Rubi Anum has publicly apologized after facing heavy backlash for her controversial remarks about veteran actress Bushra Ansari.

 

In a video circulating on social media, Rubi said, “I did not say anything bad intentionally. I will share the reason behind my remarks very soon on my TV show.”

 

She added, “I did not intend to hurt anyone. You cannot find happiness by hurting others. If someone thinks that I did this all intentionally, I apologize.”

 

Rubi further urged people not to judge her too quickly.

 

Earlier, during her appearance on Sabih Sumair’s podcast, Rubi had made remarks suggesting Bushra Ansari should retire instead of doing vlogs. She said, “Bushra Ansari is my favourite. I like her a lot; if I say so, it would be a lie. She should rest at this age. She is not at that age now to take up a camera and do vlogging.”

 

She went on to add, “She should fear Allah. What is she doing now that she is old? She is older than our mothers.”

 

Her comments quickly drew backlash from fellow celebrities. Actress Zhalay Sarhadi said, “Incredibly out of line, intrusive, rude and disrespectful. Why must such people spew needless opinions? To get viral? Is that it? Such a disgrace.”

 

Actress Mamya Shajaffar added, “Breaks my heart how women always bring other women down.”

 

Singer Ghania Ali wrote, “Ok, I found her extremely rude, period!”

Reacting strongly to these remarks, Bushra Ansari said, “It was a cheap attempt by someone to get fame. Cheap people can say anything to anyone.”

 

She clarified that she does not even know her personally. “I don’t even know her, I have seen her in some viral videos maybe.”

 

Bushra also said, “Umer Sharif, Zia Mohyeddin, and Moin Akhtar were fortunate to leave the world with respect.” She added that she always refers to Bollywood’s Amitabh Bachchan with great respect.