'People started judging me before watching Astaghfaar'
“Even before the show was released, people started saying that Veena Malik is not allowed to do this show. It is very sad,” said Malik in an interview to BBC Urdu. “Neither did people see the show nor did they know what the show is like. It would have made sense if people reacted at the end of the show, but this does not make any sense to me… It was very very strange behavior.”
When asked why the show was called off, Malik said that she did not know the inside details, but she knew that the channel received a lot of “serious threats”.
Describing the show, Malik said, “This is a beautiful concept and I have not done a show like this before. In the holy month of Ramazan, I made an effort to learn something related to religion and I made an effort to sit with people and interact with them as to why this is a blessed month and what good things we should do in this month and what all do we need to learn in life.”
But when a caller asked whether her future will be a religious one or one full of scandals, Malik snapped back saying that people are being judgemental when they say there is a rift between her and her religion. “Religion is a very personal matter for me. I am very religious, but it is something between me and my God. I don’t think a third person can stand in front of me and judge how religious I am or I am not.”
Another caller asked her to move towards religion, to which Malik said that she had been studying Islam since she was ten. “The difference between me and others is that I have read the Holy Quran with translation, which most people do not. I may not be a complete or perfect Muslim, but I constantly try to understand Islam better.”
Malik also hinted that she might join politics as she has done social work and knows people well, but when asked about marriage, Malik was clear that she is “not in the mood”.
“When the time is right, I will get married.”
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Please report this channel and show to pemra please and also say your friends and every to report this channel we not want that she came on-air
“The difference between me and others is that I have read the Holy Quran with translation, which most people do not. I may not be a complete or perfect Muslim, but I constantly try to understand Islam better.”
Remark: That was evident in Big Boss while you were giving lessons to Ashmit. Veena the Evangilist.
In the holy month of Ramazan, I made an effort to learn something related to religion and I made an effort to sit with people and interact with them as to why this is a blessed month and what good things we should do in this month and what all do we need to learn in life.”
Remark: Veena you should take private lessons on Islam by engaging some religious scholar, we should not be the victim of your televised learning for God's sake.
i am sure the tears in the promo were also real :/
Veena Malik is great !!!! Honestly, she is talking all the things a normal human being would say. I wish Pakistan had a few million more women like her because of her sense of dignity, truthfullness and bravery. We Indians love you Veena and hope your respectful show is reinstated. Take care
I think if that other clown Amir liaqat or Shaista Zaidi had launched this show it would have gain some ground..but i dont think even western cultures would have allowed Madonna or Lady Gaga to see a mockery of Islam/Christianity.. it wont fly..
Who is not Ghunahghar Please stand up. Veena is heck of a girl who deals with life on her own terms.In true spirit of her religion,there is no one between her and her Allah! Chickening out of TV producer bares all the cowardice that is so much there in media.Nothing on people zibahing Pak soldiers,nothing on attacks on shia,nothing on attack on ahmedia mosque! But pick on some one like Veena! Pity media.
Go Veena go. You are one of the best example of bravery and courage in a country known chickens!
if the taliban and mullahs can use or misuse religion to achieve their objectives, why cant Veena do it. she is a gutsy woman.
Veena is doing right thing.
Veena Please do Pakistan a GREAT favor. Stay in India they DESERVE you and you DESERVE them......
@Be balanced and logical: You have the option bro, do not read news related to her if you do not want to give her any importance! As regards to Veena, she is from a different league when she says " “Religion is a very personal matter for me. I am very religious, but it is something between me and my God. I don’t think a third person can stand in front of me and judge how religious I am or I am not.”. For lot of our compatriots this is beyond comprehension! I In our communal thought process Gen. Zia still lives on!!
Veena i am not here to supported you but would like to gives some comments as there are all very well debater and true religious.., The massive difference between you and other is exposing .. what you're exposing its what you .. but what others exposing is what they are not.
Why Veena is being singled out? She is certainly less hypocritic than most of the Ramazan - anchor persons. Look at that fake doctor who was caught talking obscenities in interval of his religious program. Another doctor who is hosting Ramazan Show had been heading state PTV at a meagre monthly pay of eight lakh rupees! The viewers want to know how much these brokers are being paid to act as symbols of piety on screens. Veena is better than all these cranks
Veena jee, please leave us alone. You are one of the most innocent girl that nation has ever came across. Please take a moment, think about what you are doing, and what you must do. May Allah show us all the right path, and make our end illustrious. Ameen
If religion is between you and God then why are you trying to sell it on a t.v channel? If you try to do that, then viewers have all the right to judge you as much as they want. Keep your religion/hypocrisy inside your house and no one will try to judge you.
@Mohammed Abbasi:
No. Just No.
I agree with veena
Veena and those in amphathy with her, should feel the paws of the cat called "democracy". Its nice and furry when calm, but otherwise when its not your kitty. If people dont want to see her putting another performance of her religious acting then democratically she cant do anything about it. After all its the people who made her what "she is" and if people dont want to see her as what "she is not" then she should respect it instead of name calling the masses. Not sure what she was trying to pull off with such shows when she was getting enough money in another field. She can do all her astaghfar in her personal relationship with God.
Shame, we judge people just cause they sin differently from us.
No, they're judging you after Channo and your wonderful poses for magazines :)
take this as a clue Ms. Veena!
I am not against Astaghfar. God is Rehman and Raheem. What I don't understand is why charge 4 Million for seeking forgiveness?
Veena gi, don't blame to anyone, I think you should focus your character and try to decide what you r trying to be. You cannot select two way at a time. Think and make a right image.
we dont need to judge u......... we all saw ur pictures and n do hear ur news every now and then..........!! so spare us of the crap............
what a waste of space!!!
perhaps she shuld strt following the religion fr a change... our religion doesnt tell women to get naked and do item numbers for the masses... mebe she shuldve thot abt dat bfore doing it. of course ppl wil get judgemental on her.. i mean on one is perfect of course.. epr lokat what she has given the masss to go on...
People don't need to judge you further. Good to see you are being ignored by the Pakistanis.
veena don't you have enough "fame" now. go to Antarctica please. leave us alone.
Can we ignore this Madam "Nobody"...?? ET!!! please stop giving her any space on your news pages...!!
Pakistani Muslims lost a fresh perspective on Islam and Ramadan from Sister Veena - its time we ceased pre-judging people who may have been able to teach us either about Islam or about ourselves rather than shunning or making a pre-takfir on them
Mohammed Abbasi Association of British Muslims
It is about time she learned that in Pakistan, anything that goes against the flow of mainstream 'vetted' Islam is a heresy. We have conformed the religion and the concepts to suite our needs. You can't understand it any differently.
If religion is between you and God, then why were you repenting for your sins on public TV? She just wanted to earn money using religion; that’s hypocrisy. I prefer her nudity over this hypocrisy.
Tribune to the rescue
Shame on the people who missed the Golden opportunity to interact with Veena Ji.
“Religion is a very personal matter for me. I am very religious, but it is something between me and my God. I don’t think a third person can stand in front of me and judge how religious I am or I am not.”"
People don't give her enough credit for being an open-minded, honest, and tolerant person. I bet Ms. Veena learned a valuable lesson on herd mentality backed by irrational hatred and religious views.
What a freakshow.
People are judging you by your works Veena. By what you have done/accomplished/achieved.
brave girl here.