Category: Entertainment

‘Khuda Aur Mohabbat”s OST declared No.1 by YouTube Pakistan

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

After reserving place in the hearts and minds of audiences, GEO TV’s blockbuster drama Khuda Aur Mohabbat and OST have now become 2021’s top trending videos as per YouTube Pakistan.

The streaming giant has released this year’s list of most celebrated videos, music videos and content creators on December 1 and the 7th Sky Entertainment production is leading the charts with the most amount of views.

The lists have been generated from a mix of content covering a wide range of daily life topics, videos, TV, and simple food recipes and tips. The lists also indicate how the user behaviour changed keeping the current Covid-19 situation in mind.

In 2021, YouTube Pakistan witnessed various videos that trended at the top in the country, dominated by the drama industry of Pakistan. This year Pakistani drama Khuda aur Mohabbat, took the number one spot on the Top Trending Videos list.

Here’s the full list of 2021 top trending videos.

 

1. Khuda Aur Mohabbat – Season 3 Ep 01 [Eng Sub] – Digitally Presented by Happilac Paints – 12th Feb 21

2. Chupke Chupke | Last Episode – Eid Special | Digitally Presented by Mezan & Powered by Master Paints

3. Ishq Hai Episode 1 & 2 – Part 1 [Subtitle Eng] 15th June 2021 | ARY Digital Drama

4. Ertugrul Ghazi Urdu | Episode 01| Season 3

5. POGARU (2021) NEW Released Full Hindi Dubbed Movie | Dhruva Sarja, Rashmika Mandanna, Kai Greene

6. Easy & Quick Cake Decorating Tutorials for Everyone | Top 10 Amazing Colorful Cake Compilation

7. Bhide Jumps Off Balcony?! | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | TMKOC Comedy | तारक मेहता

8. Kuriyan Jawan Bapu Preshaan | Full 4K HD | Full Comedy | Karamjit Anmol | Latest Punjabi Movie 2021

9. Miss India 2021 New Released Hindi Dubbed Movie | Keerthy Suresh, Jagapathi Babu, Rajendra Prasad

10. Speak English with Kids Sentences with Urdu Translation | AQ English

Top Music Videos

This year’s top music videos list in Pakistan, includes a more diversified mix of music genres, with Khuda Aur Mohabbat OST by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan on Har Pal Geo dominating the list. Lut Gaye presented by T-series took the second spot whereas, Saiyaan Ji by Yo Yo Honey Singh, secured the third spot, followed by the official music video of T-series song Chhor Denge by Parampara Tandon. Check out the full list below:

1. Khuda Aur Mohabbat | OST | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Nish Asher | Har Pal Geo

2. Lut Gaye (Full Song) Emraan Hashmi, Yukti | Jubin N, Tanishk B, Manoj M | Bhushan K | Radhika-Vinay

3. Saiyaan Ji ► Yo Yo Honey Singh, Neha Kakkar|Nushrratt Bharuccha| Lil G, Hommie D| Mihir G|Bhushan K

4. Chhor Denge: Parampara Tandon | Sachet-Parampara | Nora Fatehi, Ehan Bhat | Arvindr K, Bhushan Kumar

5. 8 Raflaan : Mankirt Aulakh Ft Gurlej Akhtar Ginni Kapoor Shree Brar Avvy Sra | New Punjabi Song 2021

6. Badshah – Paani Paani | Jacqueline Fernandez | Aastha Gill | Official Music Video

7. Ishq Hai OST | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Danish Taimoor | Minal Khan | ARY Digital

8. PANI DI GAL: Maninder Buttar feat. Jasmin Bhasin | Asees Kaur | MixSingh | JUGNI | Punjabi Song 2021

9. Baarish Ki Jaaye | B Praak Ft Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Sunanda Sharma | Jaani | Arvindr Khaira | DM

10. TU SHAYAR BANAAGI (Official Video) | Parry Sidhu | MixSingh | Isha Sharma | New Punjabi Songs 2021

Top Creators

Master Chef Ijaz Ansari Food Secrets is Pakistan’s top creator on YouTube in 2021, while popular mobile gaming channel Techno Gamerz remains ever-so popular as a YouTube creator in Pakistan with 22.2M subscribers. The channel claimed the second spot. Another cooking channel Baba Food RRC by Chef Rizwan Chaudhry with 2.51M subscribers ranked third in Top creators list. Here’s the full list of top 10 YouTube creators in Pakistan.

1. Ijaz Ansari Food Secrets

2. Techno Gamerz

3. BaBa Food RRC

4. Maaz Safder World

5. Star ANONYMOUS

6. Haider Tv

7. Voice Daily

8. QBC World

9. Village Food Secrets

10. Vocabineer

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Junaid Safdar’s valima date confirmed, ceremony to be held in Lahore

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Junaid Safdar, the son of PML-N President Maryam Nawaz and Captain Safdar, will celebrate his valima (wedding reception) in Lahore and the date of the ceremony has also been confirmed. 

Speaking during the hearing of Maryam Nawaz’s case in the accountability court of Islamabad, her lawyer —  Azam Nazir Tarar — confirmed December 17 as the date of the ceremony. He, therefore, requested the judge to fix the next hearing on some other date.

It may be recalled that Junaid Safdar tied the knot with Ayesha Saif, the daughter of Nawaz Sharif’s long-term ally Saif-ur-Rehman, on August 22 in London after which photos and videos of their nikkah went viral on social media. 

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who lives in London, also attended the ceremony. 

On the other hand, Maryam Nawaz and her husband could not be present at the wedding ceremony as her name has been added to the exit control list (ECL), which bars her from leaving the country before the conclusion of the court cases against her. 

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Uroosa Siddiqui leaves fans amazed with drastic weight loss

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

The surprised transformation of actress Uroosa Siddiqui has taken the internet by storm. The actress’s fans are curious to know the reason behind her rapid weight loss. 

Uroosa shared new clicks on her Instagram account wearing a stunning pink eastern dress flaunting her new haircut and flawless makeup.

In a separate black and white post she told her followers that “life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”

Uroosa’s followers were quick to appreciate the actress for her new look and kept on asking the secret of her smartness in the comments on her Instagram posts.

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Hadiqa Kiani and Fakhr-e-Alam congratulates Arooj Aftab for Grammy nomination

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

The Grammy nominations for the 2022 edition were unveiled on Tuesday and a lot of music fans want to know about an unfamiliar name that has taken over social media. 

Arooj Aftab has become the first Pakistani to be nominated for the Best New Artist, which is described as a “category that recognises an artist whose release achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape”.

But who is Arooj? According to Billboard magazine, she is a composer, vocalist and producer and has three solo albums to her credit. She was trained at the Berklee College of Music.

Arooj was born in Saudi Arabia and her family moved back to Lahore when she was 11 years old. In a profile published on ArtForum in April 2021, Arooj shared that she listened to Begum Akhtar, Mariah Carey and Billie Holiday while growing up and taught herself how to play guitar. It was in Pakistan that Arooj started promoting her music on the internet. Her covers of Amir Zaki’s Mera Pyar and Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah helped her establish herself as one of the first “indie” artists in Pakistan.

Arooj’s latest studio album Vulture Prince was released in May through New Amsterdam Records. The album has seven tracks among which Mohabbat and Last Night received acclaim from critics and audiences alike. She has collaborated with multi-instrumentalist Darian Donovan Thomas for Baghon Mein, and Brazilian singer Badi Assad for Diya Hai. 

In July, Arooj’s Mohabbat was on Barack Obama’s summer playlist as well.

Arooj Aftab has won a number of music awards. Last year, she received her first Latin Grammy in the best rap or hip-hop category. Arooj was honoured with a Student Academy Award for composing music for the short film Bittu as well.

A number of celebrities, including Hadiqa Kiani, and Fakhr-e-Alam have congratulated Arooj on her achievement and wished her luck. The 64th Grammy Awards will be held on January 31, 2022.

 

‘Khaani’ pair Feroze Khan, Sana Javed return for ‘Ay Musht e Khaak’.

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Fan-favourite duo Feroze Khan and Sana Javed are back to amaze audiences with their stellar performance. In their third collaboration with 7th Sky entertainment, Feroze and Sana are bringing their acting prowess with Ay Musht-e-Khaak. 

The first look of the drama serial, which is dropped by the actors on Tuesday, features a surreal Sana in an all-white ensemble.

“#AeyMushteKhaak !! A project very close to my heart coming soon#Dua,” wrote the actor, revealing her character name in the post. 

Feroze Khan on the other hand displays an intense look for the serial, donning a burgundy suit. “AY MUSHT E KHAAK,” wrote the actor as he tagged producers Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi.

Ay Musht-e-Khaak adds to the list of Feroze and Sana’s joint collaboration with Geo TV after Khaani and Romeo Weds Heer.

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7th Sky Entertainment brings ‘Faasiq’- another compelling drama serial for the audiences’ on Geo TV

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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) The forerunner of the Pakistani entertainment industry, 7th Sky Entertainment, spearheaded by ace producers Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi, released another compelling narrative ‘Faasiq’ for the audiences’ on Geo Entertainment.

The story of ‘Faasiq’ revolves around a pious and religious young girl Fatima, who hails from a middle-class family. Fatima is in love with her cousin Umair, however, she sacrifices her love for Anaya who is already jealous of Fatima. On the other hand, Mutahir hails from a humble background for which he has always been ridiculed for, he soon sets himself on a path of destruction to take revenge from those who have humiliated him.

‘Faasiq’ depicts the way people’s behavior changes with the time when they are led astray from the path of righteousness and gravitate towards wrongdoings. Penned down by Hina Huma Nafees and directed by Saleem Ghanchi, Faasiq supports an ensemble cast including Sehar Khan, Haroon Shahid, Adeel Chaudhary, Sukaina Khan, Mohsin Gilani, Tariq Jamil, Azra Mohiuddin, Sabiha Hashmi, Beena Chaudhry and, Sadaf Ashaan.

With a number of block-buster shows on-air at the moment, 7th Sky Entertainment explores different genres catering to audiences of all kinds and hence has become a household name in the industry. The new drama serial Faasiq is yet another addition to their list of currently on-air critically acclaimed dramas like Dil e Momin, MohabbatDaag Ki Soorat, Dour, Banno and MohabbatChorDi Maine.

Ali Zafar leaves Mrunal Thakur starstruck in Doha, sings ‘Jhoom’ for her.

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Pakistani superstar Ali Zafar is having Bollywood actors Mrunal Thakur and Mourni Roy fangirl over this infectious singing.

The Dhamaka star turned to her Instagram on Monday to share a video of the singer, crooning to his famous track Jhoom for the actor. The trio apparently met over a lunch date in Doha, Qatar.

In the clip shared by the actor on her photo-sharing app, Ali Zafar was seen sporting a while t-shirt paired with a navy blue upper. The star completed his look with a pair of brown-rimmed sunglasses.

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Rehan Siddiqi awarded of Most Popular Overseas Pakistani.

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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Rehan Siddiqi, CEO of Hum FM, an internationally renowned music promoter, has been awarded the Most Popular and Seas Pakistani Award by the government for promoting Pakistani culture and tourism. Pakistan’s Most Popular Overseas Pakistanis in the Countries were awarded these coverages for their services. Rehan Siddiqi was given the award of Most Popular Overseas Pakistani.

Talking to media on the occasion, Rehan Siddiqi said that as a Pakistani, this is his wish. I am committed to do something for the community and Pakistan. So far I have organized hundreds of small and large scale musical programs, award shows and other cultural activities for which the government of Pakistan has given the award today. He said that he was very happy about it. He said that as an overseas Pakistani, many investors are coming to Pakistan who are buying property in other cities including Gwadar, Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi in which investment in Pakistan is increasing. For years I have been promoting Pakistani artists abroad and introducing them. From their visas, I have been organizing their programs. I have been taking Pakistani entertainment to the next level. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. He said that in the last few days I have organized a musical concert on the famous singer Shazia Manzoor in the United States in which thousands of Pakistani community participated. Is being done.

Arijit Singh inquires ‘why has Pakistani music been banned in India?’

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LAHORE- (NUT-DESK)

Indian singer Arijit Singh is heaping praises on Pakistani music and singers.

In a recent concert in Abu Dhabi, the Tum Hi Ho hit maker expressed his concerns around across the border singers being banned in his country.

“I have a question. It’s a wrong question, a controversial question. But still I want to ask it because I don’t give a d**n,” began Arijit.

The songster continued, “I don’t follow news but tell me one thing, has music from Pakistan has been banned in India?” 

“Is it still barred or has the ban been lifted?” asked Arijit, inviting an uproar from the crowd.

The singer went on to express his admiration for some of the best Pakistani musicians. 

“Atif Aslam is one of my favourites and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shafqat Amanat Ali,” said Arijit, wishing a future collaboration between the two countries.

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Singer Shazia Manzoor’s brilliant performance in the concert show held in Houston, USA

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Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Famous singer Shazia Manzoor’s brilliant performance in the concert show held in Houston, USA. Pakistani fans participated in large numbers. A colorful musical show was held in Houston in which the famous Pakistani singer Shazia Manzoor performed a live performance in which thousands of people from Pakistan and Indian community participated.

On this occasion she sang her famous song to the audience On this occasion, singer Shazia Manzoor in her video message said that I congratulate Rehan Siddiqi, an internationally renowned promoter who has once again proved how artists are introduced to the world. “As an artist, I was honored. It’s hard to put into words. I found such love in Houston as if I was doing my last show.”

Brighten up Rehan Siddiqi in his message on the occasion said that the Pakistani community has always endowed the artists with love and is committed to provide performances of Pakistani artists from its platform to provide them the best entertainment so that He said that they are going to hold a wonderful musical program with singer Atif Aslam next year.