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Express Tribune
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Mashal Khan doesn't believe in one-sided love
During an appearance on Mazaq Raat, Mashal Khan mused over one-sided love. She began by sharing that she feels one-sided love is not true love. "It doesn't make any sense. True love is something that's built over time. One-way is infatuation," she said. Mashal believes that poets are to be blamed for why people attribute love to suffering. "They promote this idea that love exists to bring you pain, that until you're in a hospital bed, your love isn't real," she said. "But true love elevates you. When two people are good for each other, they help each other grow in life, not hurt each other in the space they occupy. What is the point of fighting and perishing when you're supposed to be stronger against the world?" Despite her views, the Suno Chanda actor revealed that she was infatuated with someone back in school. Discussing this anonymous person, she said, "From what I know, he didn't become a very good person in life. He's like those individuals who don't hurt people consciously but are so careless with their actions that they crush others along the way." Mashal was previously in a romantic relationship with Ali Ansari, who is now married to Saboor Ali. At the time of the couple's engagement, she called out the gossip-mongers who tried to sour the two's big moment by dragging Mashal into it. "It is so sad that a moment which is supposed to be of so much happiness for a couple has been turned into idle gossip," Mashal wrote in an Instagram Story in May 2021. "It has come to my knowledge that several attempts are being made to pull me into Ali Ansari and Saboor Ali's engagement announcement." The actor went on to congratulate the couple and added, "Let's not try to ruin someone's moment, shall we?" Last month, Saboor and Ali were blessed with a daughter. Announcing the happy news on Instagram, Saboor wrote, "Our tiny miracle, our biggest blessing. The sight of the smallest of hands leaving the biggest of impact is unbelievable. Welcome, Serena Ali, to the world. The magic awaits you." The heartfelt note was attached to a black-and-white carousel of Saboor in the hospital bed and Ali standing by her side as they held their little one up. The post also featured the newborn baby's tiny feet and hands enveloped in her parents' hands.
Express Tribune
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Mansha believes everything has become too toxic
In an interview with Madeha Naqvi on Monday, Mansha Pasha opened up about her toughest moments in life. Having been married twice, she admitted that her first marriage wasn't the smoothest experience. "My first marriage was a tough period for me, and so were my college days. There are certain periods in life that make you doubt your decisions and fill you with uncertainty about the future. But you know you must bear through this time," she observed. "It's only when you look back later on that you understand just how important it was to brave the difficult situation you were once in. Certain experiences, good and bad, build character and are essential for your growth," the Mohabbat Tujhe Alvida actor added. She then recalled her father's death and the events surrounding it. "He had cancer, and there was a lot happening. My mother had a heart attack shortly afterwards. It was all very tough," she said. Mansha faced an overwhelming set of difficulties between 2014 and 2015. "I think everyone goes through a time when everything seems to be happening all at once. For me, that was from September 2014 to the end of 2015. I was working, I was married (to my first husband), and my father was still alive." She remembers her father as a tall and imposing man due to his stature. "We always viewed him as a booming figure because he was a huge man and even his voice would startle people," she said, agreeing that it hurt more to reminisce about someone who always appeared strong to her yet is no longer in her life. Presently Mansha, who is now happily married to activist and lawyer Mohammad Jibran Nasir, knows how to protect her peace by not engaging with social media more than she deems necessary. "I only watch the reels my husband and friends send me. I try not to get caught up in someone else's business and even my own because I feel like everything has become too toxic. No matter what you do, you'd be criticised, so why let my blood boil over it?" she said. Mansha married Jibran in 2021, about three years after divorcing her first husband Asad Farooqi. "When I first met Jibran, I knew he was the right fit for me," gushed the Zindagi Gulzar Hai actor in a September appearance on Mazaq Raat. "He has shown in so many ways that he is caring. He doesn't focus on the fault. He focuses on how it can be fixed."
Express Tribune
26-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Walk away when it is time, advocates Juggun Kazim
In a recent appearance on Imran Ashraf's Mazaq Raat, actor and television host Juggun Kazim found herself on the other side of the questions as she opened up about her previous marriage and the importance of walking away at the right time. "I think I learned more from that experience than I ever learned at school or college," reminisced Juggun as she recalled her the trauma of first marriage. The Hadsa actor has previously shared painful revelations of how she remained a victim of domestic violence in that relationship for a year and a half until she walked out with her child in tow. "I had a lot of love for my son Hamza's father, but there came a point where I could not tolerate the violence and abuse," she reminded viewers and explained why everyone cannot choose to leave in such circumstances. "A lot of people do tolerate it, however, because that is their way of handling the situation." Having experienced the overwhelming feelings of a mother, Juggun explained that it was wrong for a woman to seek love only from a man. "We had a child together, I definitely had feelings for him," she recollected about her ex-husband. "But then I learned that if a woman does not get love from a man she is in a relationship with, she can get it from her child. The love you get from a child is enough. You do not need crazy infatuation to live your life and be happy; what you need is a love that is sustainable." Juggun went on to lament the ease with which some people allow themselves to be taken for granted and observed that some have a tendency to lose sight of what they have. "The people who have the biggest heart are valued the least because others always assume that they will be there," she rued. "Also, people only value what they don't have – which is why people change the minute they sign the marriage document." The actor insisted that it was not just men who took women for granted, or vice versa. "You will note that where they would once talk to their fiancée on the phone, boys suddenly start going on their boys' nights out," remarked the Agar actor. "And women do the same thing in their own way. The fact is, as soon as you get something, you lose the value of it. You should always fear you will lose the other person." As someone who has already been a victim of domestic violence once and found the strength to walk away, Juggun advised viewers to guard their boundaries, and warned of the dangers of letting anyone cross their limits. "If someone is taking you for granted, it is a full stop," she stated firmly. According to Juggun, no one else can help you know what your boundaries are, and that it is up to you to take a stand to take charge of your life. A firm advocate for agency, the host also reminded viewers that they did not have the power to change anyone else. Reiterating the importance of walking away once a line has been crossed, as she had once done, the actor added, "Ultimately, only you know how much you can tolerate it. You cannot change anyone else. You only know what your own limit is. You do not need to punish yourself. You can walk away."
