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Express Tribune
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Profanity has poisoned society: Jawad Ahmad
During an interview on Zabardast with Wasi Shah, singer-turned-politician Jawad Ahmad addressed his long-standing qualms about the normalised use of profanity in society. Recalling a simple time, he began "In the home where I was raised, it was an unimaginable thing to curse - on both the maternal and paternal sides." Jawad mentioned that both his parents were educators, adding context to his courteous background. "I'd never heard a single man or woman curse in both their families." The Yehi Tou Hai Apna Pan singer went on to define what qualifies as a curse word, which he believes is something you say out of hatred to someone despite it not being true. "You know that the person you're targeting is not what you describe them as, but you call them names regardless. For example, when you equate someone to an animal." According to Jawad, the list includes vulgar language about someone's body and misogynistic slurs towards mothers and sisters. "This is nonsensical chatter. It doesn't target someone's physical attributes, but it does concern personality. In the same way, attacking someone's caste, clan, appearance, or profession with sheer hatred is what you'd call 'swearing'." Since he didn't grow up hearing such language at home, it alarmed Jawad how common profanity truly was, especially in the educational institutes he'd attended. "Around me, girls and boys - especially boys - would often swear at each other. Back then, they'd use foul words in Urdu and Punjabi. Then when it became fashionable, they started swearing in English too." He added, "I'd be so baffled at the words they'd use for mothers and sisters that I'd just wonder, 'Man, these women are sitting at home. How does this discussion concern them?'" Jawad further observed that this level of disrespect has contaminated society to the extent that it now also plagues the digital sphere. "If you go on social media, you'll see that there's no room left for reasoning or different ideas anymore. Now all that's left is to see how awfully you can insult someone. And that's what truly scares me about where Pakistani society is headed." In sharp contrast, the artist later looked back on how his discography managed to please a tough crowd because he veered away from profanity. "Older women don't usually like a lot of people. But they do ease up to someone who seems family-oriented," he said. That's the kind of image I had, very family-friendly. Neither did I have vulgar songs nor was I ill-mannered. So they used to like me, actually. Older women used to give me lots of love."
Express Tribune
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Muneeb Butt denies getting film offers with Alia, Deepika
In an interview on Zabardast with Wasi Shah on Saturday, actor Muneeb Butt addressed the rumour that he was allegedly offered to work with Bollywood celebrities Alia Bhatt and Deepika Padukone. "No, it's nothing like that," he said, laughing. "I don't know who made that up." Muneeb, however, was approached with an opportunity to work in India. "An Indian movie was offered to me, yes. But it was an Indian Punjabi one - the kind that's shot in places like London and Canada, and also gets released in Pakistan," he said. "It was in talks for sometime. But I don't know what happened because the movie couldn't make it to the production stage, or the set," he said. "I don't precisely remember who was meant to be in it. But it had an Indian cast and a number of Pakistani actors." Muneeb then expressed his appreciation for Punjabi film star Sonam Bajwa. "She's very pretty," he said. "The thing about beauty is that it's God-given. We should be able to praise that. There's nothing wrong about that. If I find someone beautiful, I don't mind appreciating them." When asked how his wife and actor Aiman Khan would feel about that, Muneeb shared that the couple is very secure in their relationship. "My wife knows the kind of person I am," he said. And speaking of praises, the Shiddat actor reserved only the kindest words for his significant other. "As an actor, I feel that she is a lot more talented than I am and is a wonderful actress. There have been many times when I've seen her perform and said, 'I did not see a single flaw that I could critique on a professional level or suggest that you could do differently,'" he said. Zindaan and Khatoon Manzil are among the serials that the celebrity couple have worked on together. "In fact, even now when she watches my dramas, she is the one who tells me how I could do something in a different way." Muneeb isn't opposed to working opposite Hania Aamir and Durefishan Saleem if he ever got the chance. "Aiman doesn't forbid me from watching or working with anyone. We have a very clear distinction between our personal and professional lives when it comes to this," he said. "Work is work, and personal life is personal life. So she wouldn't impose any restrictions," he added. "But if you were to ask me, I'm a big fan of all these actresses. I love watching their plays. I wouldn't mind working with them."
