Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Humayun Saeed's Set Attacked !

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Latest news has it that Humayun Saeed's drama shoot came to an abrupt halt when some passerby threw in crackers at the set late Friday night.
During the shoot of this serial that is produced by none other than Humayun Saeed, also present on set was the actor Aijaz Aslam. All were well as sources state and no one received any injuries, but obviously the team was concerned regarding this matter! Fear within the media managers state that there could be more attacks and this could have been a warning sign!


To the point that Shahzad Nawaz has also stated that the United Producers Association will provide a list of areas that they feel are sensitive and hence the team needs to be vary of!

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead!

The Oscar-winning character-actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in his New York apartment after suffering an apparent drugs overdose.
It was reported that the 46-year-old actor was found dead in Manhattan’s West Village by a visiting friend at around 11.30 am this morning. Officials from the Medical Examiner’s office found that this has happened due to drugs overdose.
Some has found that a screenwriter found him lying on the bathroom floor of his apartment with a needle and syringe still stuck into his arm, according to several reports citing police sources. Moreover, A friend of Hoffman found the actor fully clothed in the bathroom of his home. Two envelopes containing what appeared to be heroin was also found at his side, said the New York Times, citing police sources.
"We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil and appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone," Hoffman's family said in a statement it gave to CNBC. "This is a tragic and sudden loss and we ask that you respect our privacy during this time of grieving. Please keep Phil in your thoughts and prayers."
The great man has three children with his longtime partner, Mimi O'Donnell. Born in upstate New York, Hoffman burst onto the film scene after more than a dozen earlier roles, including 1997's "Boogie Nights," in which he played a lovelorn gay man in the movie about the porn industry. Furthermore, won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 2005 biographical film "Capote" and received three Academy Award nominations as Best Supporting Actor, for "Charlie Wilson's War" in 2008, "Doubt" in 2009, and most recently for "The Master" last year.
Hoffman spoke in the past of struggling with drugs, including a 2006 interview in which he told CBS he had abused "anything I could get my hands on. I liked it all."
Flowers were left outside the residence of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who was pronounced dead of an apparent overdose on Feb. 02, 2014.

Angelina Jolie and Q mobile ... will it happen?

Q mobile has marked itself as one of the largest selling brand of Pakistan, With a greater number of Pakistani consumers shifting from basic mobile phones to more sophisticated devices. No one can ever believe that a local company seems to be making the most of out the increased appetite for cellular multitasking. QMobile – the first Pakistani mobile phone company – has introduced many fresh yet demanding faces in their ads. The brand has first broken the ice by endorsing Eman Ali, the super sexy Pakistani model. This was the time when the company came up with value added and competitive branding and captured the maximum market share. 
Q mobile, leading mobile phone company in Pakistan, started their marketing campaign with popular Pakistani actors and actresses then moved on to a new Bollywood face Aditya Roy Kapoor and finally pocketed Kareena Kapoor for its most expensive smart phone, Z4.this time the again coming up with the bang by endorsing a Hollywood actress for its upcoming commercial.
The cellular company had shortlisted three names from Hollywood for their next campaign including Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie. Finally the project closed with the Hollywood Celebrity, Angelina Jolie will do the next television commercial for QMobile. The actress who is widely accepted in Pakistan due to her UNHCR work.
If Angelina really appears in an ad for QMobile then it will be definitely a bang-on entry for the brand in international market. And also, the company might earn the confidence of upper class in Pakistan, which is fond of iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia Lumia, Samsung etc.
However, only time can reveal if QMobile is really intending to go international or trying to get Angelia for an advertisement.