Although it lacks the ups and downs seen in the original ad, this one sure does tickle the funny bone. It cleverly states in fine print, 'you won't need to read this newspaper discreetly'.
Urdu newspaper ad featuring Nargis Fakhri sparks outrage on social media
We're bowled over by this brilliant marketing gimmick and so are Pakistanis as they took to Twitter to applaud Ufone and Faisal Qureshi.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA @UFONE WHATTAY AD
— Tedd 🚶 (@TireddTed) December 28, 2015
#Ufone ad is a total mood swing. hilarious.
— Mariam Imran - Economist, Communications, PR (@iammariamimran) December 28, 2015
#FaisalQureshi you nailed it!... Again#UFONE
— bakhtawar amjad (@bakhtawarbamjad) December 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/Sahibzadakamran/status/681362321722228736
Dear @AnsarAAbbasi, have you seen the ad by Ufone today? What is this fahaashi? Where is your outrage? Astaghfurillah
— Maham Ali (@Mahamali05) December 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/haseeb_b/status/681360097973538817
After Haram Curves of #NFakhri #Ufone presents Halal curves of #FaisalQureshi.#AdChupKrDkhnayKiZarurtNai#PureHalal pic.twitter.com/hTKCJRkf93
— Ahmed Saeed (@Ahmed_SaeedPTI) December 28, 2015
Ufone is the boss when it comes to making an ad.
— Ahmad (@MirxaAhmad) December 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/_n2412_/status/681386992828071936
Kia farmatay hain naqeedeen #Mobilink Vs #Ufone ad ? If Nargis Fakhri can sell phone then y not faisal qureshi ;)
— Dr Umer Hayat Chheena (@drumerchheena) December 28, 2015
Faisal Rocked !!! Nargis Shocked
— ayesha_umair (@ayesha_umair) December 28, 2015
Best Revenge #Ufone
~Tum hi Tou Ho ~ pic.twitter.com/JJ9kdguoUK
It's war #Ufone #Mobilink pic.twitter.com/56OSJ4ZSYB
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) December 28, 2015
Nice advertisement by @Ufone .They showed that we can also advertise via Male Actors. Salute to their advertisement team!.#Ufone
— Jibran Shahzad (@Jibranshahzad97) December 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/mulanacoke/status/681363926290952192
However, Quetta wasn't too keen on the idea:
#Ufone just killed #Mobilink didn't it?
— Hamid Baloch (@hamidbaloch) December 28, 2015
And #QuettaJang had censored #FaisalQureshi for obvious reasons 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/ApuQCr6Ii8
Earlier, Nargis disclosed that she was shocked by her ad and shared her side of the story. “As a model or celebrity, I have always believed in using my persona to help further a brand’s communication but never to have it used where I end up being objectified for my looks," said the actress.
Nargis Fakhri responds to Urdu newspaper ad controversy
Journalists had openly condemned the ‘obscenity’ of Nargis' seemingly innocent ad that simply showed a woman lying down with a phone in her hand.
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