Ali Zafar’s Pakistani debut, Teefa In Trouble had a blockbuster opening at the Pakistan box office. Ali Zafar’s Pakistani debut, Teefa In Trouble had a blockbuster opening at the Pakistan box office. Protests apart, actor-singer Ali Zafar’s debut Pakistani film Teefa in Trouble broke all records at the box office on its first two days. The film, also starring debutante Maya Ali, raked in Rs 2.31 million on its opening day and collected Rs 2.40 million on day two. According to website Box Office Pakistan, Teefa in Trouble had a record-breaking opening for a non-holiday weekend. The movie also impressed both the audiences and critics. A small group of protesters showed up at the Nueplex complex in Gulshan-e-Iqbal town with banners and placards calling to boycott the film because of the sexual harassment allegations made against Zafar, 38, by singer-model Meesha Shafi. The protesters later accused the cinema management of beating them up and snatching away their mobiles. In April, Shafi, 36, took to Twitter to accuse Zafar of physically harassing her on “more than one occasion”. “This happened to me despite the fact I am an empowered, accomplished woman who is known for speaking her mind!” her post read. Soon after her tweet, Zafar categorically denied the allegations and threatened to “take legal action against the actress”. Last month, the Mere Brother Ki Dulhan actor filed a Rs 1 billion defamation suit at a Lahore district court against Shafi for damaging his reputation through false allegations. Meanwhile, Sanju continues to do strong business in Pakistani cinema halls, minting Rs 51 million in its third week. The Ranbir Kapoor starrer has done a total business of Rs 346 million so far in Pakistan.<doc-sep>Ali Zafar’s new movie ‘Teefa in Trouble’ released on July 20 but not everyone is happy about it. The movie’s premieres and promotional events in Lahore and Karachi have been attended by celebrities, socialites and protesters. Protests, protests and more protests Outside the premiere at Karachi’s Nueplex cinema, protesters gathered and shouted ‘boycott Ali Zafar’. Around 30 protesters, mostly young men and women, chanted slogans against him. Nueplex security tried to take away the protesters’ mobile phones and make them leave. we are living in a sick society with a deficient system which doesn’t allow peaceful protest against sexual harassment of women shame #Boycott_Ali_Zafar #teefa_IS_trouble — Mahnoor Ikhlaq (@mahnoorikhlaq1) July 20, 2018 They also turned up at a promotional event Zafar attended at a KFC in Karachi. People tried to get them to leave there too. Ali Zafar was supposed to do a promotional event for his film at KFC. When he reached, this happened. pic.twitter.com/142oh3acDO — #VOTEFORJIBRANNASIR 📢 📢 📢 (@merabichrayaar) July 19, 2018 At the movie’s premiere at Lahore’s Cinestar, the son of the owners of Bareeze, Waleed Zaman, shouted his support for Zafar saying “I support the sexual harassment of women”. He said this while passing by a group of protesters outside the cinema. There’s a protest outside Cinestar Lahore against sexual harasser Ali Zafar’s movie Teefa. Waleed Zaman, son of Bareeze’s owner, creative director of Kayseria brand, walks in saying “we support sexual harassment of women” Privileged men who think they can get away with anything. pic.twitter.com/2Ld7erccZP — Maryam (@maryamful) July 20, 2018 He later tried to backtrack in a Facebook post, saying that he reacted badly to his wife being harassed but people weren’t having it. So awful! What does one even say when our “educated” supposedly enlightened people do this. Im surprised at his wife as well. She just casually walks off while he’s saying all this rubbish. She should have stopped him. — Maheen Taseer (@MaheenTaseer) July 21, 2018 There’s a protest happening outside Cinestar, Lahore, against Teefa rn. and OMFG Walid Zaman, the son of the owner of Bareeze, who is also the Creative Director of Kayseria (Bareeze’s sub brand) was there and he said he SUPPORTS sexual harassment of women — Aruje Jahan♉️ (@JahanAruje) July 20, 2018 Glimpse of Protest today outside Cinestar against sexual harraser Ali Zafar’s movie Teefa In Trouble. Comrade Mohiba from @PSCollective_ and @WomensCol_ speaking to media about how women are always blamed for being harrased. pic.twitter.com/NPbLFKR5TB — عفراہ (@hiafoo) July 20, 2018 The protests continue on social media, where some people say they are boycotting the movie because of Zafar’s alleged harassment of another singer. Where it started Well it all started with a tweet. Sharing this because I believe that by speaking out about my own experience of sexual harassment, I will break the culture of silence that permeates through our society. It is not easy to speak out.. but it is harder to stay silent. My conscience will not allow it anymore #MeToo pic.twitter.com/iwex7e1NLZ — MEESHA SHAFI (@itsmeeshashafi) April 19, 2018 After Meesha Shafi wrote about how Zafar harassed her, other women came out with their stories of harassment. Her tweet was criticised by many of Zafar’s friends and supporters and she was labeled a liar. He denied harassing her, saying he was “the father of a young girl and young boy, the husband to a wife and son to a mother”. Zafar later filed a Rs1 billion defamation suit against Shafi under the Defamation Ordinance 2002.<doc-sep>KARACHI: As we say here ‘Aagaya woh Shahkaar Jis Ka Intezaar Tha’. Ali Zafar and Maya Ali’s Teefa in trouble, a complete package of romance, action, comedy and thriller, has hit cinema screens today. And it has slayed. Teefa in Trouble, a joint venture of Lightingale productions, Mandviwala Entertainment and Geo Films, directed by Ahsan Rahim also features Javed Sheikh, Aslam Mehmood, Nayyar Aijaz and Simi Raheal among others. The film has impressed spectators and critics, both calling the venture a new dawn for Pakistani cinema. And not to forget, the social media is in frenzy too. The film which marks debut for both Ali Zafar and Maya Ali in the Pakistani film industry — had its star-studded and glitzy premiere on Thursday. The stars, in their jubilance, were at a loss for words at the ceremony. Speaking to Geo News, musician and actor Ali Zafar said that he is extremely excited for the film. “I cannot explain my excitement in words, you guys made it a hit even before release,” said the actor. He said that it is a huge day in his life and the movie was made keeping in mind that it has to be a film of great calibre. “This is the first time a Pakistani film will be released in 25 countries, out of which, 10-15 countries will see a Pakistani film’s screening for the first time,” said Zafar. He further said that the film projects a softer and positive image of Pakistan, which will appeal to a global audience. “Nervousness at its peak, but fingers crossed” Film’s female lead Maya Ali was a vision in black at the premiere. Barely containing her enthusiasm, the debutante said that she is quite jittery but hopeful. “Nervousness is at its peak but fingers crossed,” said Maya Ali. She said that working with Zafar was an overall good experience as she learned a lot from the actor, who she said was quite supportive. About her role in the film, Maya Ali said that she portrays a girl who has much clarity in life and doesn’t need anyone to tell her anything. She urged fans to watch the film in cinemas at their earliest, “otherwise they will miss out on something great”. Films’ Director Ahsan Raheem received an overwhelming response and cheers from the crowd upon his arrival. Speaking to Geo News, he said that he knows Zafar from the past 10 to 15 years. The movie took two years to be made, but those were the most memorable two years, said the director about his debut film. The film marks the debut for Ali Zafar in the Pakistani film industry, who has already proved his mettle in Bollywood with hits such as ‘Meray Brother Ki Dulhan’, ‘Tere Bin Laden’ etc. In Pakistan, the film will be released under the banner of Geo Films. The music of the film has also been composed by Ali Zafar, who has written the lyrics and sung them too. The film is mostly shot in Poland and Pakistan apart from one song which is filmed in Bangkok. The first spell of shooting was in Lahore which lasted for 40 days, the second spell in Poland lasted for almost 35 days and then another four to five days of shooting occurred in Bangkok.<doc-sep>
Ranveer Singh has a cameo in Ali Zafar's Teefa in Trouble. Ranveer appears at the end of the film and is seen endorsing the brand of Ali Zafar’s character’s Tikka brand. Ali Zafar’s Pakistani film Teefa in Trouble has broken box office records. The film stars debutante Maya Ali opposite Ali Zafar. Ali had gone all out to promote his debut film. The film is about a man who dreams of opening his tikka shop and overcomes hurdles to fulfill his lifelong dream. has a cameo in Ali Zafar's Teefa in Trouble. Ranveer appears at the end of the film and is seen endorsing the brand of Ali Zafar’s character’s Tikka brand. He appears on billboards eating tikkas. It is a small appearance but Ali is said to be happy to have Ranveer in the film. Ranveer Singh and Ali Zafar worked together in Shaad Ali’s Kill Dil. The film also stars and had released in 2014. Recently, Meesha Shafi, Ali Zafar’s colleague accused him of sexually harassing her. There were protests by her fans and supporters to ban the film in Pakistan. Last month, Ali Zafar filed Rs. 1 billion defamation suit against Meeshe Shafi for damaging his reputation. On the work front, Raneer Singh has wrapped up Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy. He essays the role of a rapper in the film that also stars . The film will release on February 14, 2019. He is currently busy with Rohit Shetty’s Simmba. Ranveer has wrapped up the first schedule of the film with co-star Sara Ali Khan. The film will release in December this year. Credits :Times of India Read More