{"id":251282,"date":"2020-03-02T11:44:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T06:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=251282"},"modified":"2020-03-02T11:44:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T06:44:59","slug":"u-turn-hamza-ali-abbasi-says-that-he-hasnt-quit-acting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/u-turn-hamza-ali-abbasi-says-that-he-hasnt-quit-acting\/","title":{"rendered":"U-Turn? Hamza Ali Abbasi Says That He Hasn&#8217;t Quit Acting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, Hamza Ali Abbasi made an announcement that he will be quitting showbiz in order to focus more on religion and &#8216;talk more about God&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Jawani Phir Nahi Ani<\/strong> actor had vowed to talk about God and religion through every medium. He also said that if he ever produces or directs a movie or drama in the future, it will primarily focus on religion.<\/p>\n<p>This indeed resulted in a lot of popular and unpopular opinions from his admirers and detractors alike. While some said that they resonate with his long journey from being an atheist to becoming someone who consistently practices his faith&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sanity is, to not to get judgemental over Hamza Abbasi&#39;s decision, thats his call.<br \/>If he left showbiz bcz of Islam thats his personal understanding n choice, it doesn&#39;t mean everybody left behind in Industry is a non-muslim or even guilty<\/p>\n<p>Let it b a choice plz<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamzaAliAbbasi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HamzaAliAbbasi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KRN98WZrpE\">pic.twitter.com\/KRN98WZrpE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; murtaza (@murtazaarbabraz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/murtazaarbabraz\/status\/1195248512990138368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There were also some who criticized him for &#8216;putting up a show for ulterior motives.&#8217;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These confused bigots use showbiz to make money, name and fame. <br \/>Then they denounce it once these goals are achieved. <\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re done, just retire. Stop this disgusting hypocritical mantra of claiming to \u2018spread message of Islam\u2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamzaAliAbbasi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HamzaAliAbbasi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Saleem Javed | \u0633\u0644\u06cc\u0645 \u062c\u0627\u0648\u06cc\u062f (@mSaleemJaved) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mSaleemJaved\/status\/1195246628699090945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/hamza-ali-abbasi-quits-acting-will-make-religious-films-drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hamza Ali Abbasi Quits Acting, Will Make Religious Films &amp; Dramas<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Hamza Ali Abbasi makes his future plans known<\/h3>\n<p>Brushing all of that aside, Hamza Ali Abbasi recently made another announcement that he will be returning to showbiz by making content &#8216;which will bring our people closer to religion.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It seems that the <strong>Alif<\/strong> actor has given it a second thought. While responding to a fan on Twitter, Hamza Ali Abbasi confirmed that he hasn&#8217;t quit acting.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">&#8220;Really wish Hamza hadn\u2019t quit acting.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To which, Hamza replied that he didn&#8217;t quit acting but instead, took a long break from it &#8216;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">to give more time to religion&#8217;. Hamza also confirmed that in the future he will make and act in projects that are &#8216;made within boundaries Allah has set for us&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thankyou\u2764. As i said in my video, i haven&#39;t quit acting bcz i dont see it any whr in Islam as being haraam in itself. I just took a long break from acting to give more time to religion &amp; insha Allah will make &amp; maybe act in projects made within boundaries Allah has set for us.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hamza Ali Abbasi (@iamhamzaabbasi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamhamzaabbasi\/status\/1233813782599741441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, his long-awaited project <em><strong>The Legend of Maula Jatt<\/strong><\/em> is set to release on Eid ul Fitr 2020.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/hamza-ali-abbasi-wants-to-return-to-showbiz-with-more-content-like-alif\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hamza Ali Abbasi Wants To Return to Showbiz With More Content Like Alif<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, Hamza Ali Abbasi made an announcement that he will be quitting showbiz in order to focus more on religion and &#8216;talk more about God&#8217;. The Jawani Phir Nahi Ani actor had vowed to talk about God and religion through every medium. 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