Pakistani actress, model and former VJ, Zhalay Sarhadi is set to release her debut song for the drama “Ek Aur Sitam Hai”.  The song marks Sarhadi’s entry into the music industry. The actress is known for her performances in Uraan, Madiha Maliha, Aks, Digest Writer and Rang Laaga (2015).

Raafay Israr is set to release his first song, Khushfehmian in first week of March. The single also marks Israr’s first duet ever. The singer’s previous hits include Sajni, Beliya and Man Ki Lagan released in 2018.

Celebrating the month of love, Raafay Israr’s song Khushfehmian is an acoustic pop ballad. While sharing more details about the song, Israr says, “The month of February is all about love and I thought of bringing back the old school romance with a song that celebrates the purity and simplicity of a love between a boy and a girl. The song’s name is called Khushfehmian and it is an easy listening love song which everyone can sing along to.”

Composed, written by Raafay Israr and co-written by S.K.Kalish, Khushfehmian also features the singer Alycia Dias. The music video for the song is performance based, produced by Mahnoor Sheikh with Salar Khan as the cinematographer.

Khushfehmian is set to launch first week of March. The song will be available on the Israr’s social media platforms (including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Soundcloud) as well as other music portals including Saavn, iTunes, Patari and Soundcloud. The singer is currently working on more songs and collaborations scheduled to be released in 2019.

ABOUT RAAFAY ISRAR

Singer, songwriter and composer Raafay Israr, is an upcoming musician who has already made his presence be felt in a time span of 6 years.

Mentored by the legendary Benjamin Sisters, Israr started his career in music at the age of 12. While just a teenager he started performing at local concerts in Karachi along with his band, and in a matter of 4 years, he completed 300 concerts all over Pakistan for which he also opened shows for some of the biggest music names of the country. He started writing his own music in 2017 and in April 2018 launched his debut single ‘Sajni’. The song received massive praise over the internet and later it got signed by Zee Music Company. Raafay Israr also released two more singles Beliya and Man Ki Lagan in the same year.

Rabab Hashim is to play a character of a self-sufficient yet caring girl who belongs to an under-privileged background and gets married to a prejudiced husband. The class difference and no acceptance from her husband results in a degrading marriage and turmoil in her life.

Speaking about the role Rabab stated “I try to make it a point to keep away from “run of the mill” ideas and choose each project and role where I feel I can serve a bigger purpose, our society has a pool of women who suffer in a loveless, disrespectful marriage and don’t know how to get out of it, my character is of a woman who deals with cruelty and musters courage to swim out of it successfully”.

Rabab Hashim got quick fame in drama industry because of her passion for acting. Her recent dramas “Tmhare Hain” and “Mohabat Khuwab Safar” are top rated dramas and still getting outstanding reviews. As an actress Rabab Hashim is stepping on the ladder of success steadily and swiftly.

TORONTO: Veteran Bollywood actor-writer Kader Khan passed away Monday at the age of 81 after a prolonged illness, his son Sarfaraz confirmed.

Khan was seeking treatment at a hospital in Canada for a condition called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a degenerative disease that causes loss of balance, difficulty in walking and dementia.

Sarfaraz further informed that the last rituals of the deceased actor will be performed in Canada.

“My dad has left us. He passed away on December 31 at 6 pm as per Canadian time due to prolonged illness. He slipped into coma in the afternoon. He was in the hospital for 16-17 weeks,” he said.

“The last rites will be performed here in Canada only. We have our entire family here and we live here so we are doing it,” Indian media quoted him as saying.

Sarfaraz added, “We are thankful to everyone for their blessings and prayers.”

Khan had developed breathing issues after which he was shifted to a BiPAP ventilator from a regular one.

Having made a name in the yesteryears, Khan became an eminent actor in the 1980s and 90s.

He made his debut in 1973 with Rajesh Khanna’s ‘Daag’. His acting stint comprises of over 300 films.

Khan even wrote dialogues for over 250 movies. He used to collaborate with Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra as a screenwriter.

His famous work with Desai include, ‘Dharam Veer’, ‘Ganga Jamuna Saraswati’, ‘Coolie’, ‘Desh Premee’, ‘Suhaag’, ‘Parvarish’ and ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’. With Mehra he worked on films like ‘Jwalamukhi’, ‘Sharaabi’, ‘Lawaaris’, ‘Muqaddar Ka Sikandar’.

MUMBAI: After valiantly battling cancer for almost half a year and seeking treatment for it in New York, Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre had flown back to India in December. On Monday, the Sarfarosh starlet hosted a grand New Year’s Eve bash at her Mumbai residence for close friends and family.

The party was attended by Sussanne Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Naina Bachchan, Kunal Kapoor and others.