Firdous Jamal’s comments on Mahira Khan enrage her fans

Veteran actor Firdous Jamal’s outdated statements on Mahira Khan have enraged a lot of the superstar’s fans.

On his recent appearance on Faysal Qureshi’s morning show, Salaam Zindagi where they played a game giving advice to different actors, Firdous remarked, “Sorry to say if someone likes it or not, but Mahira is not heroine stuff. She’s a mediocre sort of a model, she’s not a good actress and not a heroine.

He didn’t end there. The 65-year-old continued, “She’s quite aged as well and we don’t have heroines at this age, they only play the characters of mothers.”

On Sunday, Mahira subtly responded to Jamal’s comments in an Insta post which she captioned, “Desi me rollin’ they hatin’.” Nice on Mahira!

Meanwhile, Firdous’ outdated comments on one of Pakistan’s most successful actors sparked enrage on social media and many actors also called him out for belittling Mahira like this.

And it is her dedication and passion towards her work that has led her to this position. She is a heroine and a star in every sense of these words. As far as age is concerned, an actor and their talent is not bound by it.

— Humayun Saeed (@iamhumayunsaeed) July 27, 2019

@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

If we as members of the film & television fraternity can't keep our chauvinism in check, if we keep reinforcing regressive & sexist stereotypes, how do we expect the public to treat our industry – and specifically the women in it – with respect?

— Osman Khalid Butt 🇵🇸 (@aClockworkObi) July 27, 2019

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

Appalling actually! This was not a mere “opinion” – one can tell it was much more than that.

— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) July 27, 2019

I am really appalled that senior and respectable persons like #Firdousjamal sahab still think that a woman has a heroine by date….till when will we continue on this repressive path and pull peers down. @TheMahiraKhan is a star in every sense of the word like her or hate her. pic.twitter.com/fZTEBUgJDj

— FK (@faisalkapadia) July 26, 2019

First of all, what kind of a show is that where randos comment on people and not their work or outfits as is the norm in fashion based TV shows. Secondly, the host is still romancing girls young enough to be his daughters on tv serials. How do they even get the nerve!!! https://t.co/ObDJSqXI07

— Tazeen 🍉 (@tazeen) July 27, 2019

Even Reham Khan had something to say on this.

Sounds like a personal interaction might not have gone well. #MahiraKhan is fit. Many younger women aspire to look like her. Ignore one man. The rest of the Indian subcontinent can't help drooling over her. https://t.co/3yjYmmxd9v

— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) July 27, 2019

Faysal’s comments also received a lot of backlash even though he tried to cover them up later. At the beginning of the segment, he had said, “I honestly wish that at least one of Mahira’s films is a hit this year. Because so far, none of Mahira’s films have done well.”

Thats how he thinks kiya faraq parhta hey …she is super star and i was shocked too. I meant jo hit milni chahiye woh mily #binroye was hit but bari wali hit .khir i praised her 1000 times in my show no one shared that 🤔 https://t.co/xb5IYwukgs

— Faysal Quraishi (@faysalquraishi) July 26, 2019

Thats his opinion uss mey ary mera show ya main kahan sey aagaya bhai …and watch complete clip aadi is saying something about me https://t.co/y3dPaA8YDv

— Faysal Quraishi (@faysalquraishi) July 26, 2019

But no matter what anyone says, Mahira Khan is one of Pakistan’s biggest stars and no one can say otherwise. And age is just a number. Has Firdous sahab even seen the teasers/songs of her latest films? The woman looks dazzling!

Meanwhile, don’t forget to watch our interview with her this Sunday on our social media channels.