Tag: Pakistani Actress

  • When Vidya Balan messaged Saba Qamar after being impressed by her acting

    When Vidya Balan messaged Saba Qamar after being impressed by her acting

    After a phenomenal performance in Hindi Medium with the late Irrfan Khan in 2017, Saba Qamar won million hearts. At the time, Bollywood superstar Vidya Balan also messaged Qamar after seeing her performance.

    Balan took out sometime to catch the film. And after watching it, she sent a long text to Saba.

    In her message, Vidya wrote: “Hi Saba… This is Vidya Balan. Watched Hindi Medium today and took your number from Zeenat… Just wanted to tell you that you were amazing in the film. It’s a character that one could dislike easily for being so pushy but you humanized her and made her believable and likable… Really wow!! Congrats on your performance and on huge success of the film. All the best VB.”

    Of course, Saba was touched by Vidya’s gesture. She instantly took to Twitter to post a sweet message. Saba tweeted: “Being praised by one of the best actresses of bollywood is a huge deal. I’m overwhelmed!”

    Saba also posted a picture of Vidya’s message with caption, “I still can’t believe that I spoke to THE Vidya Balan. Being praised by one of the best actresses of Bollywood is a huge deal for me. I’m truly touched and honoured.”

    She went on to say, “Such a sweet gesture by her to take out the time to appreciate my work. It’s the best feeling ever when someone you admire so much, praises and appreciates your work. You’re beautiful inside out. Thank you! Loads of love!”

    Saba’s launch film in Bollywood, Hindi Medium is a lighthearted romantic film about a young couple in Chandni Chowk, who want their daughter to get the best possible education.

  • Alizeh Shah regrets this decision of hers

    Alizeh Shah regrets this decision of hers

    Alizeh Shah has been embroiled recently in a spree of controversies, while the Ehad-e-wafa actress remains unaffected over social media frenzy regarding her personal and professional antics, she seems to be regretting after cutting her long hair, short.

    Read more – ‘What’s wrong with people?’: Alizeh Shah responds to criticism on new song

    Alizeh turned to her Instagram account and shared a meme expressing her regret on cutting her hair short and shares her realisation that she rather likes her hair longer: “When you cut your hair and realize you liked it better longer.”

    In another Instagram story, Alizeh shared a stucked cat in snow with a caption which reads: “Me trying to get through life.”

    Earlier, Shah had also hit back at trolls making fun of her new hairdo. The Tanaa Banaa star responded to a social media user making a meme out of her one of the posts on Instagram.

    Alizeh has been posting posts with cryptic captions lately.

  • Malik Sisters think Maryam Aurangzeb, Sheikh Rashid and Shafqat Mahmood are actors

    Humaima Malik and Dua Malik made an appearance on ARY’s Har Lamha Purjosh where they spilled the beans on their professional and personal dynamics. On being asked by the anchor Waseem Badami which politician they think look like an actor, Dua answered Maryam Aurangzeb and Humaima said she thinks Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood are good actors.

    During the interview the host asked her to give an advice for Momina Mustehsan to which Humaima replied, “Jesus kar ke tweet krna chor dein about Pakistani women”.

    The Bol actress added, “And stop comparing people by classifying them,” adding that every women is equal. “Every woman is equal, whether it is Qandeel Baloch or Mahira Khan, no one can be [classified] as cool or not cool”.

  • Faryal Mehmood makes shocking revelations about casting couch in entertainment industry

    Faryal Mehmood makes shocking revelations about casting couch in entertainment industry

    In a recent interview with Something Haute, Faryal Mehmood opened up on the reality of the casting couch and sexual harassment that aspiring young actresses have to face. “They would ask me to go for a drive.”

    The Raqeeb Se actress said because she didn’t give in, she was constantly told that she was a difficult actor to work with. “I won’t laugh at your vulgar jokes and will tell you not to have the same jokes again.”

    Read more – ‘Happy Trolling’: Faryal Mehmood claps back at trolls

    The actress shared her experience with two channels and she praised Geo TV, calling it “ghar Ki baat” and lauded Abdullah Kadwani’s 7th Sky Entertainment.

    Talking about another channel and a producer, Faryal said “There was one producer, who saw me on an event and called me and said that you need a stylist. Look at me, I mean do I need a stylist? I was working on my weight and dealing with a new body at that time.”

    “One day I showed up at a premiere at 2:30 at night, after the premiere, he saw me and texted me on Facebook, saying you know you’ve got potential but you need a stylist. I said, sir I am going through a process, I’m also getting to know what needs to be done. It was a new body for me as well.”

    “The same person called me to his office, to the other side of the world (Karachi City) and then he tells me that you’ve got behavioral issues and why people don’t want to work with you. I keep giving your name and they keep rejecting you. The sad part is that i believed that,” said Faryal.

    She further said: “After six years i decided that I don’t want it anymore, i’ll do whatever i like. Here no one knows the professional language and how to speak. I’ve also worked outside this country. They teach you how to communicate with people ad taking work from them, without hurting them or disrespecting them.”

    “They have no manners and no professionalism,” she added.

    “Now, all of them know me how I work. So, i don’t face anything like that anymore,” said Faryal.

    But the actress also said the main reason why a lot of young actors don’t speak out against harassment is the fear of losing work and getting blacklisted in the industry. Faryal did, however, mention that there are good producers and directors as well who treat actors with respect.

  • Mahira Khan: The Queen of rejections

    Mahira Khan: The Queen of rejections

    Mahira Khan is undisputedly the queen of Pakistan film and drama industry but she has also gained this title in rejecting scripts.

    Ainee Ki Ayegi Baraat

    Mahira Khan was offered the titular role in Ainee Ki Ayegi Baraat, but she turned it down for being a multi-starrer and the role went to her Humsafar co-star, Naveen Waqar. The script was written by Vasay Chaudhary who even pulled Mahira’s leg for rejecting his show at Fawad Khans production launch event.

    Mera Naseeb

    Mera Naseeb was supposed to be Mahira Khan’s first drama. It was revealed when a fan tweeted about how he would love to see Sanam Saeed and Mahira appear together on a “friendship movie or a chick flick”, Khan replied that her debut drama was actually supposed to be Hum TV’s Mera Naseeb. The Raees actress mentioned in an interview that she rejected the script as it had the concept of a pretty cousin sister vs an unpleasant-looking cousin sister and how it impacts their married life.

    Kankar

    After the thunderous success of Humsafar, Mahira refused the drama Kankar which was later done by Sanam Baloch. The drama dealt with the subject of domestic abuse. Mahira instead chose to do Sarmad Khoosat’s directorial Shehr-e-Zaat as she found it to be more challenging as a performer.

    Punjab Nahi Jaungi

    Mahira Khan was approached for the role of Amal Dastoor in Humayun Saeed’s blockbuster film. Humayun revealed in an interview that they had multiple meetings for the same but the talks couldn’t materialize.

    Jawani Phir Nahi Ani

    Mahira Khan rejected Mehwish Hayat’s role in Jawani Phir Nahi Ani as she was already working for Ho Mann Jahan and felt the script wasn’t empowering for women.

    Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2

    Post Raees, Mahira didn’t find it appropriate to take on a multi-starrer with misogynist elements despite it being mounted on a lavish scale.

    Parwaaz Hai junoon

    Momina Duraid, the producer, offered the film to Mahira but she couldn’t adjust it in her busy diary.

    Parey Hut Love

    Although Mahira was part of Parey Hut Love in a cameo role as Zeena, but firstly, she was offered the lead role of Saniya. After she refused it, the role was later played by Maya Ali.

  • Saba Qamar is embarrassed of this feature film of hers

    Saba Qamar is embarrassed of this feature film of hers

    Saba Qamar revealed in an interview about a project that she is embarrassed to be associated with, 8969.

    Read more – Saba Qamar to make a comeback on television with ‘Tumhare Husn K Naam’

    Sharing about her experience the Lahore Se Agay actress said that she was offered the project as a telefilm but the makers later cheated her and released it as a feature film after the news of her signing a Bollywood film surfaced.

    8969 is a 2016 Pakistani thriller film directed by Azeem Sajjad. The film stars Qamar, and other actors namely Hussain Tiwana, Sadaf Hamid, Anam Goher and Ali Jabran Khan in significant roles. It was released on 2nd December 2016 under the production banner of A J Media Productions.

    The actress was regretful of working in the project and candidly revealed that she reached out to the makers to stop the film’s release and even asked them to take the film’s production cost by her in return. “I told them, you invested 5 lacs on the shoot, take 10 lacs from me but don’t release it as a film”.

    The film however went unnoticed and couldn’t damage Saba’s star-power.

  • Four leading ladies who got real about their beauty insecurities

    Celebrities with their perfect pictures do make us feel inferior, however even they are not perfect and a few of them even believe in sharing their insecurities with the world.

    Here is the list of four celebrities who opened up about their insecurities publicly:

    Iman Ali:

    Iman in her recent interview with Vasay Chaudhary opened up about the insecurities she has about her physical appearance.

    “A lot of people tell me I’m beautiful, but when I look at myself in the mirror, I think all these people are lying,” said Iman.

    “When people tell me you like your face and you just lie in front of us, it’s not so,” she added.

    She continued “I don’t even take pictures because of my face because I don’t like any picture and that’s why I post very few pictures of myself on social media.”

    Yumna Zaidi:

    In her latest interview with Something Haute Yumna revealed that she doesn’t find herself to be very good-looking, the Inkaar actress mentioned that her elder siblings are much better in their appearance although she believes her physical outlook has gotten better with time.

    Alizeh Shah :

    In April 2021, Alizeh posted an Instagram story in which she shared with her fans that she has been dealing with acne and posted some pictures of her showing her raw skin. The actress urged people to embrace their natural flaws and to be comfortable in their skin.

    Hania Aamir

    In 2019, Aamir had opened up about her struggle with acne and called out unrealistic beauty prototypes. She also didn’t shy away from terming Yasir Hussain’s joke as “inappropriate” when he used the word, “Danedaar” for her in his Instagram story.

  • Anoushay Abbasi’s transformation shocks the web

    Anoushay Abbasi’s transformation pictures are making the rounds on social media and her transformation has become the talk of the town. The Raqs-e-Bismil actress hasn’t just lost weight but has also upped her fashion game.

    We need some fitness tips from her.

    Her pictures from a recent photoshoot is giving us Barbie doll vibes but according to Anoushay herself she is, “Not your barbie girl.”

    Anoushay oozes fashion goals for her fans.

  • ‘Who is Katrina Kaif?’ asks Hira Mani to a fan as he compares the two

    ‘Who is Katrina Kaif?’ asks Hira Mani to a fan as he compares the two

    Actress Hira Mani gave a humorous reply to a fan who compared the two in terms of their appearance.

    In the comments section of Hira’s picture, a devoted fan couldn’t distinguish if it was really Hira Mani or Bollywood superstar Katrina Kaif.

    The fan asked, “Is this Katrina Kaif or Hira Mani?”

    Obviously, this was an intentional attempt from the fan by comparing Hira with Katrina to grab her attention on his comment.

    Hira’s answer was full of self-confidence and we enjoyed her words a lot.

    Hira responded: “Bro Katrina Kaif ki bhi maa. Who is Katrina Kaif? Mujhy kehtey hain Hira Mani” (Bro I am mother of Katrina Kaif. Who is Katrina Kaif? People call me Hira Mani).

    Hira is currently being seen in Yun Tu Hai Pyar Bohut on HUM TV.

  • ‘Is it justified to rip apart your ex lover?’ Rabia Butt questions Hania, Asim feud

    Ever since Asim Azhar tweeted a GIF for Hania, the exes have fiercely indulged in an online feud, after which several celebrities, from the Pakistani drama and film industry, started posting their views on the issue. 

    The latest celebrity to comment on the issue is actress Rabia Butt of Pehli Si Muhabbat fame. Rabia in a series of Instagram stories said that she is not talking about who is right or who is wrong, all she’s asking is that does anyone’s ex-lover deserves being ripped apart publicly after a breakup

    She continued by advising to not make fun of one’s past and former partner by publicising everything.

    The actress wants her fellow celebrities to not thrash their ex-lovers publicly even after a disturbing end of their equation and believes in keeping feuds private.