Newlywed Ushna Shah took to her twitter handle and pointed out the double standards of Pakistani showbiz industry, as she questioned the appreciation deserved, compared to the appreciation awarded to late Qavi Khan during his lifetime.
She wrote: “I have a question for the Pakistani drama industry: How many lifetime achievement awards did Qavi Sb receive before he passed? I have a question for the audience: How many did he deserve? RIP Sir, we are sorry.”
In response to that tweet, emerging actress Rabya Kulsoom could not hold back her opinion regarding Qavi Khan award achievements and she went on to reply, “Fact check: Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance, Nigar Awards and PTV awards, and millions of nominations and other recognitions. He was a legend and thankfully he was respected and treated like a legend. Always on and off the sets. He was a happy man and left in peace among his family and friends. Stop making a point out of everything.”
This divided the online army as some agreed with Ushna Shah while some users sided with Rabya Kulsoom’s opinion.
Following that, Ushna Shah decided to make her point clear and again took to her twitter handle to clear her stance. She wrote: “Qavi Sb has (rightfully) received many national civilian accolades. I questioned my fellow drama industry, which is privatized now. Let’s give our legends their flowers while they’re here. As an industry we can always, always do better, myself included.”
Here are their tweets:
Fans are waiting for Rabya’s response, who, so far, has kept mum.