In a rare social media interaction, Meesha Shafi slammed those criticising director Jami and the #MeToo movement in Pakistan.
Taking to Twitter, Meesha said that she feels sorry for those who will believe everything except the victim and extended her support for Jami, who in an explosive social media post Sunday night revealed that he had been raped by a powerful media magnate.
Meesha also addressed her own harassment case and explained why her petition was rejected by the Lahore High Court.
An old interview of Ranbir Kapoor has resurfaced and created quite a stir. The interview is from when Ranbir was promoting his movie “Wake up Sid”, and in a segment, Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor were asked about Ranbir’s “qualities”.
Deepika said that Ranbir is a pathetic boyfriend and if there was a minus scale, he would top that too. She said that his sex appeal is minus one.
Sonam was all praises for Ranbir, but Deepika was on a roll. According to Deepika, Ranbir as a co-star is ‘extremely unprofessional’ and “very distracted”. She also added that he force feeds his female co-stars so that they get fat and look bad on screen.
Deepika and Ranbir had dated for a while and had a bad breakup.
They now, seem to be cordial with each other, and Deepika is happily married to Ranveer Singh, while marriage seems to be on the cards for Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt.
Watch the interview here:
After the teasers of Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly’s latest drama, Ye Dil Mera created frenzy on social media – the play was being compared to 50 Shades of Grey! – the writer and director of the play came forward with their explanations and said that the drama serial will be a romantic thriller and that one should wait for it to release before passing criticism.
Award-winning writer Farhat Ishtiaq who penned the script of the serial said that she would never “romanticise sexual harassment.”
Farhat also shared that the script is original and nothing she has ever written before.
Director Aehsun Talish while speaking to Hum TV about the teaser’s feedback said, “Well, let the critics say what they need to as that’s the ambiguity created by the teasers and they are playing their part well.”
Shedding light on the plot, Talish said, “Ye Dil Mera is a romantic thriller, a story that unfolds layers and layers of memories of the past beneath the calm and sweet love story.”
Meanwhile, Farhat also shared a new poster of the serial which also features Adnan Siddiqui.
In what is being termed as a “royal crisis,” the documentary on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Africa Tour and in particular its timing has the royals fuming and people are questioning whether Meghan tried to upstage sister-in-law Kate Middleton’s Pakistan tour which was dominating headlines.
According to the Evening Standard, the decision to release the teasers while Kate and William were on their tour in Pakistan has “baffled and infuriated” aides.
One senior figure told the newspaper: “This move has certainly overshadowed the Pakistan visit and what has been achieved here during the last few days, as well as a lot of work by an awful lot of dedicated people here on the ground as well as back home for months.”
The Evening Standard also stated that there is a decades-long unwritten rule that members of the royal family do not overshadow official overseas visits by more senior royals.
It is important to note that the documentary’s presenter Tom Brady is a close friend of the couple’s and even attended their wedding back in 2018.
When Prince William and Kate got married 8 years ago, it was reported that Prince Harry is very close to the couple, particularly his sister-in-law who soon became his closest confidante. William and Kate also kept Harry engaged with them in their royal duties and the three shared a Royal Household. Harry even said that he loves Kate to bits.
However, when Harry married Meghan, it was reported that tensions began to arise between the ‘Fab Four’ and a few months after Harry and Meghan got married, they separated their offices, official social media accounts and even moved out of Kensington Palace into Frogmore Cottage.
While previously the Palace kept denying the reports of rifts between the couples, Harry in the ITV Documentary acknowledged tensions with his older brother Prince William for the first time, saying they are on “different paths.”
When the host asked him about rifts with his brother, Harry answered, “Part of this role, part of this job, this family, being under the pressure which it’s under, inevitably stuff happens. But we are brothers. We will always be brothers.”
“We are certainly on different paths at the moment, but I will always be there for him, and as I know he will always be there for me. We don’t see each other as much as we used to as we are so busy. But I love him dearly and you know the majority of the stuff is probably — well, the majority of the stuff is created out of nothing. But as brothers, you have good days and you have bad days.”
On the other hand, British media outlets are reporting that William is worried about Harry and is hoping that he and his wife “are all right.” Sources say that William found it difficult to watch such ‘raw emotion.’
Quoting a palace source, BBC said that there was a view that the couple was “in a fragile place.”
Meanwhile, in the same documentary, Meghan opened up about her personal life and how it felt like to be a new mother in the spotlight.
“Any woman, especially when they’re pregnant, you’re really vulnerable, and so that was made really challenging,” Meghan said in the video. “And then when you have a newborn, you know. And especially as a woman, it’s a lot. So, you add this on top of just trying to be a new mom or trying to be a newlywed.”
Choking back tears, Meghan thanked the presenter for asking her about the mental and physical health, saying, “Not many people have asked if I’m OK, but it’s a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes.”
Speaking further, Meghan said that she’s often told “H” [Harry] that, “It’s not enough just to survive something – that’s not the point of life. You’ve got to thrive and feel happy.”
Royal analysts say that Meghan is implying that she and Harry are not happy in their current role within the Royal Family.
“I’ve tried this British stiff upper lip thing but “what that does internally is probably really damaging,” she remarked.
The ITV News documentary follows Harry, Meghan and their five-month-old son Archie on their first royal tour together, documenting their 10-day journey. From September 23 to October 2, the family travelled across the continent which Harry previously described as his “second home.”
Renowned Pakistani filmmaker Jami has come forward to reveal that he was also a victim of a sex crime. In a series of posts on twitter, Jami revealed that he was raped by a dominant media tycoon 13 years ago.
Jami wrote that he also told some of his close friends but no one took the incident seriously.
The filmmaker said he spent six months in a hospital in Karachi for therapy and he also went abroad to get over the incident.
Talking about a recent case of a college professor committing suicide on alleged claims of harassment, Jami wrote that one wrongful death did not mean all victims were fake and liars.
The director even said that he knew the consequences of his revelations but it was very important for him to reveal his story since the legitimacy of the movement was being questioned.
The teasers of Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly’s latest drama Yeh Mera Dil released Saturday and has created quite a stir.
The drama is the engaged couple’s third project after Yakeen ka Safar and Aangan – both of which also aired on Hum TV.
From the look of it, the drama will be a love story where Ahad plays Sajal’s suave boss. The promos have scenic shots of the two in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and are visually very appealing.
While the aesthetics and cast of the drama look good, people are not too pleased with the teaser – some are likening it to workplace harassment while others are comparing it to 50 Shades of Grey.
The drama has been written by Farhat Ishtiaq and will air soon on Hum TV. Watch the promo here:
Meanwhile, others took to defend the drama and asked people to wait for it to release before criticising.
And then there were those who were trying to figure out Sajal’s outfit for a job interview.
Let’s be honest. No matter what we say, us Pakistanis love a little drama – whether in real life or in our dramas. Which is why Minal Khan’s latest drama Qismat, which airs on Hum Tv on Saturdays provides the perfect weekly dose of drama. It has all the masala and ingredients needed for an OTT dramatic experience and is without a doubt one of my weekend guilty pleasures.
While the storyline and plot are predictable and irks you at some points, Qismat is like that mindless entertainment you need at the end of a long working week.
Qismat revolves around two cousins – Maham (Sharmeen Ali) and Soha (Minal Khan). Soha’s parents have passed away so she has been adopted by her Khala, Maham’s mom. The drama starts with Maham getting married into a rich family. Meanwhile, Soha is in love with her colleague Walid and the two of them want to get married except Walid’s mother and sister oppose the rishta.
Maham’s husband Adnan’s (played by Kamran Jilani) brother Rayyan (Faizan Khawaja) sees Soha when he comes from Australia for the wedding and falls in love with her. The two get married on Maham’s wedding with everyone’s blessings. Everyone is happy with this except Soha who still wants to get married to Walid. So she goes and tells Rayyan that she loves someone else and doesn’t want to marry him. This breaks Rayyan’s heart and after much contemplation, he finally tells his brother the truth and sends Soha the divorce papers. Adnan is very angry with this development and in turn, becomes cold towards his wife. In the midst of all this, Maham gets pregnant, which means that her marriage is no longer in trouble. Soon both families find out about what is happening following which drama ensues.
I am loving the masala and twists because one: they are not entirely unbelievable and secondly because there are not too many. Qismat may be a mindless watch and its plot may have been done to death, but it is entertaining and keeps you interested. I have to add here that the pace of the drama is a little slow and there are a few scenes that could have been easily eliminated and made the drama crisper.
The only annoying part of the drama is Walid and his sadistic family – his sister boils my blood.
As far as the performances are concerned, all of the actors have done a good job. Minal has perfected the role of a crying heroine and this is exactly what she does in this drama as well.
So far, seven episodes of the series have aired and each of them has received more than a million hits which means that I’m not the only one enjoying this. If you do plan on watching it, keep your sense and sensibility aside and watch the drama for some entertainment and masala.
When renowned playwright Khalil ur Rehman Qamar released the trailer of his upcoming feature film Kaaf Kangana last week, Pakistani Twitter trolled the film endlessly. So much so, that Ayesha Omar, who is an integral part of the film, said that people should watch the film before passing any judgments.
Nonetheless, after that, the Royal couple took over our lives and we forgot about the trailer and film up until yesterday when the makers of the film released the item song featuring Neelum Munir.
The song titled Khabon Main has been composed by Sahir Ali Bagga while Aima Baig has lent her vocals. The song appears to have been shot at one of the historic Mughal monuments in Lahore.
While the song is like any other item song, the lyrics are what caught our attention.
The song opens with: “Khwabon main jab main Pakistan gayi re, India main bolay saadi jaan gayi re.”
The lyrics get more bizarre as the song continues, “Eik toh kam**na mujhe ghar lay gaya, ghar main gaye toh wahaan koi nahi tha. Baaton main aakar baatain maan gayi re. India main bolay saadi jaan gayi re.”
While Neelum put up a decent performance, the choreography wasn’t exactly up to the mark. Her outfit was also tacky.
Kaaf Kangana which has Sami Khan and Eeshal Fayyaz in the lead is scheduled to release on October 25.
Watch the song here:
For more details on the film, click here.
Shamoon Abbasi’s Durj has been cleared by the Central Film Censor Board to release in Pakistan with minor cuts. The director cum actor took to social media to share the news and informed audiences that he will announce a new release date soon.
As per reports, some of the graphic scenes have been removed from the film. Abbasi refrained from commenting on this recent development and said that he will be issuing a public statement soon.
Earlier, the film was banned by CBFC (Central Board of Film Censor) to release in Pakistan because of its subject. They said that a sensitive topic such as cannibalism, should not be broadcasted so openly.
Hum TV’s Khaas has been trending for all the good reasons. The drama which highlighted emotional abuse has been a refresher in the list of otherwise mundane dramas.
As the drama is nearing its end – the 26th episode of it aired this week – fans are happy with the way things are turning out. Ammar and his family are getting what they deserved and Saba and Fakhir are living happily together.
However, after the latest episode in which Fakhir referred to himself in the past tense and has a nightmare of a car crash, audiences feel that the makers are putting in an unnecessary twist and will be killing off Fakhir’s character.
Comments under the latest episode:
Others are speculating that Faakhir’s character will die and Saba will go back to Ammar.
Meanwhile, Haroon Shahid, who plays Fakhir took to Twitter to respond to the speculations.