Goher Mumtaz is no longer single!

Jal’s guitarist and vocalist Goher Mumtaz recently got engaged to Islooite Anam Ahmad. Khurram Mumtaz, Goher’s elder brother and manager of Jal, confirmed the news and revealed the highlights of the event.

“He got engaged on September 15,” he told The Express Tribune.“Goher is certainly very happy about it.” The ceremony took place about a fortnight ago at a private event the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. Rumour has it that the newly-engaged couple have known each other for some time and that a small baat pakkiceremony had already been held between the families.

He further revealed that Goher’s fiancé Ahmad is currently a student in a local educational institute and the rumours regarding her being a model are a not entirely true. “She has done a few local fashion shows in the city, but she is not a model by profession.” When asked whether she would continue to pursue her modeling passion after tying the knot with Goher, he said: “I have no idea but I believe she will not continue with it.”

As far as the fans are concerned, Khurram said: “If you check out the Facebook page, it seems people are pretty happy and are wishing the couple good luck in their future — even the female fans seem very excited.”

Keeping specific details private, he said that the wedding is expected to take place next year and the couple plans to settle down in Lahore. Congratulations to the beautiful couple!

Did you know: Pakistani student’s film shines at Raindance Film Festival

Last Remarks, a short film directed by New York University film student Umar Riaz, has been selected for the 20th Raindance Film Festival and will be screened at the Picadilly Circus in UK on October 4, according to a press release.

The festival is Europe’s leading independent film festival, which aims to develop and promote independent films and film-makers from across the globe. 

Inspired by an Edgar Allen Poe story, this film is set in 1947 at the onset of partition and follows the final moments of Arastu Jan (played by Riaz himself) — an isolated butler to an ageing British colonialist. Produced by Alexis Gambis, Shruti Ganguly and Heather Jack, substantial portions of the film were shot in Lahore.

Last Remarks was announced as a finalist at the Student Academy Awards (selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences out of nearly a 1,000 college entries, from across the world) and was also premiered at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, earlier this year.

American actress to appear in Pakistan's brand TVC

Islamabad: Gone are the days when you watch Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor on your TV screen, now you should ready to watch American actress in Pakistan’s mobile phone company advertisement.

She is not Angelina Jolie or Jennifer Aniston but you know her as actress of Bollywood because she recently worked for Indian movies and quite familiar face now for Pakistani audience.

She is considered bold as if Veena Malik and her name is similar as Pakistani actress Nargis.

Guess who? Yes! It is Nargis Fakhri who has been reportedly performed with Ali Zafar in an advertisement of cell phone.

She is an American national and a model who has been posed in swimsuit for Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendarand appeared in different cycles of American Next Top Model.

After her brief struggling career in Hollywood she moved to search for her fortune in Bollywood in typical bold style.

She worked in Indian movie Rockstar with Ranbir Kapoor last year and reportedly has signed a couple of movies in India.

Fakhri was born in Queens, New York to a Czech mother and a Pakistani father. Her parents divorced each other when she was barely six or seven years old. She is a U.S. citizen. Nargis Fakhri has roots in Pakistan as his father belongs to, unfortunately she raised in US and never visited Pakistan.

Though her work for Pakistan’s company TV commercial gave her chance to visit Pakistan but it could not possible because the shots was taken place somewhere else, may be, in India or UAE.

Now wait and see, when she will be visiting Pakistan through TV screen and what she will be performing in the TVC?

By the way, which company gave her chance to act in its TVC and spent millions of rupees. It is surprise for you viewers just remember about the brand, which is, Apna Hei… Jaisay….