Actor Osman Khalid Butt has given us another reason to stan him forever! The ‘Janaan’ star, known for feminist viewpoints, took to Twitter on Friday after a social media influencer abused actress Mehwish Hayat in his criticism on her performance in a song from upcoming film ‘Baaji’.
“This is the language used by a ‘social media influencer’ for a contemporary actress while criticising her performance in a dance number,” Osman Khalid Butt wrote.
“He has the nerve to bring religion into the mix. Pehle apni zabaan saaf karen phir deen ka dars dijiye (Introspect and improve your language first, then talk about religion),” he added.
Earlier, Mehwish Hayat had Tweeted about her cameo in “Gangster Guriya,” a song from the film ‘Baaji’. She uploaded the music video with the caption, “After five years, another cameo that I am very proud of. Are you ready for ‘Gangster Guriya’?”
“A woman in control of herself and knows what she wants,” she wrote.
@ItsHarriss, the social media user who abused Hayat, had written that the performance was “so heartbreaking” owing to the “nudity” and bashed “our writers our producers for having direction item no”.
“Shame on this industry tbvh,” he had added.
‘Now can we get over with the trolling and please show some support to our boys in green? It’s not over yet,’ Mehwish Hayat posted
Osman was quick to jump in and defend Hayat, saying it was “not too much to ask that you be civil in your criticism. No one is taking away your freedom of speech or your right to call out something you feel strongly against. But that doesn’t give you the right to tag someone and hurl obscenities & vicious abuse their way”.
This is not the first time the actor has raised his voice for injustice with women. Earlier, he also stood up for singer and actress Meesha Shafi after she publicly accused her peer, Ali Zafar, of sexual harassment.
Osman fearlessly stood in solidarity with Meesha Shafi despite a large number of people – and even some celebrities – maligning her character or alleging that she did so for fame or to obtain Canadian immigration.
He has never shied away or shown hesitance in speaking about social issues and cases of violence against women.
One thing, however, is for sure: We definitely need more people like him in the film and entertainment industry to call out abuse and sexism and make the Pakistani society a better place for women.
Hayat urged people to stop trolling the Pakistan cricket team.
Taking to Twitter, she asked her followers to show support to the boys in green.
“Now can we get over with the trolling and please show some support to our boys in green? It’s not over yet,” she wrote.
The actress further said that winning or losing is part of the game – let’s accept it with grace and dignity and move on. They need our support and encouragement, she added.
India beat Pakistan by 89 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in the ICC Men’s World Cup 2019 match at the Old Trafford on Sunday.
Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed insists his team’s World Cup dream is not over yet despite their “hurtful” defeat against bitter rivals India but social media is not ready to forgive Sarfaraz Ahmed for his dismal performance.
Since the match, trolls targeting the team have been breaking the Internet. On top of it, a video of the players enjoying in a sheesha café before the match has also been going viral on social media.
This has further added to the criticism on the Pakistani team.
Let’s see how the team performs in the next match.