Tag: Sakina Samo

  • Ushna Shah, Sakina Samoon criticise Pakistani celebrities not speaking out against Palestine genocide

    Ushna Shah, Sakina Samoon criticise Pakistani celebrities not speaking out against Palestine genocide

    As the tide shifts around the world with protests calling for an end to the Palestinian genocide, many global celebrities like Riz Ahmed have joined in the cause. However in Pakistan, there is a noticeable absence of many prominent celebrities whose voices are critically needed during this time, and public figures are calling this silence out.

    Actress Ushna Shah took to her Twitter account to criticise many of her peers who have chosen to remain silent rather than call out the slaughter of Palestinians by Israel.

    “To my peers who haven’t spoken up: Say with me: I don’t support the ethnic cleansing of Palestine or Israel’s illegal occupation. I stand with Palestine.

    No excuses, no ‘both sides’, no vague ‘peace wishes’. Most of Hollywood is using their platform to be clear about their stance; we need to be clear in ours. Vague posts might protect brand deals, but this issue is bigger than ad money. Speak out, take a stand. DISINFORMATION IS EVERYWHERE; If you follow any Hollywood celebrity or western media you’ll see this clear as day. Palestine needs your voice. A massive ethnic cleansing is happening right now, this is bigger than all of us.”

    Veteran actress Sakina Samoon reshared a post by writer Fatima Bhutto on her Instagram account which condemned the silence of brown celebrities and influencers on their silence over Palestine. In the caption, the actress wrote: “Indeed pathetic. They want work from the western industry, endorsements etc.”

  • Winners List: Government honours celebrities with prestigious national awards on 75th Independence Day

    Winners List: Government honours celebrities with prestigious national awards on 75th Independence Day

    This year marks the 75th year of independence for the country and to commemorate the occasion, 253 Pakistani citizens from all walks of life, as well as foreign nationals, were awarded the highest honors: the Pakistan Civil Awards by the President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi, for showing excellent courage and remarkable achievements in their respective fields. A number of prominent Pakistani celebrities, belonging to the field of entertainment and sports were also conferred with the Civil Awards.

    The list of the celebrity recipients is as follows:

    Nishan-e-Imtiaz

    • Musical composer Ahmed G. Chagla
    • Actor Qavi Khan

    Hilal-e-Imtiaz

    • Writer, author Amjad Islam Amjad (Urdu Literature)

    Sitara-e-Imtiaz

    • Filmmaker Riaz Shahid
    • Poet Naseer Turabi
    • Singer Hassan Jahangir
    • Actor Tauqeer Nasir
    • Actor, singer, anchorperson, pilot Fakhr-e-Alam

    President’s Pride Of Performance

    • Singer Gul Zari Wagma
    • Singer Arooj Aftab
    • Actress Anjuman
    • Actor Afzal Ahmed
    • Actress Sangeeta

    Tamgha-e-Imtiaz

    • Urdu poet Neelam Bashir
    • Author Noorjehan Bilgrami
    • Actor Arbaz Khan

    The awards were conferred on the occasion of the country’s 75th Independence Day. However, the Investiture Ceremony of these awards will take place on Pakistan Day, 23rd March, 2023.

  • ‘Is umar me pyaar nahi hota, do mature roles’: Noor Bukhari age shames Humayun Saeed?

    ‘Is umar me pyaar nahi hota, do mature roles’: Noor Bukhari age shames Humayun Saeed?

    Former actress Noor Bukhari recently watched actor Humayun Saeed’s latest movie London Nahi Jaunga at a cinema in UK and penned her honest views on social media.

    The much-anticipated Lollywood film was released on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha and its leading cast includes Humayun Saeed, Mehwish Hayat, Kubra Khan and Vasay Chaudhry.

    In the movie, Saeed’s character Jamal goes to London to chase after Mehwish’s character in the film to bring her back to Pakistan as his bride.

    Taking to Instagram story section, Noor said that the “story is extremely weak.” She also took a jab at Humayun, believing he should be doing more mature roles. Bukhari added that, “Love doesn’t happens in this age.”

    The veteran actress however praised Kubra Khan for her acting skills as she wrote: “I love her she is so pretty and her acting”.

    Earlier this year when Humayun was roped in to play Dr Hasnat Khan, Princess Diana’s love interest in Season five of the hit Netflix series The Crown, Noor defended his casting.

    Senior actor and director Sakina Samo took to her twitter handle to condemn the choice of casting by the Netflix makers.

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    She suggested the name of Humsafar star Fawad Khan in place of Humayun.

    Noor Bukhari expresses strong disagreement with Sakina Samo's remarks on Humayun Saeed

    On the contrary former host and actor Noor disagreed with the Dobara diva. She stated that the Meray Paas Tum Ho star is the best choice for the film.

    Saeed will star alongside Australian actor Elizabeth Debicki who has been cast as Princess Diana.

  • ‘So hateful’: Ahmad Ali Butt, Anoushey Ashraf school Sakina Samo for remarks on Humayun Saeed

    ‘So hateful’: Ahmad Ali Butt, Anoushey Ashraf school Sakina Samo for remarks on Humayun Saeed

    Actor Humayun Saeed has been roped in to play Dr Hasnat Khan, Princess Diana’s love interest in Season five of the hit Netflix series The Crown.

    Journalist Hasan Zaidi confirmed the news last night after speculations had risen that actor Fawad Khan would be seen as Dr Khan in the Netflix drama.

    “Was holding back the information until Netflix officially came on the record but, since speculation was rife, it’s only a matter of time”, Zaidi tweeted.

    Senior actor and director Sakina Samo took to her twitter handle to condemn the choice of casting by the Netflix makers.

    She suggested the name of Humsafar star Fawad Khan in place of Humayun.

    On the contrary former host and actor Noor Bukhari disagreed with the Dobara diva. She stated that the Meray Paas Tum Ho star is the best choice for the film.

    Now actor Ahmad Ali Butt has shared his opinion on Sakina’s remarks.

    Host and actor Anoushey Ashraf also agreed to Ahmad’s point and cheered Humayun for bagging the part.

    Photos: Ahmad Ali Butt, Humayun Saeed, Anoushey Ashraf/Instagram
  • Sakina Samo lashes out at Netflix for casting Humayun instead of Fawad for ‘The Crown’

    Sakina Samo lashes out at Netflix for casting Humayun instead of Fawad for ‘The Crown’

    Actor Humayun Saeed has been roped in to play Dr Hasnat Khan, Princess Diana’s love interest in Season five of the hit Netflix series The Crown.

    Journalist Hasan Zaidi confirmed the news last night after speculations had risen that actor Fawad Khan would be seen as Dr Khan in the Netflix drama.

    “Was holding back the information until Netflix officially came on the record but, since speculation was rife, it’s only a matter of time”, Zaidi tweeted.

    Senior actor and director Sakina Samo took to her twitter handle to condemn the choice of casting by the Netflix makers.

    https://twitter.com/SakinaSamo/status/1480223076285620228

    She suggested the name of Humsafar star Fawad Khan in place of Humayun.

    Saeed will be the first Pakistani to be cast in a Netflix Original which will premier in November 2022. The actor will play alongside Australian actor Elizabeth Debicki who has been cast as Princess Diana.

    Following the news, Pakistani actor Mahira Khan congratulated her industry fellow.

    However, both Saeed and Netflix haven’t confirmed the news yet.

    Dr Hasnat Khan, a British-Pakistani surgeon, is widely known for his romantic, two-year relationship with Diana. In May 1996, she visited his family in Lahore too. Diana’s friends are reported to have described Hasnat as the “love of her life” and to have spoken of her distress when he ended their relationship in June 1997. Dr Khan attended Diana’s funeral ceremony in September 1997.

    Season 5 will be about the turmoil of Diana and Prince Charles’ marriage breakdown and the tragic death of Diana in August 1997.

    On the work front, Samina can be seen currently in HUM TV’s Dobara costarring Bilal Abbas Khan and Hadiqa Kiani.

  • I had a terrible experience working on ‘Mere Bewafa’: Aagha Ali

    I had a terrible experience working on ‘Mere Bewafa’: Aagha Ali

    Aagha Ali and Hina Altaf are currently hosting a chat show, The Couple show where they invite real life industry couples and provide audiences an insight of their relationship and past. Wajahat Rauf and Shazia Wajahat are the latest celebrity couple to appear on the show.

    During a segment of the show, where the guest can ask the host a few set of questions, Wajahat asked Aagha about any bad experience of working with a director, to which Mujhe Bhi Khuda Pe Yaqeen Hai actor replied that it was “Sakina Samo” who directed him and Sarah Khan on Mere Bewafa. He elaborated on his statement by saying that he had a terrible experience on the sets of that drama and regretted signing it but there are personal reasons attached to the entire experience that he wouldn’t like to mention.

    Aagha concluded his answer by adding, “It was very tough for me to get through that drama”.

  • Here are all the celebrities who were honoured with a Civil Award this year

    Here are all the celebrities who were honoured with a Civil Award this year

    It’s that time of the year when notable Pakistanis are recognised for their contributions in different fields at an investiture ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr. Despite rising cases of COVID-19, this year was no different and on March 23, 2021, President Dr Arif Alvi conferred top civil and military honours upon various personalities, including those from the entertainment industry.

    According to Radio Pakistan, President Alvi presented various awards to 88 recipients including six Nishan-e-Imtiaz, three Hilal-e-Imtiaz, 24 Sitara-i- Shuja’at, eight Sitara-e-Imtiaz, 14 President’s Award for Pride of Performance, one Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam, one Sitara-e-Khidmat, one Tamgha-i-Pakistan, 22 Tamgha-i-Shuja’at and eight Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.

    Prominent personalities who received the Nishan-e-Imtiaz include Sadiqain Naqvi (Art), Abida Parveen (Singing), Ahmad Faraz (Literature) while Bushra Ansari (Art), Syed Farooq Qaiser (Art) and Sultana Siddiqui (Art) received the Sitara-e-Imtiaz. Maulana Tariq Jameel (Religious Scholar), Muhammad Ali Shehki (Singing), Resham (Acting), Humayun Saeed (Acting) and Ali Zafar (Singing) were conferred the President’s Award for Pride of Performance. Meanwhile, Zaiba Shehaz (Acting) and Faisal Edhi (Public Service) were awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.  

    Check out the list of celebrities who were honoured at Pakistan Day:

    Bushra Ansari and Sultana Siddiqui (Sitara-e-Imtiaz)

    Imran Quershi (Sitara-e-Imtiaz)

    Abida Parveen (Nishan-e-Imtiaz)
    Resham (Pride of Performance)

    “Allah has turned my dream into a reality,” wrote Resham along side a picture of her with the medal.

    Humayun Saeed Khan (Pride of Performance)

    Ali Zafar (Pride of Performance)

    Sakina Samo (Pride of Performance)

    Maulana Tariq Jameel (Pride of Performance)

  • Aijaz Aslam reveals he got hurt while shooting the suicide scene for ‘Log Kya Kahengay’

    Aijaz Aslam reveals he got hurt while shooting the suicide scene for ‘Log Kya Kahengay’

    Aijaz Aslam has shared that he got hurt while shooting for Log Kya Kahengay‘s suicide scene.

    Read more – ‘Meray phone kay darwazay hamesha khulay hain,’ Yasir Hussain tells colleagues

    Sharing the scene on social media, Aslam said that he got hurt while performing the scene because the harness broke and his neck “got stuck in the rope”.

    “Those few seconds were devastating,” said the actor. “My feet were numb and swollen, my throat was choked [while my head was] head spinning. I couldn’t swallow food for a few months.”

    He continued, “Those few seconds made me realise those who commit suicide go through such pain and agony and leave their families devastated forever.”

    The actor also appealed to his followers to take care of their loved ones “so they don’t reach the extreme point of no return”.

    The scene was not aired on television because of its sensitive content. However, it is part of the episode that has been uploaded on YouTube.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CD61xr-J8ca/

    Aslam in the drama plays Haseeb, a father of two, who loses his job and is buried under debt. He is unable to fulfill his family’s wishes and collapses under the pressure because of which he takes his own life.

    Read more – ‘Pyar Ke Sadkay’: All’s well that ends well

    Log Kya Kahengay also starres Faysal Quraishi, Saheefa Jabbar Khattak, Sakina Samo and Kinza Razzak. It airs every Saturday on ARY Digital at 8pm.