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No Hum Style Awards, Mohib Mirza won't work for free

Mohib Mirza has slammed the organisers for expecting him to present an award without any compensation

18 Oct, 2016

Guess we won't be seeing Mohib Mirza on stage at the QMobile Hum Style Awards (unless he wins Most Stylish Actor - Film, of course).

The Bachaana star has turned down the Hum Network's request to present an award at the show taking place in Karachi on October 28. It was expected that Mohib would present the award "for free" and that the honour of presenting would suffice.

But, in a Facebook post, Mohib says he doesn't have honour for breakfast.

According to Mohib, when an award show is being sponsored by a big brand, stars should not be expected to take the same brand's name while hosting when they aren't being compensated for the promotion. He also reveals that many celebrities agree to work for free to feel like they "belong" in the industry.

Mohib's post drew support from his peers in the industry, with musician/actor Ali Azmat saying that he also refused to present an award for free. Filmmakers Asad ul Haq and Shahzad Nawaz and fellow actors Sami Khan, Uroosa Siddiqui and Rubya Chaudhry also applauded his take on the matter.

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Umreekan_Sundi Oct 18, 2016 03:16pm

Performing in the ceremony I understand but asking for money for presenting an award does not make sense to me!

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BUTT Oct 18, 2016 03:22pm

GOOD...Keep it UP..... Pakistan celebs need this STAR approach.

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Raza Oct 18, 2016 03:25pm

@Umreekan_Sundi totally agree. It is a very strange kind of a thing...

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Hamza Farooq Oct 18, 2016 03:40pm

Finally a man with nerve of steel. i hope they don't revenge against him by making alliance to boycott his career and make example out of him for stating this out so loud.

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Shahid Oct 18, 2016 04:44pm

Presenting award to someone is really an honor and I can never think a celebrity may ask money in lieu of honor. What a pity.

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Safdar Oct 18, 2016 05:40pm

I think he makes sense...corporates in this country make loads of money and when it's their time to spend on our actors they become stingy

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sadface Oct 18, 2016 06:14pm

Great move by Mohib to highlight the cheapness of these companies. If they really honor the artistes then they should not make them say brand names and advertise for free.

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SensiConvo Oct 18, 2016 06:26pm

it does make a lot of sense when some one's getting paid for their time and entertaining people plus I truly believe that he worths what he asked for , respect for you sir...

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Saima Oct 18, 2016 07:40pm

Kudos !!!

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Mani Oct 18, 2016 10:14pm

Great move. Hopefully others will follow suit. These corporates/ channels take artists for granted all the while getting rich(er) in their name.

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Nauroz Khan Oct 19, 2016 04:09am

This money talk makes me sick. Presenting an award on stage is indeed an honour, has always been and will always be. You want a piece of the pie just because the hosting company has a financial arrangement with the advertisers, just shows how terribly greedy the artists are. Don't forget if it was not for these media houses no one would even recognize your pretty face. There are a dozen a dime like you on every street of Pakistan. Time to show some grace man !

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shahid latif Oct 19, 2016 07:39am

I fully support Mohib Mirza. He and other fine artists should not be brought to a level by commercial TV to demand money. They should be valued and compensated for their appeal. Mohib keep it up.

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ALISID Oct 19, 2016 08:00am

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch

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ABC Oct 19, 2016 09:13am

He has a point. Why the channel is not running the show for honor and do not play any advertisement?

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hs Oct 19, 2016 10:34am

do celebrities like him are really at a career stage where they can even ask for money to just present an award. does'ne make sense to me... Mohib u need to climb many stairs to touch that sky

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mahjbeen khan Oct 19, 2016 11:09am

I agree with Mohib Mirza .

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Vaqas Ateeq Oct 19, 2016 12:00pm

I personally think that he is a horrible actor and needs to attend acting classes. But then again our film industry is plagued by horrible acting, bad scripts and amateur cameramen. That said I support his stand and what he says makes sense to me.

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AamAdmi Oct 19, 2016 02:02pm

For those who feel, presenting an award is a honour. My question. Tagging that award with a brand name; is that respectful? Drop the brand name from the award. Let artists present it free. That will be the real honour. Are the sponsors ready? If not, why only artists need to sacrifice their fee?

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Syed Waqar Ali Oct 20, 2016 01:11am

Might be Mohib is right.

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