'Not everyone you work with is your friend’: Maryiam Nafees on social media BFFs

The entertainment industry is a notoriously cutthroat place and actress Mariyam Nafees agrees.

Appearing as a guest on Gup Shap hosted by Vasay Chaudhry, she discussed how she navigates relationships in the entertainment industry. 

Rabbania Shirjeel asked, “Mariyam you are quite vocal about social issues, so how do you navigate within the industry?”

 Maryiam replied, “I try not to get into it too much. I say, ‘you do your thing, let me do mine.’ I’ve learned that no one is truly your friend here. The few friends I have in the industry were already my friends from before.”

 Speaking about the trend of social media best friends forever (BFF), Jaan – e Jahan actress emphasized, “They’re mostly just for show. Real friendship is something very deep, and not everyone you work with or post pictures with is truly a friend. Most people are just colleagues or acquaintances. I have a very small circle of genuine friends who have stayed consistent through everything, and they mean a lot to me.”

When it comes to her professional life, the Yaqeen Ka Safar actress stays focused on her work.

“When it comes to navigating projects or scripts, I just focus on doing my part for those 12 hours on set. Thankfully, we now have writers, directors, and producers who are willing to listen. If there’s something in a script that doesn’t align with what I want to portray, we discuss it and usually find a middle ground,"  Maryiam Nafees explained.

Earlier, actress Maryiam Nafees fearlessly expressed her opinions on various matters during an interview, be it politics, social issues, or her industry.

Appearing as a guest on Ahmed Ali Butt’s show ‘Mind Na Karna', Mariyam was asked about having more than one spouse, as cricketer Shoaib Malik's marriage came up in the discussion.

She said, “I respect that Islam allows men to have up to four marriages, but our religion also says men can't treat their wives equally. I think very few women can accept their husbands marrying again.”

Nafees said that if her husband wants to marry again, she won't object, but will instead ask for a divorce. "If someone isn't happy in their marriage, they should end it and marry again, whether it's the second or third time. But I want to emphasize that it's tough for men to treat multiple wives equally, as our religion states."