
Thanking Lux for the nominations, Humayun, who has also been nominated in the Best Actor category, said that the project was a very special one.
“This project is very close to all our hearts not only because it broke all viewership records in the history of Pakistani television but because it was able to truly entertain audiences across the world,” said Humayun in the caption.
He also gave a big shout-out to all those who were part of the project including his production house Six Sigma Plus, ARY Digital as well as the entire cast and crew of the drama.
“It always feels great to be recognised so the biggest thank you to all of you, the viewers, for all your love and continuous support,” concluded the actor.
Starring Humayun Saeed, Ayeza Khan, Adnan Siddiqui and Hira Mani in the lead Meray Paas Tum Ho went onto becoming television’s highest-rated dramas of all time. The final episode of the drama was also aired in cinemas where it broke box-office records. At the same time, the drama also drew the irk of some viewers who criticised it for promoting misogyny and sexism.
Pakistani actress Hira Mani is supporting Russian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov in his upcoming match against America’s Justin Gaethje.
The Mere Pass Tum Ho star announced her support for Khabib Nurmagomedov in an Instagram post.
For the caption of the post, she wrote a famous quote of the Russian fighter which goes as follows: “I don’t fight for the money. I fight for my legacy. I fight for history. I fight for my people.”
Mani added, “You will, win my motivation my hero.”
Khabib will face Gaethje on October 24 (today) at the Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
The Russian fighter is known to have never officially lost a fight, having recorded 28 wins so far.
If he wins this fight, it will be his 29th consecutive win.
To honour those fighting on the frontlines against the COVID-19 pandemic, producer (Naqsh Shany) Haider has released a rendition of Mehdi Hassan’s Ye Watan Tumhara Hai.
The song features a plethora of celebrities including Adnan Siddiqui, Imran Abbas, Zara Noor Abbas, Faysal Qureshi, Ahsan Khan, Asma Abbas, Zhalay Sarhadi, Asad Siddiqui, Anoushey Abbasi and Gohar Rasheed among others.
According to the song’s producer, “Tum Se Hai Yeh Watan is a symphonic tribute to the sovereignty of Pakistan featuring silver screen artists as singers. This song is dedicated to our nation’s unsung heroes during COVID-19 pandemic and a salute to the armed forces, doctors, engineer’s, scientists, artists and our overseas Pakistanis and the entire nation.”
The song has been recorded and produced over social media apps in a completely virtual environment.
“It is a special effort to uplift nationalism within our hearts”, says the producer.
When ARY’s drama‘Ghalti’ started, it seemed like a huge mistake. Typical saas bahu, beychari bahu and crazy saas. Husband is a complete disaster, giving talaaq after talaaq, which is so typical of Pakistani dramas.
But after this week’s episode, we are happy to issue an apology and say, WOW, what happened? It’s turning out to be one of the best running dramas on ARY.
Hina Mani delivers a stellar performance
That being said, it’s not like it has much competition. The drama ‘Jhooti ‘ is probably Iqra Aziz’s biggest mistake and the high that Ayeza Khan got from ‘Meray Paas Tum Ho’ crashes in ‘Thora Sa Haq’.
In this week’s episode, three massive twists made ‘Ghalti’ a fantastic watch. Zaira (Hira Mani) is married to her cousin Saad (Affan Waheed) and Saad’s mother Zaitoon (Saba Hamid) has it out for them. She tries her best to destroy their marriage and finally succeeds.
The best part about this latest episode was Zaira. Hira Mani delivers a stellar performance, one in which you shockingly and immediately feel her pain. She acts perfectly. So perfect that you immediately are drawn to her. There is no overacting when her husband delivers the final blow and when she tells her mother. This is so realistic that you can imagine it happening in real life. And that is where the drama takes a turn.
You can only be team Zaira then.
At such important moments in this episode Hira Mani hits constant sixers.
You feel her pain and she so elegantly takes on what what Zaitoon has handed her and the drama no longer becomes about divorce but actually becomes about a woman’s strength.
Zaitoon is also not to be messed with and Saba Hamid does her total justice. She is perfect in her narcissism and her selfishness and Saba’s every expression reflects what Zaitoon is.
Saba Hamid is full of expression and elegance, making a stellar villain
The voice of reason is Shanzay (Mehr Bano). She is a strong, independent, working woman married to Saad’s brother. When her character was first introduced, you wondered: Ugh, here is another drama demonising the working woman. But wait. It didn’t.
What’s going on? How is this drama getting so good?
Shanzay tells off Zaitoon, Saad, the sisters, so well that you feel like clapping and feeling like wow, how is this possible that her husband is taking HER side? This isn’t typical at all. And it’s done so normally, matter of factly, simply. No dramatic angles, dialogues, music.
Mehr Bano delivers a performance that rivals that of Saba Hamid
The teaser for the next episode promises to be even better, filled with confrontation and dare we hope, a not dragged out end. We have our theories on what might happen but it isnt the time to speculate just yet. It’s almost the beginning of the week and we are already waiting for the next episode.
So we take it back and apologise because this is one drama we wait for every Thursday and hope you guys have the time to catch up. This is the one to wait drama to look forward to during the lockdown.
Hira Mani and Salman Saqib Shaikh’s marriage has turned twelve.
Hira wished her husband with an old picture of the two writing, “Mubarak hou aaj humain poorey 12 saal hogaye hain (Congratulations, we have completed twelve years together).”
She further wrote, “Bohat shukriya mujhe itna bardasht kerne ka…aur aglay 12 sou saal aur bardasht kerne kay liye hifazati bundh achi tarha bandhlou kion kay parwaz urne main bus kuch hi dair baaki hai (Thank you for bearing me and get ready for the next 1200 years because the flight is just about to take off).”
In response to Hira’s post, Mani commented that it doesn’t feel like so much timed has passed adding that the anniversary will have to be celebrated without a cake this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Hira and Mani tied the knot in 2008. The couple has two sons together. In an interview with Samina Peerzada, Hira had revealed that she had a big crush on Mani while she was in college and met him through a friend who was dating Mani at the time.
“I was his biggest fan in college. We met through a mutual friend, they were dating at that time and I was also engaged to my banker fiancé,” she said.
Hira added that she stole Mani’s number from their mutual friend’s phone and got in touch with him further revealing that she started talking to him day and night cheating on her fiancé.
Praising her husband, Hira said that he is the one who changed her entire life and fulfilled her every dream.
In the past week, there has been a lot of debate over whether celebrities should be open about their charity efforts or not. While a lot of people were of the opinion that celebrities should keep it private, celebrities have opened up and said that the only reason they are sharing their efforts is because they want to inspire and motivate people to do the same.
Salman ‘Mani’ Sheikh and his wife Hira Mani are among those celebrities who have been collecting and distributing ration bags among the needy. They have kept their fans updated throughout for which they received immense backlash on social media. Later, Mani hit back at the criticism saying “As pop culture celebrities when we share posts of our material wealth – our show ratings, our wardrobe, our holidays – it is labelled as ‘trending’. However, when we try to use our fame to do some good, it is unfairly being labelled as ‘cheap publicity stunt’.”
Mani shared the process of how they started collecting donation bags and said that the only reason they shared it on Instagram was to create awareness and raise funds for their drive.
“We put up pictures on Instagram so whoever knew anyone deserving could contact us and refer that needy family. However, after a week we started running out of funds and appealed to others to join in. We also encouraged fans to start similar donations in their areas because our reach was limited,” he continued adding that they received a lot of donations and a lot of brands started contacting them.
Mani further said, “We didn’t put up pictures with the people who we were donating to, we didn’t show queues of deserving white-collar workers at our place. We don’t even go down to meet the people who come to our doorstep, so we don’t embarrass them and they don’t feel that we are doing it for publicity. And yet…we are disliked for it.”
“We [will] continue with our mission. Here’s the quote that keeps us going and will keep all those who are helping the ones in need, to keep at it no matter what,” he concluded.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pBCBDpmGY/
In the accompanying video, Mani took viewers on a tour of the setup where the ration bags are being made. Mani said that each ration box can roughly last a week or two. He said that each box includes aata, milk, risk, pulses, soap and oil among other things.
Earlier, Hira had also addressed the same concerns.
“Main show off nahi ker rahi mere kia aukat bus ye picture laga kay app logaon ko bata rahi hun kay app sub bhe mere saath mill kay iska hissa bunien ya phir apni capacity main app khud se jo bhe ker saktay hain kerien please. Abhi madad kerien (I’m not showing off, I’m a nobody. The only reason I’m posting this picture is to encourage people to come together and help in whatever way they can),” the actor had written.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Wy-hyHxe8/
Meanwhile, some celebrities had appealed to their followers to keep the identity of those receiving the donations private.
Khudara imdad karty waqt picture ya video na bnayien kuch ayese loug hain jo majbori ki waja sey yeah madad hasil kar rahien hain ..logoon ki majbori ko publicity stunt na bnayien ..aur yeah waqt bari zalim cheez hey
A big thanks to all who provide ration to the needy. A humble request , please don’t make videos of people receiving it,as this makes them uncomfortable seeing themselves on social media .
As the coronavirus lockdown puts a halt to all economic activities in the country. Those most affected by the lockdown and pandemic are daily wage workers who have no work in this lockdown. In these stressful and challenging times, Pakistani celebrities including Maya Ali, Shahid Afridi, Anoushey Ashraf, Nomi Ansari, Aisam ul Haq Qureshi and Asim Jofa among others have stepped forward to help those in need. Check out their initiatives below:
Maya Ali
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KGnBYHihv/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-SUBpKn88o/
Hira Mani and Mani
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-QfM7on4JU/
Nomi Ansari and Anoushey Ashraf
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-AFRdCDWcg/
Gearing up! Asim Jofa and team has come up with this first fabric prototype of a medical protective suit. At this testing time we are together with our caregivers. A small token of our love and respect for the ones who are risking their lives to save humanity.#AsimJofaCarespic.twitter.com/uZqUgLzXNr
Due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, we extend our support to Robin Hood Army via Oosman & Rahima Bai Foundation in providing rations bags to daily-wage workers’ families containing supplies to last a family for 16-18 days. Help people around you! #CoronaLockdown#COVID2019pic.twitter.com/TborwRNXW7
The rapid spread of coronavirus around the globe has created panic among the people and the health experts are urging people to stay at home, practise social distancing and not travel abroad.
Amid all this, Pakistani actors Adnan Siddiqui, Hira Mani and Humayun Saeed are in the United States for Meray Paas Tum Ho ‘Meet and Greets’.
Though they are taking precautionary measures – like wearing masks – while travelling, Hira does not seem to understand the seriousness of the situation.
In a video on her Instagram stories, the actor says: “There’s a strict curfew here, big brands are closed, streets are empty. I went to a mall here, First Colony and there, all the Pakistani people, salesgirls were present and all white people were on leave; they turned out to be quite cowardly.”
Meanwhile, Hira’s comments sparked outrage on social media.
Arent celebrities supposed to be setting examples? Check out Hira Mani calling US citizens cowards just coz they are protecting themselves and the citizens around them. How ignorant can one be?
Hira mani calling goray “phattu” for following curfew illustrates EXACTLY how fucking infuriating our celebrities are ♀️ Someone put her and Adnan Siddiqui in isolation they’re roaming Dallas jaise baap ki road hai
The picture of Kareena was from the post-wedding party of cousin Armaan Jain for which the Bollywood actor had donned a silvery grey Manish Malhotra lehenga. She accessorised her pastel lehenga with bold red jewellery and minimal makeup and looked absolutely glamorous.
