Actress Sidra Niazi actor Imran Ashraf met up and recalled their first day working together on the set of a drama. Sidra appeared as a guest on ‘Mazaq Raat,’ where both shared a funny and heartwarming story. Imran asked Sidra, “Can you tell us about our first day on set? What happened?” Sidra smiled and replied, “You tell us, you probably remember it better, then I’ll add to it.
“Imran Ashraf recalled the moment, saying, “I was about to shoot a scene, and I had to come out from a corner and walked in front of the camera. You had to come down the stairs from above, and I was watching from a distance. I could see a look of hopelessness in a girl’s eyes, wishing the world would just pause for a moment so the drama could stop.”
Sidra asked, “What exactly did you say to me?” Imran responded, “I told you, may Allah be with you; this will be a great role for you. We had so much fun working on the whole drama together.” Sidra Niazi is known for her roles in dramas like ‘Chupke Chupke,’ ‘Qayamat,’ ‘Sukoon’ and the Eid telefilm ‘Tamiz-ud-din Ki Badtamiz Family.’
Fellow celebrities adored the Chupke Chupke diva’s stunning looks in the campaign.
Sidra has received back-to-back critical acclaim and commercial success with hit projects like Qayamat, Maqafat and Chupke Chupke. Her pairing with Haroon Shahid and Osman Khalid Butt have also been appreciated by netizens.
On the acting front, Sidra will be seen next in Tumhare Husn Ke Naam opposite Imran Abbas and Asad Siddiqui, she also has a starring role in Geo TV’s Badzaat costarring Imran Ashraf.
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
In conversation with Hassan Choudary on his show Heart to Haute, Ahsan talked about his character, drama’s story and when it is going to end.
“I got inspiration from one of the very famous scholar Zameer Akhtar Naqvi, who is no more with us,” said Ahsan while talking about his character.
“His way of speaking attracted and inspired me. There were a lot of memes through which I gained inspiration”, added Ahsan.
Ahsan has been creating waves with his performance as Rashid in the drama serial Qayamat. The Udaari actor has been winning praise for his portrayal of a spoiled and abusive husband. In fact, the actor had even received love from across the border for his role in the drama serial. Veteran Bollywood actress Zarina Wahab, in a Whatsapp message sent to the actor, praised him, writing: “As Rashid, you are too much… Excellent work.”
Written by Sarwat Nazir and directed by Ali Faizan, Qayamat features an ensemble cast with names like Neelam Muneer, Haroon Shahid, Saba Faisal, Shabbir Jan and Amar Khan.
Pakistani wicket-keeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed has shared a list of his favourite Pakistani dramas as he quarantines for Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) sixth edition.
“Bhi Pakistani dramo ke be kiya baat hai bhi wah wah,” said Sarfaraz while sharing his list.
The dramas which made it to his list include:
Ishqiya featuring Feroze Khan and Hania Aamir, produced under Fahad Mustafa’s Big Bang Productions
Raqs-e-Bismil featuring Sarah Khan, Imran Ashraf, Furqan Qureshi and Momin Saqib
Fitrat featuring Saboor Aly, Ali Abbas and Zubab Rana
Aulad featuring Marina Khan, Syed Mohammad Ahmed, Hassan Ahmed, Nabeel Zuberi and Sunita Marshall
Nand featuring Aijaz Aslam, Shahroz Sabzwari, Minal Khan, Faiza Hassan, Javeria Saud and late Sumbul Shahid
Khani featuring Sana Javed and Feroze Khan
Qayamat featuring Ahsan Khan, Neelam Muneer, Shabbir Jaan and Saba Faisal
Muje Khuda Pe Yaqeen Hai featuring Aagha Ali, Nimra Khan and Yashma Gill
Jalan featuring Minal Khan, Fahad Sheikh, Nadia Hussain, Hajra Yamin and Emmad Irfani
Sarfaraz also tagged the actors who were part of all the aforementioned dramas and appreciated their work in them.
The Quetta Gladiators captain, along with other PSL6 players and coaching staff has to go through a seven-day quarantine period for the remaining matches, set to be played in Abu Dhabi in the first week of June.
Right from the beginning, Qayamat appeared to one of those dramas which follow a riwayati or typical storyline with domestic abuse, spoiled men and saas-bahu tensions sprinkled with lots of masala and sensationalism to shock audiences and keep them hooked. Fifteen episodes later, my initial assumptions were proven right because that is exactly what Qayamat is about.
Qayamat revolves around Rashid (Ahsan Khan), a spoiled overgrown man child who does not know how to walk or talk and is often spotted hanging out with an escort Pari (Sana Fakhar). Kudos to Ahsan for portraying him in the slimiest possible manner. Even Bollywood actor Zarina Wahab praised Ahsan for his performance in the drama.
When his parents Nargis (Saba Faisal) and Mukhtar (Shabbir Jan) are unable to find a match for him because of his attitude, they forcefully marry his cousin Samra (Amar Khan) to him. Nargis is not happy with the marriage because she wanted a ‘baray ghar ki larki‘ for Rashid and Samra is from a “low background” even though she is Mukhtar’s brother Fayyaz’s daughter. Basically, just the usual stuff.
Fifteen episodes of the drama have aired so far and in the latest episode, Samra passes away after Rashid pushes her, causing her to fall and go into early labour. Her death was a little rushed and unbelievable considering the drama’s timeline was messed up and we had no idea how many months had passed since she conceived. All we know is that the stage is now set for Rashid and Samra’s sister Ifrah (Neelam Muneer) to get married and look after the newborn, who they have named Sana. It seems that Neelam has decided to play similar characters considering her character in Bikhray Moti, her last release. In that, she also married her sister’s abusive husband to protect her nieces and nephews and give them motherly love.
Samra’s death has left Rashid stunned, though we don’t get to see much of his shock and emotions over his wife’s death. Like Samra’s demise, his reaction to his wife’s death is rushed, flawed and underdeveloped. It would have given audiences some relief to see him at least regret his actions and attitude towards Samra. But we get nothing.
In the meantime, Ifrah and Rashid’s brother Jawad (Haroon Shahid) have put their marriage on hold till things settle down. However, Rashid’s mother and khala hatch a plan to get Ifrah married to Rashid because one they don’t really like her and two so they can get a ‘heeray jaisi larki‘ for Jawad. As expected, Ifrah is going to end up getting married to Rashid and will spend her life caring for her niece and feeling miserable about her life. Moreso, her actions will also help redeem Rashid and make him a better human being.
If I am truly honest, Qayamat doesn’t have anything new to offer. It is a typical Pakistani drama repackaged differently. I’d be surprised if Rashid also doesn’t die at the end considering how much our dramas like to kill off the evil characters.
What makes the watch worthwhile is the performances. From Shabbir Jan to Neelam Muneer to Ahsan Khan, each actor has given a brilliant performance, adding life and layers to the characters. Saba Faisal, in particular, is phenomenal as Nargis, the family matriarch. Her expressions and body language are absolutely flawless and will have you glued to the screen.
Despite is predictability and run-of-the-mill storyline, Qayamat is gripping and makes for an entertaining watch. But what irks me is that the first ten minutes of every new episode is the last ten minutes of the previous episode. Geo does this with all its dramas, and frankly speaking, it’s pretty annoying.
Written by Sarwat Nazir and directed by Ali Faizan, Qayamat airs every Tuesday and Wednesday on Geo Entertainment.
Ahsan Khan has been creating waves with his performance as Rashid in Qayamat. The renowned actor has been winning praise for his portrayal of a spoilt and abusive husband. In fact, the actor has even received love from across the border for his role in the drama serial.
Veteran Bollywood actress Zarina Wahab, in a Whatsapp message sent to the actor, praised him, writing: “As Rashid, you are too much… Excellent work.”
Written by Sarwat Nazir and directed by Ali Faizan, Qayamat features Neelam Muneer, Haroon Shahid, Saba Faisal, Shabbir Jan and Amar Khan besides Khan.
Meanwhile, Khan in a recent social media post opened up on the challenges that come with being an actor.
“Actors do go through intense practice specifically so you can’t tell how hard they’re working, so you can’t see the years and years of hard work that got them to this point,” said the actor. “There is a disguised virtuosity in the complex craft of acting that doesn’t show itself in skilled acting.”
“Good quality, complex acting must always come down to an invisible naturalism that makes the challenging components of it far less apparent than every other art form,” he added.
On the other hand, the actors of the drama serial have been celebrating the success of Qayamat on social media. Amar recently shared a video of herself and Ahsan, dancing and enjoying.
“In the meanwhile, yeh hai Rashid aur Samra, or off set in dono ki pawri ho rai hai,” she wrote in the caption.
