“Everyone keeps saying I’ve become fat. I never understood the pain of overweight people until I became a fat buffalo myself. These things happen. Sometimes you’re thin, sometimes you’re fat. Please stop calling me fat all the time. I’ll get slim again.”

— Veena Malik, actor and TV host

“I refuse to abuse my body in order to make a few people comfortable.”

— Hareem Farooq, actor

“If a Muslim can become a US senator, why can’t a religious minority become Punjab’s chief minister?”

— Khaqan Shahnawaz, actor

“It’s an absolute honour and privilege to announce that the legendary Reema is returning to the big screen after 16 years and we get to work with her.”

— Wajahat Rauf, director

Published in Dawn, ICON, November 15th, 2026