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Express Tribune
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Mahmood Aslam addresses fake news about his death
In an interview with Hina Niazi, veteran actor Mahmood Aslam shared how fake news about his death affected him and his loved ones. Mahmood began by acknowledging that people are allowed to joke around, though not at the expense of hurting other people. "I'm not the only one they've spread this news about; there are other artists as well. I feel that playing with someone's feelings is very wrong," he said. "You know, because of this fake news, I was awake the entire night up to 6AM. People were calling me up and I kept reassuring them that I am indeed alive." Mahmood revealed that some of his colleagues even stopped shooting to immediately check up on him. "They couldn't believe the news, like how could this even happen? They had only met me recently, too. Oftentimes, you know what to expect when someone is unwell, but this was understandably too sudden for them." The misinformation didn't stop at work, however. It spread like wildfire through the Aitebaar actor's relatives as well. "My daughter found out through her in-laws, and she began panicking. So she called her mother while I was in Karachi, and my wife assured my daughter that she had talked to me only five minutes ago and that Alhamdulillah I was all right. I even got calls from abroad, from America and Canada, and they were all worried." For those disseminating such grave rumours, Mahmood had only one thing to say, "All I want to request is that please don't spread something without thinking it through." When told of yet another rumour that he and Hina Dilpazeer had left their hit sitcom Bulbulay, Mahmood said, "I don't know what people get out of doing this. Narrating false things is already forbidden in our religion, so why must you sin? And this won't even affect me in the long term, but it's all being recorded in your list of deeds." The Do Bol actor mentioned that he was advised to film a video message addressing these baseless rumours. In the video, he reiterated the point that while he doesn't mind harmless pranks, this is a step too far, especially since it could prove detrimental for certain people in his family. "My brother is a heart patient, and he called me up in tears," Mahmood said. "It was so disturbing for everyone involved - my family, my relatives, my friends, and even my colleagues."
Express Tribune
26-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Here's how Rubina Ashraf tackles her anger issues
It is long held wisdom that the first step to fixing a problem is to acknowledge it as such. And veteran actor Rubina Ashraf finds herself in the lucky few to have surpassed that early denial. Appearing as a guest on a chat show with host Wasi Shah, Rubina mused over her contentious relationship with her anger. "I believe that anger is a very constructive force as long as you use it for yourself," she maintained. For all its tricky gains, Rubina wishes she possessed greater control over her temper. As per the actor, using anger to rally for one's rights is productive. However, the line between the right and wrong expression of anger may not always be easy to draw. Rubina insisted that it would be counterproductive indeed if she lashed out on people out of sheer frustration. "And I may even be justified in doing so in that moment because the person I'm furious over would likely be wrong. But the problem is, the person before me would only see my anger and fail to see the intention behind it. The meaning of my words might not translate well, so it would become difficult to make amends. That is what I realise now," she acknowledged. For Rubina, an indispensable part of her growth has been learning how to articulate her stance. Often this practice has required her to actively mediate her emotions and practice calmness instead of letting her fury spill. Now actively working to regulate her emotions, Rubina recalled triggers that fuelled her anger, attributing some of it to COVID-19. "I recovered but when I was on the hospital bed, I was undergoing a struggle because I was trying to survive. And I was putting all my energy into it," she said of the pandemic. "I was angry even then. I would scold people even during my time there. Because that's probably my survival skill." The Do Bol actor revealed that she lashed out on her daughter very aggressively at one point. "After Allah, she is the one who's responsible for bringing me back to life. But I scolded her a lot," Rubina disclosed, observing that being in a helpless situation can make people selfish. "A person like this begins to feel that no one cares about them." In retrospect, these moments of volatility bring her a sense of regret and sorrow. "It was only when I got home that I realised what I'd done wrong. I burst into tears watching my family be there for me," Rubina confessed.
