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Buzz — The Show That Talks!
A brand-new celebrity talk show with a twist — Buzz is where real conversations happen! Join Hassan Choudary as he sits down with your favorite stars for engaging, unfiltered, and fun-filled discussions.
BUZZ EPISODE 48 | ZOYA NASIR | 16 MAY 2026 | ARY DIGITAL
Host: Hassan Choudary
Guest: Zoya Nasir
Watch Buzz every saturday at 9 :00 PM only on ARY Digital!
#Buzz #BuzzWithARY #ARYDigital #ZoyaNasir
A brand-new celebrity talk show with a twist — Buzz is where real conversations happen! Join Hassan Choudary as he sits down with your favorite stars for engaging, unfiltered, and fun-filled discussions.
BUZZ EPISODE 48 | ZOYA NASIR | 16 MAY 2026 | ARY DIGITAL
Host: Hassan Choudary
Guest: Zoya Nasir
Watch Buzz every saturday at 9 :00 PM only on ARY Digital!
#Buzz #BuzzWithARY #ARYDigital #ZoyaNasir
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00:07My name is Hassan Chaudhiy and this is Buzz.
00:11Buzz's episode is brought to you by BUDZ.
00:16We are going to increase the excitement of BUDZ.
00:23This is your favorite stars.
00:25The film is brought to you by BUDZ.
00:29Of course, you will be watching the trailers and teasers and songs.
00:33A few days later, the trailer came.
00:34The trailer was very impressive.
00:36The film was like action, comedy, romance, music.
00:40The film is like a movie.
00:42I was like to see the trailer,
00:45I was like to see the trailer.
00:47It should be such a movie to everyone.
00:52The film is like a festival.
00:55I was like to see the movie.
00:56It's a movie that I missed on my previous years.
01:02The film is like a big scene.
01:04The film is like a big scene.
01:05The film is like a big scene.
01:07the film is like a big scene.
01:19The film is like a big scene.
01:24mamiya shah jafr, we take them to busk and take them to you and try to learn more about the
01:30film.
01:32We also try to do this, that in this moment, ARY, which you are currently watching, which are the dramas
01:38on air,
01:39go to the sets. You know that busk has started a song that we went to the sets and went
01:45to all actors with all the actors,
01:48and the drama related to interesting conversations.
01:50You can also tell us that our conversations are interesting or not, but hopefully you will see a lot of
01:58exciting content in the buzz.
02:01Where there is drama, I feel like Dr. Bahoo, which I enjoyed the romance in the past few weeks,
02:08and in the last two episodes, I took a little focus on romance, and now I went to the conflict
02:14between Sanya and Dr. Shah Nwaz.
02:18Because usually we see the conflict in the drama, we see the conflict between Dr. Bahoo and Dr. Bahoo and
02:27Dr. Bahoo.
02:29But do you also feel like this conflict? In the comments section, please tell me that the magic of Dr.
02:36Bahoo was completely aware of.
02:39Now I think that the drama is very important, and I hope that in the future episodes, the development of
02:44our attention will be our attention.
02:48My thoughts, do you agree or not?
02:51Or do you know in the comments section?
02:55I think that the drama is very important.
02:57I think that the drama is very important.
02:58And in the past few weeks, we have talked about it.
02:59The drama is very important.
03:04The drama is very interesting.
03:07The drama is very interesting.
03:08We have talked about it on this stage.
03:10It's probably my second part two.
03:14It's a sequel.
03:28The drama is very interesting.
03:29But in the past two episodes, I have enjoyed it.
03:32And I think it's interesting.
03:34If you look at the character of Dr. Bahoo and Dr. Bahoo,
03:37there is an aggression.
03:40He is actually capable of a lot more.
03:43We have seen these two episodes.
03:45It's good.
03:46Because in the past two episodes,
03:48I think the two episodes will be your part.
03:50I think that the only thing is like one.
03:53The only thing is wrong.
03:55The only thing is wrong.
03:56But the only thing was wrong.
03:58The only thing is the same.
03:59The only thing is wrong.
04:02The only thing is wrong.
04:03It's a real thing.
04:03They will be doing it.
04:04So, you can see that there is a character.
04:07That has a background.
04:08And the people who have background.
04:10They always get the background.
04:12So, we'll see it.
04:13Today we'll be related to this.
04:15Or, we'll stick with a conversation.
04:16because today's guest will be the only part of your team and cast.
04:22And their character is very important in the narrative
04:25because these are the actors who have probably the current personality of Anas
04:31developed in the development of Anas
04:33and these are the brains behind the beauty
04:36which they have been in jail and in the hospital
04:40we will also talk about them
04:44She is an entrepreneur, she is an actor
04:46most of all, she is very pretty and also very talented
04:49Just like this, Zoya Nasir
04:53Assalamualaikum Zoya, how are you?
04:55I am good, how are you?
04:56Thank you for the intro
04:56Thank you for coming to my show
04:58Please have a seat
05:02Three years ago, you had your last encounter
05:05Yes, you came to my home
05:06Of course, at night
05:08I was very tired after the shoot
05:11I was very tired after the shoot
05:12And there was no coffee or energy drink
05:15But then you told me that you are a morning person
05:17I am a morning person
05:18So we said that you are going to do the next interview
05:19so we will do the next morning
05:20Yes
05:20Because I am not a morning person
05:23but I am up to your food
05:24So we could have met in the middle
05:26We will do the next morning
05:27No, no, anything for you Zoya
05:29No, no, anything for you Zoya
05:29But in all the things that are noticeable
05:31In the past three years
05:33You have also changed a lot
05:35And I have changed a lot
05:36I have lost weight
05:37But mashallah you are looking much prettier
05:40Much healthier
05:40Thank you
05:41Much fresher
05:42Thank you
05:42What happened in the past three years?
05:44In the past three years
05:46In the past three years
05:46I think
05:47In the past three years
05:48In the past three years
05:49When I entered the industry
05:51I worked back to back
05:52Because
05:52I joined the industry
05:54Late
05:55So I had to do some ambitions
05:56So I had to complete it
05:57It was a race
05:58In which I had
05:59So after that
06:00What ambitions
06:01Tell me
06:02Sorry, I will interrupt you
06:04But what was that thought
06:05What was that thought
06:05Why was that thought
06:06That thought
06:07That thought
06:07In the industry
06:07In the past three years
06:08You have to make a place
06:08To make a place
06:10And I believe
06:11When someone doesn't meet
06:12Any antagonist
06:13Then they will have
06:14Zoya Nasir
06:14So I made that space
06:16For myself
06:18And
06:18Alhamdulillah
06:19Whatever script
06:20Whatever drama
06:20Whatever drama
06:20I have never ignored
06:21If it was ignored
06:22It was only a clash
06:24That all worked
06:25In my favour
06:27Alhamdulillah
06:27It got a lot of reach
06:30Especially ARY
06:31You know
06:31The first drama
06:33In 2019
06:34I have a product ARY
06:35And I have a big hits
06:37And I have no idea
06:37I have no idea
06:38For context
06:39For context
06:40My last time
06:42My time was
06:43My home-suffer
06:43My home-suffer
06:46Was a massive hit
06:49And I remember
06:50That when you told me
06:52That the offers
06:53You are also
06:54That you have to add
06:54Obviously
06:56When you come
06:57With a major success
06:58People want to cast
06:59And that you have
07:00A big advantage
07:01I think
07:02You have to know
07:03That Zoya
07:04A variety of emotions
07:06That can depict
07:08What happened
07:09After that
07:09My home-suffer
07:10That momentum
07:11I was expecting
07:12I will be honest
07:13I have not seen
07:14You sustain it
07:15There were a lot of
07:16Personal reasons
07:18Obviously
07:19Because
07:20That was my home-suffer
07:21Time
07:21I don't know if you know
07:22But I was on air
07:24On three different channels
07:25Yes, I distinctly remember
07:27In five different places
07:29So I think
07:29It took a toll
07:30On my mind
07:31And my body
07:32That you need
07:33A time
07:34That you need
07:35A time
07:36I think
07:36I can't balance
07:37You know
07:38Burn out
07:40Basically
07:40My mental
07:43And physical
07:43Burn out
07:44So I had to
07:45Step away
07:46And I had to
07:47Set my priorities
07:48Straight
07:48I gave my family
07:51Time
07:52Time
07:52Time
07:53Time
07:53Time
07:54Because
07:55You know
07:56The roles I play
07:57Are very intense
07:59Negative mindset
08:00And
08:00Negative delivery
08:01It's actually
08:02Very taxing
08:03Emotionally
08:04Because
08:04My two plays
08:06Mahanur
08:07I think
08:08That's the most intense character
08:11Because she has
08:12Multitudes
08:13And layers
08:14Of intensity
08:15Which you have to provide
08:17One scene
08:17To go inside
08:20So
08:20When I worked
08:21So
08:21So
08:21I didn't say
08:22Method actor
08:24But
08:25I'm so involved
08:26That I forget
08:27Myself
08:28But if you don't
08:29Have a question
08:30I want to ask you
08:31Why were you taking on
08:33So much
08:33So much
08:35Why
08:35What was the need
08:37There was no need
08:38As such
08:39But what was coming
08:40That was good
08:40You know
08:41Like there were no bad offers
08:43Were you not thinking
08:44Enough of this
08:45You know
08:46I want a different
08:48Kind of character
08:49I want a different
08:49Flavor
08:50For my acting skills
08:51This
08:52Didn't come in your mind
08:53It was very
08:54But you were continuing
08:56To sign
08:56Sort of similar
08:58Because
08:58If you see
08:59My antagonistic roles
09:00Are not similar
09:02In my life
09:04Sameen
09:05Was not an antagonist
09:06Maha
09:07In Noor Jahan
09:07Was not an antagonist
09:10Was not
09:10They were both
09:11Very opinion
09:11Just because
09:12You are playing a character
09:13It feels like
09:13It feels like
09:14It feels like
09:15You need a performer
09:18You need a performer
09:19Stereo type
09:20Stereo type
09:21Stereo type
09:21Stereo type
09:22But if you see
09:23My negatives
09:24They are very different
09:28That was a completely negative character
09:30But that was completely different
09:31From all the other antagonistic roles
09:33That I have done
09:34If you see
09:35Maha and Sameen
09:36They were
09:38Sameen
09:38It was very bad
09:39Because you said
09:40A girl from childhood
09:40Will be married
09:42And I have seen
09:43In my home
09:45So that is where the inspiration came from
09:47Because it was very close to reality
09:49If she was not a bad girl
09:51She was bad
09:52So that she was bad
09:53She started to get bad
09:54Like you
09:55Some people
09:56You will love
09:56But you can be a good person
09:58Yes
09:58Yes, it can be
09:59So I can be a good person
10:02I will be good for some people
10:02But some people
10:03Will not be good for me
10:04This is how life is
10:05This is how a person is
10:06No one is bad
10:08No one is good
10:09No one is good
10:09In the script
10:09When you write
10:10A negative character
10:11Is that his love
10:13And his eyes are
10:14And his eyes are
10:14And he is
10:15Busthira Saath
10:16And Mahnoor
10:18Simultaneously
10:18A.R.Y.
10:19P.E.
10:20Monday, Tuesday
10:218 p.m.
10:22Busthira Saath
10:22And Mahnoor is everyday
10:239 p.m.
10:25So you were on the screen
10:26The entire week
10:27When I signed
10:28The first time I signed
10:29It was Busthira Saath
10:30This was 6 months after Mahnoor
10:33Okay
10:34Okay
10:35Yeah
10:35Very early
10:37Let's give this background
10:39Because Beg Saab
10:40came to our show
10:40He said that
10:41I am going to be part 2
10:43And I am pretty sure
10:44He was talking about this
10:45Yeah
10:45He was talking about it
10:46So you had a pitch
10:47Because if you look at
10:49My home-suffer
10:50Then Samheen
10:51He was behind
10:53And that time
10:54He was behind
10:54And that time
10:54He was like
10:55No, but Samheen
10:57He also tells me
10:57That I am not married
10:59Yes
10:59That was later
11:01But here
11:01There will be a reverse situation
11:03Here is a reverse situation
11:04Here is a reverse situation
11:05Here is a reverse
11:05That there is a lot of
11:06There is a lot of
11:06There is a lot of
11:06There is a lot of
11:12Because Saira Raza Ji
11:14She wanted to do it from another angle
11:17Role-reversed
11:17Parallel universe
11:18So the idea was
11:20Essentially the same?
11:21Yeah
11:21The idea was
11:22The team was the same as well
11:23She wanted
11:24The original team
11:25To be a part of it as well
11:26She wanted to be a part of it as well
11:27She wanted to be Kaasim, Farhan, I am
11:29You know
11:29I mean this is
11:30I believe this is what it was
11:32But I think 10-15 episodes
11:34They didn't come
11:35But then I think
11:36As the script went on
11:37It didn't remain
11:38My own sufferer part 2
11:39The story was very different
11:41And it made its identity
11:44And it opened up
11:46And it opened up
11:46So you are saying that
11:47Because we are in the beginning
11:49Phase
11:49We have 4 questions
11:50Yes, 4 questions
11:51After 10-15 questions
11:52This zone
11:54Will be very different
11:56Because it is
11:57My own sufferer
11:58So this will change
11:59This will change
12:00This will change
12:00Yes, I think
12:02Saira Ji
12:03The concept of the first
12:04That was the same
12:05But as soon as the story
12:07will open up
12:0810-15 episodes
12:08Maybe before
12:09It will go in a new direction
12:12And the audience
12:13I think
12:14will appreciate it
12:15In which direction
12:16This will go in the direction
12:17Yes
12:17It is something very new
12:18And Kaasim has executed
12:19A very good way
12:21Sana and Farhan
12:22Have given very good performances
12:23Haris
12:24Has blown my mind
12:25But again
12:26Like you Haris
12:27Haris also does similar characters
12:28So one is not able to
12:30It is similar to
12:30That's why
12:31Hasan
12:32Do you want to see me
12:33Positively?
12:34I really want to
12:35I want to romance
12:36But I want to tell you
12:37You were telling me
12:38You were telling me
12:39Noor Jahan
12:40Noor Jahan
12:40After 6 months
12:42And this
12:43Amhanur was something
12:44That happened
12:45All of a sudden
12:46Because
12:47You were telling me
12:48There were delays
12:49And some other
12:51Production houses
12:52Projects signed
12:53Delayed
12:54So
12:55The break of the 6 months
12:56Was 9 or 10 months
12:58And I was like
12:59What is happening with me?
13:00So
13:01Irfan Malik
13:02He is my mentor
13:03So
13:04He was like
13:05This is the script
13:06It is on the floor
13:07Mahanur
13:08Yes, Mahanur is on the floor
13:09And
13:10It was being played by somebody else
13:13So
13:14There was no injury
13:15They were like
13:16This is a very important character
13:18And
13:19I don't think
13:21You can do it
13:22So
13:22Mahanur
13:23Signed
13:24And just
13:25You didn't know
13:26When will you go to the floor
13:27When will you go to the floor?
13:28And Mahanur started shooting
13:29And then you went to the floor
13:30Yes
13:31All of a sudden
13:32And it happened to me
13:33It happened to me
13:34It happened to me
13:35It happened to me
13:36It was supposed to be
13:37My play after
13:38Noor Jahan
13:39But
13:40Mashaal
13:41It happens to you
13:43It happens to me
13:44If you are in the break
13:44Then you are outside
13:45You are outside
13:46Because then I travel
13:47I take time out for myself
13:48Because
13:50Now
13:50If you see
13:51I don't know if you are watching Mahanur
13:52Or not
13:53But in that
13:54It was so intense
13:55And after that
13:56I didn't have the spell
13:57I started shooting it in August
13:59And
13:59I am shooting it
14:01And now
14:01I am shooting it
14:02So it was so taxing
14:03Physically and emotionally
14:04That I lost a lot of weight
14:05During the shooting
14:06So
14:07He took me a little break
14:09And I had to gain it
14:10So
14:11But
14:12In my knowledge
14:13Currently
14:13You are shooting both dramas
14:15Because you are still on the floor
14:18You are still on the floor
14:19You are still on the floor
14:19But we are playing very close and close
14:22Very much
14:23How do you manage this?
14:25These two dramas are so big
14:27You have important roles in both
14:29Casting
14:30Cast is also
14:31So
14:32There are all dates
14:33How are you?
14:34I love working
14:34Do you sleep?
14:35I love working
14:36I sleep
14:37But I love working
14:37You know
14:38And I am a director's actor
14:40The more challenging
14:41Performative character
14:42I have so much fun
14:45Shireen's behavior
14:46Or outlook
14:48It's not very aggressive
14:50It's smart
14:51It's smart
14:51You think
14:51This is a strong girl
14:52Like in the beginning
14:53We have seen a whole sequence
14:54With Anas
14:55Which he insults
14:57It's not that
14:58He is overtly insulted
15:00So
15:00This was written
15:01You think
15:02That
15:03That
15:03This is
15:04Because
15:04Both characters are negative
15:06In Mahanur
15:07I am assuming
15:08That he is negative
15:10It's a great character
15:11It's a great character
15:12It's a great character
15:13Kassim
15:14Full on Kassim
15:16Credit
15:16In this
15:16I have no idea
15:17Kassim said
15:20That
15:20The screenplay on the site
15:22You don't have to read
15:23You have to read
15:25You have to read
15:26You have to read
15:27Zoya
15:28You have to read
15:28You have to read
15:29You have to read
15:33And Kassim
15:33That he spends two days
15:35Solo shooting
15:36Okay
15:37Which is
15:37Every character
15:38Is a camera
15:38The scenes
15:41So
15:41The character
15:42Body language
15:43Dialogue
15:44Delivery
15:45Wardrobe
15:46Establish
15:47So
15:48In this
15:50It's my
15:50It's my
15:51It's my
15:53It's my
15:53It's my
15:53It's my
15:53It's my
15:54It's my
15:54So Kassim
15:55He was like
15:57We are keeping these glasses
16:01And when I was wearing clothes
16:02We are keeping this wardrobe
16:04I said
16:05Okay
16:06So
16:06That was
16:07And
16:08He said
16:10Justify this
16:11So
16:11Kassim
16:12You have all this credit
16:13So
16:13In styling
16:15You have all your clothes
16:18You have to wear your clothes
16:19You have to wear your clothes
16:20You have to wear your clothes
16:21Wardrobe
16:22Wardrobe
16:23Wardrobe
16:23Usually
16:23I don't give risk
16:25I don't give risk
16:27Why don't you give risk
16:28Because
16:29You think
16:29You don't have to style it
16:31No
16:31You don't show it
16:33Zoya
16:33I don't show it
16:34Look
16:35Western
16:37Wardrobe
16:37It's very tricky to manage on screen
16:39Because
16:40There are a lot of things in Western
16:42You don't have to look at the screen
16:44You don't have to look at the screen
16:46So
16:46You have to look at the decency
16:47Do you think all the things
16:49Yes
16:49I think
16:49What a good thing
16:50I don't wear sleeveless
16:52You know
16:53Very good
16:54Yeah
16:55So
16:55It's a big thing
16:56That it's awkward
16:58Because
16:58It's a fitting
17:00It's very necessary
17:01Eastern is very easy
17:02You have to wear your clothes
17:04You have to wear your clothes
17:05You have to wear your clothes
17:05You have to match your clothes
17:07You have to wear your clothes
17:07And we have to wear your clothes
17:08But Western is something that is very tricky to manage
17:11Okay
17:11Tell me
17:11What is the two people
17:14Fundamentally different
17:14What is the difference between these two people
17:15Shereen and Mehwish
17:16Fundamentally different
17:17Is that Mehwish
17:18Has a lot of complexities
17:22Abandonment issues
17:24She's always living in fear
17:25She's always living in fear
17:26She's always living in a survival mode
17:28Because in her childhood
17:29She knew her mother
17:31She abandoned her
17:32And her father
17:34She's a great mother
17:36She's a great mother
17:36She didn't have special treatment
17:39And didn't have time
17:39And then the child
17:42She's a very important
17:45He gave her
17:46So she doesn't have any
17:49What was the need
17:50What was the need
17:51What was the need
17:51What was the need
17:51That she said
17:52That I need my mom
17:53I need my dad
17:53But when she got her
17:54She doesn't have a child
17:56She's a shell
17:58You know
17:58She's a dome
18:00That she's a protective
18:02So who has the name
18:03Is that why
18:04Is that why
18:04Is that why
18:05The name
18:05Is that
18:07She has seen that she didn't get anything from her love, so she just told me what she wants, I
18:13will take her.
18:14She gave her the girl.
18:17So, I think she is different from this way. She is loved by both the parents. She is also loved
18:22by her brother and she is a bit entitled.
18:27A lot of it, but quite.
18:29She is a very, what do you say, a person from her own self.
18:33She has no complexities or fears.
18:36She is a very nonchalant, self-satisfied girl.
18:42She is a dreamer.
18:43She is a dreamer.
18:46She is a dreamer.
18:47This is a very good relationship.
18:51I will meet you in a very short break.
18:55Welcome back.
18:56Welcome back.
18:56We are here today.
18:59We are here today.
19:01We have talked about this story.
19:03This story will take a very different mode.
19:04This story will take a different mode.
19:06When I am watching 4 episodes, I am saying that this is a dreamer.
19:11This is a track we have seen in the first drama.
19:15My grandfather told me that this is a dreamer.
19:17But this is not a dreamer.
19:19My grandfather told me that this is a dreamer.
19:23It is a dreamer.
19:23It is a dreamer.
19:26Obviously, I wouldn't want you to give away anything.
19:29But specifically, we will see a bank, a change, a twist.
19:34Yeah, yeah.
19:36You will see Shayan, Shereen, Shazia and Mursalini, our whole family.
19:42You will see a major bank.
19:46Yeah, you have increased suspense.
19:49The viewers' feedback has come.
19:51How do you feel that people are getting into the story?
19:55People have absolutely no idea that this is going to be a rollercoaster ride.
20:00But the audience has come.
20:02They are expecting the ending to be just like my own life as well.
20:06Right?
20:07That is what you are thinking.
20:08Because that is what you are seeing.
20:09You are seeing every thing.
20:10Like Hamza, Hala, Anas, Ansah.
20:12Here is Anas and Ansah.
20:15And they are not wrong about it.
20:17But I think that...
20:18Okay, you are not saying that it will be a rollercoaster.
20:20No, I am saying that they are not wrong about it.
20:21The role is a reversal.
20:22Anas, Ansah, Hamza, Hala.
20:23I am talking about this.
20:24We are totally the same.
20:26We are totally the same.
20:28We are totally the same.
20:30Because obviously, you have set a foundation.
20:33Right?
20:34But if you think about the ending,
20:36the story of the beach will know that they had to reach that ending.
20:40So, the characters will be removed from it.
20:43So, the script is written by the way,
20:46the way they are unrolled.
20:47They have set a foundation.
20:48And then the characters are unrolling their own story.
20:52It is very organically open.
20:53And the characters are very wrong.
20:57Okay.
20:58Yes.
20:59You are saying that you are just the same.
21:02You are just the same with your friends.
21:04They are wrong.
21:05So, this is a very interesting thing.
21:06There are such a stories that we like.
21:08And the stories that we are thinking about,
21:09the truth is risky.
21:11Because when the audience is not watching their expectations,
21:15it is annoyed.
21:17But it is pleasantly surprised.
21:18Yes.
21:19And you have also seen this.
21:20And in that, obviously, Anas is very...
21:23He is very...
21:24He is very...
21:25But...
21:25No.
21:25He actually saw that he is not in this episode.
21:27He is not holding himself back.
21:29He is holding himself back.
21:30He is holding himself back.
21:30He is holding himself back.
21:31Which is a good thing.
21:32I like that about Anas's character.
21:34Yeah.
21:34At this stage of your career,
21:36are you happy with the roles you are getting?
21:39Yeah.
21:39Now I am really happy with the oncoming few projects.
21:42With the upcoming projects?
21:44But you can't talk about those projects?
21:46I can't talk about them.
21:47I am very happy with this as well.
21:48Look, there are many people who say,
21:51Oh, you know,
21:52you should do something different.
21:53You should do something versatile.
21:55Either lead or do that or do that.
21:57But my Abbu told me this.
21:59And Abbu told me that
21:59you have a margin of a villain.
22:02Performance wise.
22:03So, if people are considering you for an antagonist,
22:05it means you are a good performer.
22:06There was a lot of margin of Nuri Nat.
22:08Abbu always gave his villains.
22:10Did you give Nuri Nat example?
22:11Yes.
22:12He gave.
22:12He gave.
22:13So,
22:13in addition to that,
22:15same kind of roles
22:16everyone does.
22:16If I give you a Hollywood example.
22:19Is Tom Cruise a versatile actor?
22:20No.
22:21Is Akshay Kumar a versatile actor?
22:22No.
22:23Matt Damon,
22:24Leo.
22:26It's good to establish your own niche.
22:29If you have a speciality
22:31that you have a good role.
22:33So,
22:34I don't think there is anything wrong with it.
22:35And I feel very blessed that
22:36I am very grateful for those projects.
22:38And I cannot think otherwise.
22:40Physically,
22:41emotionally,
22:41I needed to burn out.
22:43But it was like that.
22:44Because I was happy to do it.
22:45Is that a regret?
22:47No, it's not a regret.
22:47That's what I am saying.
22:48Any regrets?
22:49I have zero regrets.
22:50That I pushed you so much?
22:52No.
22:52I think that this is also in every one's life.
22:55Whether it's your politicians,
22:57whether it's your CEOs,
22:58whether it's your lawyers.
23:01I think that every one's life
23:02is a point.
23:03But the effort you've done,
23:05and the effort you've done,
23:05and the effort you've done,
23:06and how quickly you've done,
23:07because since 2019 and 2014,
23:10it's only five years.
23:12But you've done so much work.
23:14So,
23:14the reward and achievements
23:17that you don't get a feeling?
23:18No.
23:19I think that it's gotten a lot more.
23:22so I feel very blessed.
23:24Do you think that
23:25the work in the industry,
23:29is the same as
23:30a lot of the struggling actors,
23:33who have to face the challenges
23:34they have to face?
23:36There is a difference
23:37or the same kind of work,
23:39you have to be privileged
23:40in the sense that
23:41you don't have to struggle so much.
23:42But those actors,
23:43younger actors,
23:44who want to become a part of industry,
23:46who are struggling,
23:47are the opportunities
23:48for them?
23:50I think that
23:51the problem is that
23:52there is no talent
23:53or skill that
23:53they can't grab opportunities.
23:55Look,
23:56I'll give you an example.
23:58There are many people,
23:59like you,
23:59I don't know,
24:00she got viral from one TikTok,
24:02right?
24:02But she made a space for herself.
24:04there was no connection in the industry,
24:06She didn't have a share.
24:08And she held on to that space,
24:09right?
24:10Why?
24:10Because she was actually talented
24:11and she was actually smart enough
24:13to play her cards right.
24:14She had a lot of thought
24:15about her projects signed,
24:16she had a lot of thought
24:17about her branding.
24:19She can sing,
24:20she can act,
24:21she's a good person,
24:22she comes on time,
24:23she's a professional.
24:23So,
24:24I feel like
24:25that our nepotism
24:26can't happen here.
24:27Our industry
24:28is very small.
24:29That's why
24:30we,
24:31okay,
24:32if you know people in the industry,
24:35you will get a launching platform
24:36but it will sustain
24:37your talent.
24:39And if you can see,
24:40there are a lot of outsiders
24:41like Shouja,
24:42Khushal,
24:43Seher,
24:43Zainab.
24:44Where are they?
24:45Because they are talented,
24:46they are professional,
24:47they are good people
24:47and they are good actors
24:48and they are very passionate.
24:51So,
24:53I,
24:53I haven't seen any other actor
24:55so much defend
24:55on the other actors
24:57or they are so much
24:58masha'allah
24:58because it's true.
24:59That's what I'm saying
25:00that our industry
25:01which we are saying
25:02we are not Bollywood.
25:04We don't have nepotism
25:05here.
25:06Our industry
25:08is very family oriented.
25:09It's a very safe industry.
25:11Some people complain
25:12that they have
25:14new opportunities
25:14and they have
25:15new opportunities.
25:16They say
25:17that we are not in this lobby
25:17so that we don't get work
25:19or that we don't get work
25:20or that they have opportunities
25:21to get other people.
25:22You also face typecasting
25:25or typecasting
25:26or typecast
25:27or the lead
25:28they don't get
25:28support cast
25:29or the category
25:30is restricted.
25:32So,
25:33these are all real issues.
25:34They are real issues.
25:35They are all real issues.
25:36But there is a struggle.
25:37Look,
25:37if I complain
25:39that I am not successful
25:41and if there is a company
25:41and there is a CEO
25:43and there is a CFO
25:45and there is a company
25:46and there is a company
25:46and there is a MD
25:46right?
25:47Do you say that
25:48you can't get such success?
25:50He is an MD right?
25:51So,
25:52if I am playing an antagonist
25:53and I have been typecasted
25:54why am I not successful
25:55in that field?
25:57No,
25:57as long as you are happy
25:58I am happy.
25:59As long as you are content
26:00and you are happy
26:01with the choices
26:02that you are making
26:02and the offers that you are getting
26:04then it doesn't become
26:05anything else.
26:06Are you happy?
26:07Now I am very happy.
26:08I am very happy.
26:09But now,
26:11The second time
26:12you have said
26:13I am very happy.
26:14What was the problem before?
26:15There was no problem message
26:17but you know
26:17Was there any issues of personal life
26:18or what was it?
26:20Personal, professional
26:20all mixed up
26:22and jumbled up
26:22and some things
26:24you know
26:25I think I immersed myself
26:26in work a lot
26:27because I wanted to ignore
26:29those things
26:30so during that break
26:31I kind of sat with those
26:34scenarios
26:35that were playing in my head
26:36which was in my mind
26:37which was a short
26:37I had to feel
26:39each and every emotion
26:41I had to walk through
26:42every pain
26:42feel it so that
26:43I could put it past.
26:45This is not a little
26:46but a lot of inspirational
26:47things too
26:48we do see a lot of
26:50especially because
26:51celebrities are in
26:51such a spotlight
26:52where your own
26:54move
26:54is under
26:56a microscope
26:57there are so many
26:58scrutiny
26:58on the clothes
26:59on the work
27:00on the performance
27:02on the personal life
27:05on all things
27:06I am sure
27:07it takes a mental toll
27:08and then especially
27:09if you play a
27:10professional
27:11intense
27:11then it will
27:13double
27:13everything
27:15so how did you
27:16come out
27:16what have you done
27:18that
27:19other people
27:19who have
27:21mental health issues
27:23what do
27:24how do
27:24help
27:25please
27:26guide
27:26guide
27:26being an actor
27:28you
27:28the keyboard warriors
27:32if
27:33if
27:33if
27:34if
27:35if
27:35if
27:36if
27:36if
27:36if
27:37they
27:40forget to
27:41humanize us
27:42because we
27:42have
27:42TV screens
27:43so they
27:44think that
27:45they
27:46have
27:46rights
27:47so
27:47Maya
27:48said
27:49we are public
27:50figures
27:51we are not public property
27:52but
27:53I opened that gate
27:54into my personal life
27:55all over social media
27:56I chose to live very freely
27:57and loudly and openly
27:59that kind of backfired
28:01because I couldn't handle
28:03the criticism that came with it
28:04right
28:05so
28:05if
28:05that window open
28:07but
28:08if
28:08I wanted to be unapologetic
28:10about it
28:11then I should have
28:12should have had the thick skin
28:13to deal with it
28:13so then
28:15whatever happened
28:16there were like
28:16three tragedies that happened
28:18within a month
28:19and
28:20I didn't deal with them
28:22I
28:22I numbed myself
28:23of every emotion
28:24I just immersed myself in work
28:25that's when
28:25all these projects
28:27came into play
28:28projects
28:28that was too much
28:31because my brain
28:32was too loud
28:33so
28:34I think you have to
28:35sometimes step back
28:36that's why
28:37if you have seen my social media
28:39I put
28:40I want to be known for my work
28:41and not for my controversies
28:43I don't post about my family a lot
28:45I don't post about my personal things
28:47my travel
28:48I keep my Instagram as professional as I can
28:50because I know
28:51I couldn't handle it
28:53and somehow
28:53it took a toll on me
28:55surround yourself with good people
28:56with good energies
28:57you don't be
28:58you don't need to be a part of a crowd
29:00to be important or relevant
29:02if your job is good
29:04you will have offers
29:05that you don't have to be
29:07I have to oblige that person
29:12because
29:12if you believe in your work
29:14your craft
29:15your professionalism
29:16you will have to work
29:19but
29:19learn to say no as well
29:20if you don't want to do a certain project
29:22if you don't want to go to a certain place
29:24if you don't want to go to a certain place
29:24if you don't want to go to an award
29:25or PR
29:27learn to say no
29:28and keep your priorities straight
29:30I think first and foremost
29:31comes family
29:33because
29:33you have to get your mind
29:34and
29:36I think
29:37our mental struggles
29:38because
29:39today
29:39there are so many comparisons
29:40in the world
29:41like when we were young
29:42we had a school bag
29:43and we had a school bag
29:44if you can see
29:46so there is this social media window
29:48where we can see
29:49how billionaires and millionaires are living
29:50and
29:50what is their wardrobe
29:52so
29:52the children of your 14-15-year-old
29:54they also need
29:54everything
29:56so
29:56due to a comparison
29:57due to depression
29:58anxiety
29:58and anxiety
30:00and more
30:01and it's all fake
30:02we are all
30:03we all have our own battles
30:05we are all fighting our own battles
30:06and it doesn't mean that
30:07your struggle is greater than my struggle
30:09or your struggle is greater than your struggle
30:12they are equally
30:13they are equally agonizing for us
30:15so we just need to
30:17protect ourselves
30:19limit the exposure
30:20you
30:20like
30:21there is this girl
30:22in the industry
30:23she got a bit of backlash
30:24and I told him
30:26if you are choosing this life
30:27you have to be okay with it
30:28but you can control the narrative
30:30choose what you want to show
30:31choose what you don't want to show
30:33if you don't want certain comments
30:35then don't put that thing on social media
30:38or don't go to that interview
30:39or don't say such a thing
30:40right?
30:41so that's
30:42this thing
30:43why do our actors
30:44don't understand this?
30:45you have said that
30:46I want to appreciate you
30:48and acknowledge this
30:49because it's very simple
30:51if you think
30:52that I have negative comments
30:56or criticism
30:57we take the debate
30:59that
31:00why is it
31:01that you have a problem
31:04but for your mental health
31:06if you know
31:07that this will happen
31:08and I can't change people
31:10so it's better
31:11that you don't do it
31:12you don't feed them
31:13exactly
31:14because I was very opinionated
31:15in my politics
31:16in my politics
31:17in my public matters
31:18in my people
31:18in their stories
31:20I posted stories
31:22and I posted a story
31:24and I got such a big backlash
31:27from India
31:28so because
31:29people are watching
31:30and whatever you say
31:31is their internet
31:32is forever
31:33so the impact
31:34was so much
31:34I didn't know
31:35that it was just an opinion
31:37but it hurt the sentiments
31:39of thousands
31:39or millions of Indians
31:40and I think
31:42I was the ninth
31:42most Google person
31:43in Pakistan
31:44I just said it
31:45I just wrote a story
31:46in that spur-of-the-moment thing
31:47but it made headlines in India
31:49right so
31:51then that
31:51that's where I realized
31:52whatever we say
31:53whether you have a thousand followers
31:55or a million followers
31:57for those followers
31:59your opinion matters
32:00and it is going to travel
32:02and it is going to hurt sentiments
32:03so that's why I keep it
32:06strictly to my craft
32:07if I want to talk about something
32:09I would talk about
32:09helping people
32:12but then people will say
32:13why are you not talking
32:14like Ushna Shah
32:15she talks a lot about
32:18animal rights
32:18and human rights
32:19but when we talk about
32:20animal rights
32:21she has a backlash
32:23on not talking about
32:24human lives
32:25you know
32:25when she talks about
32:26human lives
32:27she's like Pakistani
32:28in India
32:28I really like that
32:30you are giving all the examples
32:31this is a very good thing
32:32this is a very good thing
32:33that people say
32:34this has done
32:35and this has done
32:36and this has done
32:36in a good way
32:37I appreciate that
32:38thank you
32:39but that is the reality of life
32:41you cannot make everyone happy
32:43you have to be happy
32:45with what you are doing
32:46your conscious has to be clear
32:47no but are you happy
32:48with this decision of yours now?
32:49yes
32:50Alhamdulillah
32:50that's what I am saying
32:51social media engagement
32:53has become
32:53brands
32:54campaigns
32:55photoshoots
32:56will not come
32:57now I have heard
32:58the impact of your acting
32:59if your social media
33:00following
33:01or standing
33:01so much you are
33:03living in the news
33:03so much you are
33:04offers
33:05this is not happening
33:07okay
33:08here I will tell you
33:09some people
33:10have a technique
33:11they stay relevant
33:13through controversial statements
33:14but where are they
33:15working
33:16you are looking
33:16I am not looking
33:19like I said
33:20it can give you
33:21a good launching platform
33:23but in the end
33:24you are not acting
33:25or the actors
33:25or the actors
33:25you are not acting
33:26you are not acting
33:26I have to make people
33:27make people
33:27I also think
33:31you know
33:31such actors
33:32you will know
33:33that these actors
33:34you are not acting
33:34why do you always like us
33:36you love acting
33:37because they love us
33:38as well
33:38when they do
33:39the production houses will hire because that drama will be going on in their face.
33:43Right? So this is the decision of God.
33:45When we were shooting at the time of my journey,
33:48Farhan's interview, Hania's interview,
33:50my, Umar's interview, we didn't think it was going to be such a massive success.
33:54Because it was shooting in a lot of chaos.
33:57Simultaneously, we were doing a lot of other projects.
34:00We were shooting because we were doing these projects.
34:02And you were also doing these things.
34:05And this was the most popular thing.
34:06It was the most popular thing that I was in Times Square.
34:09And people from Bangladesh came to me and called Samin Samin.
34:12So people called Samin or Maha called me.
34:15This is my two biggest gifts from Airbnb.
34:17So how can I be not happy? How can I be ungrateful?
34:21Because I remember once I was crying on my phone with Ammi.
34:26I said, Ammi, I will offer this offer, this offer, this offer offer.
34:29But the dates clash, what am I going to do?
34:31I started crying, Ammi said.
34:33People are crying that they don't get the work.
34:36It's a horrible thing.
34:37You can see what you can do.
34:39Tell them who you are, who you are, who you can do.
34:41Just pick two.
34:42You can do two things.
34:44So you can change the perception of this.
34:46Once I was crying, I had to call Abbu.
34:48I said, Abbu, I have all the bad comments.
34:50Abbu said, how many comments are.
34:51So I said, Abbu, there are 100 comments.
34:55I said, there are 100 comments.
34:56I said, Abbu, I have all the bad comments.
34:59So you are giving the answer to those three people.
35:02Why don't you give the answer to those 97 people?
35:05You are off track, but I would want to know your perspective.
35:08That Nassif's big podcast is starting to play.
35:12Does that bother you?
35:13There is also a lot of commentary.
35:15There is also a lot of criticism.
35:16There is also a lot of rolling off late.
35:18Do you have any conversation with him?
35:21Do you have any opinion or do you have any opinion?
35:24Look, he is my dad and he is a great dad, alhamdulillah.
35:28I was a little child, so I did not see him.
35:34And I don't listen to his podcast.
35:36Okay, you don't.
35:37Because mashallah, he is 87.
35:38Mashallah.
35:39He doesn't look like he is 87, mashallah, mashallah, mashallah.
35:42Allah has been a long time.
35:43So, and he belongs to an era where when you were in interviews,
35:49there were cameras and studio lighting and that interview was released in a year.
35:55Right?
35:56I don't think he realizes the impact of what he is saying because he is a storyteller.
36:01He has always heard scripts.
36:02So when he starts talking about real people,
36:05so I think he sometimes blurts the line between
36:08that he is talking about the real person and he is not talking about a story or a fictional character.
36:13I think that's where he is lacking.
36:16But now scrutiny will be a lot more.
36:18Comparatively, 20, 30, 40 years ago,
36:21as people might not feel so bad at all,
36:25now people's sensibility, sensitivity also has changed.
36:29Now they will feel bad at all.
36:31So it's understandable that all the older generations have a thought process.
36:36So maybe we don't align that with that.
36:37We must realize this, especially our veterans of Lahore,
36:42that you have a burden of people.
36:44It's a burden of people.
36:46It's a burden of people and it's impactful.
36:47I don't think,
36:49they don't know how big the internet is.
36:51And it's...
36:52And it's how many people are listening in the world.
36:55They say that they have thousands of views,
36:56but you can see that thousands of people virtually.
37:00You can see that thousands of people in a hall.
37:02You can see that thousands of people in a hall.
37:03That thousands of people have seen that thousands of people.
37:06Do you understand what I'm saying?
37:07And that thousands of people have different mindset.
37:09Every one of their own thoughts is how they perceive it.
37:11So I'm just saying that just keep in mind that you're talking about a human,
37:18who doesn't have a platform to defend yourself.
37:21And you've never been in a journalistic capacity.
37:24You have a part of an industry.
37:26So I would like you to keep that in mind.
37:30That's why I didn't have this idea of a child.
37:32So I'm going to talk to you again.
37:34It's very good to talk to you.
37:36And once again, I really appreciate and acknowledge the fact
37:39that you've done all the things that you've done today.
37:40There's a lot of learning.
37:42I don't think it's just for me, but for my viewers.
37:45But if you listen to this conversation in the industry,
37:48then I think they'll appreciate it.
37:51How do you take the challenges and the challenges that you've taken out?
37:56And how do you take a positive approach or a positive outlook?
38:00How important it is for everybody who's in the media.
38:04It's not that if you're not an actor, then you'll think like this.
38:07But if you're in any profession where you're in front of the camera,
38:13then I think this is today a master class in how you should react,
38:17say and share your point of view.
38:20So thank you, Zoya.
38:21It was very good to talk to you.
38:23And I see a visible difference, mashallah, in you.
38:25And I hope that when we meet the next time,
38:27then you'll see more positive and more positive.
38:31And I hope you'll see more positive and more positive.
38:33And I hope you'll see a good excitement.
38:34And I hope you'll see that you'll see.
38:36Three, four, five?
38:39I'll see you in the next time.
38:41But when we come back, we'll see you in the next time.
38:44So on that note, on that note,
38:46if you'll see that, you'll see your thoughts,
38:48and remember your thoughts.
38:49Inshallah, next week, we'll see you again.
38:52Tep-tep, khuda hafiz.