Imran Ashraf's act as Bhola was pretentious: Firdous Jamal

Previously, Jamal made headlines after controverisal statements about another actor, Mahira Khan

Veteran actor Firdous Jamal irked many the last time he made controversial remarks against one of Pakistan's biggest stars, Mahira Khan.

The actor's opinion regarding Mahira's age and her acting abilities divided many, as few stood with the Raees star and others defended Firdous due to his veteran status in the industry.

Recently, while on another local show, Firdous again made comments on the stars of today. When asked who he thinks is a good performer and has a bright future in the industry, he replied, "There isn't one."

"The thing is all these new actors are actually models. They are all show pieces. They don't know how to act; they don't have the wisdom," he added.

Veteran actor #FirdousJamal undermines the entire younger industry actors and actresses even running stellar actor #ImranAshraf under the bus, saying the role of #Bhola wasn't a spontaneous one. Sir, with due respect we beg to differ. His acting was anything but pretentious 🙏 pic.twitter.com/SYUx46CGBe

— Raheel Rao (@RaheelARao) September 30, 2019

Comparing the actors of today to departmental store dummies, Firdous commented, "You know how the manager at the departmental stores some times changes their wigs or clothes or turns them into women? Unfortunately, our young actors are in the same boat."

The host then intervened and remarked on how Pakistan does have some real talent. She gave the example of Imran Ashraf and his character Bhola from Ranjha Ranjha Kardi.

"The character Imran did wasn't spontaneous though. It was all pretension," Firdous responded. "How can I explain spontaneity in acting lingo? It is different from pretension and acting. Imran has acted. This role was previously done by a lot of other actors too. They just didn't act it - they behaved it."

He further asserted, "The sad bit of it all is how none of you have actually seen good performances."

Previously, talking about Mahira, the veteran actor had said, "Mahira Khan is a mediocre model but she is a good actress. She has aged as well. That’s not the age to play the role of a heroin.”

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