The HUM Awards took place last night and while I loved most of the show, there were some moments that left me hakka bakka. And here they are, in no particular order of being bizarre
So Yasir Hussain, while introducing Ahsan Khan, said something along the lines of inhon ne itna uccha portray kiya hai child molester ko ke mera dil kerta hai mein bhi child ban jaoun'
He was, understandably, met with a lot of dirty, stinky looks and a lot of people just getting awkward by what he said. While Yasir has apologized for his remarks and has also said that he is highly highly against child abuse and that it was all in bad taste he needs to realize that being on a platform as big as the HUM Awards and as a public figure, everyone should think ten times before saying anything THAT offensive.
Udaari won Best Everything, basically. And for good reason. However, when accepting the award for Best Negative Character, Ahsan Khan was urged by the crowd to don Paa Imtiaz's character one more time and to deliver a few lines. Ahsan refused at first, given the sensitivity of the character and story, and how there is usually always public backlash at instances like these, but eventually gave in to the crowd's pressure.
While the matter could have been ended right there, Ahmed Ali Butt started walking with Ahsan Khan saying mein tau toffiyaan kha bhi loun ga' >>>> cringe
An Awards show, in any fraternity, should be one without bias and without judgement. However, Noman Ejaz decide to single-handedly change that. He came up on stage and started a long speech about how, while being Muslim', everyone was with their bare ankles, and how everyone should straighten up' because Ramazan is approaching...*crickets*
Easily the loudest person from the whole evening, not only did she scream everything she was saying, she also held the mic a millimeter away from her mouth, making the whole experience all the more pleasant.
You'd think Noman Ejaz would be done with his Papa Please Preach approach to the night, but no. In a completely unrelated context, Ejaz decided to take the mic and say the following:
Aurat aur ghori ager ek awaaz per na aayein, tau samjho masla aurat mein nahi, mard ki mardaangi mein hai. Mein yahaan maujood har aadmi se yeh baat kehna chahta houn ke ye baat deyhaan sey sunein, aur humesha yaad rakhein, ke ager aap ki aurat ya aap ki ghori ek hi awaaz per nahi aatein, tau woh ghalti aap ki hai. Aap ka roeb kam hai, ya aap mein itni taaqat hi nahi...
Needless to say, this comment was met with a lot of disapproval from the crowd and nobody endorsed what he said. Whether he meant it as a joke or not, W*F?
Ahsan Khan's performance in Udaari was hands-down one of the best performances of Pakistani television. And for Ahmed Ali Butt to ask the audience for a round of applause for Ahsan Khan just because a director and a singer from India endorsed' his performance in Udaari...yep that happened...I was just as confused as you.
These moments are some of what made the night as special as it was:
When Ahsan Khan came on stage to present Areesha the Best Child Actor award for her performance in Udaari, he also spoke about how every school should incorporate sex-ed into their curriculum and if we don't talk about it, we sure as hell can't stop it. Because if we're so afraid to speak about something, how do you stand up against it.
Hamza wanted to draw attention to the people suffering in Kashmir, as well as those fighting intolerance, in any which way in our own country, and of course, those who are in constant battle against corruption.
Every desi music lover craves for the moment they can hear Farida Khanum live on stage. And well, I must say, I've lived.
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