Tag: Meera Jee

  • Meera slams Mahira’s Punjabi in ‘TLOMJ’, claims she would have done a better job

    Meera slams Mahira’s Punjabi in ‘TLOMJ’, claims she would have done a better job

    Pakistani film actor Meera recently shared her take on superstar Mahira Khan’s craft in The Legend Of Maula Jatt. The veteran artist stated that Khan’s Punjabi in the film was “terrible”, while chatting with Fame Pakistan.

    Meera also added that she would have done a better job than the Raees star in the film.

    Earlier this year Meera claimed that the showbiz industry suffered a massive financial loss worth billions due to the “Dual Nikah” case against her.

    The Baaji actor, who is known for heaps of scandals delivered the statement during the hearing of the dual Nikah case at a local court in Lahore today.

    A local court conducted the hearing of the dual nikkah case against the Lollywood actor on Wednesday. The Inteha star appeared along with her counsel in the hearing.

    During the hearing, Meera broke into tears before the judge after approaching the rostrum.

    The actor told the judge that she was seeking justice for 10 years and was properly heard at the US court but justice was not delivered in Pakistan’s court.

    According to a report, after the Nazar actor started shouting in the courtroom, the judge Rai Ahmed Khan asked her to lower her voice otherwise get back to her seat.

    Later, the sessions court adjourned the hearing till October five and ordered the lawyers for arguments on the amended evidence in the case.

    While talking to the media, Meera said that a film’s shooting was being termed as her real Nikah. She claimed that the showbiz industry suffered a massive financial loss worth billion due to the case against her.

    It is pertinent to mention here that her alleged husband Atiq-ur-Rehman had accused Meera of entering into a Nikah with another person named Naveed when she was already married to him. This he said was a crime, as per law.

  • When Meera accused Alia Bhatt’s father Mahesh Bhatt of slapping her

    When Meera accused Alia Bhatt’s father Mahesh Bhatt of slapping her

    Actress Meera is known for her candour in interviews and press interactions, she always manages to land herself in a controversies. Now an old interview of Meera with Times of India is resurfacing on social media in which the Nazar actress made revelations about Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt.

    The Main Sitara actor claimed that because of Mahesh Bhatt she had to leave Bollywood and when she tried to come back, he did not even allow her to return. She was quoted saying, “Working with Bollywood was a great experience. I got a lot of love from the Indian audience. But the journey of Bollywood was not easy for me. There were many difficulties but I did not give up. In the early days Bollywood was completely new to me. I didn’t know anyone in Mumbai except Mahesh Bhatt. It took a long time to get to know people. Mahesh Bhatt introduced me to the industry. I used to respect Mahesh ji a lot. He was my mentor and mentor. I will also give the credit of my success to him.”

    This actress revealed many deep secrets about Mahesh Bhatt that she told me…. - Focus News

    Further in the interview, Meera told that when she entered the cinema world with the film Nazar, I got offers from many famous directors like Ram Gopal Varma, Mani Ratnam, Subhash Ghai. They wanted to work with me but Mahesh Bhatt did not want it. Bhatt wanted me to work only with him. Further, Meera told that one night when she met Subhash Ghai and she told this to Mahesh, he got very angry, shouted at her, and slapped her 2-3 times.

    Talking about the time when Bhatt slapped her, she revealed “I got offers from many famous directors like Ram Gopal Varma, Mani Ratnam, Subhash Ghai who wanted to work with me. But Mahesh Bhatt did not want me to work with anyone other than him. One night I met Subhash Ghai. When I told this to Mahesh ji, he got very angry, shouted at me, and slapped me two-three times.”

    The Naagin star also alleged that Mahesh used to call her his ‘special one’ and told her she was like ‘worship’ to him. However, the filmmaker had denied all such allegations and called Meera ‘bizarre’. Mahesh Bhatt also opined that Meera was a vulnerable person who was going through a vulnerable phase back then. 

    This time the Baaji diva has been trending on social media for an Eid special interview, that she did in 2017 with famous media personality, Sohail Warraich. The Baaji actress confessed in the interview that when she went to India for her film Nazar’s shooting, she was proposed to by the Murder 2 actor, Emraan Hashmi, which she declined.

    Meera added that Mahesh Bhatt, her film’s producer also presented her with a marriage proposal by Ashmit Patel, who was her co-star in the film. She was quick to mention that her family had issues over their religious differences and she couldn’t go against the will of her parents.

    Earlier this year, Meera shared a picture with Indian actor Neha Dhupia from a shoot done over a decade ago. Several people liked the picture, while many trolled the Baaji actor.

    The Nazar diva can be seen in blue gown and the Indian star can be seen donning a light pastel coloured dress.

    Neha has done a Lollywood film Kabhi Pyar Na Karna directed by Javed Sheikh.

    Netizens called her out for her bold dress. Check out a few comments here:

  • ‘Open challenge idiots, weli awam’: Zarnish Khan slams troll brigade for criticising Meera’s viral video

    ‘Open challenge idiots, weli awam’: Zarnish Khan slams troll brigade for criticising Meera’s viral video

    Reposting a video of actress Meera from the 20th Lux Style Awards, in an attempt to take a dig at her, a blog had written, “Uff yaar Meera ki English!” with laughter emoticons. Sharing the same on her Instagram story, Sun Yaara star Zarnish Khan commented, “Yaar bas kardo weli awaam (Can you people cut it out already?)”

    She then asserted, “I’m pretty sure all the people who make such memes or cut-out video clips are a bunch of idiots themselves, who probably can’t even speak Urdu fluently, let alone English.”

    The Ishq Zah-e-Naseeb diva reminded everyone that just because most of us can pass comments in the shadows, without ever having to worry about our reputation being dragged through the mud; does not mean we’ve earned the license to publicly shame people in the limelight.

    “Just because you can hide behind the anonymity of a cyber-network, doesn’t give you a right to make fun of other people,” the Ye Dil Mera actor lashed out. “Maybe she [Meera] can’t speak well in English but is that a crime? How well do you know this language? Are you ready for an open challenge? I bet you aren’t!” She concluded by asking her followers to “stop being so shallow please!”

    In the video, Meera was struggling to say, “I’m very excited to be here, obviously it’s a big night today. I want to congratulate Lux Style Awards for completing 20 years, it’s an achievement, me bohat khush hun aj (I’m really happy today).”

  • ‘Arshad Nadeem played cricket very well’: Meera refers to him as a ‘Cricketer’

    ‘Arshad Nadeem played cricket very well’: Meera refers to him as a ‘Cricketer’

    Actor Meera’s recent press interaction has gone viral on the web as she appreciated Arshad Nadeem for his ‘cricket performance’ instead of ‘Javelin Throw’.

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    “Arshad played good cricket and he uplifted Pakistan’s name. A lot of hard work was visible in his performance. There was honesty, discipline in his body language. I think the government should acknowledge our heroes and reward them,” she said.

    The clip from this interview has gone viral on social media and has received polarizing response from the netizens.

    It is pertinent to mention here that Arshad finished fifth in the Javelin Throw event of the Tokyo Olympics 2020. He threw fifth-best throw covering a distance of 84.62m.

  • Meera turns politician, joins PTI

    Meera turns politician, joins PTI

    Baaji fame actress Meera is set to foray into politics. According to media reports, the Parey Hut Love star has joined PM Imran Khan’s PTI political party. “I am heartbroken with the world of showbiz and have decided to join politics,” she told Geo News.

    In 2013 the actress had announced that she would contest with the electoral symbol black coat and had reportedly contested for the Lahore constituency NA-126.

    The actress wished her fans on the occassion of Eid-ul-Azha.

  • Four female celebrities who were offered India’s Bigg Boss after Veena Malik

    Four female celebrities who were offered India’s Bigg Boss after Veena Malik

    Veena Malik was a contestant on the hit Indian reality show Bigg Boss. The actress participated in its fourth season and received backlash for her frank antics on the show, including her romantic camaraderie with co-contestant Ashmit Patel. The makers tried getting more Pakistani celebrities on board, we exclusively reveal you these four female celebrities who were offered to be a part of Bigg Boss in the following years.

    Meera

    Meera in 2011 claimed that she was also approached to be a part of Bigg Boss 4 twice, but she refused it. She was also approached for season 5 hosted by Sanjay Dutt but couldn’t come to a negotiation with the production team. Meera famously lashed out on Veena for being too bold on the controversial show.

    Aima Baig

    Aima Baig candidly revealed on The Munshi Show , that she was approached to be a part of the Bigg Boss season 13 in 2019 but she rejected the offer as she didn’t know how her fans would react to it.

    Sadia Imam

    Sadia Imam in an exclusive conversation with Fahad Mustafa on Hum TV’s morning show revealed that she was offered to be in Big Boss season 5 but she rejected the offer because she believes it is a scripted show.

    Qandeel Baloch

    Late Qandeel Baloch, revealed in her interview with Sohail Wariach that she was offered to appear on the scandalous reality show. Qandeel was keen to be a part of the reality show in 2016 and also began her visa procedure for the same. She claimed in another interview that she was also approached for UK’s Big Brother.

  • Meera finally breaks silence on being admitted in psychiatric facility

    Meera has finally addressed rumours of being admitted to a mental health facility in the United States. Reports of the actor being admitted to a psychiatric facility in America were doing the rounds on social media as well as television.

    Speaking to BBC Urdu, Meera shared that she was on a private trip to the US, during which she visited a hospital.

    “I was vaccinated in a Brooklyn hospital, and went through some regular medical tests,” said Meera.

    When asked to address rumours of being admitted to a psychiatric facility and being deported from America, Meera ignored the question saying: “It’s very late here, everyone is sleeping I can’t talk in detail.”

    The actor later said that she was subjected to mental torture, adding that she had to go to the hospital “because I was suffering from depression. But they thought I’m mentally unstable and took away my phone from me.”

    She further shared that she tried to explain the difference between mentally unstable and being depressed to them but they refused to understand and admitted her in the hospital.

    “I was screaming the entire night, calling for help, and no one came. It was a really scary night for me,” remarked Meera.

    Meera further shared that Sheikh Rasheed called the Pakistani Embassy in the US to help her, which made her release possible from the psychiatric facility.

    She further clarified that she is not being deported from America but will in fact be returning to Pakistan to record a show.

    Earlier, when reports of Meera being admitted to a mental facility were rife, her manager confirmed to The Current that the actor had only gone to get vaccinated and that reports of her being admitted to a facility were completely baseless.

  • VIDEO: Meera gets vaccinated in New York

    Meera has received her dose of COVID-19 vaccine in New York.

    Sharing a video of herself getting the vaccine shot, Meera wrote: “Alhamdulillah, I was able to get vaccinated for COVID-19 a few days ago, while in New York.”

    The actor shared that she experienced “mild symptoms including fever, headache, fatigue and body aches” after the vaccine but would still “recommend everyone to get vaccinated to keep you and your loved ones safe”.

    Urging her followers to get vaccinated, Meera said: “Please don’t be scared of the vaccine, it’s only to help everyone survive from this pandemic.”

    In one of the videos, Meera said that she received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and urged her followers to take the vaccine “to keep fighting against COVID-19.”

    Earlier this week, Meera was seen in a video with a man believed to be her father-in-law Raja Khalid Parvez. Parvez was driving the car while Meera thanked him for taking her to get a vaccine shot. Both of them were not wearing face masks.

    Earlier, reports were rife that Meera has been admitted to a mental facility in the United States. At the time, Meera’s manager had confirmed to The Current that the actor had only gone to get vaccinated and that reports of her being admitted to a facility were completely baseless.

  • Scandals related to my marriage have nothing to do with reality, says Meera

    Scandals related to my marriage have nothing to do with reality, says Meera

    Meera has said that all scandals related to her marriage are baseless and far from reality.

    “There are many scandals which have nothing to do with me,” said Meera, while talking about her various controversies on Ahsan Khan’s show Time out with Ahsan Khan. She added that one video scandal associated with her had nothing to do with reality and were mere rumours. The actor had come on the talk show with Javed Sheikh.

    When asked if she succeeded in love or not, Meera said she does not know that if she succeeded but admitted that she has been in love.

    Meanwhile, talking about when and why she decided to become an actor, Meera said she wanted to be an actor since her childhood even though she was very good at her studies. The actor added that there’s a lot left that she wants to do, adding that she will continue to work in films and television.

    Meera also praised her co-guest Javed Sheikh for supporting her and being there for her.

    “Javed Sheikh and her family supported me a lot,” said Meera. “All my initial movies were with Sheikh Sahab.”

    At this point, Sheikh recalled the time when the two shot for Chief Saab, sharing that, as the director, he would tell Meera what to wear and what nail polish to apply.

    Sheikh also narrated a funny incident from the shoot, saying: “She [Meera] was playing this rich girl who comes to meet her lover, who’s not as fortunate, in this basti. She was wearing a skirt and it looked like she’s going to a club which made me angry. When she asked what she should have been wearing instead, I told her a simple white shirt with jeans would do.”

    “After 20-25 minutes, Meera came back wearing a white shirt with jeans, which she borrowed from a local resident living nearby the set,” he added.

    Meera in Chief Saab

    Meera also revealed that her favorite song from her movies is Suno Suno Bolo Bolo, she also sang the song.

  • Frieha Altaf receives flak for joking about Meera’s mental health

    Frieha Altaf has landed up in the line of fire after a video of hers joking about Meera’s mental health went viral on social media. Reports of Meera being admitted to a mental facility in the United States were doing the rounds on social media and television for the past couple of days.

    In the video, Frieha could be heard laughing and telling a group of people “Meera ko mental institution main daal diya gaya hai (Meera has been put into a mental institution).”

    The video did not go down well with the public, who called out the former model for her “insensitive” and “callous” remarks.

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    Meanwhile, speaking exclusively to The Current, Meera’s manager Hasan said that the actor is doing perfectly fine and is working on a few projects in the States. He said that Meera does know who started this terrible rumour and asserted there is no truth to it.

    However, some reports claim that Meera has been discharged from the mental facility after Captain Naveed paid $50,000 for her ‘bail’.