Khabarnaak is an Urdu and Punjabi Comedy television show hosted by Naeem Bukhari
that airs at 11:05pm on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays on GEO
News. Mir Mohammad Ali dresses up as a celebrity, the smiley face Ayesha
Jahanzaib as the presenter and co-host, while several comedians add life to the
show with hilarious comments and analysis regardless of whether such
comments are required or not. It is a veritable “gossip column of talk shows”
where in a tongue-in-cheek manner politics, current affairs and society
are under discussion focusing on pertinent issues that affect us all.
Concept “Khabarnaak” is a place where
quintessential characters with different and opposing backgrounds come together
and discuss, essentially, our society featuring Naeem Bukhari as the host and
Mir Mohammad Ali as a mimic. With the antics of Lucky Dear and several others,
the show attracts audiences from different spheres of Punjabi life.
Saleem Albela adds humor through his witty comments. They discuss politics,
current affairs and society's problems usually in Punjabi Language.
Khabarnaak is a show where eccentric characters discuss all aspects of the
society which need attention. Politics is the major topic of discussion. It
used to feature a section Zabaan o Bayaan where Aftab Iqbal, the previous
host, corrected the wrong use of the language that is common among the
people, and press on an Urdu language which is the language of elites and not
spoken by laymen. Moreover, Naseer Bhai guesses the composer, lyrists and actors
by listening to songs which are suggested by the hosts as well as the
audience. Cartoonist Imran Bobby depicts political scenarios through his
cartoons. Cast
Naeem Bukhari Mir Muhammad Ali
Do comedy in Punjabi Wajid Khan
Professor Abid Farooq Saleem Albela
Lucky Dear Hassan Murad
Mehr ul Nisa Sher Nanha
= Host and hostess = The host of the show since its inception
in 2010 was Aftab Iqbal. After Aftab Iqbal left the GEO News at the end of
July 2015, Mir Muhammad Ali hosted the show in the interim period, before Naeem
Bukhari took over as the permanent replacement in August 2015.
The hostess of the show, since March 2015, is Ayesha Jahanzaib. Before her,
several hostesses have served on the show, namely:
Seemab Muzaffar Zainab Jamil
Sana Lateef Sofia Mirza
Fatima Tanveer Naima
Special episodes Eid Episodes
Usually, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, Ali dresses up as Aftab Iqbal and hosts
a portion of the show while parodying Aftab . There are also Eid episodes Eid
al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha Valentine's Day
Usually on valentines an episode of 2 hours is broadcast live which includes
live calls to challenge Naseer Bhai New year celebration
On every new year eve a special episode is aired on geo news from aftab iqbal's
farmhouse from Okara. Imran Khan special
Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Imran Khan was interviewed during this
episode. 6 september
Pakistani Defence Day 6 september Pakistani opener Mohammad Hafeez as
guest in Khabarnaak Boxer Aamir Khan
Pakistan famous boxer Aamir Khan appears as a guest in Khabarnaak and challenges
by Bad Weather APS
Army Public School attack Peshwar . A Special week program by Khabarnaak
History Aftab Iqbal used to host the show
Hasb-e-Haal. He left it in April 2010. Due to his fall out with Hasb-e-Haal,
Aftab surprised viewers by showing up on GEO TV show Choraha. The first episode
of Khabarnaak was aired on 11 September 2010. The first episode's cast included
popular stage artists like Naseem Vicky, Nasir Chinioti and Badr Khan along with
Amanullah Khan and Sakhawat Naz. Later, Naz and Khan became the regular cast and
they were joined by Honey and Saleem Albela in 2011. Iftikhar Thakur joined
the show just before the 2013 General Elections.
In another surprise break-up, Amanullah Khan, Sakhawat Naz and Iftikhar Thakur
left the show in August 2013 due to undisclosed reasons and started
appearing on Dunya TV in the program Mazaaq Raat. Naz and Amanullah Khan were
part of the show since its inception. In place of this trio, Agha Majid a.k.a.
Aroo Grenade, Rubi Anum, Wajid Khan and Farhat Abbas Shah were added to the
regular cast. Lucky Dear, Majid Jehangir, Abid Farooq and Akram Udaas
also appear on some shows. In May 2014, Aftab Iqbal had a falling
out with GEO administration and left the show. Parody star Mir Mohammad Ali took
over as the host. After a period of 2–3 weeks, Iqbal re-joined Geo News and
started hosting the show again. As of August 2015, Aftab Iqbal left the
show. Mir Muhammad Ali hosted the show for a week before Naeem Bukhari was
hired as Iqbal's permanent replacement. With Iqbal, cast members Agha Majid,
Rubi Anam and Honey Albela also left the show. They were replaced by Hasan Murad,
Sherry Nanna, Saba Gul and Lucky Dear. References