Saba Qamar responds to criticism over Bilal Saeed’s music video in mosque

KARACHI: Famous actress Saba Qamar has responded criticism from social media users over Bilal Saeed’s music video inside the historical Wazir Khan mosque.

In a series of tweets today, she explained what actually happened at the shoot. According to Saba, only one sequence was shot at the mosque which was a prologue to the music video featuring a Nikah scene. 

“It was neither shot with any sort of playback music nor has it been edited to the music track,” she added.

https://twitter.com/s_qamarzaman/status/1292103853614288897

In another tweet, she said, “the BTS video that’s been circulated on social media was just a circular movement to click stills for the poster of ‘Qabool’ depicting a happily married couple right after their Nikah.”

The BTS video that's been circulated on social media was just a circular movement to click stills for the poster of ‘Qabool’ depicting a happily married couple right after their Nikah. #SabaQamar

— Saba Qamar (@s_qamarzaman) August 8, 2020

Saba Qamar and Bilal Saeed are facing criticism after it emerged that the duo shot a music video inside the historical Wazir Khan mosque. Saba’s name became a top hashtag trend on Twitter as the video clip from the song went viral.

According to a user, the house of God should be kept clean from such nonsense and such an act should not only be condemned but also strongly discouraged.

اللہ کا گھر صرف نماز کیلئے ہوتا ہے نہ کہ ناچنے جھومنے اور ماڈلنگ کیلئے۔ ایسی بیہودگیوں سے اللہ کے گھر کو پاک رکھنا چاہیے اور ایسے عمل کی صرف مذمت ہی نہیں بلکہ سخت حوصلہ شکنی بھی ہونا چاہیے۔ @ImranKhanPTI @GOPunjabPK #masjidwazirkhan pic.twitter.com/8vmMXe7dvu

— Paras Jahanzaib (@Parasjahanzaib1) August 8, 2020

The picture was recently posted by Saba Qamar and songwriter Bilal Saeed with the same caption ‘Qubool hai’ on their Instagram accounts. Saba Qamar posted a photo on her Instagram while holding hands of Bilal Saeed in front of a mosque in a traditional outfit.