Tag: Shaan Shahid

  • Actor Shaan angry over PSL ‘lockdowns’, makes special request to CM Buzdar

    Actor Shaan angry over PSL ‘lockdowns’, makes special request to CM Buzdar

    The seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is at full swing of the second leg of the tournament which is taking place at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

    Actor Shaan Shahid took to his Twitter and has made a special request to Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja and Chief Minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar.

    “PSL indeed it is a great way to boost pakistans peaceful image but a special request to @iramizraja chairman Pcb why can’t the teams be accommodated in the Pcb academy right next to the stadium the whole city is on a lockdown a lot of people are suffering .@UsmanAKBuzdar,” he tweeted.

    Earlier on Wednesday, the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore, Additional IG Fayyaz Ahmad Dev visited Gaddafi Stadium and reviewed the security and traffic arrangements made by the Lahore Police for PSL matches.

    DIG Operations Dr Abid Khan, DC Lahore Umar Sher Chattha, SSP Administration Atif Nazir, SSP Operations Capt (retd) Mustansar Feroze, SSP Security Rashid Hydayat and PCB officials were also present on the occasion.

    The CCPO Lahore inspected security arrangements at different entrance and exit gates of the stadium and issued directions to the police officers to strengthen the arrangements.

    The Lahore leg of the tournament started from February 10. The playoffs and Final of the tournament will be played in Lahore at the Gaddafi Stadium. The Final match will be played on February 27.

    Earlier, it was also reported that the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan will also be watching the Final at the Gaddafi Stadium.

    In March 2021, it was reported that the Sports Board of Punjab (SBP) and PCB have agreed to build a five-star hotel at Nishtar Park Sports Complex, near Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. But no latest update on the project has been reported.

  • Shaniera Akram bursts into tears after listening ‘Tu Jhoom’

    Shaniera Akram bursts into tears after listening ‘Tu Jhoom’

    Social Activist, Shaniera Akram took to Twitter to share her experience after listening to Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal’s top trending song Tu Jhoom performed in Coke Studio Season 14.

    She expressed her emotions on the soulful song, Tu Jhoom by saying, “I have not heard this song before & have no idea what they are singing about but I’ve been sitting here for the last 25 minutes crying my eyes out! These incredible women just sang into my soul. God Bless this beautiful Country. “

    Famous Pakistani Singer and actor, Hadiqa Kiani also gave her tribute on Twitter to the soulful song performed by legendary singers

    Veteran actor and Director, Shaan Shahid also took to Twitter to appreciate the poetry and magical voices of Naseebo Lal and Abida Parveen.

    The Pakistan journalist, Mubashir Zaidi also expressed their love for the spiritual song.

    Living legends of the Pakistan music industry Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal have opened the 14th season of Coke Studio with an extravagant song “Tu Jhoom.” The song has sent excited fans on a listening spree while they have gone crazy about it.

    More than 4.9 million people have been viewed this song as of Monday morning.

    The opening lines are sung by the folk queen Lal, followed by the Sufi maestro Parveen. “As we start on this new journey, we ask you to celebrate life,” read the official caption of the song.

    This year, Coke Studio is produced and curated by music composer Xulfi and written by Adnan Dhool, “Tu Jhoom’s” music is arranged and produced by Xulfi and budding artist Abdullah Siddiqui.

    Check out the spiritual song with magical voices here

  • Veteran actor of ‘Khuda Kay Liye’ fame Rasheed Naz passes away

    Veteran actor of ‘Khuda Kay Liye’ fame Rasheed Naz passes away

    Veteran Pakistani Actor, Rasheed Naz has passed away at the age of 73 on Monday morning. His daughter-in-law, Madiha Rizvi who is also a TV actress shared the news of his demise news on her Instagram.

    Many Pakistani celebrities have expressed their condolences over the loss of a legendary actor.

    Rashid was born on September 9, 1948, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and appeared in various dramas and films in Pakistan and across the border in India as well.

    He started his career as an actor in 1971 in Pashto dramas. He also acted in several Pashto, Hindko and Urdu language plays. His first Urdu play was Aik Tha Gaoon in 1973. He also worked in the Pakistani private channel, NTM in Dasht which is one of his memorable projects. His astonishing projects included Namos, Zama Jang, and Dakit.

    His character, Moulana Tahiri in Shoaib Mansoor’s film, Khuda Kay Liye (2007) got recognition and praise from the audience. His last project with Shoaib Mansoor was Verna released in 2017.

    He also acted in the comedy genre Pakistani film Karachi to Lahore.

    He worked in a few Bollywood movies along with Akshay Kumar in Baby in 2015 and ISIS: Enemies of Humanity with Rahul Dev released in 2017.

    Rasheed Naz’s upcoming movie, Zarrar is the most anticipated movie of Pakistani cinema directed by Shaan Shahid and expected to be released this year.

  • Actor Shaan terms Kohli’s innings ‘for self’, Babar’s for the team, backtracks later

    Actor Shaan terms Kohli’s innings ‘for self’, Babar’s for the team, backtracks later

    Pakistan’s leading film actor Shaan Shahid has apologised to his fans after he took to Twitter and said that Virat Kohli’s fifty was selfish and Babar Azam’s half century was for the team.

    The Khuda Kay Liye star took to Twitter and shared his thoughts on the scores of both the captains and said: “Kohli’s 51 was for himself but Baber’s 50 + was for the team. #baberazam mughlay Azam #greenpoweristhefuture.”

    Many fans criticised the Waar actor for his comments. Here are a few reactions:

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    Shaan later tweeted and said: “I agree with all of you kohli played a brilliant innings as well.”

    Pakistan crushed India by 10 wickets after a terrific inning by Babar and Mohammad Rizwan. Babar and Rizwan’s 152-run partnership for Pakistan was not just a match-winning stand, but also the biggest opening partnership in the history of the Men’s T20 World Cup and Pakistan’s second-biggest partnership in a T20I for any wicket.

    The Green Shirts will be facing New Zealand on Tuesday in their next match in the World Cup’s Super twelves.

  • ‘Pakistan Zindabad’, Shaan calls out ex-Indian army officer for spreading fake news

    ‘Pakistan Zindabad’, Shaan calls out ex-Indian army officer for spreading fake news

    Pakistani actor Shaan Shahid reacted to a viral picture from his movie ‘Yalghaar’ after an ex-Indian army officer tweeted a photo of Pakistani actors, falsely claiming that they were Pakistani soldiers who had been martyred in Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan. Apart from Shaan, others actors in the picture include Umair Jaswal and Bilal Ashraf.

    Shaan responded to the tweet by sharing his movie poster and said, “Hello from the other side. Pakistan Zindabaad!”

    Umair Jaswal also made fun of the picture. He tweeted, “Hello dear! From Pakistan.”

    The confusion started after a former Indian army officer, Maj Gen GD Bakshi, claimed on Twitter that the Pakistan Army had suffered heavy casualties in Panjshir Valley.

    A Twitter user mocked Bakshi by sharing a picture from the set of Pakistani movie ‘Yalghaar’ and wrote: “My class fellow from school days Maj Aijaj 2nd from left and Capt Jufar 1st from left embraced martyrdom in Panjshir. They were buried yesterday in Peshawar. ISPR is trying to hide these casualties. They fought bravely and should be honoured as such. This is injustice by Pak Army.”

    Following the false claim, an Indian general Lt Gen H S Panag(R) criticised his own general.

    Earlier, an Afghan journalist mistook Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Aamir Liaquat as a martyred soldier in Afghanistan.

    Indian news channels, Republic TV, and Zee Hindustan ran visuals from a video game — Arma-3 — stating that it was the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) attacking the anti-Taliban fighters.

    Then a Twitter user shared a picture of a fighter jet, claiming that a PAF plane was shot down in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley. Later, a fact-check by Dawn showed that the picture is actually from 2018 in the United States.

    Bakshi, who has had a long career in the Indian army, is known for spreading fake news. An article by Indian publication The Print last year referred to him as the “shrillest warmonger in the media”, as per Dawn.

  • Who can be Pakistan’s first superstar to bag a wax statue at Madame Tussauds?

    Who can be Pakistan’s first superstar to bag a wax statue at Madame Tussauds?

    Getting a wax statue at Madam Tussauds is undoubtedly a reason of pride for any celebrity across the world, and till date no Pakistani celebrity has achieved it so far.

    Here are ten superstars who are in running to be the first Pakistani celebrity to be waxed at Madame Tussauds.

    Mahira Khan

    Mahira Khan is undoubtedly Pakistan’s biggest female superstar. Her journey from being a VJ to be the country’s numero-uno female superstar surely makes her a potential contender for this list. The Humsafar actress has represented Pakistan at international platforms like Cannes Film Festival.

    Sajal Aly

    Sajal has proved with every character that she can perform any role with ease, and her character in MOM is a testimony of it. Sajal has both Bollywood and Hollywood in her kitty along with some of the highest rated Pakistani dramas.

    Atif Aslam

    Atif enjoys a transnational popularity with a number of chartbuster songs, he is considered amongst the finest singers in Pakistan. Atif has also composed music for Bollywood and Hollywood films.

    Saba Qamar

    Starting off her career with Mein Aurat Hoon, Saba entered the big league with 2011’s Maat and consolidated her position with blockbuster dramas like Digest writer, Baaghi and Cheekh. She received a nomination for the best actress category at prestigious Filmfare awards with her debut Bollywood film, Hindi Medium. The Government of Pakistan honoured her with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2012 and Pride of Performance in 2016.

    Fawad Khan

    Fawad bagged a Filmfare Award with his debut Bollywood film, Khoobsurat, he has three Lux Style Awards and six Hum Awards in his kitty. He made his film debut with a supporting role in Shoaib Mansoor’s Khuda Kay Liye (2007) and then went on to give Pakistani television two cult classics in Humsafar and Zindagi Gulzar Hai.

    Ayeza Khan

    Ayeza, won hearts with her performance in drama serial Chupke Chupke post delivering the biggest television blockbusters with Mere Paas Tum Ho and Pyaray Afzal. She enjoys an envious popularity and is currently the most followed Pakistani on Instagram.

    Mewhish Hayat

    Mehwish Hayat was honoured by the Government of Pakistan with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2019. She has starred in some of highest grossing Pakistani films like Jawani Phir Nahi Ani and Punjab Nahi Jaungi.

    Fahad Mustafa

    Fahad has delivered blockbuster movies like Jawani Phir Nahi Ani and Na Maloom Afraad and has produced some super successful dramas like Ishqiya too apart from hosting the highest rated television game show of all time.

    Humayun Saeed

    Humayun is currently the reigning superstar of Lollywood and local television. The actor has the biggest blockbusters of both the mediums in his kitty like Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 and Mere Paas Tum Ho respectively.

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    Shaan Shahid

    Shaan, is not only an actor, he is also a producer, writer and a film director. In a career spanning over 30 years the Khuda Kay Liye actor has won many awards and has hosted television shows as well.

    Javaid Sheikh

    He started his acting career in 1973 and since than has worked in over 150 transnational movies. He is indeed a living legend and is an asset of our entertainment industry.

  • PM Imran Khan expresses grief over ‘Uncle Sargam’s’ demise

    Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed his grief over the death of Farooq Qaiser, the voice of the legendary fictional character Uncle Sargam.

    “Saddened to learn of Farooq Qaiser’s death,” wrote the PM on Twitter. “He was not just a performer but would constantly raise awareness about social injustices and issues.”

    “My condolences and prayers go to his family,” added the premier.

    Farooq Qaiser passed away on Saturday, May 14 after suffering a heart attack, his grandson Muhammad confirmed to Pakistan Television News (PTV).

    Besides PM Imran, other prominent personalities including Fawad Chaudhry, Humayun Saeed Adnan Siddiqui, Shaan Shahid, Ali Zafar and Maryam Nawaz also expressed their grief over the death of the legendary artist.

    Born in 1945 in Sialkot, Farooq Qaiser was a renowned puppeteer, artist and columnist and was associated with PTV from 1976. Qaiser spent his early childhood in Peshawar and Kohat and in 1970 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from the National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore. Later he received a master’s degree in Graphic Arts from Bucharest, Romania in 1976 and also trained for puppetry there.

    He also received his master’s degree in Mass Communication in 1999 from the University of Southern California, School for Communication and Journalism, United States.

    With a prolific career, Qaiser was the recipient of the Pride of Performance Award (1993), the Lifetime Achievement Award (2010) and PTV’s Silver Jubilee Award besides many other national and international titles.

    Rest in peace Uncle Sargam! You have been an important part of our childhood.

  • Asim Azhar, Hadiqa Kiani, Shaan urge Shafqat Mahmood to give relief to students

    Asim Azhar, Hadiqa Kiani, Shaan urge Shafqat Mahmood to give relief to students

    Asim Azhar, Hadiqa Kiani and Shaan have requested Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood to postpone the upcoming papers and give students and their parents some relief.

    “Please think of our children,” said Kiani. “We must find an alternative plan that doesn’t put them in danger.”

    She added that she “an advocate for education” and prays that he son goes on and achieves a PhD.

    “But this is just not the way,” said the singer.

    Similarly, Azhar said: “Sir, it would be unfair to hold exams in such circumstances! Please find a solution.”

    The singer further said: “Students have really been disturbed due to the ongoing pandemic causing the institutes to close and open again and again.”

    “I personally know some students that haven’t been able to complete their syllabuses as well,” he asserted.

    Addressing students, Asim said that he understands their pain because if he wasn’t a full-time musician, he would also be going through the same stress.

    “I understand your stress and pain guys. Agar abhi music nahi kar raha hota tou mai bhi ro raha hota exams ko leke iss waqt.. so I understand,” said Asim, adding: “I am sure Shafqat Mahmood will stand with the youth and find the best solution possible.”

    Shaan, on the other hand, brought up another issue, saying: “Honourable minister must give relief to parents who are suffering from not just the pandemic but the private school mafias as well.”

    “Change was your slogan and patience is all we have till now,” he added.

    The veteran actor further said: “Elm bohat bari dolat Hai… agar yaqeen na aye to private school kai malikaan sai pooch lain.”

    Demanding teacher-assessed grades, dozens of students of the Cambridge International Education (CIE) system staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on April 2 against the O’ and A’ Level examinations scheduled to be held in April and May. Multiple protests also took place across the country against the exams, including one in Lahore.

    After studying online for the whole year, the protesting students said that they would not appear for tests in classrooms. The students and their parents demanded the federal government to cancel the CIE examinations in light of the pandemic and asked for marking to be done on the basis of teacher-assessed grades.

    However, Mahmood on Tuesday announced that examinations across the country will be held from the third week of May, adding that Cambridge exams will be held as per schedule.

    “Decisions regarding exams are final,” said Mahmood. “Students should start preparing and working hard.”

    Meanwhile, A-level exams are scheduled at the end of April, while the O-level exams are slated to begin on May 10.

  • Atif Aslam, Adnan Sami among others saddened over Shaukat Ali’s demise

    Atif Aslam, Adnan Sami among others saddened over Shaukat Ali’s demise

    Atif Aslam, Adnan Sami Khan, Shaan and Asim Raza among others have expressed their grief over the demise of legendary Pakistani folk singer Shaukat Ali, who passed away on Friday in Lahore.

    “Deeply saddened to learn about the demise of Shaukat Ali Khan,” said Aslam. “His immense contribution to traditional folk music stands unparalleled.”

    “My heartfelt condolences to his family. May Allah forgive him and grant patience to his loved ones,” he added.

    Adnan Sami Khan also extended his grievances, saying: “I’m extremely saddened to learn that the legendary folk singer of Pakistan, Shaukat Ali Sahib has passed away.”

    “His contribution to music is priceless and he had an incredible voice,” said Sami, remembering the maestro.

    “Saddened to learn about the loss of legendary folk singer Shaukat Ali Sahab,” said Zafar, sharing the musician’s classic song Kadi Tey Has Bol. “Deepest condolences to the family.”

    Shaan also remembered the legendary singer, saying: “Rest in peace Shaukat Ali Sb.”

    “Indeed you have served this nation with all your love, talent and hard work,” added the Pakistani superstar. “Your contributions will always be remembered by all of us.”

    Other celebrities and notable personalities who remembered Ali include Yasir Hussain, Asim Raza, Muhammad Basharat Raja, Naz Baloch, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan and Faisal Javed Khan.

  • ‘With you Captain’: Celebs extend support to PM Imran Khan

    ‘With you Captain’: Celebs extend support to PM Imran Khan

    After Pakistan Democratic Movement’s candidate Yousuf Raza Gilani emerged victorious against the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in the Senate Elections, Prime Minister Imran Khan in an address to the nation announced that he is going to seek a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Saturday. The premier said the vote of confidence will be held through the show of hand and that he will have no objection if any member of his party does not trust him, adding that his party would sit on opposition benches if they lose this time.

    Following his decision to seek a vote of confidence, celebrities including Shaan Shahid, Rohail Hyatt, Imran Abbas and Omair Rana have extended their support for the prime minister.

    “Whether you are in power or in opposition, the voice of truth, the voice of the people of Pakistan will always be spoken by you,” said Shaan. “Some battles lost cannot predict the outcome of the war.”

    “May you win the war of truth, honesty, hope and justice,” he added.

    Ace musician Rohail Hyatt expressed his faith in PM Khan said: “In my lifetime I have only had the privilege of calling one person my leader. This person is Imran Khan.”

    “Honestly outweighs everything else IMO. Setbacks aside, I am certain he will succeed in his mission IA,” he added.

    Hyatt further said that he got his “yess moment” after watching PM Khan’s address to the nation.

    Omair Rana of Pyar Ke Sadkay fame lauded PM Khan’s decision of taking the vote of confidence saying: “To hide behind a hypocrite one has to be smaller than him. Imran Khan is too big for these sell-outs and buyouts.”

    “With you my Captain,” he added.

    Other celebrities who extended their support include Veena Malik, Imran Abbas, Khadija Shah, Bilal Maqsood, Salman Ahmed and Farhan Saeed.

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