Marriage occurs in its personal time: Anoushey Ashraf

Within the ephemeral world of showbiz, the place faces come and go, one title has lingered within the hearts of viewers for over 20 years – Anoushey Ashraf. Gaining fame as one of many first VJs in Pakistan, Anoushey charmed many who grew up within the early 2000s because the face of MTV Pakistan.

Showing as a visitor on The Discuss Discuss Present on Specific Leisure with host Hassan Choudary, Anoushey delved into her journey of turning into a beloved VJ again when music channels have been nonetheless a brand new and rising phenomenon. “There have been no music channels [before 2002]. After we bought music channels, with them got here video jockeys,” the movie star mentioned how the 12 months ushered in an period of VJs.

Anoushey went on to recount the panorama that propelled her into fame. “There have been no native music channels in Pakistan however from Hong Kong, we used to get MTV and Channel V broadcasts. That they had quite a lot of VJs and we used to look at them,” she defined the place she realized the craft.

She furthered on, “We used to observe billboards and international charts. At the moment, India’s programming was additionally accessible to us.” Speaking about MTV India particularly, Anoushey shared her early admiration for Indian VJs corresponding to Cyrus and Nikhil, having met the latter on his present in India. Majorly, she credit hands-on expertise for refining her internet hosting expertise.

“Studying on the job, actually. No prior expertise, by no means appeared in entrance of a digicam earlier than, nothing. However our channel’s CEO…he was like a instructor. Just like the grasp professor who ensures you get a PhD,” Anoushey praised the person working the scene. “Individuals maintain saying that there is no such thing as a movie faculty right here. Or there is no such thing as a established writing faculty or one for content material creation, I feel he was an establishment in himself.”

Whereas the small display screen has a agency propensity for depicting ladies whose lives revolve round marriage, Anoushey unveiled an unusual expertise together with her father. Not solely was the star inspired to hold a job at 18 whereas ending schooling, however she additionally grew up with a powerful sense of function and course. “My father continues to be very very like that. [He believes] try to be financially unbiased, have your work, and make a reputation for your self. And, you already know, there is no such thing as a drawback with that.”

Anoushey went on to say, “Marriage is an effective factor nevertheless it occurs in its personal time, not in the end. It should not be a hurdle and it should not be such a necessity for a lady. It should not be such a necessity that your complete life depends upon getting married on the proper time and having a toddler on the proper time.”

Addressing her marriage ceremony announcement from just a few years in the past, the celeb expressed aid that she didn’t proceed with the choice and insisted that such relationship troubles are commonplace. Nonetheless, her internet hosting profession did topic her to taunts from sure quarters of society. Anoushey shared how some individuals would audaciously inform her to not begin performing. “I by no means did dramas however I at all times needed to have that possibility. That needs to be my selection.”

“I feel that no one has taken an curiosity in my life greater than my mother and father. They’re essentially the most involved about my respect. So, if they’ve allowed it, then there are just a few individuals who do not assume my occupation is improper. You may assume so however then that’s your drawback,” she continued. 

Elaborating on why performing by no means appealed to her regardless of her fellow VJs veering in that course, Anoushey contrasted a Pakistani actor’s stardom with that of a sportsman, insisting upon the latter’s wider star energy within the nation. Nonetheless, the VJ is assured in her capability to behave. “I can act. I imply, it may possibly’t be that troublesome contemplating the actors we see now,” she jested. 

Conversely, Anoushey admitted that her resistance to performing can also be partly knowledgeable by her unfamiliarity with Pakistani dramas. From the current tv choices, she confessed to watching and having fun with Parizaad however expressed disinterest in TV collection generally, whether or not native or worldwide productions.

Responding to an viewers member’s question, Anoushey recounted her iconic encounter with Bollywood legend Salman Khan as a part of a staff from Pakistan visiting India for an interview. In an amusing flip of occasions, she recalled how Salman greeted the staff and not using a shirt. “When individuals go to fulfill Salman Khan, they’ve normally seen him all their lives dancing shirtless on a seashore,” she supplied laughingly.

She continued, “And he was gymming and all ripped again then…He got here out and he was like, which shirt ought to I put on? And I used to be like, these are the legends.” Whereas the viewers rejoiced on the anecdote, Anoushey’s following revelation underscored her quirky character. After concluding the interview, the VJ scored an invitation from Salman to a celebration at Bollywood’s bigwig director Subhash Ghai’s home.

Anoushey disclosed her comical response, sharing, “I used to be like, we will go however my sister mentioned that we now have to purchase saris and we now have a flight tomorrow morning. So we contemplated over that, then excused ourselves by saying ‘Sorry, Sir, we now have to purchase some saris however we will certainly come subsequent time.’”

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