Interviews

Fahad Mustafa Criticizes Content Creators for Exploitative Family Themes

While many praise the democratization of stardom through video-hosting platforms like YouTube and TikTok, veterans of the big screen may have a different opinion. Joining the critics, renowned Pakistani actor-producer Fahad Mustafa has strongly criticized ‘content creators’ who use their families to increase audience numbers.

The Na Maloom Afraad actor put his two cents in a recent interview on The Shoaib Akhtar Show 2.0 with host and former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar. Fahad voiced his disapproval of the growing popularity of family-centric content, responding to Shoaib’s inquiry about content creators entering the film and TV industry.

Shoaib asked, “Many TikTokers create content, amass a large following, and then sign up for a drama to share the screen with you. Would you accept them as actors?” The host of Jeeto Pakistan responded, “The issue isn’t mine; it’s theirs, as I am also a producer. I have encountered many of these individuals. ‘Content’ is the most overrated word in this country.”

He continued his condemnation, stating, “There is no genuine content; everyone is selling their families.” Fahad highlighted how these content creators promote mundane aspects of their home life, such as cooking a meal in the kitchen or interacting with their mothers, resorting to extreme measures for clicks.

“People don’t even spare graveyards,” the Load Wedding star expressed his shock. “May God bestow heavens upon everyone who has lost their mother but [content creators] visit upon graves and film them because they miss their mother.” Fahad further prompted the intents and purposes of this content, asserting, “I don’t want to be known for that at least. I can tell a good story and I can tell a bad story, but I can’t sell my family or myself.”

Also Read Fahad Mustafa Critiques Content Creators, Labeling Them Overrated.

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Jawad Ahmad Calls Society’s Tolerance of Profanity ‘Dangerous’

Singer-turned-politician Jawad Ahmad raised concerns about society’s growing tolerance for vulgarity and profanity.

He recalled his upbringing, saying, “In the household I grew up in, using curse words was unthinkable—whether on my mother’s side or my father’s.” Jawad explained that both of his parents, being educators, taught him respect, and he never heard foul language in his family.

Defining profanity, the Hamain Tum Se Pyar Hai singer said it includes using hateful or false labels to insult someone, such as calling them something they are clearly not—like comparing them to an animal.

He added that curse words also include vulgar references to body parts, misogynistic insults directed at mothers or sisters, or hateful remarks about someone’s caste, appearance, or profession. “Such language isn’t just rude—it targets a person’s character in a senseless way,” Jawad emphasized.

Jawad Ahmad and His Music

Jawad Ahmad rose to fame with his solo song Allah Meray Dil Kay Ander, which reflected his deep interest in Sufism.

Although he never received formal training in music, he writes and composes most of his own songs. He takes inspiration from a wide range of musical legends, including Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Mehdi Hassan, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Tufail Niazi, Pathanay Khan, Hamid Ali Bela, Madam Noor Jehan, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Kishore Kumar, the Eagles, Elvis Presley, and Mohammed Rafi.

To date, Jawad Ahmad has made his mark in the music industry with three solo albums and several drama OSTs.

Also Read: Jawad Ahmad sues Abrar ul Haq

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Sania Mirza On How Mothers Do More Than Fathers

Sania Mirza is a global tennis stars. She has achieved a lot for tennis in India and she has always also received love from Pakistan. She was married to cricketer Shoaib Malik and the ex-couple had a son together. She was also loved for how she represented women fiercely in sports. She was a guest on Masoom Minawala’s podcast and she shared her journey and thoughts.

Sania Mirza spoke about her pregnancy challenges. She shared that overall having her baby was a breeze. Yes, she like other women had to go through a lot physically but what actually affected her was breastfeeding. The career she has, a busy lifestyle as a working mom and how she had to go through mom guilt was difficult. She left for work for the first time after six weeks of having Izhaan. She was pumping milk during flight and she had so much mom guilt when she left him behind.

The sports star also shared how it is never 50-50 between both parents when it comes to parenthood. A mother always ends up doing more and this is not an equal world. This is a norm everywhere in the world and it is not bound to one place or one country. A mother gives more in terms of taking care of the child.

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Ghazal Siddiqui Shares Life Threatening Incident Involving Her Son

Ghazal Siddiqui is a senior PTV artist who has worked in numerous plays including her claim to the fame project Marvi. She has also busted Hum TV’s morning transmission for a longer period of time. Her other notable dramas are Dhoop Kinaray, Sij Girhan, Woh Kon Hai and Chaand Tara. Ghazal Siddiqui is happily married and has grown up kids. Her family is settled in Canada.

Recently, she appeared in ARY Digital’s morning show Good Morning Pakistan. In the show, she opened up about a life threatening incident involving her son.

Talking about it, Ghazal Siddiqui said, “There was an important occasion on which my kids requested to light firecrackers, so we arranged firecrackers and distributed them among the children. My son was very young, he took all his firecrackers from and put them in his pocket. Although I was supervising everything but someone lit a firecracker nearby, and one in his pocket caught fire. The firecrackers in his pocket started bursting one by one. I don’t know where I got the courage, but I immediately tore off his shirt and threw it away. It was such a scary incident — my son was in shock, watching me tear his shirt like that”.

Nida Yasir also shared a related incident. She said, “I caught a bullet in my car because someone at a wedding fired it into the air which hit our car and the wind screen was all broken and the next day I picked the bullet from the car.”