Veteran actor Firdous Jamal recently stirred controversy when he passed the inappropriate remarks regarding Mahira Khan on Faysal Qureshi’s morning show. In a segment from the program, when another actor was shown picture of Mahira Khan and was asked to comment about her to which the veteran jumped in to share his (unasked) opinion. Firdous said that “Mahira is not a film stuff. She is just a mediocre sort of a model and not an actor or heroine. She is over aged and should rather fit for the role of mother”.
This off course didn’t go well with Mahira’s fans and colleagues from the industry who have condemned the actor’s ageist remarks and lauded Mahira for her hard work and commitment for the profession.
Faysal himself came up with a defensive statement for Mahira on Twitter later saying that, “I as a responsible host will address this on the same platform in the coming week also. As a host I am and was shocked at our veteran actor Firdous Jamal’s comments on the live show for Mahira Khan who is undoubtedly an icon of our industry and for our country”.
That’s not all, entertainment industry’s prominent names also came up and stood together in support of Mahira through their social media handles. Let’s have a look at some of their tweets.
Humayun Saeed:
Extremely disappointed and strongly condemn Firdous Jamal’s comment regarding Mahira Khan. Whatever his point of view is, there’s absolutely no justification for such rude remarks for a colleague publicly & on television. Mahira is extremely hardworking and honest to her craft…
— Humayun Saeed (@iamhumayunsaeed) July 27, 2019
Fahad Mustafa:
@TheMahiraKhan jab log aapke baray main achee ya buree batein karen aapke naam se kuch chaar min kee importance chahen to is ka matlab hai you must be doing something right ..you are and you will be My Super Star ⭐️ Shine More ✨
— Fahad Mustafa (@fahadmustafa26) July 27, 2019
Gohar Rasheed:
Everybody is entitled to their opinion true that !! But when a public figure like #FirdousJamal sharing his opinion on national television then the choice of words are very important (1/3) #RespectfortheSeniors #LovefortheJuniors #MahiraKhan
— Mirza Gohar (@GoharRsd) July 27, 2019
sir with all due respect if a legendary actor like you will be so demeaning towards juniors like @TheMahiraKhan then how will we learn? Constructive criticism is very important for the growth and that’s what we seek from you (2/3) #RespectfortheSeniors#LovefortheJuniors
— Mirza Gohar (@GoharRsd) July 27, 2019
There is a reason why other entertainment industries of the world are thriving because the seniors pass on the torch with grace and love to their juniors sir personally speaking I expected better from you (3/3) #FirdousJamal #MahiraKhan #RespectfortheSeniors #LovefortheJuniors
— Mirza Gohar (@GoharRsd) July 27, 2019
Mawra Hocane:
Taking a dig at the biggest name of your country makes you as small as it gets. Disrespectful remarks in the garb of opinions need to STOP. Hope the two mins of fame were worth it. Mahira works extremely hard to be where she is. It’s not easy
So Proud of you my M❤️ @TheMahiraKhan— MAWRA HUSSAIN (@MawraHocane) July 27, 2019
Zhalay Sarhadi:
When Firdous Jamal sir decides to pass his unwarranted judgment on Mahira khan, it says volumes about his chauvinism and redundant thinking concerning women in general, than who #MahiraKhan is. I am so livid I can barely type!
— zhalay sarhadi (@Xxhalay) July 27, 2019
We at Pakistani Cinema condemn Firdous Jamal’s sexist remarks and believe that ageism and sexism is not a thing in this century. And wish Mahira Khan to shine on and keep making us proud globally.
