The Charming Captivator - Omer Shahzad

                                

Omer Shahzad is one of the top most models of the fashion industry. He has worked with pretty much all big names and done some international projects too. But he is not all looks. He has a charming personality to match his uber sexy looks. It’s no surprise he has been nominated for the Best Male Model at the 3^rd Hum Tv Awards this year.

TOS catches up with the charming showstopper for some quick questions

SSK: You're nominated for the Best Male Model Award this year at HUM Tv Awards. How do you feel?

OS: Obviously I'm quite humbled. I work really hard and put in all the effort sincerely, so it feels really nice when it is appreciated like this!

SSK: Who do you think is going to win this year? What do you have to say about your fellow nominees?

OS: Well, I wish everyone who is nominated, good luck. Let the best man win!

            

SSK: What do you think it takes to become the best model?

OS: As a model, a positive attitude matters a lot. Secondly, the way you dress up and the way you communicate, carries a lot of weight.

SSK: What do you plan to do, should you win?

OS: Uh..I haven’t decided yet.

SSK: What do you consider your best work yet?

OS: I love my work and always try my best to deliver in every project that I do. Though, I feel  my best work is yet to come.

SSK: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

OS: Alhamdulillah, for what I have achieved thus far, I plan to achieve more success, InshAllah.

SSK: Any message for your fans?

OS: My message for the fans is to do everything with passion and be loyal towards their work. Keep working hard and Allah will make the way easy for you.

SSK

The Wonder Boy - Jahan - E - Khalid

Jahan – e – Khalid is not a new name for anyone who is even slightly educated about the fashion industry. Certainly not after this handsome young lad was nominated and won for the Best Male Model last year at the 2^nd Hum Tv Awards. Keeping up the quality of work that is almost guaranteed with his name, he has managed to get yet another nomination.

TOS catches up with the wonder boy for some quick questions

SSK: You have been nominated for the Best Male Model award at this year’s Hum Tv. How do you feel?

J.K: I am grateful and humbled for the honour and feeling enthralled and excited like the previous year when I won this prestigious award.

SSK: Who do you think is going to win this year? What do you have to say about your fellow nominees?

J.K: I literally have no idea as all the nominees truly deserve to be there. All the fellow nominees are doing fabulous and promoting Pakistani Fashion Industry to global scale through sheer hard work dedication and commitment towards the profession. Rest I wish all of them good luck – May the best man win!

SSK: What do you think it takes to become the best model?

J.K:  Sheer discipline, perseverance, hard work, honesty and determination along with the belief in yourself & Allah Almighty that he will pave one's way to success and becoming one of the best.

SSK: What do you plan to do, should you win?

J.K: I’ll celebrate my success with my family close friends, colleagues and few diehard fans. I’m looking forward to organizing a success party if I’ll be grabbing the trophy.

SSK: What do you consider your best work yet?

J.K: It’s always hard to pick one from my extensive and diversified body of work yet ill choose Republic by Omer Farooq- Fall Campaign 2012 shot by Abdullah Haris.

Khalid for Republic by Omer Farooq

SSK: What projects do you have lined up in the future? Any shift in fields? May be try out acting soon..?

J.K: Well few interesting projects in the pipeline include Telenor Fashion Pakistan Week in Karachi – PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week in Lahore – Spring/Summer Campaign for Forestblu & Shahnameh and couple of high fashion editorial campaigns for ace designers. Shift in fields is on the cards and I am looking forward to acting, considering there is a right script & team to work with.

SSK: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

J.K: I have achieved loads in a very short span of time. Right from winning an award for Best Male Model of the year to representing Pakistan at an International Fashion Week and being a Brand Ambassador of an International Brand, these were all dreams come true. Yet I want to work more at an international level unveiling my true potential and making Pakistan proud. I am looking forward to improving modeling standards in Pakistan by teaching and guiding aspiring individuals through modeling and grooming courses. Not only this, I will try my level best to groom our nation and being an educationist and having prior experience in the field of education I might come up with a subject/course at grassroot level (Schools, Colleges, Universities etc). I see myself as an Entrepreneur cum Super Model cum Actor in next five years.

SSK: Any message for your fans?

J.K: My fans are my really precious for me as whatever I am today is because of them. Their sincere support, unconditional love and heartiest well wishes have always motivated me to keep on working to my limits and give my best each and every time. I love them equally and my prayers are always with them. Thank you all and stay blessed!

SSK

TV Time: Choti Si Ghalat Fehmi

Director: Ahsan Ali Zaidi                   Producer: Fars Ent                    Writer: Nasir Faraz
Cast: Sajid Hassan, Nausheen Shah, Sabreen Isphani, Zhalay Sarhadi, Nimra Khan, Shakeel, Humaira Zaheer, Imran Ashraf, Aressha
Airing: 07:00 p.m Monday to Thursday on Hum Tv

So, Hum TV, one of my favourite local channels, brings to its audience yet another venture “Choti si Ghalat Fehmi”. The serial is based on a simple yet menacing habit of suspecting on and not communicating properly with the your loved ones. It is said to highlight how a small misunderstanding and lack of trust between spouses can lead to great disasters. Such an atrocious habit does not only have devastating effects on the people involved, but also on their children as the tension, whether unspoken or in the form of abuse and fights, disturbs the little ones far more and before than anyone else. 

The happy couple, Abrar and Afroze with their 10 year old

The viewers are let into the lives of a happily married couple Abrar and Afroze, living peacefully with their 10-year-old daughter until Afroze’s friend Sahila, comes into the picture, someone who I personally feel is a bored, little minded and fond of gossiping woman. She believes that all men are treacherous and Abrar is no exception and places a bet with her friend to lure her husband towards her. Afroze, who has blind faith on her husband's love and loyalty accepts the bet. Sahila tricks Abrar into believing that she has brain tumor to get his sympathy. As he has no idea of her bet, starts taking take of her needs, resulting in Afroze to suspect all sorts of things and doubting her husband's character.

The pretext of the serial feels like the one we have watched over a hundred times. But that has never stopped good work to shine through. A good, collective team effort goes into making something worth remembering out of something too ordinary. For the same to happen here, the dialogues, scene distribution and performances of the cast will make all the difference. Since we all know pretty much everything that is going to happen, the cast needs to bring its A game to make us want to watch it still and a good scene distribution and direction will over shadow the predictable nature of the story.

We will also see some definite good work and twists, thanks to minor characters played by Hisbani and Nimra Khan. Though the story is at risk of getting monotonous, but there are some good actors appearing in the serial. If the team, including the writer and director, plays it right, the serial might still come out better than expected. Here's wishing the team of CSG best of luck and a good viewership! xx

SSK

He's the Man

Yes, like everyone else these days, I am talking about Fawwad Khan too. By now it’s common knowledge that he has just won the Filmfare Award for the Best Debut Male. The win is not a surprise even though he was nominated with fellow actors like Tiger Shroff. Khan had already managed to gain a strong female fan following even before the movie, credits to the super hit Humsafar. The movie just spiked things up more. He was presented with the award by none other than his co-star, the style diva Sonam Kapoor. Accepting the trophy, he expressed gratitude towards Sonam Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Rhea Kapoor, Disney productions and the entire team of Khoobsurat and shared the credit of his success with his fans from both sides of the border.

The Joyful Fawwad Khan after receiving the trophy in Mumbai

I cannot even think of finishing this article without discussing his red carpet look. I had liked Khan at the time of Humsafar a lot. I am not a fan of the weight loss he has gone through since. Nevertheless, he managed to look his classy self in an old school Dior suit, hair set with the usual discipline with his wife, Sadaf at his side in an elegant Muse dress. I loved the nude colour on her and the blouse softly embellished with pearls. Her naturally blow dried hair really suits her though I’d love to see her wear a good classy hairstyle sometime too! The gold waist belt really put a zing in the dress for me.

The Khan couple looking as hot and classy as ever

This is not Khan’s first award in recent time too. While he sits on, I’m sure, countless offers from all over the movie and drama industry, he has so far received an LSA for the Best Actor, a Masala Award for the Best Debutante and Fresh Face of the Year trophy from Hello India Awards.

Accepting the trophy at the Hum TV Awards 2014

Khan at LSA in December, 2014

I think it’s amazing if someone represents my country or community in a good way and garners such appreciation. The debate of whether the actor/actress deserves it or not is completely unnecessary while the nominations and awards are just cherry on top of a good creamy cake! We wish Fawwad Khan and all other artists all the very best for the future and I hope they continue to make wise professional decisions while getting all the respect, support and appreciation! 

SSK