Category: Entertainment

Turkey’s Ertugrul is helping PTV break a YouTube world record

The Turkish television series Ertugrul has become a super-hit across Asia as Pakistan television channel PTV is trying to make the most out of this. It is mobilising fans and viewers to break a YouTube world record. The show gained a strong fan base in the country after Prime Minister Imran Khan had urged people to watch it.

Adnan Siddiqui apologises to Sarfaraz Ahmed after crass speech impairment joke

Adnan Siddiqui after mimicking the former cricket team captain Sarfaraz Ahmed in Jeeto Pakistan, apologized for his act. Siddiqui apologized during live show and said that he did not mean to say anything in that way. He apologized to Sarfaraz’s fans and friends and said that he did not mean to upset them. Adnan again asked if Sarfaraz was mad at him to which the cricketer confirmed No. 

Elon Musk had a baby boy and he named him X Æ A-12

Elon Musk and Grimes had a baby boy and they named him X Æ A-12m since then speculation over the name has been a major topic of conversation. The parents don’t seem to agree on how to pronounce their baby’s unusual name. Previously, the Canadian singer explained that Æ is the Elven spelling of AI, which is shorthand for artificial intelligence.

Adnan Siddiqui upsets fans by mocking Sarfaraz Ahmed

Adnan Siddiqui caused an uproar on Twitter when a video of him mocking Sarfaraz Ahmed started going viral. The two were part of Fahad Mustafa’s game show Jeeto Pakistan and a certain clip from the program started circulating where Siddiqui is seen not just joking at the cricket captain’s expense but ridiculing his speech.

Irrfan Khan was going to star in a film about a pandemic

Late veteran actor Irrfan Khan was scheduled to be in Anand Gandhi’s next film about a pandemic, before his passing away. Titled Emergence, the script was based on women scientists who were fighting a contagion. Anand said that he wish he had created something with Irrfan.  The director also revealed that he had managed to get epidemiologist Larry Brilliant as the executive producer for the film. 

Star-narrated ‘Harry Potter’ book streaming for free

Author JK Rowling announced the release of free weekly recordings narrated by celebrities of the first book in the wildly popular “Harry Potter” series. Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who played the wizard character voiced the first chapter of the series’ premiere novel, “Harry Potter and the Sorceres’ Stone”. The decision was taken to To help children — and perhaps adults — cope with confinement measures. 

New Twilight book written from Edward Cullen’s perspective is on its way

Author Stephenie Meyer announced that she will release a prequel of Twilight novels that explores the characters’ love story from the perspective of vampire Edward Cullen. Called Midnight Sun, the new book will chronicle Cullen’s past and the time he first meets Bella Swan, a human high school classmate who later becomes his wife. Earlier installments have been told from Bella’s point of view.

Imran Khan has another Turkish drama for you after Dirilus Ertugal

After ordering airing Dirilus Ertugrul on PTV, Imran Khan has another recommendation for you. According to Faisal Javed Khan, the PM has another show that he would like to be aired in Pakistan and that’s Yunus Emre: Aşkin Yolculuğu. The senator shared, “Yunus Emre (the Dervish) was an Islamic poet, a mystic and a poor villager. Story of a great Sufi wholly dedicated to Allah and searching for unity.*

TikTok star Ghani Tiger wants justice for father’s murder

TikTok star Ghani Tiger’s father was gunned down in Sialkot two days ago. Police have arrested three people nominated in the FIR while the affected family has continued its appeals for justice. The incident happened in Sialkot’s tehsil Pasroor. A children’s squabble two days ago led to firing which killed Ghani Tiger’s father Dawood Butt while five people, including Ghani’s brother, were injured.

Scrubs actor Sam Lloyd passes away at 56

Television actor Sam Lloyd has passed away due to cancer at 56. Lloyd had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and cancer which had spread to his lungs, jaw, liver and spine. According to reports, he had received the diagnosis just a few weeks after the birth of his first child.