Actor Humaima Malick has recently shared some pictures with sister Dua Malik and bhabhi’s (sisters-in-law) Alizey Feroze Khan and Sidra Ali from Mehfil-e-Milad on the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi.
Taking to Instagram stories, the Bol star had shared some happy moments together. “Meri bhabhies meri pasand. These two are the source of happiness in our life, say MashaAllah,” she wrote as her caption.
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While she also penned a note for her sister Dua Malik.
“I may not be able to solve all your problems, but I promise you won’t have to face them alone,” wrote the Raja Natwarlal diva.
While Dua Malik is seeing reciting Naat at Mehfil-e-Milad.
British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed has expressed his views on the way Muslims are portrayed on screen internationally.
“The game right now is messed up. The game right now is rigged,” Ahmed said in a new interview with news outlet Muslim. “Muslims are either not on screen or they are [and] they’re the bad guys. They’re perpetrators or victims of violence. We’re either invisible or we’re villainized, cause the stories we tell about our community affect the laws that get passed, the people that get attacked, the people that get invaded.”
Watching a clip form the 2014, Clint Eastwood-directed blockbuster film American Sniper, in which star Bradley Cooper shoots a Muslim child during the Iraq War, Ahmed shook his head.
“”It’s actually hard to watch this and not get angry, It’s crazy to think that, like, how many people had to say this was OK for this to be made. It’s just super racist.”
He pointed out that most of the Muslim people featured were terrorists.
“[We’re] gonna look back on that and look at it with the same cringe as we look at, you know, films that had blackface in them. Or films with, like, you know, cowboys and Indians, [where] the only good Indian is a dead Indian,” said Ahmed, who’s been outspoken about the importance of diversity and his experiences with racism. “Really, that’s what you’re saying, the only good Muslim is a dead one. This stuff’s so dangerous, because it enables the invasion of countries. It enables hate crimes. It enables discriminatory and racist laws being passed.”
He pronounced such style of film “wack, outdated, racist” and said such carelessness “costs lives.”
The Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actor implored filmmakers to show a Muslim community that’s more diverse, when it comes to race, geography, gender, sexuality and abilities. In June, Ahmed and his film company, Left Handed Films, partnered with the University of Southern California’s Inclusion Initiative and others to address the problem of underrepresentation through grants and mentorships to Muslim filmmakers. This followed the university’s Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism’s report that, of the top-grossing movies from 2017-2019, just 10 percent had any type of Muslim character, while fewer than 2 percent of those characters had dialogue. In real life, Muslims comprise nearly a quarter of the world’s population.
Ahmed also co-wrote and starred in the new movie MogulMowgli, about a British Pakistani rapper, which is a background strikingly similar to Ahmed’s own. (He was born in Britain to a Pakistani family and has performed as a musician.) The character’s name is actually Zaheer, but he goes by Zed, and that’s also a situation familiar to the man who played him. Ahmed’s first name is actually Rizwan.
“Zaheer has changed his name to Zed and the question is, is that a choice he made or is that something he was forced to do, because [he wanted] to fit in, because people couldn’t pronounce his name,” Ahmed explained. “And I sometimes ask myself that question. I have kind of censored my full name, and on some level, I wonder whether it’s just got too much weight and too much history.”
On that subject, Ahmed had clearly made a decision.
“One thing I’ll say is, after this film, I introduce myself as Rizwan,” he said.
Pakistan lost the second warm-up match against South Africa on Monday after Hassan Ali could not defend 19 runs in the last over.
Pakistan had the upper hand, with South Africa needing 47 off the last three, but 18 and 22-run overs on either side of Shaheen Afridi’s 10-run 19th over proved costly.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan were put into bat and they made the most of the opportunity as they posted a sizeable total of 186 runs on the board after Fakhar hit five sixes and two fours on his way to 52 off 28 balls before retiring out as Pakistan managed to score 120 off their last 10 overs.
It looked like Pakistan were on a roll with the ball as well but then came a storm named Rassie van der Dussen, who single-handedly took the game away from them. In the end, South Africa ended up winning a thriller of a match on the final delivery by Hassan. Hassan’s expensive 52-4 spell was highly criticised by the fans.
Rassie van der Dussen’s Mohammad Nabi on India register another victory Buttler shows his class ✨
Pakistan’s pop singer Ali Azmat recently appeared on Ahmad Pansota’s show and talked about Pakistani Music and Arts. He also talked about the veteran singer Noor Jehan, a musical legend who is celebrated transnationally.
While Talking about the music industry of Pakistan’s transition over the years, the Jazba Junoon singer mentioned: “In my childhood, Noor Jehan used to sing on a show draped in Saari with big earrings and extra makeup on. We used to hate that woman.”
Passing ageist comments, he said: “Looked like a meatball, she was an old age woman at that time and we used to think that it’s not necessary for us to watch it.”
“This was the time when we accepted the other culture and it became a norm later on,” he added.
While mentioning the American society, he said that they are also not very fond of the sensationalism and forbid their children to do drugs and adopt it.
He also said that he is entitled to reject that. “I’m not a person that if Madonna is appearing on screen and I will stick my tongue out,” said Azmat while sticking his tongue out, adding, “Yes it happened but after few minutes someone said to close it, otherwise a fly will enter in your mouth.”
Meanwhile, the said remarks were strongly opposed by Ahmad Pansota.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja has disclosed that 50 per cent of the board’s budget is based around the funds it gets from the International Cricket Council (ICC) whose “revenues are generated mainly from India”.
Appearing before the Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial affairs on Thursday in Islamabad, Ramiz said it was time for PCB to reduce its dependence on funding from the ICC and start tapping the local market.
“ICC is a politicised body divided between the Asian and Western blocs and 90 per cent of its revenues are generated from India,” the PCB Chairman said.
Ramiz said the ICC had become more of an event management company and PCB would have to make its voice heard if it does not want a repeat of the cancellation of confirmed series by New Zealand and England.
What New Zealand did was unacceptable because till now they have not shared any information with us on what led them to abandon the series in Pakistan. But they are now trying to reschedule the series, he said.
Ramiz hinted of some good news regarding the postponed New Zealand series in a week’s time.
He indicated that the New Zealand cricket board was working on a new schedule to tour Pakistan.
Senator Raza Rabbani suggested that Pakistan should now not play against New Zealand and refuse any series but Ramiz pointed out that this would not be possible as Pakistan was part of the international cricket community.
The good thing is that they are working on something, which means they want to amend things with us, he said.
The New Zealand cricket team had arrived in Pakistan on September 11 for the first time in 18 years to play three ODIs and five Twenty20 Internationals but left on September 19 without playing any match after their government and security agencies advised them to return home citing “security concerns”.
Ramiz, in a candid briefing to the senators, also made it clear that he would unveil his plans for Pakistan cricket and the board in a week or 10-days’ time while in four weeks’ time he would have his team ready.
“To me, it is simple if the national team cannot do well and win matches, it means that everyone in the board from the tea man to the top official have failed in their duties,” he said.
Pakistani actor Sarah Khan and singer Falak Shabir are blessed with a baby girl and named her Alyana Falak.
Taking to Instagram, the Zindagi singer announced the news on Instagram, saying: “Rabi-ul-Awal Mubarak. Jummah Mubarak ALLAH pak ne is ba barkat maheenay ke ba barakat din apni rahmat se nawaza hay.”
“So happy to announce the arrival of my daughter who is half me and half the one I love. Introducing ALYANA FALAK,” he added.
As of late, Sunday nights seem to be incomplete without a dose of drama and emotion courtesy Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay (HKKST). The drama has captivated audiences becoming perhaps one of the most discussed dramas of the year – scroll through any social media platform and you are bound to see at least a few posts on it. Besides bringing together a string of phenomenal actors including Mahira Khan, Kubra Khan, Usman Mukhtar, Huma Nawab, Ali Tahir, Laila Wasti and Zainab Qayyum among others, the drama’s script has been penned by the legendary Umera Ahmed with Farooq Rind behind the camera and Nina Kashif and Momina Duraid on the producers’ seat – in short, a dream team.
Ten episodes of the drama have aired so far, and we are fully immersed into the story. The creators fortunately did not spend too many episodes setting the stage and killed one of the leads and sent another to jail in just the ninth episode leaving shocked audiences with the question: was Mashal’s death a suicide or accidental?
For the unacquainted, HKKST revolves around three cousins Mehreen (Mahira Khan), Mashal (Kubra Khan) and Aswad (Usman Mukhtar). Mehreen, despite her troubled childhood, is a star child always on top of everything, getting good grades and engaging in extracurriculars. Mashal, on the other hand, is an average student and is pushed by her mother Shagufta (Zainab Qayyum) to become more like Mehreen. As a result, the two cousins grow up hating each other and their rivalry intensifies when Mashal decides that she wants to marry Aswad, whose mother Saleha wants him to marry Mehreen. Eventually after a whole lot of drama, Aswad and Mehreen get engaged and are set to marry when Mashal mysteriously dies and Mehreen is accused of killing her. The creators have not yet revealed whether Mashal died by suicide or if she was killed.
The latest episode sees Mehreen still behind bars in her kaala jora though interestingly her hair is fresh as ever. Initially, no one from her family comes to visit her yet, including her mother (Laila Wasti), Khala and fiancé. The first person to come to Mehreen’s rescue is Safwan (Haroon Shahid) who not only arranged a lawyer but also helped Mehreen secure bail. Meanwhile, Aswad later turns up only to berate Mehreen and tell her that their engagement is off. It is understandable to an extent, that Aswad is also battling a turmoil of emotions, there is still no reason for him to be so insufferable towards Mehreen.
Episode ten did not move so much in terms of the story but there were a series of emotionally charged scenes which did make you shed a tear or two including the one of Safwan and Mehreen, Saleha Khala and Mehreen and Shagufta remembering her late daughter. Safwan and Mehreen’s scene was perhaps the most endearing of the three and all I want to say at this point is that in a world full of Aswads, be a Safwan. “Main tum say poochnay aaya hoon keh main kya kar sakta hoon?” was without a doubt the highlight of the entire episode. Sigh! The background music has been beautifully weaved into the scenes adding more depth to them.
Moreso, they have been beautifully enacted by the lead and supporting cast who have given phenomenal performances from day one – whether it was Kubra as the slightly psychotic Mashal or Mahira as Mehreen, each actor has brought forward their A-game making the drama such a treat to watch. A huge shoutout to Usman, who has wonderfully portrayed Aswad making everyone, and their mother hate him.
Meanwhile, what is missing from the drama is basic logic. I understand that at the end of the day HKKST is a drama, and everything is fictious, but is it too much to ask for from the creators to sprinkle in a bit of realism? Considering that Mehreen has been jailed for murder, there seems to be no court involved or even a charge sheet. Investigation into the incident seems to be limited to the police officer (Khalid Malik) either listening to Mehreen repeatedly say “Mainay Mashal ko nahi maara (I did not kill Mashal)” or eavesdropping on her conversations with those who visit her in prison. Mehreen’s uncle (Mamu) is pushing him to hang his niece for killing his daughter without any a shroud of evidence. The legal system is completely absent, and all characters appear to be doing everything at their own discretion. The one person who exactly knows what went down is Shabo and we all now have to wait for her to spill the truth. Till then, it’s going to be a whole lotta drama and rona dhona.
Actor and host Mathira is displeased with some videos circulating on social media as she terms them fake and edited.
Taking to Instagram stories, the Blind Love actor shared a chat with a social media user in which she can added external captions, saying that some nude videos are circulating on social media and her face is being pasted on it after face swapping or editing.
In one of the chats, she wrote that the nude videos are doctored and her face is being used and she will take action legally against it.
She said: “A video has been moving the internet [and] have been edited. The other two videos are mine because I posted them publicly on Snapchat but a stupid and nude one is edited and not me.”
The Raasta star said that her body and even her fingers are tattooed and she knows her body. She also said that whoever has edited the video will be punished.
Mathira said that she do wear bold dresses but she never shares any explicit pictures.
Shah Rukh Khan’s 23-year-old son Aryan Khan was booked on Saturday in a rave party case.
As per details, Aryan may be able to avoid any major punishment after being arrested, following a drugs raid.
According to Indian media outlets, a senior lawyer weighed in on the Bollywood actor’s chances with the law and revealed that since the drugs he had in possession were in small quantity, his offense is predicted to be bailable.
“The accused is alleged to be a member in the rave party from where some contraband was found in violation to provisions of NDPS Act. It appears that the quantity allegedly attributed to him for personal consumption is small quantity and not commercial quantity and therefore the offense will be bailable,” senior lawyer Maeed Memon said.
Earlier, Aryan was taken into custody after the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) conducted a raid at a party being held on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast on Saturday night.
According to India Today, the officials of NCB questioned Aryan in the drug bust case.
Hours after Shah Rukh’s son was arrested by the NCB and sent to one day custody, the actor’s close friend from the industry, Salman Khan visited him at his residence.
Actor Sunil Shetty voiced his support for Aryan after he was detained. The actor said that to “give that child a breather”.
Aryan’s cell phone was confiscated and was scanned by the officials to ascertain any indication of his involvement in the possession or consumption of the drugs.
Nine others including three girls, amongst them daughters of some of the prominent businessmen, have also been detained in the same case.
Meanwhile, authorities have also summoned the organisers of the cruise party for investigation.
Actor Haroon Shahid took to Instagram to reveal that his inbox is flooded with messages by fans, telling him that yet again his character has been dumped by the female protagonist. The fans referred to the latest episode of Mahira Khan starrer Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay.
Soon after the episode aired, the actor’s social media was bombarded with DMs and comments stating, “Again you didn’t get the girl”.
Haroon shared a fan-made video, saying: “Again you didn’t get the girl say mera inbox bhara hua hai. Jiss nay yeah video banaai hai, woh mera gham samajhta hai.”
A loyal fan even went on to make an emotional compilation of scenes from Haroon’s projects and titled it, ‘Justice for Haroon’s characters’.
The netizen listed dramas like Khaas (Sanam Baloch), Do Bol (Hira Mani), Muqaddar (Madiha Imam), Qayamat (Neelum Muneer), Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay (Mahira Khan), in which the character played by Haroon is never chosen by his love interest.
The Do Bol star tweeted that, “Someday I’m going to play such an evil role that I’ll kill everyone in the play (except) for the leading lady. I think that’s my best chance of ending up with the ‘girl’ in a drama!”
When you’re so used to accepting everything that’s happening to you that even when want to write ‘except’ you end up with ‘accept’ Maaro mujhay oh Maaro mujhay https://t.co/ZkyU9kEiX3
