“The rumours [about Danish Taimoor and I getting divorced] are false.”
— Ayeza Khan, actor
“I know that despite whatever utopia I am searching for abroad, I will always be a second-class citizen. I know a lot of people who have moved abroad, and they work at gas stations or in stores. What sort of life is that? People there are racist towards us. No matter how much you earn, they won’t look at you as if you belong.”
— Havi (Abdur Rahman Sajid), singer
“I couldn’t get through Batwara 1947. People spoke such bad Punjabi. Please stop ruining the language. And it seems like they purchased 50 kilos of surma [kohl] as props for the people portraying Muslims.”
— Bushra Ansari, actor
“I learnt English just so I could talk to girls.”
— Danyal Zafar, singer and actor
Published in Dawn, ICON, August 30th, 2026
