Tag: Pakistani Celebrities

  • Aiman Khan’s remarkable lookalike takes social media by storm

    Aiman Khan’s remarkable lookalike takes social media by storm

    Aiman Khan has charmed audiences with her talent and charisma over the years.
    Recently, social media was buzzing with surprise over a viral video showing a girl dancing at a wedding. What caught everyone’s eye was how much she looked like Aiman Khan.
    Dressed in a traditional pink outfit, she wowed the crowd with her dance moves, leading many fans to mistake her for the famous actress.
    After the video spread online, people quickly noticed the striking similarity between the girl and Aiman Khan. Fans even tagged Nida Yasir under the video, suggesting to her to invite the girl on her morning show for being Aiman Khan’s lookalike.

  • ‘I regularly go to therapy and I think it’s very helpful’, says Sidra Niazi

    ‘I regularly go to therapy and I think it’s very helpful’, says Sidra Niazi

    Sidra Niazi has opened up about seeking therapy, shedding light on the importance of mental health awareness.
    During a candid conversation on co-star Ahsan Khan’s digital show ‘Lo Karlo Baat’, the actress bravely discussed her past experiences with therapy, advocating for its normalization and promotion as a legitimate form of treatment.

    “I’ve never talked about it, but I have been through therapy personally,” she revealed. “From my experience, it definitely helps.”
    Niazi emphasized the need for society to treat mental health with the same importance as physical health, urging for more open discussions on the topic. “It is high time that society starts treating mental health as very normal,” she stated.
    “I incorporate yoga into my lifestyle for mental well-being.”

    Niazi was last seen in the drama series ‘Sukoon’, alongside Sana Javed, Ahsan Khan, and Khaqan Shahnawaz.

  • Hip hop star Megan Thee Stallion sued for harassment by cameraman

    Hip hop star Megan Thee Stallion sued for harassment by cameraman

    Megan Thee Stallion forced her cameraman to watch her having sex in a moving car, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles. Emilio Garcia says the incident, which happened on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza, was part of a campaign of harassment that also included fat-shaming him.

    “Emilio should never have been put in a position of having to be in the vehicle with her while she had sex with another woman,” said Garcia’s lawyer Ron Zambrano. “‘Inappropriate’ is putting it lightly. Exposing this behaviour to employees is definitely illegal.”

    The suit alleges the incident took place in June of 2022 when Garcia, who worked as a personal photographer to the star, was on tour with her.

    “Plaintiff could not get out of the car as it was both moving and he was in the middle of nowhere in a foreign country,” says the suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. “Plaintiff was embarrassed, mortified and offended throughout the whole ordeal.”

    The Hot Girl Summer artist told Garcia not to talk about what he had seen, says the suit, which also claims she would tell him he was fat and ate too much.

    Garcia’s suit says the 29-year-old star began employing him in 2018, but classified him as an independent contractor, rather than an employee. That meant he was not eligible for benefits such as health care or overtime pay, which could have run into the six figures. The suit claims Garcia was contracted to work eight-hour days, but was required to take calls from Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, outside those times and to perform other tasks without being given proper breaks.

    The suit, which alleges retaliation and multiple state Labour Code violations names as defendants Megan Thee Stallion, Megan Thee Stallion Entertainment, Inc., Hot Girl Touring LLC, and Roc Nation. Garcia is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.

    “Megan just needs to pay our client what he’s due, own up to her behaviour and quit this sort of sexual harassment and fat shaming conduct,” said Zambrano.

    Entertainment outlet Page Six cited Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyer Alex Spiro as denying the allegations. “This is an employment claim for money — with no sexual harassment claim filed and with salacious accusations to attempt to embarrass her,” the lawyer told the outlet. “We will deal with this in court.”

    Last year, Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was jailed for 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during a drunken argument after a Hollywood party.

  • Our words are scripted; Faysal Quraishi replies to ‘Zulm’ legal notice

    Our words are scripted; Faysal Quraishi replies to ‘Zulm’ legal notice

    Karachi Bar Association turned its guns on famous actor Faysal Quraishi and HUM for allegedly showing lawyers in a bad light in their show ‘Zulm’.

    Led by Ikhtiar Ali Channa and Zahid Hussain Soomro, the Association is especially unhappy about Faysal supposedly saying rude things about lawyers.

    The Bar Association said that how lawyers are shown in the drama is disrespectful and hurts their image. They want everyone involved, including Faysal and the TV channel owner, to say sorry.

    The Bar Association also said they might take legal action against those involved. Faysal responded on Instagram, thanking Kaiser Khan Nizamani, a lawyer, for talking to him about the problem.
    “A notification was issued after which all hell broke loose. My fans and friends were worried all morning. At the place I was at, there weren’t any signals there. So anyway, I was getting a lot of calls but I’m very grateful to Kaiser Khan Nizamani Sahib, who is a lawyer of Karachi High Court and Karachi Bar Court,” Faysal said.

    He added, “I’m very thankful to him that he called me up and he asked me what the problem was. So I told him, look Sir you understand that as an actor there is no fault of ours in this, we say whatever is written.”

    The actor understood why lawyers were upset and said sorry if anyone felt bad because of the show. He reminded his followers that he just acts out what’s written in the scripts.”In this show, there were things we didn’t agree with personally. We told them we wouldn’t say certain things, so we didn’t.”

    “Sometimes, mistakes happen, and things get said that shouldn’t. Those can be fixed later. Anyway, the show aired, and our lawyer friend was upset. I’m really sorry if anyone got hurt,” he said.
    Faysal emphasized that even though it’s normal in showbiz, he felt really sorry that people were hurt. “I don’t like hurting anyone personally because I’m part of this community too. If someone said something hurtful about me, it would hurt. So, we’ll try to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” he concluded.

  • Fake videos of Bollywood stars stir up election worries in India

    Fake videos of Bollywood stars stir up election worries in India

    In some fake videos spreading widely on the internet, two top Bollywood actors from India are shown speaking out against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They’re asking people to support the opposition Congress party in the current general election. In one video, Aamir Khan talks for about 30 seconds, and in another, Ranveer Singh speaks for about 41 seconds. They say Modi didn’t fulfill his promises during his time as prime minister and didn’t solve important economic problems.

    The fake videos made by artificial intelligence show the symbol and slogan of the Congress party at the end. The slogan is “Vote for Justice, Vote for Congress.” These videos have been watched more than half a million times on social media since last week, according to Reuters.

    The spread of these videos shows how AI-generated content could affect the huge Indian election that began last Friday and will go on until June. AI, or artificial intelligence, creating fake videos, called deepfakes, are becoming more common in elections worldwide.

    Since 2019, in India, there’s been a big shift towards using WhatsApp and Facebook for campaigning. This year’s general election, where Modi is likely to win a third term, marks the first time AI is being used in Indian elections.

    A spokesperson for the Congress party named Sujata Paul shared actor Ranveer Singh’s video with her 16,000 followers on a platform called X on April 17. By Saturday afternoon, her post had been shared 2,900 times, liked 8,700 times, and viewed 438,000 times. Paul told Reuters on the phone that she knew the video was labeled as “manipulated media” by X, but she didn’t want to remove it. When she posted it, she thought the person in the video looked like Singh, and she thought it was ‘creative’.

    The post disappeared from X on Sunday, shortly after Reuters asked Congress’ social media head for comments, but received no response. Both actors have said the videos are fake. Facebook, X, and at least eight fact-checking websites have also confirmed they’re altered or manipulated, which Reuters verified too.

    Aamir Khan was worried about the viral “fake” video, and Ranveer Singh is planning to sue the account that originally released the video. Singh’s team is investigating, said a spokesperson for both actors. Singh warned on X on Friday: “Be careful of deepfakes, friends.”

  • Dutch Actor Donny Roelvink embraces Islam

    Dutch Actor Donny Roelvink embraces Islam

    Dutch model and singer Donny Roelvink has embraced Islam, joining the growing number of people converting to the faith. Donny’s journey towards Islam began after a series of life-altering experiences, starting with a severe accident during a shoot that left him with broken ribs and a punctured lung. Following this ordeal, he was diagnosed with cancer and underwent treatment.

    These challenging experiences led Donny to seek spirituality, ultimately leading him to Islam. He observed Ramzan this year and recently took his Shahadah, marking his official entry into the Muslim community. Pictures of Donny taking his Shahadah in the mosque circulated on social media platforms, garnering widespread attention.

  • ‘All cricketers are like brothers to me’: Nazish Jahangir responds to supposed Babar Azam proposal

    ‘All cricketers are like brothers to me’: Nazish Jahangir responds to supposed Babar Azam proposal

    Actress Nazish Jahangir landed herself in an unintended hot mess when she was asked on Instagram about a possible marriage to Babar Azam. She was asked that if the top-order batsman proposed to her what would she do. She said she wouldn’t want to marry Azam.

    After receiving criticism from the cricket player’s devoted fanbase on social media, the ‘Berukhi’ actor explained in the following statement, “Babar bhai hum sab k bhai hain but un k fans MA dil khol k negativity phila rahy hain’ (Babar is like a brother to us but his fans are spreading this negativity). I have nothing to do with cricketers, all are bros to me tbh [to be honest],” she added.

    “I have no problem with cricketers, and I don’t make any comments or judgments about them, so please keep your negativity to yourself,” she wrote on her Instagram account.

    The recent controversy came up a few days after Jahangir stated that she wouldn’t marry anyone from the entertainment industry. She emphasised that she would prefer from someone from outside Pakistan. She mentioned, “I’ve never really thought about it, but if I have the choice, I’d like to settle abroad after marriage, whether it’s in the USA, Dubai, Canada, or even London.”

  • No beard, no show: Zuhab Khan says he needed a beard transplant to get work

    No beard, no show: Zuhab Khan says he needed a beard transplant to get work

    Zuhab Khan, who started acting as a child star, has grown up on Pakistani TV screens while working on numerous projects. Recently, he underwent a beard transplant, which caused a stir on social media.

    In a conversation on Ayaz Samoo’s show, he shared, “I opted for the transplant because I’m at an age where I’m not offered child roles anymore and not yet considered for leading adult roles. Taking a year-long break for the beard was necessary for my career progression. I aim to have a beard for future projects when I’m offered hero roles.”

    Zuhab also opened up about facing rejections in dramas due to his appearance. He revealed that he had to face issues due to his lack of facial hair. “Being turned down for four projects because I lacked the required ‘hero-like’ beard. This was disappointing, especially as I was close to signing one of the projects. These experiences led me to make decisions about my future,” he said.

  • Listen to your body, trust your instincts: ZaraNoor Abbas has advice for new moms

    Listen to your body, trust your instincts: ZaraNoor Abbas has advice for new moms

    Zara Noor Abbas just had a baby girl named Noor-e-Jahan with her husband Asad Siddiqui. Usually, people talk a lot about the happiness of having a new baby, but Zara wanted to talk about something else too. She went on Instagram to discuss the postpartum period.

    Zara posted pictures with her daughter and photos of cute things like white booties, a pink cake, and toys. There was even a poster saying ‘Welcome home, baby Noor-e-Jahan and Mommy.’ Zara also said thank you to everyone who has been supporting her, like her fans, friends, and family. She talked about how becoming a mom changed her life, making her feel like she had everything she needed.

    “First and foremost- Thank you to all my friends and family and my amazing fans for all the pyaar and duayein (love and prayers). I read all your comments and messages,” Abbas penned in the caption. “It’s just Insane. The journey from nothingness to everything. This rush of joy and power. The feeling that I can conquer anything now. The nourishment of empowerment and love.”

    She continued, “The tears, the all-nighters, the difficulties in understanding what the baby wants. Which cry will signal me of a particular task/action. How to position the head – how to lengthen the body, how to massage the fragile bones that you can hear sounds of.”

    Zara openly talked about the challenges of understanding her newborn’s needs, learning how to take care of a baby, and the confusing feelings that come with the time after giving birth. She stressed how important it is for new moms to accept help, take care of themselves, and be proud of what they’ve achieved without feeling like they have to be perfect.
    She added, “The questions that will only be answered by spending alone time with the baby. The pressure to know it all in these 40 days. It’s superior! It’s a lot! And I feel like we don’t talk much about the journey after the birth. Postpartum. It’s real. It’s as real as pregnancy.”

    Zara highlighted the strength that comes with being a mom, encouraging other new moms to recognize their own strength and ask for help when they need it. She wanted to make it normal to talk about the challenges after giving birth, hoping to reassure other moms that they’re not alone in their journey.

    The Jhoom actor had a message for new moms: take control of your post-baby journey. “To all the new moms, don’t feel like you have to be a superhero. You already became one by giving birth with God’s help. Now, take a break. Let others help you. Rest. Eat. Sleep. Nap. You can tell people to leave you alone. Don’t follow advice you don’t like. Swaddle the baby how you want. Feed the baby however you want. Do what feels right for you,” she commented.

    Abbas ended with an important reminder: “Listen to your body and your motherly instincts.” She emphasized the need to be patient, saying, ‘It will take time to recover, but you’ll be okay, I promise. You know why? Because you’re a mom. And moms, wow, we know how strong they are, don’t we?’”

  • ‘Not feeling my best’: Hania Amir reveals struggle with mental health

    ‘Not feeling my best’: Hania Amir reveals struggle with mental health

    Even though her friend and actor Yashma Gill praised her for being a strong support during her hospital recovery, actor Hania Aamir showed once more that behind her smiling photos online, there’s often a hidden struggle.

    On her Instagram, the young ‘Dil Ruba’ actor shared a heartfelt post, revealing her personal mental health challenges. She admitted to not feeling well for some time now. Using her social media reach, she aimed to break the silence around mental health in Pakistani society. Hania reassured her fans that there was “no shame” in seeking professional help.

    The star wished to be honest with her friends and fans, writing, “Yes, this could’ve been dealt with privately but I genuinely feel like we have grown up together on this platform. From my dubsmash to films to dramas (reel and real) to random videos and updates on my life, I’ve tried to be as real as I could be with all of you.”

    Hania stated, “I owed it to myself to look within and do everything in my power to recharge my batteries toward a full recovery.” She emphasized the importance of not battling mental health challenges alone, saying, “No one is equipped to undertake such a journey solo.”

    “I’m doing everything I can to get back to health, but I just wanted to come here and tell you that it is alright to have dark days,” wrote Hania. “It does get better. I know sometimes it feels like there’s only darkness at the end of the tunnel. I get it. You just need to tell yourself that you deserve happiness and you need to take charge, ask for help from the people around you, and seek a professional.”

    Without specifying the cause of her mental health challenges, Hania recognized that many others, like her, have faced similar struggles. Rejecting the typical cultural expectation of hiding emotions during tough times, Hania encouraged her followers to be honest about their feelings and not exhaust themselves by pretending everything was fine. “I don’t want to put up a facade of being okay,” she wrote. “And neither should you. It’s too exhausting.”

    Hania continued by emphasizing that both mental and physical health are equally important. “Remember, mental health matters just as much as physical health, and talking about it shows strength, not weakness,” she wrote. “Please ask for help when you need it. You’re not in this alone.”
    Wrapping up her post with a call to raise more awareness about mental health, Hania concluded, “And if there’s any advice for me or anyone going through depression, please share in the comments. Even the smallest beam of hope and warmth can help.”
    With over 400,000 likes in three days, Hania’s post resonated with her large following, prompting an outpouring of advice and support in the comments section. Hania’s friend and fellow actress Yashma commented, “You are my life, okay? I love you to the moon and back and always there for you,” while another user wrote, “So relatable.”