Tag: Pakistani Celebrities

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

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

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

    Responding to the criticism, Hania said: “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.”

    “Does that makes sense?” questioned Hania after clarifying her stance.

    “If I am using a beauty filter because I want to use it then it’s fine. But if I use a beauty filter because I feel pressurized by the society, then it is wrong,” she explained.

    The actor further said: “Let’s not kill the whole conversation and pit women against women just because you don’t understand my point of view. There is something good going on over here, so please expand your brains and think positively.”

    Hania further said that she has been talking about skin positivity for the last two years.

    “Agar mein ne beauty filter user kar lia aik din toh aap ko opportunity mil gae hai. Itnay opportunist na bano yaar,” she remarked. “This is me with a bare face, deal with it.”

    This is not the first time Hania has talked about unrealistic beauty standards. Earlier in 2019, Aamir had opened up about her struggle with acne and talked about unrealistic beauty standards.

    Meanwhile, Syra Yousuf also posted a barefaced selfie of herself while responding to those who posted negative comments about her skin.

  • Humaima Malick prays for the strength to ‘carry hijab’

    Humaima Malick prays for the strength to ‘carry hijab’

    Humaima Malick has shared that she wishes she could ‘carry [the] hijab’ all her life.

    Sharing a picture of herself with Noor Bukhari, Malick praised the former actor for her guidance and penned down words of appreciation for her.

    “There are very few people in life who expect nothing from you but your own good,” Humaima captioned the picture. “Noor you are so noorani meri pyaari Noori. May Allah bless you always and forever.”

    She then thanked Noor for the scarf, saying a little prayer of motivation for herself and asking fans to do the same.

    “Thank you for this beautiful gift, I loved wearing this scarf. May Allah add me in His loved ones and give me [the] strength to carry hijab all my life,” said Malick.

    Earlier, Malick’s brother Feroze Khan also quit the entertainment industry to pursue his religious calling.

    Later, the actor said that he will not be quitting after his “Sheikh” Sultan Muhammad Ali ordered him not to quit.

    “He believes the industry is a source of spreading the message from one place to another,” said Feroze. “He also told me that I needed to be at this place. I have to do something out of this, I have to make something out of this. So I’m reading into a lot of scripts, looking into a lot of scripts — I may act, I may produce, but I’m here.”

  • IN PICTURES: Saboor Aly’s intimate birthday bash

    Saboor Aly celebrated her birthday Wednesday night with close friends Aiman Khan, Minal Khan, Tara Mahmood, Raza Talish and Muneeb Butt. ‘Pawri Girl‘ Dananeerr Mobeen was also part of the celebrations.

    Saboor stunned in a velvet navy blue dress on her birthday.

    Check out the pictures below:

    Saboor Aly thanked everyone on her Instagram account for ‘making her feel special’.

    “Thank you all for the for the wonderful birthday wishes,” wrote Saboor.

    She further added: “I had a great day, and hearing from all of you was one of the best parts of it!”

    “I’m nothing without my Family, Friends and Fans, I love you all,” She concluded.

  • ‘I really like my skin’: Syra Yousuf hits back at trolls

    ‘I really like my skin’: Syra Yousuf hits back at trolls

    Syra Yousuf has responded and hit back at those who posted negative comments about her skin after her sister Palwasha Yousuf, a stylist, posted an unfiltered picture of the actor on social media. While many, especially women, lauded Syra for embracing her skin and putting down unrealistic beauty standards, others mocked her skin for being textured and not smooth.

    Responding to the backlash on social media over her skin, Syra posted a natural selfie of herself, writing: “I really like my skin.” She also used the hashtag “No Filter” to further get her point across.

    In a similar incident, Dubai-based beauty influencer Huda Kattan also opened up and discussed how edits make a person appear perfect, setting unrealistic beauty standards for the rest.

    Meanwhile, earlier in 2019, Hania Aamir in a social media post had opened up about her struggle with acne and talked about unrealistic beauty standards.

  • Mahira Khan, Aiman Khan are done with the ‘pawri’

    Mahira Khan, Aiman Khan are done with the ‘pawri’

    After weeks of ‘pawri-ing it up’, it seems that Pakistan, including our favourite divas Mahira Khan and Aiman Khan, are done with the trend.

    Mahira expressed her feelings on the trend with a hilarious meme featuring Batman and Robin. In the meme, Batman can be seen slapping Robin who tries to recreate ‘Pawri Ho Rai Hai,’ asking him to shut up.

    However, fans were quick to criticise Mahira, saying she was among the first to recreate the Pawri video.

    While one social media user wrote: “Yeh pehly khudi dance kar rahi thi, ab chup karwa re. Ajeeb,” another thanked Mahira for asking for a stop on the trend, saying: “Thank you for being brave enough to speak about the things no one talks about!!”.

    Meanwhile, Aiman also shared the same meme on social media.

  • ‘Incredible in every way’: Ejaz Durrani’s daughters pen emotional tributes for him

    Ejaz Durrani’s daughters Hina Durrani, Mina Hasan and granddaughter Natasha Ali Lakhani have penned emotional tributes for their father and veteran actor.

    Durrani’s daughter, Hina Durrani remembered her father by calling him “a kind-hearted, empathetic, gifted and incredible in every way”.

    “My heart is broken and you take a piece of me with you but how I love you,” she wrote. “Thank you for doing all that you did for me and all of us.”

    Hina also requested everyone to pray for her late father, saying: “I ask everyone reading this to pray for him today and always as I shall pray for you all and your families.”

    Similarly, Hina’s sister Mina Hasan, sharing a picture of herself with her father said: “Dad, my hero. You were an exemplary human being and excelled in all your relationships. You were the best in the truest sense of the word.”

    “Thank you for everything you did for me because of you I am who I am. I remember how proud you were of me and it always made me want to make you prouder,” she added.

    Meanwhile, Durrani’s granddaughter and Hina’s daughter Natasha also remembered her late grandfather with a video from her wedding in which he was walking her down the aisle.

    “Love you so much Nana and shall always miss you,” wrote Natasha in the caption.

    Durrani passed away early on Monday at the age of 88 after battling a long illness. He is fondly remembered for his role as Ranjha in the movie Heer Ranjha in which he shared the screen with Firdous.

    On the personal front, Durrani was married to Noor Jehan, and the two had three daughters together. However, they later parted ways after which he married his co-star Firdous. That marriage too ended in divorce.

  • Colleagues pray for Fawad Ahmed’s speedy recovery

    Colleagues pray for Fawad Ahmed’s speedy recovery

    Monday’s match between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators was postponed after Australian legspinner Fawad Ahmed from United’s squad tested positive for coronavirus. While PCB clarified that the coronavirus test results of players from both squads came back negative, the match was postponed to “ensure players from both sides get time to prepare for the game.”

    Following the announcement, Ahmed requested everyone to remember him in their prayers and thanked them for their kind messages.

    Many colleagues, fans and noted people wished the Australian player a quick recover. Those who extended their prayers included Sarfaraz Ahmed, Azhar Mahmood, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Nabi, Junaid Khan, Dr Nauman Niaz, Bilal Asif, Sawera Pasha, Muhammad Nawaz, Amir Yamin, Ahmed Shehzad, Sherfane Rutherford, Sandeep Lamichhane, Zafar Gohar and actor Asad Siddiqui.

    Meanwhile, after Fawad’s test came back positive, all other players were asked to remain at the hotel as their rapid coronavirus tests were conducted.

    In response to the development, Islamabad United confirmed that one of their players had tested positive, while all others players have been cleared to play.

    The team management clarified that “Fawad did not breach any Covid Protocols”. According to the PCB’s protocol, Ahmed will remain in isolation until he returns with two negative results in 10 days time.

  • Everything yellow: Rehmat Ajmal glows on her mayun

    With spring in full bloom in Lahore, Rehmat Ajmal kicked off her wedding celebrations with a yellow-themed mayun, pictures of which have gone viral on social media.

    Rehmat looked radiant in a simple yellow outfit by Faiza Saqlain. The model-turned-actor paired her peshwas with a bright silk chunri dupatta.

    Check out pictures from the festivities below:

    Ajmal got engaged in October last year in an intimate ceremony.

    A graduate of the National College of Arts (NCA), Ajmal made her way into modelling after being approached by a teacher during her second year. From there, she began getting featured in ad campaigns for different brands before bagging a role in Meray Paas Tum Ho. However, Rehmat later revealed that she is “not proud to be part of something [ Meray Pass Tum Ho] that is so compromising and ill-informed.”

  • Atif Aslam’s ‘Raat’ is winning hearts

    Atif Aslam’s ‘Raat’ is winning hearts

    Atif Aslam is creating waves with his latest single Raat.

    The music video of the song walks the viewer through the journey of a striving artist – making it big and subsequently losing everything else in the process. It features Syra Yousuf, Kiran Malik Mansha Pasha, Gohar Rasheed and Khalid Malik.

    As the song commences, we see Khalid introducing Atif as Asif as he doesn’t know his name in the first ‘dimension’. In this phase, Atif is a struggling artist, hoping to make it big in the entertainment industry. The scene then shifts towards the next dimension where we are introduced to an Atif who has made it big. Looking dapper in a well-fitted suit, the singer can be seen working in a romantic scene with the gorgeous Syra. The two break eye-contact as the director asks them for a re-take and right on cue, the two throw a starry tantrum.

    In the next dimension, we see the Aadat singer in an argument with a woman, presumably his wife, played by Mansha. The two are embroiled in an argument as a child sits in the back. The rift causes Atif to lose control of the car, resulting in an accident.

    In the final dimension, we see Atif who could be seen defeated and broken. Just as he walks towards an unknown location in an alley, he is caught up in a mugging attempt and we see Gohar as the notorious robber. In a failed attempt to rob the man, the two wrestle, which results in Atif being shot. In the last dimension, we see an Atif who was left to die – alone and in dark.

    The song, directed by Yasir Jaswal, is beautifully shot. Raat encapsulates the essence of how anything and everything is possible in the darkness of the night.

    “The night is as beautiful as it is mysterious,” reads the tagline of the song and the video appears to do justice to it. The music of the song has been composed by Atif while the lyrics have been penned by Aslam and Munir Niazi.

    Meanwhile, fans are thoroughly enjoying Aslam’s new song.

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    Veteran cricketer, Shoaib Malik also praised Atif and the song.

    “Best of luck sir for Raat,” wrote Malik on social media. “Great composition. It has a very positive feel to it. Simply loving it.”

    Check out the song here:

  • Veteran actor Ejaz Durrani passes away

    Veteran actor Ejaz Durrani has passed away at the age of 88 after battling a long illness, media reports have stated. His funeral prayers will be offered in Garden Town, Lahore.

    Ejaz was born in 1935 in a village near Jalalpur Jattan. He started his career with a supporting role in the movie Hamida and worked in almost 150 movies during his 30-year career. Apart from acting, he also proved his skills as a producer and director.

    Durrani is fondly remembered for his role of Ranjha in the movie Heer Ranjha in which he shared the screen with Firdous.

    On the personal front, Durrani was married to Noor Jehan, and the two had three daughters together. However, they later parted ways after which he married his co-star Firdous. That marriage too ended in divorce.

    Natasha Ali penned down heartfelt note for her late grandfather on Instagram.

    “Beloved father, husband , son , brother , uncle , grandfather , friend & human Ejaz Durrani has left us today to rest peacefully in the heavens, still the most handsome man & furthermore an outstanding human being. You did more for your family, friends & those in need than anyone I know. What a life lived,” wrote Natasha.

    “It breaks our heart to say goodbye but we find solace in the fact that we shall carry your legacy of goodness,kindness & quiet bravery forth for you. Because you always taught us that being kind & doing the right thing was always the most important thing in life. This is how I shall always remember you handsome , radiant with that irresistible smile. I love you Nana,” added Natasha

    “I request you all to pray for his soul today and everyday, till we meet again,” She concluded.