Iqra Aziz has opened up on why she chose Yasir Hussain as her life partner.
Sharing a video clip of Yasir’s interview in which the actor remarked that there is nothing wrong with publicly expressing his love for his wife, Iqra said: “I chose Yasir because he always speaks the truth and does not differentiate among people.”
“He respects everyone and gives them their due credit,” said Iqra further. “In addition to this, he knows how to respect a woman. After my mother and sister, no one has given me more confidence than him.”
Iqra continued: “This is important in these times that a man, your husband, supports you in your work, your dreams and wishes to see you succeed in your life.”
The actor further said that a man who loves and respects his wife, helps her achieve her dreams and prioritises her happiness over his own is the dream of every girl and that her “dream has been fulfilled. Alhamdulillah“.
Iqra has always praised Yasir for being in her life. On their first wedding anniversary, Iqra had penned a loving note for Yasir, saying that he is the positivity in her life.
Sajal Aly, Ahad Raza Mir, Saboor Aly, Yasir Hussain, Iqra Aziz, Urwa Hocane, Kinza Hashmi and Zara Noor Abbas were recently spotted at their mutual friend Umair Qazi’s mehndi, where they seemed to be having a blast.
All actors danced their hearts out with the groom at the event and set the internet on fire with their dance moves.
Sajal’s killer dance moves have specifically left fans swooning. The actor can be seen grooving with Umair and the video of them has taken the internet by storm. She also shared her pictures with Ahad, the groom and friends from the industry.
Meanwhile, Yasir Hussain also shared a selfie with “the gang”.
Iqra Aziz has dedicated International Women’s Day to Neelo Begum, who passed away on January 30, 2021.
Sharing a monochrome photo of film star Shaan Shahid’s mother, the Suno Chanda actress said “Recently, we lost one of the strongest women the world has seen. A very fine actor, successful individual, an amazing wife and a wonderful mother.”
“Not only Shaan, but the whole country feels proud of her achievements,” she continued, adding: “Thankyou Neelo jee for inspiring us all.”
“I dedicate this International Women’s day to Neelo Begum and all the strong women working at home and out,” concluded Aziz.
Born Cynthia Alexander Fernandes to a Christian family in Sargodha’s Bhera town, Neelo began her career with the Hollywood film Bhowani Junction in 1956. She only was 12 years old at the time.
She adopted the name Abida Riaz after her marriage with director Riaz Shahid in 1965.
Some of Neelo’s most notable films include Zarqa, Do Rastey and Ghoonghat.
Khuda aur Mohabbat 3 has been creating waves ever since the first look of the drama released. And now the first episode of the serial, which aired on February 12, 2021, has broken all previous records, including those set by Meray Paas Tum Ho (MPTH).
According to details, the first episode of Khuda aur Mohabbat 3 has more views than MPTH on YouTube. While the first episode of Khuda aur Mohabbat 3 has 27 million views, the first episode of MPTH has 26 million. It is also pertinent to add here that MPTH aired more than a year ago. All episodes of the drama are also trending on YouTube Pakistan.
Khuda aur Mohabbat 3, which airs on Geo TV features Iqra Aziz, Feroze Khan, Javed Sheikh, Mirza Zain Baig, Junaid Khan, Asma Abbas, Sunita Marshall, Tooba Siddique, Usman Peerzada, Rubina Ashraf, Hina Khwaja Bayat, and Meherbano in the lead. It has been written by Hashim Nadeem Khan and directed by Syed Wajahat Hussain, who Iqra referred to as the Sanjay Leela Bhansali of Pakistan.
On the other hand, Meray Paas Tum Ho is considered to be the most successful Pakistani drama in recent times. But if Khuda aur Mohabbat 3 continues to win audiences like this, it might just set new records.
It’s a wrap for Wajahat Rauf’s upcoming fourth film, Parde Mein Rehne Do and the ‘Pawri Girl’ was spotted on the sets.
Taking to Instagram, Rauf shared a video featuring Dananeerr Mobeen with her viral ‘Pawri Ho Rai Hai’ meme. “And It’s a wrap for our 4th film. Thank you Dananeerr for visiting our set and lighting it up. A big thank you to our cast and Team Showcase for giving it your sweat and blood to this labour of love we call Parde Mein Rehne Do,” he wrote.
Dananeer was heard saying, “Ye mein houn, ye hamara set hai or yahan pawri ho rahi hai” (this is me, this is our set and this is our party going on).
Rauf’s wife and the co-producer of the film, Shazia Wajahat also took to Instagram, sharing the same video and another video while celebrating with firecrackers, she wrote: “Alhamdullilah it’s a wrap for our 4th movie, Parde Main Rehnay Do.”
“A big shout out to our amazing and talented cast and the most hardworking crew of Showcase Films… Our Dop Asrad Khan @asradkhan the best and camera team. MashAllah, it was a smooth journey thanks to Allah and to everyone who was involved in this project. Great teamwork always pays off,” she added.
She also thanked Mobeen for the shoutout she gave.
Tagging her husband she said: “Wajahat here’s to many more together Inshallah.”
She also tagged the cast and crew of the film including Hania Aamir, Ali Rehman Khan, Javed Sheikh, Saife Hasan, Noor ul Hassan, Hassan Raza, Sadia Faisal, Sonia Nazir, Munib Nawaz and Dananeer.
The film was announced last year, and the shooting for the film was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. With Ali and Hania featuring as lead roles, the film was expected to release last year.
The film is produced under the banner of Rauf’s Showcase Films. The release date of the film has not been announced yet.
Earlier, Mobeen also helped the struggling Aashir Wajahat, to make the ‘Pawri Ho Rai Hai’ meme video. She was also seen in a star-studded video of Yasir Hussain, Iqra Aziz, Azfar Rehman, Wajahat, Shazia, Saife Hasan and Mehwish Hayat.
You can always count on Hania Aamir to have the most exciting birthday bash ever. After last year’s ‘Stranger Things’-themed party, this year the actor went low-key with an intimate bash with her closest friends from the industry.
Shazia and Wajahat Hussain hosted the party for Hania at their residence. Pictures from the star-studded celebrations were widely circulated on social media. Those in attendance included Iqra Aziz, Yasir Hussain, Ali Rehman Khan, Aashir Wajahat, Farhan Saeed, Shehzad Sheikh and his wife Hina Mir, Imran Ashraf, Danyal Zafar, Ali Ansari, Azam Khan, Walid Siddiqui and Mariam Ansari and husband Owais Khan.
Yasir Hussain and Iqra Aziz never shy away from publicly showing their affection for one another. Yasir recently shared a cute video of himself giving a scooty ride to wife Iqra Aziz.
“Begum k saath be gham ho k scooty pe ghoomny ka apna hi maza hai,” Yasir captioned the video, adding: “P.s Kuch bhi kehti rahy aawaz nahi aati.”
However, some users pointed out that the two were being careless by not wearing the helmets.
Meanwhile, in a recent interview the couple opened up about their relationship dynamics with Iqra revealing that most of Yasir’s jokes at home revolve around her.
Iqra Aziz has penned down a heartfelt note for the team of Khuda aur Mohabbat 3, weeks before it is expected to go on-air.
Sharing a picture of the team including Feroze Khan, director Wajahat Hussain and producers Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi, Iqra said: “Khuda Aur Mohabbat 3 has been a long yet the most beautiful journey.”
The actor then thanked the producers Kadwani and Qureshi for their efforts, before going on to praise director Hussain, referring to him as the ‘Sanjay Leela Bhansali of Pakistan’.
“Wajahat Hussain, you [are the] Sanjay Leela Bhansali of Pakistan,” wrote the actor. “The best part about you as a director is that you’re fantastic at creating moments. You know what you want and you know how to make it happen.”
Writing about her co-star Feroze, Aziz said: “Feroze, it was a delight to work with you and I hope and wish this project creates a benchmark for all projects in the future.”
The actor also recalled fun moments on set, saying: “And who all are not in this picture, I’m so happy to work with you all and would never forget all the off-screen moments, jokes, late-night Bahawalpur ki sardi aur Multan ki tapti garmi wali shoots, and whatnot.”
Beside Iqra and Feroze, the cast of Khuda aur Mohabbat 3 includes Zain Baig, Sunita Marshall, Junaid Khan, Tooba Siddiqui, Momina Iqbal, Asma Abbas, Usman Peerzada, Rubina Ashraf, Javed Sheikh, Hina Khawaja, Meher Bano, Sohail Sameer and Noor-ul-Hassan. The drama has been written by Hashim Nadeem.
While a release date for Khuda aur Mohabbat 3 has not been announced, it is being speculated that the drama will air on Geo Entertainment in the upcoming weeks. The OST of the drama was recently released and was an instant hit with the audience.
Queen of morning shows Nida Yasir celebrated her birthday on a bright Sunday afternoon at The Forest in Karachi.
All of Nida and husband Yasir Nawaz’s friends including Bushra Ansari, Javed Sheikh, Zeba Bakhtiar, Humayun Saeed, Adnan Siddiqui, Iqra Aziz, Yasir Hussain and Faysal Quraishi were present on the occasion.
Check out pictures and videos from the star-studded party below:
Priyanka Chopra-Jonas has said that she has expressed her deep remorse for promoting skin-whitening creams in her upcoming memoir Unfinished. The book is scheduled to release on February 9 and will chronicle Priyanka’s childhood, facing racism during her teenage years in the US, winning Miss India and Miss World, and the challenges she faced while navigating a career in Bollywood and Hollywood.
Speaking to Marie Claire, Chopra-Jonas, said: [Skin lightening] was so normalized in South Asia; it’s such a large industry that everyone was doing it. In fact, doing it is still a check [mark] when you are a female actor, but it’s awful.”
“And it was awful for me, for a little girl who used to put talcum-powder cream on my face because I believed that dark skin was not pretty,” she said, adding that she hated being described as “dusky” by industry influencers and the media.
Priyanka further shared that her new sustainable beauty brand, ‘Anomaly’, is a metaphor for the self-acceptance she’s finally found. She is hopeful that men and women today don’t feel like they have to live up to the restrictive beauty standards that she used to.
“I’m an anomaly, and everyone else is in their own way,” says the actor.
Meanwhile, talking about her journey and accomplishments, Priyanka said: “For that girl who was so scared, I’m proud of the person that I evolved into. I dealt with a lot, and I came out thriving. I want little girls around the world to think about that. It doesn’t matter where you come from; it doesn’t matter what your circumstances are. Your grit matters, your ambition matters, your perseverance matters.”
Earlier on 2015, while talking to journalist Barkha Dutt about endorsing fairness creams, Priyanka had said: “I felt really bad about it, that’s why I stopped doing it.”
“All my cousins are gora-chitta (fair) I was the one who turned out dusky because my dad is dusky. Just for fun, my Punjabi family would call me ‘kaali, kaali, kaali’. At 13, I wanted to put fairness creams and wanted my complexion changed,” she shared further.
Later, sharing a screenshot of Priyanka’s statement on her Instagram story, Iqra Aziz wrote, “When will we [regret endorsing fairness creams]?”
It is pertinent to add here that Iqra is one of the few female Pakistani actors who has not endorsed a fairness product. Her husband Yasir Hussain had publicly lauded her for rejecting a lucrative offer to represent a fairness cream brand.
