Tag: Imran Abbas

  • Sana Javed, Imran Abbas’ ‘Darr Khuda Se’ sheds light on workplace harassment

    Sana Javed, Imran Abbas’ ‘Darr Khuda Se’ sheds light on workplace harassment

    Drama serials based on social issues are trending these days – think Cheekh, Rusawai. Based on the same lines is Sana Javed’s other drama Darr Khuda Se which sheds light on workplace harassment and the ordeal women go through in such situations.

    Produced by Abdullah Qadwani and Asad Qureshi, Darr Khuda Se stars Sana as Afreen and Imran Abbas as Shahwaiz. Afreen comes from a typical middle-class family with a financial crisis while Shahwaiz is her rich, misogynist boss.

    The plot of the drama progresses to show how workplace harassment happens, and how it doesn’t always involve physical touching.

    Here are four times the drama highlighted workplace harassment:

    1. When Shahwaiz unnecessarily touches Afreen without her consent

    Throughout the drama, there are plenty of scenes where Shahwaiz tries to touch Afreen without reason. For example, in one episode he tries to hold Afreen’s hand while in another one, he praises her by touching her face. Shahwaiz’s advances make Afreen extremely uncomfortable around him but she is unable to do anything because he’s her boss.

    2. Blackmailing, power dynamics, and revenge

    Shahwaiz blackmails Afreen’s colleague Aasiya for supporting her. He threatens to transfer her from the office despite Aasiya’s requests to stop the transfer. This agitates him, and he asks her to sit by his foot and plead to him. The scene perfectly encapsulates how power can be used to blackmail people into doing what is morally wrong.

    3. Unnecessary increments with ulterior motives

    Shahwaiz invites Afreen for lunch in a restaurant where he announces a 25% increment in salary. When Afreen questions this, he tells her that she should thanks him instead of asking him questions. He also asks Afreen to address him by his first name, which is inappropriate in a professional workplace.

    4. Watching through the CCTV cameras and taking pictures

    Shahwaiz watching Afreen through CCTV camera is just creepy. Apart from being morally incorrect, it is also a breach of privacy for a woman as she is being watched without her knowledge.

    While Darr Khuda Se tends to drag at points and can become mundane, it has brilliantly portrayed workplace harassment, giving viewers food for thought.

  • Imran Abbas praises his ‘favourite co-star’ Ayeza Khan

    Imran Abbas praises his ‘favourite co-star’ Ayeza Khan

    Given that Imran Abbas has done almost four dramas opposite Ayeza Khan (Tum Kon Piya, Mohabbat Tum Se Nafrat Hai, Koi Chand Rakh, Thora Sa Haq) it comes as no surprise that she is his favourite co-star.

    In a post shared on social media, Imran showered praises on Ayeza, calling her his favourite co-star. He further complemented her by saying that she was “one of the most refined actors, blessed with immense talent and grace.”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7OXMztHTuo/

    Ayeza had a cheeky response to Imran’s heartfelt note.

    Under Imran’s post, his co-star and celebrity crush Reema praised him for his performance. Ayeza’s Meray Paas Tum Ho co-star Hira Mani also sent love their way.

    Earlier, Imran had also penned a note for his other Thora Sa Haq co-star Mashal Khan in which he said that it was pleasure working with her and that he wishes her luck for all her future endeavors.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7JimKkpwXc/

    Meanwhile, Ayeza shared pictures from the wrap up party of Thora Sa Haq.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7OmG7EBK1w/
  • ‘Darkest time of my life’: Imran Abbas pens emotional note on father’s demise

    ‘Darkest time of my life’: Imran Abbas pens emotional note on father’s demise

    Imran Abbas penned an emotional note on his father’s demise, who passed away on Sunday, saying this was the darkest time in his life.

    “Perhaps this is the darkest time of my life…I lost my father, my strength, my backbone. I can’t stand up straight at the moment. Thanks for your messages and posts but I won’t be able to reply to them for a while,” Imran wrote on Instagram.

    “It’s like breathing bricks and with huge lump in my chest with lots of guilt of not giving him time, saying what I shouldn’t have said and not saying what I should have.”

    He continued, “Looking around for the echoes of his voice which I won’t ever listen again, the touch I’ll never feel again, his face which became a thing of past.”

    “Please value your parents because there is no one in this whole universe like them,” the actor asserted, “Give them love and time, that’s all they want. Otherwise we are just left with regrets and remorse.”

    Meanwhile, fans and collegues, including Meera and Reema, expressed their condolences and sent prayers for the deceased.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B6GXsmJH9XQ/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
  • Imran Abbas defends himself after backlash on lion picture

    Imran Abbas defends himself after backlash on lion picture

    A recent report by AFP has revealed a growing trend in keeping lions as pets in Karachi and rough estimates show that 300 lions are being kept as pets.

    Recently, actor Imran Abbas posted a picture of himself posing with a lion and playing with it on the terrace of a house.

    Naturally, his picture invited tremendous backlash after which Imran took to Instagram to clarify that the lion is not “caged or malnutritioned.” He shared that the animal is kept in a natural habitat at a farmhouse and was brought to the house only for a day. Abbas added that the lion, named Simba, loves human beings and cannot be sent back to the jungle because he can’t live without the owner.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0iyywnby2/

    In a follow-up post, Abbas also clarified that the lion was not on drugs and was in fact pampered. He also thanked everyone for their concern.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0yPsin-X4/

    Further social media sleuthing revealed that the lion belonged to a social media influencer called Azlan Shah. Azlan, who calls himself an animal lover, has over time, shared lots of pictures of himself with his pet lion.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz1Dx3aFVNK/
    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv30wKelAhw/

    Keeping wild animals as exotic pets has witnessed an upward trend in the past few years, especially in Karachi, where people have started keeping snakes, lions, tigers and giraffes as pets.