tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657240731542270619.post7360743103684790084..comments2020-12-26T20:20:25.148+01:00Comments on Jellyman and my thoughts: Moin Akhtar - Thank you for the laughteradeelansarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09999449242507099053noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657240731542270619.post-62615306654303210012014-09-29T11:55:12.510+02:002014-09-29T11:55:12.510+02:00Assalam u Alaikum,
i dont know you Mr.Jellyman but...Assalam u Alaikum,<br />i dont know you Mr.Jellyman but all i wanted to say here that i have just read this blog of yours which actually bought back all my memories and tears all over again.Thank you for all those kind words for my father from me and from behalf of my family.means a lot.....i have read all the comments too and trust me i just cant find words to convey my regards to each and every one of you guys.thank u Eraj,Faiza,Sa'id Chaudhary,Shaku,Lisa Ray and Jellyman..beautiful words..love u guys and thank u once again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11659992196313241935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657240731542270619.post-49024151849935914742011-04-25T19:01:47.878+02:002011-04-25T19:01:47.878+02:00Nice tribute Jellyman! Keep blogging dude :)Nice tribute Jellyman! Keep blogging dude :)Sa'id Chaudhryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296177719605240526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657240731542270619.post-54158901580719931582011-04-25T14:13:26.610+02:002011-04-25T14:13:26.610+02:00Agree with Lisa, he wasn't just a comedian, bu...Agree with Lisa, he wasn't just a comedian, but a much more well rounded entertainer!<br /><br />With regards to his family friendly humour, well those times are well and truly behind us so no use reminiscing about them.... <br /><br />Being a fellow expat, I desperately cling on to anything and everything Pakistani, I still love when my group and I regale in the good old days and stories that lead back to ding dong bubbles, gaye wali toffee and basically the innocent times, but the fact remains that those are just memories now, and the hard reality is the violence and prevalent looting by the politicians that currently plagues our beloved country....<br /><br />I agree Eraj, we don't have icons to leave behind for our children today, no clean ones atleast or ones with similar character and dignity like Moin Akhtar, but that predicament itself lends to the thought/possibilty of we ourselves taking up that responsibility..... ever think about that!SHAKUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15897048633861193161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657240731542270619.post-56145618968597226402011-04-24T18:37:44.890+02:002011-04-24T18:37:44.890+02:00can really relate to the above comments re: growin...can really relate to the above comments re: growing up abroad and watching comedians from back home. And to your point adeel re: the family friendly humor. I miss how things used to be - when you didnt have to spend Rs. 5 - 10K on joras to fit in, when it wasnt how much money you made but how respectable and educated you were and how 'sharif' families could live safely and humbly without being ashamed. Pakistan has changed...and with the passing of greats like Moin Akhtar, Nusrat Fateh and the murder of minorities I feel like we lose a bit of our soul and identity every single day.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675955342745982809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657240731542270619.post-6928809598294791212011-04-24T12:48:46.932+02:002011-04-24T12:48:46.932+02:00i'll be honest here, and this is the first tim...i'll be honest here, and this is the first time I am admitting this in public. I think PTv has had a major input in shaping up my personality, I wanted to be an anchor not the type that we see these days but the likes of Naeem Bukhari, Moin Akhtar, people who are educated, articulated, have an opinion and knew the art of weaving a conversation. Noone knew the art better than Moin, Jellyman mentioned that he was a great comedian but with that he was also a great anchor, and an actor...... <br />MOIN IS A LEGEND, HIS WORK WILL CONTINUE TO ASPIRE MANY LIKE MYSELF FOREVER!!!!Lisa Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11500455150603904270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657240731542270619.post-62110041285466027502011-04-24T12:13:18.108+02:002011-04-24T12:13:18.108+02:00Eraj,
I can relate similarly with you. Living abro...Eraj,<br />I can relate similarly with you. Living abroad right now, the first person I called to convey my grief was my father, who obviously was torn by the news. For him the willingness to watch anymore shows on Pakistani television has completely ended. <br />Moin Akhtar may have been one of the few who had fans from every generation. He was able to reduce the generation gap and bring together families for moments of enjoyment which we needed every single day while growing up. For that and so much more, he will truly be missed.adeelansarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999449242507099053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657240731542270619.post-88372271570448403892011-04-24T12:04:14.320+02:002011-04-24T12:04:14.320+02:00Hi Jellyman. While not to take away from your poin...Hi Jellyman. While not to take away from your point that the loss of Moin Akhtar is a loss to the nation so sorely in need of more people like him, for me Moin Akhtar's death has struck at a much deeper, much more personal level.<br />Growing up abroad, the only link I'd have with Pakistani culture was my father, and his insistence against all outcries, every now and then, to hog the living room television to watch PTV. Between the television set and his reminiscing, we grew up hearing about the icons of Pakistani culture and Arts, from tv shows like 50/50 and Sona Chandi, to personalities, like Moin Akhtar and Naseebo Lal, books and authors like Aik Mohabbat Sau Afsanay, even down to the more widely quoted verses from Mirza Ghalib and Iqbal.<br />So when I heard about Moin Akhtar's death, it was like another little piece of the world my father left behind went off after him. And then the reality begins to catch up, that not many years from now...the world my children will grow up in will have nothing in common with the world my father used to tell us about. Because I'm not sure I see many icons today to leave behind for my kids that can have as enduring an impact as Moin Akhtar's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com