Tag: Churails
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‘If you find queer storylines distasteful, do not watch my content’: Asim Abbasi refuses to censor ‘Barzakh’
Director Asim Abbasi sent a clear message to the critics of his web series ‘Barzakh’.Asim Abbasi shared a picture of the show on his Instagram story, where a person replied saying, “Please don’t add more to the fire by saying he ‘chose’ Saifu. They’re asking to boycott the show, and you’re giving them more reasons…
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Man digs tunnel to capture ‘jinns, churails’
A resident in Multan dug a long tunnel to capture jinn and witches. As per reports, the man identified as Asif is a government employee. Police arrested him on Monday from the Multan government quarter area after he illegally dug a 15 feet deep tunnel at his house. Read more – Minor spotted driving SUV ‘again’…
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‘Churails’ wins ‘OTT Show of the Year’ at British Asian Media Awards
Made in Pakistan and released on Indian OTT platform ZEE5, Churails has won the ‘OTT Platform Show of the Year’ at the British Asian Media Awards (BMA). Sharing her thoughts on the win, Chief Business Officer at ZEE5 Global, Archana Anand said: “Churails with its rich, bold narrative and the globally relevant storyline has broken…
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I have always been a ‘Churail’, says Sarwat Gilani
Sarwat Gilani says that she has always been a churail. In a recent interview Sarwat candidly talked about her character in Churails and her definition of feminism. Responding to a question about who her favourite character, Sarwat said: “Sara in Churails. Undoubtedly.” IN PICTURES: Sarwat Gilani’s ‘Churail’ themed birthday When asked how the web series…
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Yasra Rizvi hits back at critics of ‘Dunk’, ‘Churails’
Yasra Rizvi has hit back at critics of her latest projects Dunk and Churails. She also responded to those who are criticising her character, Jugnu Chaudhary, from Churails. In a social media post, Yasra wrote: “Many saw Jugnu as a drunkard druggie who was selling be-hayai in the name of women empowerment and many think…
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IN PICTURES: Sarwat Gilani’s ‘Churail’ themed birthday
Sarwat Gilani celebrated her birthday with husband Fahad Mirza and close friends this weekend. Pictures of the celebrations were shared by those in attendance on social media. Among those present were designers Nomi Ansari and Asim Jofa, stylist Khojii, model Fouzia Aman, Shazia Naz Khan and Hasan Rizvi. Read more – Did you know Sarwat…
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Pakistanis can no longer subscribe to Zee5
The State Bank of Pakistan has ordered all banks to block Pakistani users from subscribing to Indian streaming platform Zee5 with immediate effect, according to a notification issued this week. While it is unclear as to why this action was taken, reports have suggested that the reason behind this is Asim Abbasi’s web series Churails,…
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‘Churails’ banned from streaming in Pakistan
The banning culture in Pakistan seems to be getting out of hand. The week started with calls to ban Mehwish Hayat’s latest biscuit commercial and now original Pakistani series Churails has been banned from streaming in Pakistan. The director and creator of the show, Asim Abbasi took to social media to express his disappointment and…
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The ‘Churails’ are the superheroes we wish we had
Step aside folks, Pakistan has truly arrived at the web series front with Churails. Though this is not the first original web series to come out of Pakistan, it is indeed the one that has put us on the map and from this point onwards, there is no looking back. Read more – Cheating husbands,…