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Rishi Kapoor’s unfulfilled wish: a visit to Pakistan

With a heavy heart, the world has bid goodbye to veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who breathed his last Thursday morning. A few hours after his death, an old tweet of the actor surfaced in which he expressed his desire to visit Pakistan so that his children can see their roots. IN PICTURES: Rishi Kapoor’s funeral In the tweet, shared in November 2017, Kapoor appeals to Kashmiri politician Farooq Abdullah to solve the Kashmir issue so that he can visit Pakistan before he dies. Unfortunately, the actor passed away before that could happen and the past couple of years has seen Indo-Pak relations go from bad to worse. Rishi, himself had strong ties with Pakistan. Not only are his ancestral roots in the country but he was also connected with the people here especially via social media and often engaged in heated debate with them. A few weeks before his demise, Kapoor had asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to “advise his country to take adequate precautions.” “People of Pakistan are also d...

Shaan is disappointed with PTV for airing ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’

While the rest of the country is excited to watch Turkish historical fiction series Diriliş: Ertuğrul with Urdu dubbing on PTV, Shaan is disappointed with the state-owned channel’s decision to air foreign content. Read more – Urdu version of ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’ to air on PTV in Ramazan Replying to a tweet by Senator Faisal Javed Khan, Shaan said, “Try to find our own history and it’s heroes.” Try to find our own history and it’s hero’s .. — Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020 Following Shaan’s comments, people jumped in to support PTV’s decision, but Shaan was not having any of it. Bohat achee baat hai … magar hum kab tak maangay howay lafzoon sai apni khudi ki dewaar mazboot karain gai… Ptv should produce epics like this … where is the funding … no tamasha phir bhi paisa hazam — Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020 Then why don’t we all speak Arabic… — Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020 Meray khayaal main to bohat kuch bun sakta hai...

Humayun Saeed, Mawra Hocane share personal stories of meeting Rishi Kapoor

With a heavy heart, the world has bid goodbye to veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who breathed his last Thursday morning. Despite being divided by borders, Rishi Kapoor was a hit favourite among the Pakistani audiences, who absolutely adored him. Our Pakistani celebrities who got a chance to meet with the actor shared pictures of themselves with the romantic hero and remembered him. IN PICTURES: Rishi Kapoor’s funeral Humayun Saeed threw it back to the time they met Kapoor to cast him in Jawani Phir Nahi Aani 2 . “He was the best of the best,” wrote Humayun. What a great loss. Extremely sad that Rishi sahab is no more. Sharing this picture from when we had all gone to meet him and to cast him in JPNA2. May he rest in peace. He was the best of the best pic.twitter.com/viifGDdfHv — Humayun Saeed (@iamhumayunsaeed) April 30, 2020 Mawra Hocane shared a picture of when she met him in New York. “You shall continue to be the legend that you are. I’ll always remember you fondly,” said t...