Tribune’s Gamechangers 2011: Veena Malik

Channeling raw sexuality, challenging the local mindset.

Bigg Boss, broken engagements, a Mufti sahib smackdown and a ‘morphed’ topless photo shoot for FHM magazine. Veena Malik has kept the entire subcontinent on its toes in 2011, and whether you love her or love to hate her, ignoring her has been next to impossible.

After a media expose of her scandalous, sordid relationship with cricketer Mohammad Asif, Pakistan’s preeminent diva has overcome all challenges in building her career as an actor/model across the border, taking on threats from the Taliban to the conservative populace with a bold, almost inexhaustible resilience – and perhaps most importantly, Veena has done it all with style and sex appeal to boot.

Quote of the year: “Mufti sahib, yeh kya baat hui?”