OVERHEARD

Published June 14, 2026 Updated June 14, 2026 05:55am

“I have heard there are rumours about my health. I am fine. I am in New York and living well.”

 — Tahira Syed, singer
— Tahira Syed, singer

“The time is coming when I won’t be offered the role of the heroine and that’s okay. I want to do other kinds of roles that I haven’t done before. Glamour and beauty didn’t affect me before either.”

 — Mahira Khan, actor
— Mahira Khan, actor

“With due respect, why do we need a drama serial on Pinky, the ‘cocaine queen’? Why even go there? We have so many incredible women’s stories in Pakistan that could be explored, like Case No 9.”

 — Shamoon Abbasi, actor
— Shamoon Abbasi, actor

“Devdas is so overrated. It has no storyline and it glamourises alcoholism.”

 — Dananeer Mobeen, actor
— Dananeer Mobeen, actor

Published in Dawn, ICON, June 14th, 2026

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