Tag: Pakistani Artist

  • ‘Husbands fat-shaming wives is justified’: Hira Mani opens up on weight issues, losing 8 Kgs

    Actor Hira Mani recently shared in an interview alongside her husband Salman Saqib that husbands who taunt their wives on weight gain are essentially helping women maintain their bodies.

    ” I can’t do hard weights. I do, however, take a clean diet. I have a terrible sweet tooth. So whenever I treat myself with Falooda, I train harder.”

    Mani was then inquired if he ever had to lose weight. “I did,” he told the host. “I exercised, I did calorie deficit, portion control, intermittent fasting, OMAD.” Hira chimed in, “No matter how busy we are, Mani and I make sure to go for a run or a walk once a day. He [Mani] helped me shed the extra weight I had put on. I had no trainer this time around, Mani helped me through it and the results were amazing.”

    She added, “I had gained so much weight! I weighed around 64 kgs. That’s when Mani pointed out.” Mani further commented, “Yes, but remember you watched that drama serial of yours.” Hira recalled, “Yes! I saw that show and couldn’t recognise myself onscreen and thought, ‘Who is this aunty?’ That’s when Mani said, let’s go for a run. He helped me reduce 10 kgs in three months. No other trainer could help me achieve this target.”

    Mani quipped, “She also controlled her diet.”

    The Kashf star went on to reveal how Mani ‘taunts’ her often with how well-maintained Bollywood actors are. “He would taunt me so much!” Hira shared, “Mani would often say look at Katrina, look at Kareena – well, even Kareena is fat now – look at Deepika! I keep telling him that I am not Deepika or Katrina. I have two kids! He taunts. But I think that’s fair too. Husbands who taunt their wives are justified in doing so if it helps women to lose their weight.” Hira then goes on to thank Mani.

    “But even Hira taunts me now!” Mani remarked. “She taunts me as well now. She says look at Hrithik, look at Shahid. So now, I have to lose weight as well.” Hira then said, “I mean, Imran Khan has gotten so many treatments done on his face, his hair. So has Maryam Nawaz Sharif. So I said, ‘Mani, you should also get a hair transplant.’

    Earlier in an interview with Urdu News, she said that she would have married her husband Salman Saqib even if he was already married to someone else.

    The Sun Yaara star stated, “People often ask me why I credit my success to Mani. My only response to that is that there is no one else like him. He is a supportive husband, a responsible father, and a talented artist.”

    The Do Bol diva also talked about the controversy surrounding her confessions in an interview with senior actor Samina Pirzada. she said, “People criticise me because I stole Mani’s number from my friend’s phone and messaged him behind her back, but the truth is, I have no regrets. People can say what they want,” adding, ” Even if Mani was married to someone else, I would have married him regardless.”

    Hira and Salman recently appeared on Ahsan Khan’s chat show, Timeout with Ahsan Khan and she revealed that Mani makes new ids on social media to abuse political rivals of the opposition party as he supports Mustafa Kamal.

    On the work front, Hira is currently featuring in Yun Toh Pyar Hai Buhat opposite Affan Waheed.

  • Pakistani artist Shehzil Malik’s artwork makes it to ‘Ms Marvel’

    Pakistani artist Shehzil Malik’s artwork makes it to ‘Ms Marvel’

    Pakistani Digital Artist and Illustrator Shehzil Malik has made it to Ms Marvel. Shehzil’s artwork was included in one of the posters of Disney’s forthcoming biggie Ms Marvel.

    Shezil, took to her Twitter handle to re-share her artwork. “Yes, that is my art in the poster by @Marvel to represent Ms Marvel’s Muslim/ Pakistani-American heritage! Excited to see it all come together!.” she wrote in a tweet.

    Marvel released the first trailer for Ms. Marvel in March 2022. This story will begin streaming on Disney+ on June 8. Marvel’s first Pakistani Muslim woman superhero will be played by Iman Vellani. She will take on the role of Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teen based in New Jersey. 

    The series also star Pakistani hearthrob Fawad Khan.

  • Iqra Aziz opens up about living in a ‘3 kamron ka flat’, rough childhood and disturbed equation with father

    Iqra Aziz opens up about living in a ‘3 kamron ka flat’, rough childhood and disturbed equation with father

    Actor Iqra Aziz has opened up about her childhood spent playing on the streets of Saddar in a close-knit neighbourhood, as well as her struggles growing up with the burden of a strained relationship with her late father in an interview with a digital magazine.

    On being asked if she had any apprehensions when it comes to motherhood, the Raqeeb Se star reflected, “As far as the fear is concerned, I wasn’t really scared. I had always wanted to get married and I always wanted to have a baby. I have always loved kids. I would always be around them and take care of other people’s babies. In fact, [Yasir and I] were left waiting since Kabir was a little late.” 

    Speaking about being a working mother, Iqra stressed the importance of being practical. Explaining how she has had to make some tough choices to ensure her son’s well being, Iqra shared, “I am a very practical person… I harden my heart and keep my emotional side under control. You always want to keep your child in your arms and cuddle them. I have Kabir’s cot in my room. I want to hug him while I sleep, but then I have to stop myself. I think it’s important for him to have his own bed.”

    How Yasir Hussain's Life Changed After Son Kabir Hussain | Reviewit.pk

    Elaborating on how society may judge her for her decisions, Iqra asserted the necessity of her actions, “People would probably question what kind of mother I am. There are a lot of judgments passed around… I have to raise my child according to my routine.”

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    Sharing how her mother is her greatest support, the Ranjha Ranjha Kardi actor added, “I’m blessed to have a mother who tells me that I don’t need to feel guilty. You always have that mom guilt when you leave your kid somewhere and go to work… I started working after Kabir was barely one month old. My mother told me I don’t need to be hard on myself because this is the career that I have worked so hard for and that she’s there to help… Your child will learn what it means to be independent from you. You’re a role model.” 

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    When asked whether motherhood has affected the kinds of roles she opts for, Iqra stressed how her personal life and career exist in completely separate realms. She explained, “My personal life, my husband or my child, they don’t come in between me and my work. They don’t affect who I am as an actor. That is a separate part of my life. My target with regards to the kinds of scripts I pick mainly has to do with whether they relay a certain type of message that betters the lives of the audience, the kind that aren’t just about weeping daughters-in-law. They have to be strong characters.” 

    Speaking about strength, Iqra also opened up about her mental health struggles, and the strength and mental clarity gained through therapy. The actor reflected on her difficult childhood, sharing that she started therapy at the age of 14, which led to her mind opening up in ways she had not previously imagined. She shared, “I went to therapy because I had a rough childhood. I was three years old when my father came back to Karachi from Saudi Arabia. I had never seen him. I used to believe my taya was my father. When he came back, it was very tough for me to trust him. He was strict as well, I only got nine years with him, so not much could be done then. I was 12 when I lost him. I was 14 or 15 when I started therapy.”

    The actor shared that her childhood growing up in Saddar with the freedom to roam the streets led to her developing street smarts that have helped her in her career as well. She shared, “I grew up going out into the streets in Ramazan and playing on rides because the area is so busy. I have spent my life there, and my mother and grandmother had also lived their whole lives in the area. We lived there for over 30 years. Everyone knew us… I am so thankful that I got to live that life. I have seen that phase. I know how to be street smart and I know how to deal with people. I know how to conduct myself when I go out into the crowd.” 

    Iqra added, “Being shy is something else, but when [I’m] given the platform to say something, I am nervous but I can do it. It gives me that confidence.” 

    When asked whether she’s ever felt camera-shy, Iqra recalled the first and only time she did. The Qurban divarecalled, “The first time I did a TVC, my sister went with me and it was a stop-motion ad. I was alone and I had to give expressions in front of the camera… I saw that there were so many people around me and they would all have their eyes on me, so I got anxious and started crying. I was 14 at the time, and I told my sister I couldn’t do it. She encouraged me to keep going and I did. After that, there was no turning back.”

    Earlier in her interview with BBC she got candid about growing in a three bedroom flat.

    When the Suno Chanda star appeared on HSY’s chat show, she revealed that her mother was the first female Uber driver in Pakistan.

  • ‘He was eight years older than me, I was just 19, a kid’: Zoya Nasir opens up on divorce

    ‘He was eight years older than me, I was just 19, a kid’: Zoya Nasir opens up on divorce

    Actor Zoya Nasir has opened up on her divorce in a chat with an online magazine.

    Despite growing up as the daughter of Nasir Adeeb, the scriptwriter known mostly for creating the universe of Maula Jutt, Zoya wasn’t allowed to pursue acting as a career. She eventually repressed her passion and joined Sabs, the beauty salon, as a junior partner and became a full-time beautician.

    Zoya Nasir Is Related To These Famous People [Pictures] - Lens

    Zoya talked about the backlash she faced over her weight and the challenges of defeating the persistent nepotism and lobbying in the industry. The starlet also talked about her divorce and advocated for young girls to have a career and an independent outlook at life before marriage.

    “While I don’t want to get into details, it’s important to share that I was 19 when I got married. He was 8 years older than me. I was so young, even for my age, that I didn’t know how to take a stand for myself or how to greet people as a bahu,” Zoya recalled, highlighting the struggles of teen marriages.

    “I wasn’t a partner in my marriage, I was a kid, given responsibilities. My world was so small at the time that I’d succumbed to anything they’d ask of me. I never reflected on who I was as a person, I just became how people wanted me to. I’d accept mistakes even when I wasn’t at fault. When I got divorced, my family realised that it wasn’t the right move for anyone that young. I needed to broaden my horizon.” She went on to urge elders everywhere, “Do not marry teen girls. Let them see the real world and know themselves. Otherwise, they’ll spend their lives being inferior to people all the time.

    Zoya was engaged to vlogger Christian Betzmann too but called it off earlier last year because of his problematic statements against Palestine and Pakistan.

    boyfriend mocked Pakistan, then actress Zoya Nasir broke engagement

    The 35-year-old also narrated how her salon was hired to do hair and makeup for a channel’s film festival, which eventually led to her venture into the realm of acting. “It was then that Sonya (Khan) jee and Salman Iqbal saw me mimicking and thought I was cut out for it. In that moment, all my repressed dreams of acting reappeared and suddenly I figured, I’m an adult now, I don’t need my family’s approval to do this, so I said yes. We had a few meetings, they offered me a lead role in Hania and now I’m here.”

    While Zoya is grateful she was cast in a lead role alongside actor Junaid Khan in the 2019 drama, she wouldn’t advise the move for newcomers in the industry. “I wish I didn’t start like that. I made a mistake. I didn’t know anything at that time. Now that I’ve worked with Farhan Saeed, Hadiqa Kiani, Bilal Abbas, I’ve seen how they do their homework. They know everything from lights to production and of course, their character. I’ve learnt so much that I can see my mistakes in the serial,” she admitted.

    “I wouldn’t recommend a lead role to anyone as a newcomer in this world. Even if you have contacts, don’t take them. Work as a side character with notable actors, that way the pressure eases and you learn enough to stand out when you get a lead role,” added Zoya.

    Zoya Nasir mother has been abducted from the motorway 3 times.

    Despite her convincing talent, Zoya has had her fair share of challenges too, including harsh criticism about her appearance. But the Deewangi actor isn’t bothered by people spreading negativity around her. “People have often said that I do not have the face of a heroine, that I don’t look the part. I ask you to define a lead actor. Define a heroine. Can a fat, [not fair] girl not have a story to tell or is it not worth listening to? I never take offence to the statement because the definition of a lead actor is flawed here.”

    Sharing incidents from when she had to take a stand against the industry embedding stereotypes, she narrated, “I went to the US for some work and came back tanned while I was working on this serial. The show makers gave a horrific reaction. They told me they’d offer me whitening injections on the house but will not tolerate the “dark, ugly” colour. It was insane. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I refused straight away.”

    Zoya also lost a project while standing up for her beliefs. “I had signed a web series where I had to play a girl who is under any illusion that she’s beautiful but in she isn’t. The producer asked me to put on a black foundation. I refused and said I’ll wash my face if you do this because dark skin doesn’t equal to ugly. He told me that it was either his way or the highway. I took the highway and walked out.”

    Zoya Nasir Is Quite The Diva We Never Knew [Pictures] - Lens

    Another challenge that the actor faced was the prevailing system of lobbies. “My inspiration is Hiba Bukhari. She didn’t come from a lobby and yet took over the industry with her talent. I want to be able to defeat the lobby too. I wish to go beyond the tag of nepotism and prove my acting, because honestly if you know someone in the industry and ask them for a lead role, you get it easily. There are fewer (female) actors than male ones.”

    But irrespective of the challenges, the Zebaish actor is grateful to be at a phase where she can choose projects according to her liking. Overwhelmed with the love she gets from fans, she shared that once a lady thought of her as Hania (from her debut drama) and gave her duas at a hospital. “I had a panic attack and was taken to the hospital. An old lady thought of me as Hania and gave me prayers for my recovery. That moment still stays with me.”

    Earlier she appeared on Neo TV’s show G Sarkar, in which the Zebaish star reveled that her mother was abducted for thrice when she was a sitting MPA. She continued by adding that the kidnappers used to take her to a barren area and leave her there.

    The Dobara diva confessed that she feels scared to travel on motorway because of her mothers frequent abductions.

    Zoya also shared a disturbing encounter with criminals in Karachi, she said that when she was coming back from a shoot, gunpoint robbers stopped her car and she got so afraid that she ran out of the car screaming, and due to her screaming the muggers went away.

    Earlier, Zoya Nasir clapped back to a troll on Instagram for criticising her choice of dressing. A netizen commented unpleasant remarks about her choice of dressing in her birthday picture.

    On the work front, Zoya was last seen in ARY’s Meray Apnay.

  • IN PICTURES: Lupita Nyong’o stuns in Pakistani shaadi joras

    IN PICTURES: Lupita Nyong’o stuns in Pakistani shaadi joras

    Hollywood Star Lupita Nyong’o is currently in Pakistan for a friend’s wedding and is sharing pictures of herself from the wedding festivities. She is in Pakistan for the wedding ceremony of Artist Misha Japanwala.

    The ‘Black Panther’ actor opted for traditional Pakistani clothes for her friend’s wedding. Have a look at some of the looks:

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    Who is Misha Japanwala?

    Misha Japanwala is a Pakistani visual artist and designer. She has won global attention and appreciation for her work. The artist has also worked with Gigi Hadid in the past. She has tied the knot with  Actor Fisher Neal. 

  • Arez Ahmed, Hiba Bukhari ooze couple goals in honeymoon pictures

    Arez Ahmed, Hiba Bukhari ooze couple goals in honeymoon pictures

    Celebrity couple of Arez Ahmed and Hiba Bukhari are currently ringing in their honeymoon in Sri Lanka. The Inteha-e-Ishq duo shared their special moments on social media and the couple is oozing couple goals in their viral pictures.

    The couple tied the knot earlier this month in Karachi.

    Hiba wore a bright red Lehenga paired with heavy gold jewelry and Arez wore a black sherwani.

  • Javed Iqbal’s release halted by Punjab government a day before Lahore premiere

    Javed Iqbal’s release halted by Punjab government a day before Lahore premiere

    Ayesha Omar and Yasir Hussain starrer movie Javed Iqval‘s release has been halted by the government of Punjab.

    The film’s director Abu Aleeha in a tweet said that Punjab Government has stoped the release of the movie despite the approval of censor board. He further said that he is going to High Court for appeal. The movie was set for its countrywide premiere tomorrow (January 28).

    Javed Iqbal was supposed to premiere in October, but it was pushed back to December 24 due to censor board approval.

    The Karachi premiere of the movie was held this week and it turned out to be a star studded event.

    Bulbulay diva Ayesha Omar, will also be seen alongside with Yasir in the biopic after their successful film, Karachi Se LahoreThe Untold Story of a Serial Killer: Javed Iqbal has been written and directed by Abu Aleeha.

    The Jhooti actor will be essaying the role of the Serial Killer while the Zindagi Gulzar Hai diva will be playing the role of a cop.

  • ‘Nudity’: Syra Yousuf opens up on rejecting a Hollywood offer

    ‘Nudity’: Syra Yousuf opens up on rejecting a Hollywood offer

    An interview of actor Syra Yousuf is currently circulating on social media in which she opened up about rejecting a Hollywood film offer.

    The Mera Naseeb star mentioned that she was offered to play the role of a mistress in an English film, “When they sent me the script, the role was little too bold,” revealed Syra while sharing the reason behind declining the offer.

    Syra Shehroz says a little too much at Tonight with HSY

    She further said that it is not necessary that you have to get naked to play the character of a mistress.

    The Bilquis Kaur diva will soon be seen in the forthcoming drama serial, Sinf-e-Aahan co-starring multiple A-list contemporaries. The small screen magnum opus is based on the theme of women empowerment and also stars Sajal Aly, Yumna Zaidi, Ramsha Khan, Kubra Khan. The makers have also roped in Ali Rehman Khan, Sheheryar Munawar, Usman Mukhtar, Asad Siddiqui and Asim Azhar as male leads.

    Written by Umera Ahmed and helmed by Nadeem Baig, Sinf-e-Aahan will be aired on ARY Digital later this year.

  • ‘Drinking openly, uncomfortable’: Asim Azhar calls out attendees for misconduct at concert

    ‘Drinking openly, uncomfortable’: Asim Azhar calls out attendees for misconduct at concert

    Singer Asim Azhar recently schooled a group of attendees for misconducting at his concert. The Tera Woh Pyar singer took to his Instagram stories to explain what really happened and why he got angry.

    “Okay, I don’t usually share stuff like this but whoever has come to a concert of mine knows that we tolerate anything but families being disturbed or harassed,” he wrote in his Instagram stories while sharing the video.

    He continued by adding, “With that being said, the guy I was addressing here did not say anything BUT him & his friends were drinking openly & making a family very uncomfortable.”

    “For people thinking this was a stunt can go and think whatever but I will keep calling out people on stage who make my audience uncomfortable. Upar se sab nazar ata hau. Aur Mujhay kuch zyada hi,” added the singer.

    Have a look at the video:

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    Earlier, Aima Baig during a concert schooled a man for misbehaving with her, the video has gone viral on social media.

  • ‘Who made that viral?’: Adnan Siddiqui reacts to his ‘alcohol bottles breaking’ memes

    ‘Who made that viral?’: Adnan Siddiqui reacts to his ‘alcohol bottles breaking’ memes

    Actor Adnan Siddiqui has reacted on his viral video that went viral on social media in which he was seen throwing seized liquor bottles, breaking them to show how bootleg liquor is illegal in Pakistan. The Ahista Ahista star also reacted to viral memes. Adnan received a lot of backlash for his role in breaking the bottles with many people calling out him on social media.

    While referring to his video, he said, “I destroyed a thing, who made that viral?” said Adnan jokingly.

    He continued by saying people should also share that i destroyed narcotics.

    In December 2020, He met the legendary Indian musician, AR Rahman at Dubai Expo 2020.