The echoes of Javed Akhtar's controversial speech at the Faiz Festival have not stopped yet and many Pakistani artists are condemning his statement and insisting on 'appreciating the talent of our country'.
Javed Akhtar spoke at sessions on the second and third day of the Faiz Festival, which was well received, and even a music concert was organized for him in the night, in which Pakistani actors and singers also participated. So someone was taking pictures with them. Singer Ali Zafar was singing songs written by him.
In a tweet, Ali Zafar called it his good fortune to sing a song written by him in front of Javed Akhtar, but what happened next? The festival ended and Javed went to India.
After the end of the festival, a clip of Javed Akhtar's talk in the session went viral on social media, in which Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut gave some color as if Pakistan had been defeated in the Indo-Pak war.
During the festival, Javed Akhtar, in response to a question raised by the participants, made a statement regarding Pakistan saying that the terrorists of the Mumbai attack are still roaming free and it would be unfair to expect any Indian to have no complaints about it.
It just had to happen that one after another all other Pakistani artists opened a front against Javed Akhtar, be it actor Saboor Ali or Shamoon Abbasi, actress Anoushe Ashraf or actor Shaan all used harsh words against Javed Akhtar, even the Artists who considered it an honor to meet Sahib Javed also condemned his statement.
Singer Ali Zafar has said that Javed Akhtar's controversial statement has hurt the sentiments of us Pakistanis. He said that no one can tolerate a statement against his country.
It is as if time, circumstances, and emotions all changed in two days and I remembered the verse of a ghazal sung by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 'Kia se ki kali hai hai hai'.
It was also discussed how he was given a visa to Pakistan? Well, Javed went to his homeland, but two days after that, Indian model and actress Sonam Bajwa said on social media that she will visit Pakistan this year.
In a question and answer session on Twitter, a fan requested the actress to visit Pakistan, to which Sonam Bajwa replied that she is coming to Pakistan this year.
Drama industry
These days, the fans of Yumna Zaidi and Wahaj Ali's popular drama 'Tere Bin' have got some relief as the romantic scene that fans have been waiting for since the teaser has been aired. The scene was filmed in a swimming pool and according to actress Yemeni Zaidi, it was a dangerous scene.
In a statement, she says that Wahaj was not letting go of my hand because it was obviously a dangerous scene. So the director and Wahaj were expecting that I might not do the scene. I was also thinking that such a scene has not been shot in the history of Pakistani dramas and I did it for the sake of the Pakistani audience.
During a show, Mashal Khan, who starred in the drama 'Preezaad' with actress Yumna Zaidi, was asked, 'What is necessary to get a lead role in a drama?' Prioritization was declared a mandatory component.
Later on, being offered options by the host, he stated that it was important to have better connections in the industry for the lead role.
Similarly, actress Sanam Jung of the drama serial 'Moona' has also said in an interview that healthy and fat actresses get fewer opportunities than thin girls in showbiz.
While some people do their best to enter showbiz, there are many artists who have decided to leave the colorful world of showbiz and lead a religious life.
It also happened this week that actress Anam Fayyaz of Pakistan's drama industry said goodbye to the showbiz industry for the sake of religion. But now I have decided to leave the showbiz industry and live according to Islam.
Social media users criticized this decision of the actress as a way to gain fame, then former actress Noor Bukhari openly supported Anam Fayyaz.
On the other hand, it was also seen that the actress Zaranish Khan recently got the blessing of Umrah, after which she deleted all the pictures from her Instagram, due to which it is being speculated that the actress Zaranish Khan is also in the showbiz industry. They are going to say goodbye later.
Film industry
In the film world this week, actor Usman Mukhtar raised the flags of his success as his film 'Galabo Rani' managed to win seven international awards.
Gulabo Rani was awarded the Best Horror Short Film, Best Sound Design, Best Director Mail, and Best Cinematography awards at the 'IndieX Film Fest Los Angeles Awards'.
On the other hand, the news came out that a film is going to be made on the former captain of the Indian cricket team, Sourav Ganguly, actor Ranbir Kapoor will play his role in the film, the shooting of which will also be started soon, however, the makers have not yet confirmed it. No official announcement has been made.
The music industry
Pakistan's world-renowned singer Atif Aslam has topped Spotify's list of most popular Pakistani singers.
Online music streaming platform Spotify has released a list of Pakistani singers who gained popularity in the last two years and the most popular songs.
On the one hand, the success of Atif Aslam, on the other hand, India's famous singer Sonu Nigam was facing difficulties. During Sonu's concert, the son of Hindu extremist Shiv Sena member of the state assembly, Prakash Phatarpakar, tried to meet Sonu Nigam, the singer The bodyguards stopped and the matter went hand in hand.
During the scuffle, Sonu Nigam and one of his accomplices also sustained injuries after which they were shifted to a local hospital.
