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'Channo' girl: Veena’s victories
The actor talks about her budding music and film career.
Amidst movie premieres and tough shoot schedules, actor Veena Malik still takes out time for her singing. PHOTO: PUBLICITY
KARACHI:
The year has just begun and Pakistan’s very own controversy queen, also known as the “Channo” girl now, Veena Malik has already added a myriad feathers to her cap. India has turned out to be the land of opportunities for Malik, who has received tremendous amount of publicity — both good and bad — since she started her career in India with reality show “Bigg Boss” season 4 in 2010.
After two years of persistent hard work, Malik now has her hands full of big projects and she feels that she is finally getting rewarded for her efforts. “From walking the ramp during Jaipur Fashion Week to shooting for my second reality show ‘Swayamvar’ which will be aired next month, life is as adventurous as a rollercoaster ride these days. I’m overwhelmed by the number of projects I’m getting here,” says Malik.
Strutting her stuff
The actor, who represented fashion brand Libas at the Jaipur Fashion Week, states, “I have always loved the ramp. I received an overwhelming response from the crowd at fashion week. As I walked down the ramp, people started screaming my name. I just loved walking the ramp for designer Riyaz Gangji.”
A music maestro?
Malik adds that just because she is doing fashion shows and television series doesn’t mean she is not giving time to her singing career which was launched with her song “Channo” from the film Gali Gali Chor Hai. “After the success of ‘Channo’ I have become more confident about my singing abilities. I will be singing more and will be releasing more songs. I do not have any plans to release an album for now, but I have already recorded three tracks, while five more are in the pipeline.”
Putting the gift of gab to good use
The multifaceted diva, who also tried her luck at cricket commentary during the Asia Cup 2012 in Bangladesh, says, “Asia Cup disappointed me to a great extent. I had thought India versus Pakistan would be a happening match but sadly we lost. Then again, I was looking forward to India and Pakistan playing against each other in the finals but that too did not happen. So yes, I was extremely upset the way Asia Cup turned out.”
The Bollywood saga never ends
The actor says that she is also unhappy that her upcoming film Mumbai 125 Kilometer’s shooting has come to an end. “Working with Hemant Madhukar was an amazing experience. I think this film gave me a chance to grow as an actor. We had several thrilling moments during the shoot which is why it is going to be one of my most memorable projects. Many scenes of Mumbai 125 Kilometer were shot in the dark and we even shot at strange and exciting locations like the jungle and the graveyard.”
Where the wrapping up of one venture has left her sad and nostalgic, Malik is also excited to start shooting for Supermodel in June. “I am impatiently waiting for the shooting to begin.” Apart from the Indian projects, Malik also has some British projects lined up, details of which she said, “it’s too early to disclose”.
Coming back to Pakistan
Even though she is at the zenith of her career, Malik says she still misses home and wants to visit her family in Pakistan. “I really miss Pakistan and I’m dying to be with my family but it seems a little impossible this year as a lot of projects are lined up one after the other.”
Published in The Express Tribune, March 26th, 2012.
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Wonder why our media has become so mad about giving her coverage, she lost her purse it became breaking news, she was denied of visa it became breaking news, Have they lost their sense? This women who has no character and has no shame in becoming nude before the camera, do we need to present her on our TV screens and give so much importance??
media please stop this rating chakar, u have also credibility in the eyes of public
http://707monty.blogspot.com/2012/03/is-this-kind-of-media-we-need.html
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nice interview.but channo was not sung by veena n she never cliam that, there is a mistake by person who has taken interview.
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I admire Veena malik for her perseverance and courage.The only men in Pakistan are Veena Malik,Asma Jehangir,Amna Janjua and Sherry \rehman.
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@dasmir: WORD.
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I have such admiration for Veena Malik, simply for the way she stands up for herself, her passions and her career against a tidal wave of holier-than-thou, sanctimonious creeps.
This woman is paving a way not just for aspiring models, but any girl who is afraid of following her dreams fearing that the society may disapprove. Perhaps one day we’ll all just grow up and stop turning the career choices of one model into some kind of a national crisis.
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@Pakistan politics: Its better to be a naked prostitute than to be a submissive woman who suffers like the poor innocent woman Fakhra Yunus ( acid attack victim).
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Indian film industry is growing further by utilizing cheaper talent from the neighbour.
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@dasmir: one doesn’t have to be a man in order to be strong. strong women deserve credit for being strong women.
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For a bit I thought we had lost Veena to the big bad world at large………….then ever reliable ET comes shining through with all this news. What more can one ask for.
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@IndianKid:
what an analogy u have used to form an argument, what does being naked has to do with acidity attack? keep burning in ur own hatred
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@dasmir:
How dare you forget Firdaus Ashiq Awan
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@IndianKid: yes we’ve all seen the pictures ‘indian army raped us’ of the naked women
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@Faraz Talat: well said…..
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promotion of vulgarity again!
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Veena Malik may not be a role model for all women, but, she certainly is an admirable person. I had seen a You tube video of a TV show, in which she takes on some Mullah about why she hasn’t done anything wrong. It takes guts to confront fundus in Pakistan, for that matter even in India. For a women to confront a society and to live on her own terms is admirable.
People may disagree with her approach to life, but its her life. We can only draw inspiration from the way she has fought odds of societal norms, prejudices and tried to make a name for herself in a Male dominated south asian society.
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@Pakistan politics:
Yes there, if you can’t stand up for yourself, an acid attack or the like will be your eventual destiny (and this is just a analogy, don’t take it literally). Hats off to Veena Malik for holding her own against extremists like you who have taken it up on themselves to criticize others without looking at themselves. All this moral policing and liberal bashing, how many Maya Khans we have????
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@ Pakistan Politics:
may be ET is portraying billter reality of our country. ET always shows “bitter realities” of society. now it should focus on some positive sides as well.
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What remarkable thing has she done that she gets so much coverage? And how do we define victory?
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@Indian Kid
You indian friendz (or pro indians) visit Pakistani blogs and news websites, articulate things wrongly (as you did veena & fakhira) and think yourself a genius. Due to this ruinous attitude all the time, you guyz spread negative vibes and finally divert topics into PAK V/S IND theme…. whatever the topic and issue is. Here you have turned Veena Malik interview into Pakistan v/s India competition by trying to articulate wrongly b/w two ladies & women’s status in Pakistan- thats the basic flaw in Indian mindset, and you would have never done it if this interview or blog publish at Indian website.
Let me clear you here… to be a naked prostitute or an acid victim- both are abusive for Women. And your India accomodates both the category more than Pakistan… do some research first rather than wasting your time passing just baseless judgements.
And here you are ranking this Pakistani Actress (whatever she is) as Naked Prostitute???? Thats the respect you give to Women in general so set your shameless conscientious mind into some right direction and set some example for others of your type.
@Pakistan politics: I agree with you, don’t take her seriously, ET publish her the most in order to make the section more vibrant and I think ET should focus more on other real talent of Pakistan. ET should also filter ‘irrelevant’ comments to the topic to make comments’ sections more interesting and fruitful. Recommend
@Pakistan politics:
what an analogy u have used to form an argument, what does being naked has to do with acidity attack? keep burning in ur own hatred
the bold line above seems to be cliche in most of your comments. be innovative now. although veena malik is stripping for us, and we all know who’s heart burns.
surely many of us understand the analogy between ACIDITY ATTACK and getting NAKED thereafter, haven’t we all faced atleast once in our life… rather the subcontinent food is such that most of us suffer from it almost on weekly basis.
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Why does she like being naked?
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veena malik is certainly one of the few brave girls pakistan has ever produced. wish her all the success for her future plans
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Appalling comments here. Veena Malik is a fame wh@re, no different from the trashy kardashian family or the talent less gang from jersey shore. She is NO BODY to be proud off. if she was american, she would’ve become a favourite of celebrity trash sites and NOT serious publications. but i guess you guys are no better than celeb trash sites.
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keep it going Veena , congrats
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i think we dnt need to give her more importance…
and dear kindly consider veena malik as indian actor now..
she is not more for pakistan
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Keep it up Veena Malik. Great effort by a Pakistani female despite strong opposition from Mullahs and the general public. Its your right to explore your talents. No one has the right to criticize you and stop you. People should mind their own business. Wish you success for your future efforts.
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@Pink Panther:
Firstly, the argument in question was transformed into a Indo/Pak battle, by a pro-Pakistani not @Indiankid.
Secondly, you blame express Tribune for posting such news, yet you have the audacity to not only click on the link but comment on it. haaw! You are promoting this vulgarity by adding hits to such news.
Lastly, punctuation, grammar and spelling,
rules of writing.
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@SARA, because she has allergy with the cloths.. it’s her doctor’s advise….
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speechless….
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