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STARBUZZ: Zara changes her foreign policy
Zara Sheikh is one smart babe who knows how to survive in the big, bad world of films. Fully realizing that Khawar Riaz alone cannot give her the kind of career boost she badly needs today, especially after the debacle of Chalo ishq larain and the fact that none of her forthcoming movies have her as the solo heroine, the girl recently changed her foreign policy by choosing to work with different people in the fashion and film industry.
A recent development has the actress breaking the ice with Khawar’s arch-rival fashion duo, Ather-Shehzad, by agreeing to do a shoot with them. Of course, it incensed her mentor, who was spitting fire like anything. But Zara was not to be pushed. She knew Khawar needed her too, since he had not been able to launch any other model of his into films, despite his claims.
The climax came when Zara recently went ahead with a new film project for which she was not going to be working with the KR crew, but Depilex, which is another big name in make-up and fashion circles, and is now going to launch itself in films big time. The salon already has the who’s who of our film heroines eating out of their hands. So, it should be interesting to see whether Zara can prove herself in the new venture.—Abdur Rauf
Madonna in retreat
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Madonna’s controversial antiwar video is Dead On Arrival — the victim of an attack of conscience. The singer says she won’t release the video for her new single, American Life, due “to the volatile state of the world and out of sensitivity and respect to the armed forces, who I support and pray for.” The video was “filmed before the war started,” Madonna said in a statement. “I do not want to risk offending anyone who might misinterpret the meaning of this video. “I do not believe it is appropriate to air it at this time,” she added. Asked if the video might air in the future, her spokeswoman said “I doubt it. The issues and possibility of misinterpretation aren’t going to end when the war ends. This was entirely Madonna’s decision.”Though the video underwent last-minute editing, it was said to be set at a fashion show where Madonna and runway models were tricked out in military chic. At one point, she tossed what looked like a hand grenade into the lap of a guy who looked like US President Bush.
“I am not being anti-Bush in the scene,” a still-defiant Madonna told a TV show. “I am being ironic and tongue-in-cheek with the grenade. I wanted to turn a weapon of destruction, like a grenade, into something innocuous. “My wish is finding an alternative to war. I hope that’s clear. Is it my dream to go to war and bomb a country? No.”—Rush and Molloy
A new step
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Bhangra star Ibrarul Haq’s NGO is producing a special drama on the singer’s life and Faisal Qureshi is set to play the lead. The play, named Sahara, is being directed by Shahid Nadeem who, 10 years ago, had directed a special play, Aakhir kab tak for Imran Khan’s Shaukat Khanum hospital project. In a press conference, Shahid Nadeem told journalists that the story revolves around the life of Ibrar, and Faisal Qureshi is the perfect choice for this role. He said that not only does the actor resemble Ibrar in appearance, the two are good friends as well, thus enabling him to play the role more effectively.Ibrar, when questioned, replied that he is a very bad actor so acting now, and in the future, is out for him and acting is not his field. When the project was first announced, Faryal Gohar was also tipped for a role but now Sania Saeed has replaced her. According to Sania, she doesn’t have an ear for Ibrar’s music, but she is working in this play because it is for a cause and she will get to work with Shahid Nadeem, one of her favourite directors. Maria Wasti is playing the role of a pregnant girl who falls victim to traditional medical treatment.
Faisal Qureshi is doing his homework as well and has been to a couple of concerts, which was a strange but exciting experience for him. He is even considering a new career in music! Ibrarul Haq is slightly concerned as he doesn’t need any more competitors in the music field, especially in the presence of Jawad Ahmed.—-M.J
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