Nadia Jamil defends Yumna from Nadia Afgan’s ‘overrated’ label

In a current interview on Chocolate Times, Nadia Afghan, a famend actor in Pakistan’s showbiz trade, expressed her opinion about Yumna Zaidi. When requested by the host about which feminine actor she considers overrated, Afgan took the Tere Bin star’s title. Nonetheless, fellow actor Nadia Jamil shortly got here to Yumna’s defence, highlighting her distinctive expertise, laborious work, and dedication to her craft. 

In a sequence of tweets, when requested about Afgan calling Zaidi overrated, Jamil said, “Nicely, that is Afgan’s opinion. She has a proper to it. I feel Zaidi is good and I feel she deserves excessive reward. She’s a hard-working, versatile actor who creates stunning characters that entertain thousands and thousands. She works laborious on her craft. It is apparent and I respect that. I additionally consider that there is no such thing as a nice actor or unhealthy actor. There are solely nice performances and weak performances. All actors can provide us each.”

Jamil additionally highlighted the significance of recognising that there aren’t any inherently good or unhealthy actors; slightly, it’s the performances that may be judged as excellent or weak. In her opinion, Zaidi has delivered quite a few fabulous performances, and her dedication to her craft is obvious, very similar to esteemed actors akin to Sania Saeed and Samiya Mumtaz.

Persevering with on additional, she penned, “Zaidi has many fabulous performances to her title! Like Sania Saeed or Samiya Mumtaz, she takes her craft significantly.” Highlighting the significance of freedom of thought and expression, she said, “Let folks have their opinions. It’s a free world. So long as they share these opinions with respect.” 

The actor additionally make clear the truth that she is a Zaidi fan, via and thru. “I’m proud to say I’m a Zaidi fan. I’m her fan as a result of I like so lots of her performances. She additionally has an trustworthy, honest high quality to her, which is uncommon lately. Her work will at all times communicate for itself. Don’t fear an excessive amount of. Zaidi is aware of what she’s doing. Maintain the religion and let folks share completely different opinions.”

Jamil went past defending the Dar Si Jati Hai Sila actor in opposition to the “overrated” label and expressed her perception in Zaidi’s untapped potential. Jamil, who takes appearing very significantly, recognised Zaidi’s expertise and foresaw even better issues to come back from the younger actor. She emphasised that the award-winning star had not but showcased the depths of her skills and that there was far more to her expertise than meets the attention.

In a separate tweet, whereas responding to a different fan, she additionally mentioned, “Zaidi isn’t just any unusual expertise. She is an excellent actor. I take appearing very significantly. I do know a very good actor after I see one. Thus far, she hasn’t even proven the world what she has deep inside her. There’s a lot extra to this younger lady’s expertise. I feel she is likely one of the finest.”

It’s attention-grabbing to notice that this isn’t the primary time {that a} senior actor has criticised Zaidi. Famend actor Rubina Ashraf appeared on a local television show, the place she said, “She [Zaidi] does probably not impress me as an actor as a result of she’s hopping from one place to a different, saying no matter is written. It isn’t her fault. However she’s making her character seem to be that of a confused lady.”  

Responding to the host’s interjection, who questioned Zaidi’s potential to change her character, Ashraf asserted, “We modify it. I mentioned this, possibly you did not hear. An actor, particularly if they have been working for 15 years, has that margin to repair these small issues.” She additional elaborated on the examples of male actors taking cost of the script, citing Imran Ashraf and Wahaj Ali as examples. “Like, I’m positive, Murtasim (Ali) is doing together with his character, however [Zaidi] shouldn’t be doing that.”

Regardless, Zaidi is an achieved actor in Pakistan’s leisure trade and has captivated audiences along with her versatile performances and talent to convey advanced characters to life. All through her profession, Zaidi has demonstrated her vary and dedication to her craft, incomes reward for her nuanced portrayals and talent to attach with viewers on an emotional stage.

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