All that glitters is not gold. HUM TV’s magnum opus drama serial, Aangan has been a victim of supreme overconfidence. The period drama created quite a buzz, thanks to the union of stars like Ahad Raza Mir, Sajal Aly, Mawra Hocane, Sonya Hussain, Ahsan Khan and the list goes on and on. All eyes were on this one and people expected magic.
Shamoon’s explosion: Jami Responds, more people open up against “Gumm”
While 2019’s first local release may not be scoring well on the theatrical front, the film, right now, has set the stage for gossips and controversies that Lollywood has rarely seen in recent years.
It all started when one of Gumm’s leading actors, Shamoon Abbasi, vented his emotions out first in a Facebook status, and then in a more detailed, exclusive talk with Galaxy Lollywood.
Vasay and Shaan unhappy with government’s pace on cultural policy
It’s been about five months since the Imran Khan-led government came into power. And while the government is trying to resolve the multi-faceted challenges the country faces, artists including Shaan Shahid and Vasay Chaudhry are not happy with its pace on giving shape to the country’s “Cultural Policy.”
First look of ARY & Farhan-Urwa co-production “Tich Button” revealed
Suno Chanda star, Farhan Saeed’s silver-screen debut has been a quite awaited affair. Not anymore though, as the project that was announced just a few weeks back has now got its title, first look, and a major production house behind it.
Yes, the news is that the film will be titled, “Tich Button,” and will have ARY films onboard as co-producers. Urwa Hocane and Farhan Saeed’s company, Shooting Star Studio, will also be co-conceiving the project beside ARY.
Exclusive: Shamoon explodes and declares war on Shaan, Jami, and makers of Gumm!
The first local film of the year 2019, Gumm, released yesterday, and while the reviews and opening numbers are still pouring in, our eyes are fixated somewhere else related to the film.
Yesterday, when the movie was still a couple of shows old and the first reactions had just started coming in, the actor of the film, Shamoon Abbasi took to social media and burst out at the makers of Gumm and the industry at large.
Mubasher Lucman lists Feroze and Aiman among the worst actors of 2018!
Channel hopping, controversial, current affairs journalist, Mubasher Lucman is back to doing what he does best: attracting attention via sensationalism. The anchor aired his 2019 edition of the year in review episode titled ‘Meri Nazar Main,’ where he recapped the year and presented his infamous Best and Worst from the last 365 days.
The Maula Jatt wars: Vasay Chaudhry vs. Hassaan Niazi
The Maula Jatt war has been never-ending these past few weeks. Bilal Lashari has been mired in controversies through and through and honestly, it’s getting a little tiring now. It all began when the producer of the original Maula Jatt – Sarwar Bhatti – lawyered up and obtained a restraining order against Bilal Lashari.
The development came to light when Bhatti’s lawyer, Hassaan Niazi, took to Twitter and posted a series of tweets with legal documents. The documents included a ‘Certificate of Registration of Copyright” and the “Certificate of Registration of Trademark,” both issued by Intellectual Property Organisation and both declaring Sarwar Bhatti, the true copyright and trademark owner of “Mola Jatt.”
Breaking-plz RT against mafia.Sarwar Bhatti the maker of original “Maula Jutt” given the certificate of ownership TODAY. Only Sarwar sb has right over the movie HE HIMSELF MADE.Bilal Lashari tried to take away his ‘property’ BY FORCE. Court has given restraining order agnst Bilal pic.twitter.com/1gwJ5BOCAm
— Hassaan Niazi (@HniaziISF) January 7, 2019
If you are not aware of what happened after that, well, the lawyers of both the parties appeared on television a couple of days back and put their respective arguments in front of Public. We did a detailed piece on it earlier today, and you can check it out to know more about that episode.
Anyway, the whole feud aside, Hassaan Niazi and Vasay Chaudhry’s Twitter phadda has been the real highlight, amidst all the bedlam. Here is how it unfolded:
It started when Hassaan Niazi tagged Vasay Chaudhry along with some other prominent names including Jibran Nasir, Mubasher Lucman, Shahzeb Khanzada, Ali Zafar, Fahad Mustafa etc. in the above-mentioned tweet.
Now, the diversity of the tagged names is a living testimony to the fact that Vasay Chaudhry was not being personally targeted in any way. But a little birdie tells us that Vasay is close friends with Bilal Lashari and Hassaan Niazi’s tag may have, well, triggered him. So, here is what Mr. Vasay responds with:
Mr Niazi,please refrain from tagging me in tweets that have nothing to do with me,Thanks
— vasay chaudhry (@vasaych) January 8, 2019
Hassaan Niazi was of course not going to sit silent so he tweeted back at Vasay and subtly told him to not be morally neutral and called him out on playing safe (where are my popcorn at?)
Im afraid it has very much to do with you. You are part of the industry and should not behave like deaf n dumb. Have courage to speak truth and know truth. Apologies If I tagged someone who ‘fears’ to get controversial
— Hassaan Niazi (@HniaziISF) January 8, 2019
It was now Vasay Chaudhry’s turn. Here’s what he responded with:
Mr.Niazi your choice of words speaks highly of your manners.Forget lecturing me,first go and fix your derogatory opinion that you have abt the "deaf n dumb" people.Secondly,Beta learn to fight your cases in courts,not on Twitter 🙂
God bless you.— vasay chaudhry (@vasaych) January 8, 2019
He went on to point out how it was derogatory of Hassan Niazi to use the phrase ‘deaf and dumb’ which tbh, is a fair point. It’s 2019 and this kind of language honestly doesn’t really fly anymore.
Anyway, moving on to the last bit of the tweet, Vasay Chaudhry uses the oh-so-cliched ‘social-media-activism-can’t-do-anything’ kinda line on Hassan Niazi by telling him loud and clear that he should be fighting this fight in court and not on social media. Well, Mr. Vasay, it’s 2019 and unfortunately, that’s how we operate now so take it or leave it.
The fate of the upcoming Maula Jatt is yet to be decided but what do you think about the whole feud? Let us know in the comments.
Bilal Lashari’s lawyer sets record straight on ‘Maula Jatt rights controversy!’
Ever since the first episode of the entire Maula Jatt controversy came to light, we have always hoped that both the parties would sit together and resolve their issues once and for all. Although there is no news of that happening, the parties did sit together on television recently and discuss, one on one, what actually the issue is.
“I made my own mark as one of the best villains in Pakistan,” Shamoon
Shamoon Abbasi has made a steady rise to becoming one of the most distinctive and dependable villains of Pakistani Cinema. The 45 years old actor has time and again proved that he can bring something magical and inexplicable with his varied performances.
His next offering, Gumm (action/drama) releases tomorrow and so we, at Galaxy Lollywood, sat with the actor and talked at length about his upcoming projects, the ruling unprofessionalism in the industry, advertisement in films, and a lot more.
Breaking: Akon to perform in Pakistan for World Soccer Stars 2019!
Yes, you read it right! The R&B Grammy Award Winning American singing sensation, Akon is coming to Pakistan and will be kicking off the World Soccer Stars (WSS) 2019. The event takes place in Pakistan this year in April and already has big football names like Ricardo Kaka and Luis Figo attending it.