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Sana Fakhar laughs off backlash on PDA-packed photos with husband

Sana Fakhar laughs off backlash on PDA-packed photos with husband

"I feel that even those who dish out criticism, are expressing a different type of love and admiration."
24 Jan, 2021

Actress Sana Fakhar has been at the receiving end of some nasty comments after she shared multiple photos with her husband on Instagram, wishing her spouse on his birthday.

"Thank you for reminding me how butterflies feel like," she captioned the photos.

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Why the uproar? Because the third picture shows the husband and wife sharing a kiss.

The comments section had everything from "is this what we have come to" to "where is the sharam", as the moral brigade jumped at the chance to tell Sana everything wrong with her and the photos. But, there were many who also defended the Lollywood star and shut down the haters.

A day later, Sana herself decided to address the comments — well, more like laughed off the comments, appearing completely unperturbed by the intrusive commentary on the pictures.

"I can understand your pain and sadness, it feels like I have struck a nerve," she says with a laugh. "It happens [...] it's a sin to upset someone. By the way, what exactly did people not like? The act or the person in the picture?"

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"It was too much [...] criticism is your right, it's your opinion. Right, good — this is all subjective," she goes on to say in her video message.

"Your choice of words are really important. The words you use define your personality, your brought up. Some people were very nice and said nice things. Some others who are also nice said some nasty things.

"But I received love more [than hate]. I feel that even those who dish out criticism, are expressing a different type of love and admiration."

She shrugged off the negative responses by saying "haters don't exist in my life". "I have love and respect for all those who discuss me.

"Whatever you want to share, I don't mind. You have an access into my life and I am the one who has given you that access. So you can vent to your heart's content," she says with another laugh.

"We aren't angels. It's okay if you say something negative," she sums up, adding the ones who criticise are already in pain. "We should pray for them."

The actor then shared a smiling picture of herself, with the caption: "More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate."

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We're going to ask the same question we did last year around this time when Fahad Mirza and Sarwat Gilani found themselves in a similar situation: is PDA between two consenting married adults a crime?

The brouhaha over a photo of the married couple kissing in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome had led Gilani to hit back at the haters with a message: "STOP FOLLOWING ME IF YOU HATE ME SO MUCH."

And it really is that simple: click unfollow if you can't handle someone's content. Live and let live, people.

Comments

Sab Se Pehle Pakistan Jan 24, 2021 02:12pm
Sana Fakhar sahiba you remember Javaid Sheikh sahab? Enough said.
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Chrís Dăn Jan 24, 2021 02:42pm
There is nothing objectionable to be close and kissing oneś spouse or to hold hands in public or in private life. Such are actually positive signs of a healthy realtionship between husband and wife. Do critics presume that a husband ,walking 2 feet ahead in front of the woman wife in public sends some cordial message about husband wife relationship /two partners? No,a husband walking ahead wife symbolizes a supremacy and an emitional detachment from his wife, who following him humbly like a slave or a servant.
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NYS Jan 24, 2021 02:57pm
You handled wisely Sana I am not moral policing at the same time bed time stories were not round socially no matter you are legal couple
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Toni Jan 24, 2021 03:14pm
Ok Sana Fakhar it was good whatever you said but needs to brush up on Sympathy and Empathy, dont have to fill the page with response. Just stick with what you know, attempted complexity kills simplicity and clarity. This was a Critique not Criticism, so please don't pray for me, that's my job for me "Cooley — 'I am not who you think I am; I am not who I think I am; I am who I think you think I am'. "
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JustBecause Jan 24, 2021 03:34pm
The Pakistani public is quick to shame another person over “PDA”. But isn’t “affection” for one’s partner only a small step that goes into producing children? Pakistan being the 6th most populous country in the world (and many many children in each family!!), the people certainly know a thing or two about “facts-of-life” they generally consider taboo issues to talk about! What irony! What hypocrisy!
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Browngirl Jan 24, 2021 04:19pm
I think we should leave her alone. She's a senior retired artist, who is just trying to remain relevant.
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Waqar Syed Jan 24, 2021 05:49pm
There is nothing wrong in spouses kissing intimately. Sana, you are right. These people don’t have to think in a productive manner. They will just interfere in other’s personal matters.
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Ali Jan 24, 2021 05:58pm
You do, that is why you are responding.
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M. Saeed Jan 24, 2021 06:19pm
@Chrís Dăn , not the extremes in public. We have our customs much more decent and honourable than the Bollywood influenced Indians.
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Zulfiqar Jan 24, 2021 09:10pm
@M. Saeed really! Funny it doesn’t seem that way.
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Chrís Dăn Jan 24, 2021 09:31pm
@Browngirl Why you presume so? She is right in her assertion.
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Truth be told Jan 24, 2021 11:45pm
@M. Saeed true that but would add Hollywood as well.
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RationalBabu Jan 25, 2021 02:51am
@Chrís Dăn fully agree with your view - strange it’s such a big issue in the subcontinent!
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Patriot Jan 25, 2021 07:32am
Congratulations for living up to your name
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Jahan Ara Jan 25, 2021 01:21pm
She is trying her best to remain relevant. It’s a good way of gaining attention. Clever act. People are generally so gullible they start making negative comments without understanding the wicked intentions. Now she is aging, not a successful actress then what better could be to gain few moments of attention. So everyone just relax!!!
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Kublai Jan 25, 2021 02:14pm
Does she speaks English?
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Sab Se Pehle Pakistan Jan 26, 2021 02:35am
@Kublai : Yes she combines Punjabi and English beautifully. We are still looking for a name for this combination.
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A Bostonian Jan 27, 2021 06:44am
@Sab Se Pehle Pakistan what about him?
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