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Text By Fahad Ahmed
he most anticipated awards of the year, Kashmir 6th Hum
Awards was one of the biggest award shows of the season,
drawing a crowd that filled up the First Ontario Centre,
Hamilton, featuring some of the biggest celebrities in Pakistan. It
was presented by Kashmir Cooking Oil and Banaspati, sponsored by
Golden Pearl Cosmetics, in association with Cadbury Dairy Milk,
Eighteen Residential Project and Nestle Lactogrow.
Superstars, top-models and socialites were seen hobnobbing at the
grand Red Carpet hosted by Ali Kazmi, Ainy Jaffri and Saheefa Jabbar
who kept the stars engaged throughout. The star-studded affair not
only brought the giants of the Pakistani entertainment industry
under one roof but also served as a great platform to showcase the
true entertainment value that Pakistan offers.
The impressive stage design set the tone of the evening from the
word go. The show opened on a high, patriotic note with the
stalwarts of the industry, Humayun Saeed, Mahira Khan, Shahid
Afridi, Reema and Atif Aslam setting the stage ablaze with Pakistan’s
national anthem.
Meekal Zulfiqar and Sanam Jung then gave a background of the
awards followed by a riveting performance by Ali Rehman and Yasir
Hussain to the popular song Chief Sahab.
The first awards of the evening were for Best Actor Female Soap and
Best Actor Male Soap, presented by Yumna Zaidi and Shahzad Sheikh
to Hiba Kadir for Thori Si Wafa, and Arsalan Butt for Naseebon Jali,
respectively. The Best Soap award of the year was given to Naseebon
Jali for its amazing story and performance and was presented by
Zahid Ahmed and Angeline Malik.
The evening then kicked off with a mesmerizing performance by
Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahad Raza Mir, Hania Amir, Kubra Khan, and
Shaz Khan to the music and visuals of Parwaaz Hai Junoon, a tribute
to Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Ali Rehman then introduced the cast of
the film and showed the trailer.
Sanam Jung was joined by Yasir Hussain in hosting the next segment.
They invited Ayesha Sana and a sponsor to present the Best Telefilm
award. Malika Junaid received the award on behalf of Momal
Entertainment for the telefilm Dil Daryan.
The next pair of awards were the Best Supporting Actor and Actress
awards. Saheefa Jabbar presented the former alongside a sponsor to
Imran Ashraf, while the latter was awarded to Sana Fakhar by Bilal
Khan and a sponsor.
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Bushra Ansari and Ahmed Ali Butt took the stage next with a comedy