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HSY Gets Bowled Over By Wasim Akram & Shoaib Akthar

Tonite With HSY has returned with Season 5!

Returning to our television screens with yet another gossip-filled season, the much-talked-about celeb talk show, Tonite with HSY officially kicked off on Sunday night with its first episode starring Shoaib Akhtar and Wasim Akram – and boy, was it something!

From cricketers who they considered rivals to venturing into acting, the two cricket legends left no stones unturned in a never-before-seen camaraderie on prime time television.

What exactly did the two say that left us glued to our television sets? We have a list!

Shoaib Akhter wanted to be a fighter pilot!

That’s right, if you didn’t figure it out already, The Rawalpindi Express’ signature move on the pitch may have a story behind it after all, as according to Shoaib, he wanted to be a fighter pilot when he was younger. However, as luck would have it, cricket received one of its strongest bowlers instead!

“Not stars, but faces”

Leave it to Shoaib Akhtar to say it as it is. Talking about the cricketers of today, the two agreed with HSY that today it’s more about the persona on social media than the actual performance on the pitch. “They’re not stars, they are just faces,” Shoaib reiterated. “Recently 3-4 cricketers retired; boom, gone. No one remembers! The last of the performance-based stars was Younis Khan. The rest are faces, they are the ones who…put up selfies of themselves eating grapes!”

Now, that’s what we call brutally honest!

The lowest points

Discussing their ups and downs, HSY probed the two about their lows in life, and it seems, they really had some major ones! While for Wasim one of those moments remained losing the ’99 World Cup to Australia and the backlash they received for it, Shoaib felt his struggle with being handicapped had to be his biggest downer. “My lowest point was when I was born,” Shoaib said. “I wasn’t able to walk until the age of six and that was difficult.”

On acting and Bollywood

While it’s no secret that both the legendary cricketers have tried their hand in the Indian entertainment industry by either hosting or being part of Indian TV shows, HSY asked Shoaib why he didn’t pursue a career in Bollywood when he was getting offers. “I was getting offers, but I was afraid,” he said. “I would just tell them that I’d act later, right now I have to focus on cricket.”

However, leave it to HSY to probe the answer out of his guests, as Shoaib later confirmed on the show that he is, in fact, looking forward to probably signing a script. Focusing on a story of a gangster based in Lahore named Raja, the film will explore the transformation of the titular character.

Will Shoaib sign the film? We sure hope so!

On being controversial

Boy oh boy, if you thought the other moments of the show were interesting, nothing beats this. When HSY asked the bowler what his views were on being titled a ‘bad boy’, he just questioned the title and said, “Tell me one Pakistani celeb/star who is not controversial?” On this, HSY interjected saying Fawad Khan, while Wasim Akram says Misbah-Ul-Haq. Taking his fair share of silence, Shoaib replies, “I was talking about legends!”

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Bushra Ansari’s father Ahmed Bashir is a legendary journalist. He was honest and principled and never made compromises. But there was a dark part of his personal life which Bushra revealed on Good Morning Pakistan.

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The internet is reacting to Bushra Ansari revealing her father’s story. One person wrote, “Bushra should know to not reveal her parents’ secrets.” Another added, “Maybe your grandparents were in the wrong for prioritizing money over their son.” One said, “These actors share such weird stories.”

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Tipu Sharif Exposes Reality Of Pakistan’s Big Channels

Tipu Sharif is an actor who is known for his very natural performances. He always does great work and he is often speaking about animal rights. He is currently starring in two big hits aka Bas Tera Saath Ho and Tapish. The actor is very candid and says what is on his mind. He was a guest on FHM podcast and exposed the biggest three channels of Pakistan.

Tipu Sharif revealed how big channels exploit actors. They will never offer you great roles and if they ever offer you a big character, they will quote a smaller fee. They know that the actor will be stuck and they will work in the drama for lesser money if the role is good. He was exploited this way by ARY Digital who paid him very small amount of money for the drama Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi as they knew the role was good.

Tipu then revealed that he was shocked when he was offered such a big role in Tapish. For the drama he revealed that he will be paid around 20-30 lakh rupees depending upon his days required. But the character is supposed to be ultra rich and to make its wardrobe, Tipu Sharif had to spend 9 lakh rupees which the production does not pay. Thus this is how male actors especially always have to curate their own wardrobe.

About Hum TV, Tipu Sharif revealed that he has not received a call for work for 6 years. They just say that there is no character that suits you. He did a huge drama like Sang e Mar Mar with them and he still never gets any offers from the channel despite having a good relationship with the management.

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Usama Khan says Pakistan isn’t ready for global streaming platforms

Actor Usama Khan has questioned whether Pakistan is ready for global streaming platforms, saying the country’s culture of censorship must change before local productions can compete internationally.

In a recent Instagram story, Khan reacted to the government’s announcement that it is working to bring Pakistani films and dramas to platforms such as Netflix.

He argued that international streaming services are driven by authentic and unrestricted storytelling, including true crime, political dramas and stories based on real-life issues, while Pakistani content continues to face strict limitations.

According to Khan, filmmakers and writers are often unable to explore subjects such as politics, crime and history because of censorship, making it difficult to produce the kind of content global OTT platforms expect.

He added that unless artists are given greater creative freedom and the culture of banning content comes to an end, Pakistan will not be fully prepared for the international streaming market.

Khan’s remarks came after Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal announced that the government is in talks to bring Pakistani productions to Netflix and other global streaming platforms, while also developing a local OTT platform to expand the country’s media exports.