{"id":438809,"date":"2025-04-08T14:29:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=438809"},"modified":"2025-04-08T14:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:29:45","slug":"yasir-hussains-monkey-business-brings-laughter-and-controversy-to-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/yasir-hussains-monkey-business-brings-laughter-and-controversy-to-karachi\/","title":{"rendered":"Yasir Hussain’s ‘Monkey Business’ Brings Laughter and Controversy to Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renowned actor Yasir Hussain<\/a> is back in the spotlight, this time with his new theatre play, Monkey Business<\/em>, which opened on April 5 at the Karachi Arts Council.<\/p>\n

Running until April 20, the play promises non-stop laughter, but it\u2019s not without its share of drama\u2014both on and off the stage.<\/p>\n\t\t

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The media night for Monkey Business<\/em> attracted a star-studded lineup, with popular figures like Mehwish Hayat, Ushna Shah, Sonya Hussyn, Kinza Hashmi, Yashma Gill, Saboor Aly, and Ali Ansari gracing the event.<\/p>\n

The red carpet was a dazzling affair, with celebrities showcasing their stunning outfits and showering praise on Yasir Nawaz for his standout performance.<\/p>\n

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Produced by Inkorporate Digital and LOIQ Films, Monkey Business<\/em> features Yasir Hussain and Umer Alam in lead roles. The duo has been turning heads with their comedic antics, including performances dressed as women and dancing to Bollywood hits like “Saki Saki<\/em>” and “Say Shava Shava<\/em>.”<\/p>\n\n

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The backlash has been swift, with comments ranging from disappointment to outright anger. One user remarked, \u201cThis is the sad reality of so-called Muslims\u2014they will die like this, while dancing.\u201d Another added, \u201cPakistanis can only make good dramas; they should stick to that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the controversy, Monkey Business<\/em> continues to draw audiences. As the play runs its course, it remains to be seen whether Yasir Hussain will address the backlash or continue to focus on bringing joy to Karachi\u2019s theatre scene. For now, the show must go on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Renowned actor Yasir Hussain is back in the spotlight, this time with his new theatre play, Monkey Business, which opened on April 5 at the Karachi Arts Council. Running until April 20, the play promises non-stop laughter, but it\u2019s not without its share of drama\u2014both on and off the stage. The media night for Monkey Business attracted a star-studded lineup, […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":438811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2506,2576,2199,1292,2528,1291,2578,2560,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-438809","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-actors","8":"category-celebrity-news","9":"category-featured","10":"category-humor","11":"category-live-performance","12":"category-social-media","13":"category-street-buzz","14":"category-theater","15":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"The play attracted a star-studded lineup, with the likes of Mehwish Hayat, Ushna Shah, and Sonya Hussyn in attendance. ","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/yasir-hussain-monkey-business-1-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/yasir-hussain-monkey-business-1.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/yasir-hussain-monkey-business-1.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Actors","Celebrity News","Featured","Humor","Live Performance","Social Media","Street Buzz","Theater","TV & Film"],"title_text":"Yasir Hussain\u2019s \u2018Monkey Business\u2019 Brings Laughter and Controversy to Karachi","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2506,2576,2199,1292,2528,1291,2578,2560,1297&exclude=438809","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438809","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\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438809"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=438809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}