Item songs are part of our culture, opines Yasir Hussain
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Famous Pakistani actor and screenwriter Yasir Hussain has appeared as a guest on Irza Khan’s podcast, where he shared his thoughts on various topics regarding industry.
Yasir is famous for his controversial statements, this time he discussed the ongoing debate about item songs in Pakistani films.
During the interview with the host, the actor said: “These songs have been a part of our culture since forever and saying otherwise is not correct.”
The host further added:
“Many people say that item songs are not a part of our culture but item songs used to be in old Urdu and Punjabi movies. Madam Noor Jehan has sung many such songs which were picturized in films.”
Yasir also added that many of ‘our films now have item songs, so these songs have been a part of films since Pakistan came into being or even before that. He also suggested that many old stars could have done them in films.’
In the end, he shared his opinion about bans on different shows in Pakistan. He said:
“No show or theatre play should be banned.
People should be given the choice to choose what they want to watch.”
Here is the link of episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQm06G3Lxqg
Several young actresses like Mehwish Hayat, Ayesha Omar, Amna Ilyas, Neelum Muneer and Sadaf Kanwal have done item songs in movies which sparked significant discussions and debates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL-B5hn4aNA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWlOhuMJcz4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl24kMkBOhc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO2YOb3gW4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCuJ5E608tk
it is pertinent to mention here that Yasir Hussain is a Pakistani screenwriter, actor, playwright and host from Islamabad best known for his comic roles.
He got married to Pakistani actress Iqra Aziz and blessed with an adorable son Kabir Hussain.
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