| Khabarnaak | |
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| خبرناک | |
| Genre | |
| Presented by | Ayesha Jahanb[1] |
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| Composer | Amir Husain |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
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| No. of episodes | 2000+[citation needed] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Zeeshan Hussain |
| Running time | 40-50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | GEO News |
| Release | September 11, 2010 (2010-9-11) – April 11, 2021 (2021-04-11) |
Khabarnaak (Urdu/Punjabi :خبرناک) is anUrdu andPunjabi comedy television show hosted by Ayesha Jahanzeb alongsideMir Mohammad Ali With Replace Irshad Bhatti Journalist that airs onGEO News.[1][2]
The news series, which is styled after TV news talk shows, focuses on the satirical discussion of politics, current affairs, and society's problems, typically in the Punjabi language.[1] Mir Mohammad Ali dresses up as a celebrity and Ayesha Jahanzeb as the presenter and co-host, while several comedians add comments and analysis. It used to feature a section "Zabaan o Bayaan" where host Ayesha Jahanzaib corrects the wrong use of theUrdu language that is common among the people. Sajjid Bhai guesses the composer, lyricists, 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.
Khabarnaak has often done parodies or mimicries of well-known Pakistani public personalities likeSheikh Rasheed Ahmad,Rehman Malik,Tariq Aziz (TV personality),Shahbaz Sharif,Anwar Maqsood and pop artistAli Azmat.[2]
Aftab Iqbal used to host the showHasb-e-Haal starting in January 2009 – 2010. He left this show in April 2010.[3] Due to his fall out withHasb-e-Haal producers, Aftab surprised viewers by showing up onGEO TV showChoraha. The first episode ofKhabarnaak was aired on 11 September 2010 with Eid celebration on that day. The first episode's cast included popular stage artists likeNaseem Vicky,Nasir Chinyoti and Badr Khan along withAmanullah Khan (Hakeem Sahab) andSakhawat Naz (Jeeda driver). Later, Sakhawat Naz and Amnullah Khan became the regular cast and they were joined byHoney and Saleem Albela in 2011.Iftikhar Thakur joined the show just before the2013 General Elections.[3]
In another surprise break-up,Amanullah Khan,Sakhawat Naz andIftikhar Thakur left the show in August 2013 due to undisclosed reasons and started appearing onDunya TV in the programMazaaq Raat. Sakhawat Naz and Amanullah Khan were part of the show since its inception. In place of this trio, Agha Majid a.k.a.Aroo Grenade (who had earlier appeared on a few episodes), Rubi Anum (Sadiq), Wajid Khan and Farhat Abbas Shah (Master jee) were added to the regular cast. Lucky Dear, Majid Jehangir, Abid Farooq and Akram Udaas also appear on some shows.[3]
In May 2014, Aftab Iqbal had a falling out withGEO 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 (last show aired 25 July 2015). Mir Muhammad Ali hosted the show for a week beforeNaeem Bokhari was hired as Iqbal's permanent replacement. With Iqbal, cast members Agha Majid, Rubi Anam and Honey Albela also left the show. Iqbal started hosting the showKhabardaar on Express News. They were replaced by Hasan Murad, Sherry Nanna, Saba Gul and Lucky Dear.[4][5] Majid returned to the show in January 2017.[6]
In 2016, Naeem Bokhari was replaced by Ayesha Jahanzeb as host.Reham Khan, former wife ofImran Khan did one episode but Geo TV management decided not to air this episode.[2]Jugnu Mohsin replaced Jahanzeb in May 2017 for a few episodes after which Jahanzeb returned to host the show.
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