January 2020

Good Entertainment

While TV plays made in Pakistan these days are mostly run-of-the-mill, one serial has taken the viewing public by storm. Mere Pass Tum Ho has become outrageously popular. The main players in the serial are Humayun Saeed, Adnan Siddiqui and Ayeza Khan. But it’s Humayun Saeed who takes the cake and perhaps gone are the days of Fawad Khan. Those who still wallow in the memories of the golden years of PTV drama can follow the Humayun Saeed serial on ARY Digital – and be saved from the agony of watching aimless Talk Shows.

Neo Nouveau Girl

Saher Tareen, the daughter of PTI politician Jehangir Tareen, did not take to politics and probably never thought of following in the footsteps of her father like Mariam Nawaz did or Benazir Bhutto before her. For a change, she went into fashion designing and has made quite a name in making vintage clothing rather than absorbing today’s pop culture. Her inspirations are old wedding photographs and heirlooms and she blends old techniques into modern aesthetics rather skillfully. She calls it Neo Nouveau.

Back to Business

Pakistani fast bowler Hasan Ali was recently married to India’s Shamia Arzoo, a Dubai-based flight engineer. Before this marriage, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis player Sania Mirza had also tied the knot. Hasan was not able to go to India to marry Shamia and the nuptials took place in Dubai. After having become Mrs. Hasan Ali, Shamia travelled to Pakistan and must have discovered there was not much of a difference between her India and Hasan’s Pakistan. Now will Hasan Ali focus on his cricket again and pull the Pakistan team out of the pits?

Ire and Fire

Mehwish Hayat tried out a new dance with actor Ahsan Khan, dressed in a ravishing pink and white outfit. With praise, she also got ire on the internet for wearing a revealing outfit. Winner of the Nishan e Imtiaz in Pakistan and Pride of Performance in Norway, Mehwish thinks the world of cinema is fuelling Islamophobia. The actress is the brand ambassador of the Islamic Charity, Penny Appeal. She has also made it to the list of The Muslim Vibe magazine’s top five Muslim women in the world who are striving to make the world a better place to live in.