KARACHI – Pakistani showbiz stars have been taking to social media to throw their weight behind senior actor Sami Khan who faced serious grilling during his appearance at a famous show hosted by Fahad Mustafa.
The outrage stemmed from Sami’s recent interview at The Fourth Umpire which was aired on ARY Digital. The Lafangey star faced cringy and insulting questions from TV comedian Sheikh Qasim who grilled him under the guise of dark humor.
The Q&A session however did not settle with social media users as several celebrities took to social media to vent out anger on the team of one of the leading channels.
Sheikh Qasim asked repeatedly about the reason behind Sami’s failure in Lollywood. Your movies don’t work out well. Why?” Qasim asked, the two engaged in an awkward conversation that went viral, triggering reactions.
During a recent interview, Sami Khan was asked a series of offensive questions by the co-hosts, insinuating an "unsuccessful career" in Lollywood. The duo then went further to comment on the actor's skills, pay grade, and conflicts within the filming crews. #SamiKhan pic.twitter.com/OoUFNTEpZR
— Galaxy Lollywood (@galaxylollywood) March 3, 2023
Ayesha Omar called it uncomfortable to watch, saying Sami Khan is a fabulous actor and one of the most respectful, committed professionals. She praised Khan for handling this with so much grace!
“Degrading your guests or anyone else is not funny. If he wasn’t successful, he wouldn’t be a guest on your show,” the Bulbulay star maintained.
Armeena Khan, Muneeb Butt and other stars took to social media to extend support to Sami who also shared a post quoting a verse from Quran.
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