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  • ‘Innocent till proven guilty’: Mehwish Hayat defends General (r) Musharraf

    Mehwish Hayat who has lately been actively voicing her political thoughts, in a recent tweet, defended former military dictator and President General (r) Pervez Musharraf.

    “This man was our President and guided us through some very difficult times. Like him or loathe him, he deserves the opportunity to be heard,” she wrote in her tweet, asserting that he deserves dignity.

    When someone demanded that the former president Asif Ali Zardari also be given the same opportunity, Mehwish said, “Nobody is above the law, all that I am saying is give him a chance to be heard at least. Guilt or otherwise is the decision of the courts.”

    Designer Maheen Khan agreed with Mehwish’s point of view.

    Meanwhile, Gen Musharraf, who is currently in the hospital for the treatment of an unknown ailment, released a video from his hospital saying that he has not been heard and is being “victimised.”

    The former military dictator is facing a high treason case in Pakistan for implementing emergency rule and suspending the constitution in 2007. The verdict for the case will reportedly be announced by a special court in Islamabad on December 17 after hearing the arguments of the government’s new prosecution team.

    In the video message, Musharraf had said, “As far as this [treason] case is concerned, this is absolutely baseless. I have served my country for 10 years. I have fought for my country. This [treason] is the case in which I have not been heard and I have been victimised.”

    Previously, Khadija Shah of Élan had also tweeted out in favour of Gen Musharraf.

    https://twitter.com/khadijah_shah/status/1202085199028330501?s=20
  • Maya Ali pens a heartfelt note for her ‘Amma’

    Maya Ali pens a heartfelt note for her ‘Amma’

    Maya Ali has always been expressive about the bond she shares with her mother and the latest social media post which she has made for her mother is surely the sweetest thing you will see today on the internet.

    The Teefa in trouble actor took to Instagram — a photo and video-sharing social networking platform, to express her love for her Amma and wrote a heartfelt caption, dedicated to her mother.

    She wrote: “With time you grow
    older, and your nature changes but for your parents, you never get older and
    that is the best blessing from ALLAH for all children… Today I was sitting
    with Amma after such a long time and sharing all the things and all of a sudden
    she hugged me and told me how strong I am, and how proud she is of me, and all
    I could say is that Amma “yeh sab app se he to seekha hai” but after this
    emotional episode, I realized one thing, no matter how old you get you always
    need a hug and cuddle from your parents to relax you and make you stronger…
    Amma I love you for everything, for understanding me when I don’t speak a word,
    when I laugh loud and you’re the one who knows I am trying to hide something, for
    those moments when I cry, you’re always by my side and saying, “bass bohat ho
    Gaya rona dhona?”
    for all the times you pray for me.

    She then made a request to all her followers, urging them to take out some time and sit with their parents and listen to them.

    “ We as children can’t return how much they do for us, so I request to all, please try and spare some time for them and listen to them, what they want… They are precious and the most important and most valuable relationships in the world…?”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B5KxBEDHpaj/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
  • On TV Tonight: Mahira Khan in Verna

    On TV Tonight: Mahira Khan in Verna

    Shoaib Mansoor’s Verna didn’t do too well at the box office, but the movie is an important step towards discussing issues that plague our society. Pakistan’s superstar Mahira Khan takes the lead in the film, Hamza Ali Abbasi’s wife and a great actor in her own right, Naimal Khawar is also in the film, as well as Haroon Shahid and Zarrar Khan.

    Mahira Khan plays a rape survivor

    The film revolves around a couple Aami (Haroon) and Sara (Mahira) and how their lives change after Sara is raped by a governor’s son (Zarrar Khan). After she is raped, she vows to fight for justice.

    Aami and Sara are a happy couple before their lives are ruined

    The film was directed by Shoaib Mansoor, who had two super hits before, Khuda Kay Liye and Bol but Verna didn’t receive a similar response. Criticism revolved around a disjointed script, bad audio and weak storytelling.

    The film was made in 2017 but will air tonight, Saturday November 16th, on HUM T.V. at 9:10PM.

  • Trending Ali Sethi sings a sixer for Coke Studio

    The young classical singer has outclassed himself in Coke Studio’s 12th season. His rendition of Gulon Main Rang, originally sung by Mehdi Hasan, has been widely shared and acclaimed by his fans. Ali Sethi is currently trending on Twitter and his YouTube video had 103K views in three hours.

    Others say that Ali Sethi needs more recognition than he is given.

    Ali Sethi, as a young classical singer, still manages to keep his own identity while matching the soul of the greats before him.

    Watch the full song here:

    Watch The Current Life with Ali Sethi to get to know more about the guy behind the songs.

    For more, listen to the original version by Mehdi Hasan:

  • What’s so special about Disney Plus?

    What’s so special about Disney Plus?

    Two weeks after Apple rolled out its own streaming service Apple TV+, Disney launched its own streaming service Disney Plus.

    While Netflix, Amazon Prime and Apple Plus are spending money on original content featuring big celebs, Disney Plus offers you something different: ALL Disney content. From Disney animated classics to Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars and even 20th Century Fox content, everything under the Disney banner and more is included in Disney Plus.

    Disney Plus released a 3-hour trailer last month to showcase all its programs.

    By comparison, Apple had a relatively subdued launch earlier this month. At $6.99 per month, Disney Plus debuted with 10 original movies, specials and series. It is also expected to release more than 45 original programmes within a year of its launch. 

    A recent study said that 40 percent of consumers would sign up for Disney Plus just because the content reminded them of their childhood.

    In fact, on the first day of its launch, Disney Plus was hit by technical issues. There were many reports on social media platforms about problems accessing the service. Many users shared screenshots of error messages.

    Disney
    Plus launched in the US, Canada and the Netherlands on Tuesday. Disney Plus
    will arrive in Australia and New Zealand on November 19.

    Globally,
    Disney plans a progressive rollout worldwide over the next two years. The
    company provided a generalised timeline for when it will expand the service to
    the world’s major regions.

    Disney
    Plus is slated to roll out in:

    • Eastern Europe over the course of a year starting as early as October 2020.
    • Latin America over the course of three months starting as early as October 2020.
    • Asia Pacific over the course of two years starting anytime.

    Pakistan comes in the Asia Pacific region which means we’ll have to wait a little longer than others.

  • Ahmad Ali Butt is playing the latest superhero in town: ‘Fatman’

    Ahmad Ali Butt is playing the latest superhero in town: ‘Fatman’

    Gear up Pakistanis – we’re getting a new superhero!

    Comedy king Ahmed Ali Butt and the talented duo behind Load Wedding and Actor in Law, Nabeel Qureshi and Fizza Ali Meerza are coming together for a new superhero film titled Fatman.

    Butt announced the film on social media by sharing a selfie with the film’s makers.

    He captioned it, “AlhumduliAllah it’s official. My next film and my first as a lead with these crazy people.”

    “Looking forward to making a great film with these great, creative filmmakers and hope you’ll all love it as much as I love the script… InshAllah, see you next year.”

    The film’s name had us intrigued so we got in touch with the director and lead actor for some inside details.

    Speaking exclusively about the film to The Current, Ahmad said, “It’s a different and bold take on superhero films but at the core, it is a story about a father-son relationship.”

    He added, “It also addresses body shaming, yet keeps the family entering factors in mind.”

    Meanwhile, Nabeel revealed, “It’s a real-life superhero family entertainment film with a great message which talks about body shaming, with pun intended.”

    The film will be directed by Nabeel and produced by Fizza Ali Meerza under their production house Filmwala Pictures. Shooting for the film is expected to start early next year while the release is slated to be in late 2020.

  • Aamir Liaquat proposed to Fiza Ali in front of his first and second wife

    Aamir Liaquat proposed to Fiza Ali in front of his first and second wife

    Actor Fiza Ali has claimed that religious scholar/Ramzan show host/talk show host/PTI member of Parliament, Aamir Liaquat proposed to her in front of his first and second wife on different occasions.

    Actor Fiza Ali is a model and a talk show host

    In a recent podcast with Entertainment Pakistan, Fiza claims that she had called Aamir and Tuba, his second wife, on her program and when they walked on the stage, she asked Tuba to stand next to her husband. Aamir then joked that Fiza could have been the one who was called on stage with him but now it was too late.

    Aamir and his second wife Tuba

    The first time he proposed to her was after she got divorced. He asked her to marry him in front of his first wife, Bushra and proposed in a “very nice manner…he wanted to get married to me in front of the world,” Fiza claims. Fiza was depressed during that time and ignored the proposal and then found out that he got married to Tuba.

    Aamir and his first wife Bushra

    When he asked her again in front of Tuba, he also “joked about it again and said it’s not too late to get married…Tuba has no problem with it”.

  • Meray Pass Tum Ho EP 13: Predictable or more to it?

    All the theories we all had after EP 12 have gone down the drain. No one thought “a few months later” Danish (Humayun Saeed) will be pining for his ex-wife Mehwish (Ayeza Khan) and putting his kid Rumi in boarding school. All everyone talked about was how it seemed obvious that Shehwar’s (Adnan Siddiqui) wife would come back and ruin Shehwar and Mehwish’s plan to get married for a happily every after.

    Mehwish and Shehwar returning to Pakistan after spending a few months abroad

    Wrong. Although Mehwish is looking super beautiful, and surprisingly more relaxed, in this episode, the do takey ka aadmi Shehwar is not interested in marrying the do take ki aurat. In a dialogue that’s bound to become popular Shehwar tells Mehwish that Shaadiyon mai divorce ho sakti hai lekin muhabbat mai divorce nahi hoti.

    READ MORE: Meray Pass Tum Ho EP 12: Danish sweeps the show

    Mehwish has travelled all over Europe and has the travel glow

    Danish on the other hand, has gotten a promotion and has become besties with Mateen sahib, the older guy who works with him and had cheated on his wife and lives in utter regret of that. Danish has put his son in boarding school and is called by the principal for a meeting. He is told that Rumi is a terrible student and in walks Hania (Hira Mani) who is Rumi’s teacher.

    Hira Mani makes her entry in the drama as Rumi’s teacher

    She complains to Danish about how terrible a student Rumi is and how he needs to take his kid out of school. Danish asks for one last chance and they agree.

    In the end of the episode we see Danish meeting with Mateen sahib to tell him that he’s planning to become a very rich businessman. Mateen sahib tells him his sob story again (in some very pretty dialogues) and then has a heart attack and is taken to the hospital.

    Danish and Mateen sahib’s heart to heart

    Danish calls his daughter and finds out that surprise surprise, Hania is his best friend’s daughter and when she walks in the hospital, she and Danish find out her father has died.

    Hania finds out her father has died

    Ok so, what will happen next? Danish will have to marry Hania and find love again (and become a rich businessman because of course, he has to) and Mehwish will realize that Shehwar will never marry her and she will always be the side wali.

    That’s it? Predictable and boring, here’s to hoping that this won’t happen although all the signs point to the fact that this is the most obvious route the drama will take.

    Hira Mani is a good actress and did a good job portraying a daughter who has just lost her father. But she lacks expression and comes across as a rather boring figure. Earlier, in .a behind the scenes interview, she spoke about her role in the drama and said, “[my role is]In fact it’s very similar to how I am in my life, a soft hearted girl. H for Hira and H for Hania, you’ll like this character very much”.

    She will really have to take her acting up a notch for her role to become a prominent one and to take the drama out of the boring path it is about to take.

  • Sunny Deol to attend Kartarpur opening ceremony

    Sunny Deol to attend Kartarpur opening ceremony

    Indian actor and politician Sunny Deol has announced that he will attend the Kartarpur opening ceremony on November 9.

    As per reports, Chief Minister of India’s Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh confirmed the arrival of the actor.

    The actor turned politician is a BJP lawmaker from India’s Gurdaspur district.

     “If I won’t go who will? I will go, it is my area and my home,” the BJP MP was quoted as saying by Indian news agency ANI.

    Read More: Navjot Singh Sidhu to join for Kartarpur opening ceremony

    Deol is not the only famous Indian who will be joining the ceremony. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh and Congress lawmaker Navjot Singh Sidhu will also be joining the ceremony.

    The inaugural ceremony for the Kartarpur Corridor will be held on both sides of the border on Saturday, November 9.

    The
    corridor will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Imran Khan on the Pakistani
    side, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do the opening on the other side
    of the border.

    Thousands of Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan every year by a special train to participate in the three-day festival marking the birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.

    However, this year is special as it is not only the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak but also marks the opening of Kartarpur Corridor between Pakistan and India that allows Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara without a passport.

  • Rabi Pirzada bids farewell to showbiz

    Rabi Pirzada bids farewell to showbiz

    Singer Rabi Pirzada has bid farewell to the showbiz industry after being embroiled in a privacy breach, she announced on Monday.

    Taking to Twitter, the singer wrote, “I, Rabi Pirzada, have decided to distance myself from the showbiz industry.”

    “May Allah forgive my sins and soften others’ hearts towards me,” she added.

    The singer has also confirmed her decision to quit the entertainment industry while speaking to a private media outlet.

    Last week, compromising videos of Pirzada went viral on social media. While a huge number of users called her out for “profanity”, others came out in her support and slammed the breach of privacy.

    She has approached the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) seeking action against those involved in the breach. According to Pirzada, she has moved an application to the agency for her data that was stolen from her cell phone.

    “I sold out my cell phone and the data was stolen,” she told a private media outlet and added that she had also filed an application against the shop.