Re: Pakistani director kicked out of 5 star for being Pakistani...
As I understand from Hasan, it was purely an error on the part of the Manager at that hotel in Mumbai.
HASAN ZAIDI is my nephew by virtue of his Mom Musarrat Jabeen being a 'mun boli' beti/daughter of my Mom since 1969 when Mussarat Aapa came to live in Karachi as the editor of 'Akhbar-e-Khuwateen" and stayed with us. My Dad was the Secretary of National Press Trust (of Pakistan) then.
Farhad Bhai was the Senior Editor of "Daily Mushriq" of Lahore at Karachi. My Mom & Dad floated the proposal and the arranged marraige of Musarrat Aapa & Farhad Bhai took place. They have two sons; Hasan & Faisal. Hasan has made it big through his highly galvanized and keen interest in showbiz--by creating KARA which has become a major event of Pakistan on promoting films & culture. He is married.
Faisal works for BBC in Pakistan. He is another intelligent young man who has a certain class of his own...befitting to the norms of such big organization--as he works for.
Farhad Zaidi has remained the Managing Director of Pakistan Television Corporation some years back---a successfull one. Musarrat Aapa now writes column every week in JANG...the largest circulated Urdu daily of Pakistan.
Hasan is a very pleasant personality. So is his wife Tahira... a lawyer by profession. They adopted a child two years back and are a very happy couple.
Whatever happened in Mumbai.... is but forgiveable as there was an intent to be little anyone. Just some policy on which the Manager or whoever--couldn't do anything. Thanks to Pooja Bhatt and her Dad Mahesh ( a wonderful person himself ) who undid what that Manager did!!!
Speaking of the Indian Showbiz stars visiting Pakistan... I am myself a part of welcoming and making them feel home away from home.. to their famous celebrities like Nausheen Ali Sardar, Juhi (Kumkum fame), Amna Shareef (Kashish fame), Rajeev Khandelwal (Sujal of Kashish), Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Sushmita Sen, Saif Ali Khan, Irfan Khan, Pooja Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt, Dilip Kumar.
One should also not forget that our celebrities like Javed Shaikh, Maria Wasti, Imran Abbas, Humayun Saeed, Fakhar Alam... the list goes on... are regular visitors to Mumbai and other cities of India on professional pursuits and happenings...out of some misunderstanding on Hasan's matter.. do not take place in Hindustan.
Let us NEIGHBORS come closer--and not get bereft by taking such incidences to heart!
I will urge the thread maker to reconsider the subject by amending the word "KICKED OUT" if he/she may....
Khush rahein Aap Subb.....
-Raju Jamil (Mamoon or Uncle to Hasan Zaidi)