Tag: Pakistani Actress

  • ZQ explains why she got tested for COVID 11 times

    ZQ explains why she got tested for COVID 11 times

    Zainab Qayyum, popularly known as ZQ, has explained that why she underwent multiple COVID testings during the pandemic.

    Responding to a news report which said that the actor got herself tested 11 times because of fear, Zainab Qayyum said: “Uff. Mein wehmi loony nahin different projects may acting karnay kay tehat yeh ehtyaati tadbeer ka hissa hai.”

    The actor further explained that she got “11 tests in the past nine months because I’ve been working on eight different projects with eight different sets of cast and crew. We have to be careful for ourselves as well as our costars.”

    Qayyum also bashed a local media publication for publishing a misleading headline.

    “Dunya News poori khabar dayni chayay na kay sunsannnnni waali headline,” said Zainab.

    Earlier, Zainab Qayyum had hit out at her colleagues and fellow actors for partying amid the pandemic.

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    “Honestly, as an actor, I don’t have a choice but to go to work where we work under the strictest SOPs,” said ZQ. “I haven’t met anyone apart from my costars on set for fear of being a silent carrier since last year. Have had 11 covid tests (all negative).”

    “Please don’t host [or] attend social events and then come on set to work with us,” she added.

    When a social media user appreciated ZQ for not attending any gatherings, she replied: “Because I am choosing NOT to go. I am responsible, not only for myself but also [for] my co-stars who I have to come on set and work with daily. I’m not going to put them or their families at risk, nor do I expect them to put me at risk either.”

    Qayyum is part of multiple on-air dramas including Geo Entertainment’s Qayamat and ARY Digital’s Shehnai.

  • Sarah Khan wants more men to be like husband Falak Shabbir

    Sarah Khan wants more men to be like husband Falak Shabbir

    Sarah Khan, in a recent interview with BBC Urdu, opened up about her personal and professional life and said that she wants more men to be like husband Falak Shabbir.

    Read more – ‘Don’t teach your daughters to go to Aurat March, educate your sons,’ says Sarah Khan

    Talking about Falak gifting her flowers every day, the actor said: “Falak has his own way of expressing love. We always highlight the negative things about men, but there are men out there like Falak who love their wives so much.”

    “I want to show people that men should be like that,” said Sarah, adding: “When he gives me flowers, it makes my day and my day feels incomplete without the flower.”

    Responding to a question on how the two met, Sarah shared that she met her husband at the Bridal Couture Week in Lahore. Sarah revealed that Falak proposed to her backstage.

    “My sisters Aisha and Noor were with me when Falak proposed to me backstage. I declined the proposal, but then he contacted my father, who handled everything from there on,” shared Sarah, adding that she is very happy with Falak.

    Read more – Iqra Aziz opens up on why she chose to marry Yasir Hussain

    Khan also talked about her recent illness due to which she was hospitalised.

    “When I was on the shoot of my new project, I started feeling unwell and was then admitted to hospital,” said Khan. “I had severe migraine, typhoid with two to three other things.”

    The actor added that she was touched to see the concern from her fans and friends.

    Meanwhile, talking about her dramas and characters, Sarah said that she enjoyed playing Miral in Sabaat and took inspiration from her mother for it.

    “People found Miraal cool because she wore nice clothes and said nice things,” said Sarah. “Most of the suits that you saw me wearing as Miraal belonged to my mother.”

    Revealing why she decided to play Zohra in Raqs e Bismil, Sarah said: “I wanted to do something completely different after Miraal and I wanted to work with Imran Asharaf. Also, the producers of the drama are my favourite.”

    Khan added that some scenes and dialogues in the drama were changed because she was not comfortable with them.

  • Yasra Rizvi, husband are going to be parents

    Yasra Rizvi, husband are going to be parents

    Yasra Rizvi is expecting her first child with husband Abdul Hadi.

    The actor announced the news by sharing a picture of herself flaunting her baby bump while on set.

    “Waiting for the monitor. P.s. waiting is half the job and patience is the only way to get it done,” wrote Yasra in the caption.

    Captioning another picture, the actor said: “To deliver or not to deliver?”

    Soon after Yasra shared the news, colleagues and other celebrities including Sarah Khan, Amar Khan, Sadia Ghaffar, Muniba Mazari and Tara Mahmood dropped love-filled wishes and mubaraks for the actor.

    “Lots of love and prayers for you, beautiful soul,” said Mazari.

    “Loving that filled up belly,” wrote Tara Mahmood.

    Yasra and Haadi tied the knot in 2016. Rizvi was criticised when she married her husband Abdul Hadi who is much younger than her. The actor had hit back at haters calling her husband “one of a kind”.

    Meanwhile, other celebrities who are reportedly expecting include Sarah Khan and Sadia Ghaffar.

  • Hania Aamir says she doesn’t want to be ‘unapproachable to be a star’

    Hania Aamir says she doesn’t want to be ‘unapproachable to be a star’

    Hania Aamir, who has often opened up about her fears and insecurities, has penned yet another heartfelt note about her struggles saying that she doesn’t want to be a star who is unapproachable.

    Expressing her thoughts on social media, Hania said: “When I took this picture, I was completely shattered inside. I would recite the kalma all the time hoping Allah would give me sabr to deal with the hurt I was feeling. Tears were ready to stream even in this picture and I was keeping it together as a front.”

    “I know I express too much on Instagram and let you guys in on what a part of my private life is about but just bear with it because I feel this is how it should be,” she added.

    The actor further said: “I don’t think I’m from a generation that believes a celebrity needs to be ‘unapproachable’ to be a star! Actually the quite opposite.”

    Explaining her words, Hania said: “A star in my eyes is the one who is compassionate and vulnerable and scared and emotional and brave and knows what being famous means. Someone who knows the importance of their platform, someone who appreciates their followers their blessings and knows the fact that they can use their voice and influence lives for the better.”

    “That’s the star I want to be,” she added, urging everyone to be kind to those around them and “most importantly, be kind to your own selves.”

    Earlier, Hania had written a detailed note on the importance of self-love and urged people to be kind to each other and accept difference of opinion.

    “I pride myself on being the person that I am today,” Hania had said. “Yes, I make the most of each day. Yes, I speak my mind. Yes, you might think I’m too much. I am. I am all of these things. I am extra. Extra. I love more. Laugh more. Feel more. Every emotion is heightened and that is the person that I am.”

  • Hina Altaf finds parody video on her ‘hilarious’

    Rapper-vlogger Ali Gul Pir, who is known for dubbing popular videos, recently made a parody of actor Hina Altaf from her interview with Nida Yasir.

    “Case of the missing anday wala burger and incomplete halwa puri,” Ali titled the video.

    Ali also shared the original video in his post. In the original video, Hina is talking about how her ‘Anday wala burger‘ and ‘Halwa Puri‘, went missing.

    Hina found Pir’s video on her “hilarious”.

    The actor also shared a video of herself in fits while watching the video.

    Earlier this year, Ali also paid a humorous tribute to the four trees Pakistan lost in the Balakot airstrike.

  • ‘I was imprisoned for 4 years’: Komal Rizvi opens up on abusive marriage

    Komal Rizvi recently opened up about her divorce and abusive marriage of four years.

    Detailing her harrowing experience on Nida Yasir’s Ramzan Special show along with Shoaib Malik, Rizvi said that she got divorced in 2019. Sharing details of her marriage, Rizvi said that after her marriage when she was in Oman with her husband she had to go to the bed hungry several times due to her husband’s mistreatment.

    The singer further said that she was imprisoned for four years during which she used to earn money by giving tuitions. Later, she also took a course and started supplying food to different stores in Oman.

    “When my husband tortured and injured me, my parents became suspicious and started asking me to come back,” said Rizvi. “Then one day my father came and brought me back to Pakistan.”

    Read more – Ismat Zaidi opens up about her struggles after divorce

    Komal also said that when her father came to take her with him she was terrified that her husband would kill her.

    “I was psychologically upset,” expressed Komal. “I spoke to my aunt [Khala], who is a psychiatrist and asked her that I can’t believe that having such a high IQ how did I become like this? She told me that it’s not about IQ and said that intelligent women tend to stay longer in abusive marriages because they try to rationalize the acts of their abuser.”

    Stressing on the importance of educating girls and making them financially independent, Komal said that it is important for women to have a skill set.

  • Baby on the way for Sarah and Falak?

    Baby on the way for Sarah and Falak?

    Falak Shabir has left fans confused after he shared an illustration of a woman carrying a baby and her husband worried about it.

    “This is the beauty of a relationship! Subhan Allah,” Falak captioned the photo.

    While Falak did not explain his post further, many are convinced that this is a pregnancy announcement from the couple.

    Sarah had earlier been hospitalised due to ill health. Her manager had confirmed to The Current that the actor has contracted typhoid due to which she had to be admitted to the hospital.

    Later in a short video clip, Khan had informed her fans that she has returned home from the hospital and is doing better.

  • Armeena Khan shares ‘upsetting’ BTS from ‘Mohabbatain Chahatain’ to highlight mental health issues

    Armeena Khan on Friday shared a behind-the-scenes video (BTS) from the sets of Mohabbatain Chahatain to highlight mental health issues. Khan’s character in the drama Tara commits suicide in the last episode using a mirror.

    Read more – Frieha Altaf receives flak for joking about Meera’s mental health

    “I film an incredibly difficult scene, where my character commits suicide,” said Armeena in the video. “There are several points I wish to make very very quickly.”

    “Number one, you are not alone if you are suffering. I don’t want you to suffer, I need you to seek professional help,” says Armeena. “Secondly, women should not pit against each other. You support each other, what’s yours is yours, what’s mine is mine, we should not go after each other’s destinies. We should support each other.”

    “Thirdly, suicide is never the answer. I understand we all have demons, but unfortunately my character fails to overcome hers. But this is not the way,” she continued.

    Urging those facing issues to seek professional help, Armeena said: “Please stay safe and do not take any of this seriously, because ultimately it is just a TV drama.”

    Mohabbatain Chahatain also featured Hira Mani and Junaid Khan in key roles besides Khan.

  • Hania Aamir has a message for her haters

    Hania Aamir has often been on receiving end of criticism for her lively and unfiltered presence on social media. The actor, who recently hit four million followers on Instagram, took to her social media handle to address the hate she receives.

    Read more –‘Don’t pit women against women’: Hania Aamir responds to backlash on using beauty filter

    “It’s very sad that there are very few people left in this world who are real and genuine,” said the actor. “And those who are [real and genuine] are afraid because people call them with weird names [such as] ‘sokha‘, when they are only trying to be as original as possible.”

    “All they are doing is keeping the child inside them alive. It’s vulnerability, it’s innocence, and not trying to be somebody they are not,” said Hania further, adding: “All they want is happiness for themselves and the people around them.”

    Hania continued: “It doesn’t make sense, when you hate on them.”

    “I just read a comment which said ‘Oh I unfollowed her because she was like crossing her limits’. What are you talking about man?,” questioned Hania. “All I talk about is love and respect and coexisting with different opinions, and that’s it.”

    “I love you all, man. Don’t miss out on my content,” concluded Hania on a humorous note.

    Earlier, Hania had also posted a lengthy note in which she talked about self-love and urged people to be kind to each other and accept difference of opinions. In her note, Hania also questioned why people can’t be happy in others happiness.

  • 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.