Tag: Pakistani Celebrities

  • Hira pens a sweet birthday note for her ‘Janooo’

    Hira Mani has wished husband Mani with the sweetest birthday note.

    “Haye Mani agar tum is duniya main na aatay tou mera kiya hota haye,” wrote Hira in her note. “Thank you for coming in my life. Bari meherbani“

    “Happy Birthday janooo,” she concluded.

    Hira and Mani do not shy away from publicly expressing their love for each. Earlier, Mani had also penned a sweet wish for his wife, calling her “Cinderella”.

    Hira and Mani tied the knot in 2008. The couple has two sons together. In an interview with Samina Peerzada, Hira had revealed that she had a big crush on Mani while she was in college and met him through a friend who was dating Mani at the time.

  • Sohai Ali Abro ties the knot

    Sohai Ali Abro ties the knot

    Sohai Ali Abro on Sunday tied the knot with Shehzar Mohammad, son of former cricketer Shoaib Mohammad and the grandson of legendary batsman Hanif Muhammad.

    While the newlyweds have not shared any pictures from their big day, pictures from their nuptials are doing the rounds on social media. The couple looked resplendent in shades of ivory and gold.

    Humayun Saeed was one of the few guests at the event and the actor shared snippets from the occasion on social media to wish the happy couple.

    “Many congratulations to Sohai and Shehzar,” said Saeed. “May Allah bless you both with lots and lots of happiness, prosperity and a lifetime of togetherness.”

    Sajal Aly also shared a lovely photo of the couple and wished them all the best for the new chapter in their life.

    “Bohat bohat Mubarak,” said Maya Ali. “Lots of love and duas.”

    Check out pictures from the event below:

  • Aima Baig and Shahbaz Shigri are engaged

    Aima Baig and Shahbaz Shigri are engaged

    Aima Baig and beau Shahbaz Shigri are officially engaged.

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    The Dhola singer announced the news on social media by sharing a picture of her ring and tagging Shahbaz.

    Soon after, the comments section of Baig’s post was full of mubaraks and good wishes as fans and fellow celebrities congratulated the newly engaged couple.

    Kubra Khan, Sadaf Kanwal, Areeb Habib, Noor Zafar Khan, Ushna Shah and Zainab Abbas wished the newly engaged in the comments section.

    The couple had confirmed their relationship in January 2020 after months of teasing fans. Shigri, in an Instagram post had revealed that Aima is indeed his “better half”.

    Sharing a picture of himself and the singer in Los Angeles, Shigri had swooned over Baig’s smile adding that she is his “partner in crime, homie, companion and a whole bunch of other things which, if I began listing down, would turn up the cringe level to a million”.

    Since then, the couple has often indulged in PDA and shared loving notes for each other.

  • Minal Khan hits back at troll criticising her choice of clothing

    Minal Khan hits back at troll criticising her choice of clothing

    Pakistani celebrities are often trolled and moral policed for their choice of outfits and clothes. Minal Khan was recently at the receiving end of criticism for her choice of outfit.

    The actor, who recently appeared on Timeout with Ahsan Khan with close friend Saboor Aly, ended up grabbing the attention for the wrong reasons. Though the show has not aired as yet, the moral police has been calling them out for their choice of clothing ever since behind-the-scenes pictures and videos from the episode went viral on social media.

    However, Minal is not having any of it.

    Responding to a user, who commented “Begairti ki hd,” on one of her pictures, Minal said: “Kaheen aur jakr bhaashan dein pls, agli dukaan mein jayein. Yahan window shopping nahi horhi.”

    Earlier, Ayesha Omar had also given a befitting reply to a troll who criticised her for her choice of outfit.

    Responding to a social media user who had criticised her outfit for being revealing, Ayesha had said: “I’m definitely not promoting/ asking/urging women to expose their bodies. That is their own choice as wearing this dress was mine. As wearing whatever you want is yours.”

    In another comment, when a user remarked that such outfits provoke rape cases, Ayesha hit back saying: “Oh so that explains 4-month-old babies, 5-year-olds and 7-year-old girls and being raped?”

    Meanwhile, other actors who hit back after being moral policed include Mehwish Hayat, Zoya Nasir and Komal Aziz Khan.

  • Rohail Hyatt to no longer produce Coke Studio

    Rohail Hyatt, during a Twitter exchange with a fan, has revealed that he is stepping down as Coke Studio’s (CS) producer.

    Responding to a user who asked him about this year’s CS, Rohail said: “I’m sure CS (Coke Studio) is being planned, but not by me.”

    Later, Rohail confirmed the same to a local media publication but did not share further details.

    However, Hyatt clarified that he will continue to make music and entertain his fans.

    Hyatt joined Coke Studio in 2008 with its first season and stepped down after 6 seasons. He was later brought back for the 12th season in 2019, though it failed to impress audiences. Rohail also produced the latest Season 13, which had only twelve songs due to COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns.

  • Atif Aslam is on FBR’s radar again

    Atif Aslam has been issued a notice by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) yet again for non-payment of advance tax worth 0.60 million.

    According to reports, the deadline for filing the advance tax for the third quarter was March 15 and the singer failed to clear his dues by then.

    Earlier in January 2021, the FBR had reportedly sent Aslam a tax notice worth 58 million after the audit of his income for the year 2018. The award-winning singer was given one month’s notice to pay the tax.

    This is not the first time a member of the entertainment industry has come on FBR’s radar, few months ago the FBR had sent a notice to Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, seeking an explanation for his alleged bank accounts.

    In 2019, the FBR also launched an initiative to collect tax from the citizens and requested showbiz and media personalities to declare their assets, warning them that if they don’t they will also face disciplinary action.

    Meanwhile, Atif has not yet commented on the matter.

    Aslam is one of Pakistan’s biggest stars. Besides having millions of fans and followers across the globe, the singer also made it to the inaugural Forbes Asia’s 100 Digital Stars list, which highlights celebrities from across the Asia Pacific region who have taken the digital world by storm.

  • ‘Why can’t people be happy in others happiness?’ questions Hania Aamir

    Hania Aamir recently posted a lengthy note on Instagram 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.

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    “I pride myself on being the person that I am today,” wrote Hania alongside a picture of herself. “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.”

    She further said: “But what I’ve been seeing on social media lately makes me not sad exactly but confused.”

    “How can people not be okay with seeing someone happy? Why can’t people be happy in others happiness? Somebody smiling can put you off? Because they’re not what you expect them to be or they don’t lead their life how you do?”

    “There are all kinds of people in this world,” said Aamir further. “Some you get some you don’t but [hate] is not even an option. At least not in 2021 when we’ve seen so much together as a world.”

    “Kindness is attractive. Being supportive is attractive. Respecting people is attractive. Coexisting with a difference of opinion is attractive.”

    “Basically I am amazing you should get to know me,” she concluded on a humourous note.

    Hania recently sparked backlash after she talked about colour shaming and flawed beauty standards. Netizens and social media users had called the actor out for using a beauty filter and not showing her own raw skin while talking about embracing flaws.

    Later, Hania took to her Instagram to respond to the criticism saying, “I was even wearing makeup that day. The point is being comfortable with who you are, doing things because you want to do them, not doing things because [of] the beauty standards that are set.”

  • RFAK dedicates Lifetime Achievement Award to Pakistani citizens

    The Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) has honoured Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (RFAK) with the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding and great services to the field of entertainment. In addition to that, he was also given an Honourary Lifetime Membership, the Associated Press of Pakistan has reported.

    Sindh Minister for Culture Syed Sardar Shah, while speaking at the occasion he said that it was an honour for them to have such an esteemed artist of the present era among them. He further said that the two renowned voices of the sub-continent – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Abida Parveen – had emerged because of their own talents adding that a concert would be held in honour of these both artistes in the metropolis.

    He continued: “We are proud to present the lifetime achievement award and lifetime membership of Arts Council to Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in recognition of his massive achievements.”

    Later, RFAK also planted a tree at the occasion.

    Rahat expressed his joy over receiving the award and dedicated the award to Pakistani citizens.

    In 2019, received Wembley Arena Award. He is the first Asian singer to have received the award.

  • Mehwish, Adnan, Sanam congratulate Riz Ahmed on his Oscar nomination

    Riz Ahmed, who played the role of a drummer who begins to lose his hearing in Amazon Studio’s Sound of Metal charted history by becoming the first Muslim to be nominated in the leading actor category at the Academy Awards.

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    The actor, while responding to the nomination said that he was “honoured to be nominated by my fellow actors alongside such inspiring performances”.

    “I am grateful to the Academy for their support and encouragement,” the actor added.

    Mehwish Hayat, Adnan Siddiqui and Sanam Saeed celebrated Riz’s big achievement and congratulated the actor on social media.

    “Congratulations Riz. You have created history with your nomination as the first Muslim for lead actor at the distinguished Academy Awards,” said Siddiqui. “Hard work and talent always get recognised.”

    “Pakistan is proud of you,” added the actor.

    Mehwish Hayat also expressed her delight over the nomination, saying: “In a world where we’re fighting for fairer representation in mainstream media, a Muslim nominated for Best Actor for the first time since 1929 is one hell of a big deal.”

    Sanam Saeed also congratulated her ‘dosst‘, saying: “Proud moment, you totally deserve it.”

    “Go on then keeping making waves and bringing about change,” she added.

    The 2021 Oscar nominations were announced from London by presenters Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The Academy Awards would typically have happened by now but this year will be telecast on April 25. The film academy said Monday that the show will be held at both its usual home, the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and the city’s railway hub, Union Station.

  • ‘I’ve done it’: Bushra Ansari celebrates as she receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

    Bushra Ansari has received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

    Sharing a video of herself receiving the shot, the veteran actor wrote: “Yyyyyeeee. I’ve done it.”

    She urged her followers to get the vaccine saying that it was necessary for themselves and their loved ones.

    “This vaccine is so important to get for our friends and family,” said Ansari in her video.

    She also joked about getting the jab first since she is a senior citizen.

    “I never had fun being a senior citizen until today,” she joked.

    Earlier, Reema Khan, Samina Peerzada, and President Dr Arif Alvi along with his wife shared pictures and videos of themselves getting vaccinated for the novel coronavirus.