{"id":297682,"date":"2021-01-29T12:11:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T07:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=297682"},"modified":"2021-01-29T12:11:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T07:11:16","slug":"adnan-siddiqui-talks-about-the-age-discrimination-in-the-entertainment-industry-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/adnan-siddiqui-talks-about-the-age-discrimination-in-the-entertainment-industry-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Adnan Siddiqui Talks About the Age Discrimination in the Entertainment Industry [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani drama fans, regardless of their age and gender still swoon over the <em>Meray Pass Tum Ho<\/em> superstar Adnan Siddiqui. He is ever-so-graceful and nobody can disagree to that.<\/p>\n<p>The 90&#8217;s heartthrob gave us back to back hit projects, however his debut drama <em>U<\/em><em>roosa <\/em>still remains iconic. In a recent interview with Mira Sethi, the actor shared how he feels about his first project.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMy claim to fame will always be this [<em>Uroosa<\/em>]. That\u2019s why I am where I am today, infront of you and million others. It\u2019s because of only one reason and that\u2019s <em>Uroosa<\/em>. I was recognised because of that one serial and till day, what I earn and do is because of that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He continued,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf it weren\u2019t for the first role I did, I wouldn\u2019t have been Adnan Siddiqui or the actor you see. I would\u2019ve been a starving actor but yes, acting is what I\u2019m all about. I wouldn\u2019t think about quitting it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKbjX4eh6-o\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/netizens-outraged-over-accquital-of-main-accused-in-daniel-pearl-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netizens Outraged Over Accquital of Main Accused in Daniel Pearl Murder<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Adnan Siddiqui on the age hierarchy<\/h3>\n<p>Talking about the age hierarchy in the Pakistani entertainment industry, Adnan Siddiqui shared his concerns on how we discriminate between young and old actors. It&#8217;s good to see him playing heroes in contemporary dramas but at the same time, we don&#8217;t see many older actors playing the lead roles.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAs I say myself, I\u2019m a vampire when it comes to actors of certain age playing heroes. In Hollywood \u2018age\u2019 doesn\u2019t exist. Even if you watch Iranian cinema, age discrimination does not take place, be it a man or a woman. But in Pakistan and India, after a certain age, the female actor goes from being a heroine to a\u00a0<em>baji<\/em>,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The superstar believes that the entertainment industry has its own interests when it comes to a young female actor being paired off with an evidently older male actor.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHave you ever heard the saying that there\u2019s an Aqeel Dedhi, then there\u2019s a sugar daddy?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-mqvzujuhq9k\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-mqvzujuhq9k\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mQVZUjuHQ9k?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mQVZUjuHQ9k?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Adnan Siddiqui has also worked alongside Bollywood legend Sridevi and is all for the open exchange of arts and culture between Pakistan and India. He said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPolitics and the media are two different things. My job is to entertain; it\u2019s nothing political. It goes the same way for actors across the border. We enjoy Bollywood films and they enjoy Pakistani dramas but all this appreciation is happening behind the closed doors.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/fahad-mustafa-harsha-bhogle-say-pcb-sat-on-fawad-alams-potential-till-it-was-too-late\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fahad Mustafa &amp; Harsha Bhogle Say PCB Sat on Fawad Alam&#8217;s Potential Till It Was Too Late<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani drama fans, regardless of their age and gender still swoon over the Meray Pass Tum Ho superstar Adnan Siddiqui. He is ever-so-graceful and nobody can disagree to that. The 90&#8217;s heartthrob gave us back to back hit projects, however his debut drama Uroosa still remains iconic. In a recent interview with Mira Sethi, the actor shared how he feels [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/adnan-siddiqui-talks-about-the-age-discrimination-in-the-entertainment-industry-video\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":297732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,1293,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-297682","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-lollywood","9":"category-social-media","10":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"Undoubtedly, fans still swoon over the 'Meray Pass Tum Ho' superstar Adnan Siddiqui","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Untitled-design-13-3-364x205.png",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Untitled-design-13-3-758x427.png",758,427,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Untitled-design-13-3.png",1000,563,false]},"author_name":"Munazza Mehmood","categories_name":["Featured","Lollywood","Social Media","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Adnan Siddiqui Talks About the Age Discrimination in the Entertainment Industry [Video]","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,1293,1291,1297&exclude=297682","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297682"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=297682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}