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I hate being interviewed, especially when it’s unpaid: Veena Malik
Performer Veena Malik on identifying with the Mona Lisa, a career in espionage and knowing what her time’s worth.
Performer Veena Malik on identifying with the Mona Lisa, a career in espionage and knowing what her time’s worth.
Your idea of perfect happiness?
Being content with who you are and what you have.
What is your greatest fear?
Nothing.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I cry a lot.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Not speaking the truth.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Shoes.
What is your current state of mind?
Hopeful.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Modesty.
On what occasion do you lie?
When I don’t want to be interviewed. (I hate being interviewed, especially when it’s unpaid.)
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
Nothing.
Which living person do you most despise?
No one.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Looks and intellect.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Beauty and brains.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Everything under the sun is possible.
When and where were you happiest?
Whenever I’m home.
Which talent would you most like to have?
The ability to play the piano.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Nothing.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Love and trust from all those who are close to me.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
Veena Malik.
Where would you most like to live?
Lahore.
What is your most treasured possession?
So many — independence, my body, talent, looks, my brains — you can pick any of them.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Humiliation.
If you didn’t do your current job, what would you choose to do?
A spy.
What is your most marked characteristic?
The word ‘impossible’ does not exist for me.
Who is your hero of fiction?
Superman.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Mona Lisa.
Who are your heroes in real life?
All the brave and good-looking men out there. There are so many, I can’t name one in particular and they keep on changing. I admire bravery and good looks in men.
What is your greatest regret?
None. I don’t regret anything; everything, good or bad, happens for a reason.
What’s your favourite quote?
“Love is one thing, knowledge is another.”
How many hours of load shedding did you experience yesterday?
Six hours, I guess.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 19th, 2010.
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was it bravery or good looks of Mohd asif which impressed the lady……my guess is ….its bravery.only a brave guy like asif could do so many scary things..so brave of him
and yes…spying as an alternate profession really suits her.Recommend
veena on a massive rebound…Recommend
Was she paid for this interview, I wonder.Recommend
I agree with Veena Malik.
Time is money.
One should be paid when he or she give his or her time. There is no free lunch in this world. Recommend
Nice Interview of an actress, who love to be a spy and has proved by an unsuccessful itrigue against players of Pakistan Cricket Team following emargance of spot fixing scandal against them last month in England.
She deplores her shouting but I think it amuses her audiences very much, in which some want her to be crying for their self satisfaction.Recommend
//Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Mona Lisa. //
How is Mona lisa a historical figure? And how does ms. Malik identify with her – a painting? :S
Showbiz related stuff on tribune is usually crap. Please reserve this space for other international news. There are plenty to fill your website.Recommend
I wonder what was the nature of her relationship with corruption-prone cricketer Asif. One who is in public life, more so in showbiz, there is nothing such as his or her private life. People are equally interesrted in their private life as much as they are interested in their public life. In a way they are treated as role model.
Why VM was visiting vice-city Bangkok with Asif and why she has lent more than ten million rupees to Asif? Was she an investment partner with asif in his match and spot fixing business/scams. Moreover, why she has come so openly against asif disclosing all his misdeeds, especially after his marriage?Recommend
Could this person and this quam get any shallower and more pathetic than this sample mindset?
Why was not an average citizen volunteering for the floods interviewed by ET? The future of a crisis of the historic proportions is summed up in the following re-ordered Q&A. Read through and reflect on the self-worship, hypocrisy, shallowness, and lack of purpose reflected in this conversation.
On what occasion do you lie?
When I don’t want to be interviewed. (I hate being interviewed, especially when it’s unpaid.)
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Not speaking the truth.
Which talent would you most like to have?
The ability to play the piano.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Nothing.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
Veena Malik.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
Nothing.
What is your greatest regret?
None. I don’t regret anything; everything, good or bad, happens for a reason.
What is your greatest fear?
Nothing.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I cry a lot.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Mona Lisa.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Modesty.
What is your most treasured possession?
So many — independence, my body, talent, looks, my brains — you can pick any of them.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Love and trust from all those who are close to me.
Which living person do you most despise?
No one.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Looks and intellect.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Beauty and brains.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Everything under the sun is possible.
What is your most marked characteristic?
The word ‘impossible’ does not exist for me.
Who are your heroes in real life?
All the brave and good-looking men out there. There are so many, I can’t name one in particular and they keep on changing. I admire bravery and good looks in men.
Who is your hero of fiction?
Superman.
If you didn’t do your current job, what would you choose to do?
A spy.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Shoes.
What is your current state of mind?
Hopeful.
When and where were you happiest?
Whenever I’m home.
Where would you most like to live?
Lahore.
How many hours of load shedding did you experience yesterday?
Six hours, I guess.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Humiliation.
Your idea of perfect happiness?
Being content with who you are and what you have.
What’s your favourite quote?
“Love is one thing, knowledge is another.”
Yeah, really!
Ostriches and cockroaches! What a shame! This narcissist, confused quam is a total mockery of a people. High in form and shallow in substance. Save Paksitanis from themselves, please. Anyone?Recommend
What a interesting pack of lies, on question what she admires in me, she answers Looks and intellect.
I wonder what was in Asif, neither looks nor intellect.Recommend
@Adnan – I may recall, Opium was rercovered (maybe, in some small quantity) from his possession in dubai a few months ago for which he was convicted but PCB salvaged him. Obviously, he uses opium which is an attraction of opposite gender…Recommend
Mona Lisa is a historical figure?? Talk about being dumb!!Recommend
This is hilariousRecommend
lovely veena.as usuall looks pretty and gorjeousRecommend
My brain(s)?Recommend
I thought she meant to say Mona Lisa the actress ! didnt she ??!?!??! :-s but even then it doesn’t help me understand the historical figure part.
Ridiculous !Recommend
And I hate reading Veena’s interview, especially when I am not paid!Recommend
Among other things ….Recommend
She is making Meera look tameRecommend
veena is so pretty and beautifulRecommend
veena is so intellegent and tallentd actressRecommend
Dumbness PersonfiedRecommend
Veena Malik is a paki blonde!Recommend