{"id":325068,"date":"2021-08-24T13:40:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T08:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=325068"},"modified":"2021-08-24T13:41:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T08:41:58","slug":"is-laapatas-geeti-inspired-by-alizeh-shah-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/is-laapatas-geeti-inspired-by-alizeh-shah-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Laapata&#8217;s &#8216;Geeti&#8217; Inspired by Alizeh Shah? [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ayeza Khan&#8217;s portrayal of Geeti in <strong><em>Laapata<\/em><\/strong> seems to be based on Alizeh Shah.<\/p>\n<p>In the recent episode of Laapata, Geeti was invited to a morning show and asked to share her views on how she became a TikToker.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I always had talent since the start. In fact, when I was born my family said, she&#8217;s not one of us, she has so much talent.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-saidjdzkysc\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\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-saidjdzkysc\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/SaidJDZKYSc?start=627&amp;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\/SaidJDZKYSc?start=627&#038;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>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\n<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/ayeza-khan-as-geeti-cries-fake-harassment-in-laapata-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ayeza Khan As &#8216;Geeti&#8217; Cries Fake Harassment in &#8216;Laapata&#8217; [Video]<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The clip is heavily inspired by the viral video of Alizeh Shah, when she was asked a similar question about her future plans in the biz.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Alizeh Shah refers to herself as an alien when explaining her artistic tendencies.<\/p>\n<p>When this video first emerged back in the day, it sparked many memes.\u00a0The most prominent one being the reenactment by Ali Gul Pir.<\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/COiJTfasyBo\/\" \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<p>It&#8217;s unclear if Ayeza Khan drew inspiration from Alizeh while playing Geeti or the writer and director Khizer Idrees visualized the TikToker that way.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not all Geeti copied from a real Pakistani social media influencer.<\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSgt-Z6FpkP\/\" \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<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\n<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/ali-gul-pir-imitates-alizeh-shah-in-a-hilarious-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ali Gul Pir Imitates Alizeh Shah In a Hilarious Video<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Laapata<\/em><\/strong> is currently an on-air drama serial on Hum TV. The drama serial cast Sarah Khan, Ayeza Khan, Ali Rehman Khan in central roles.<\/p>\n<p>In the drama serial, Ayeza Khan plays a TikToker, Geeti Princess. This social media influencer is known for recreating iconic looks and scenes from classic moments featuring Bollywood and Pakistani artists. From Noor Jehan&#8217;s songs to Bollywood movie snippets.<\/p>\n<p>The character does exhibit problematic behavior but it may be because she essays the antagonist in the drama.<\/p>\n<p>A storyline doesn&#8217;t necessarily have to role with a fixed antagonist and at times Ayeza Khan&#8217;s character is clearly the bad guy.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about the character now copying viral stints from real-life Pakistani social media influencers?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayeza Khan&#8217;s portrayal of Geeti in Laapata seems to be based on Alizeh Shah. In the recent episode of Laapata, Geeti was invited to a morning show and asked to share her views on how she became a TikToker. &#8220;I always had talent since the start. In fact, when I was born my family said, she&#8217;s not one of us, [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/is-laapatas-geeti-inspired-by-alizeh-shah-video\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":325095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-325068","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-social-media","9":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"Ayeza Khan's recent portrayal of 'Geeti' in Laapata seems to be based on Alizeh Shah.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alizeh-Shah-Geeti-Princess-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alizeh-Shah-Geeti-Princess-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alizeh-Shah-Geeti-Princess.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Featured","Social Media","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Is Laapata\u2019s \u2018Geeti\u2019 Inspired by Alizeh Shah? 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