“I can’t believe a tiny clip could make people so judgemental.” — Ayesha Omar | Instep

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Ayesha Omar has been called many things – cute, bubbly, chatty, girl-next-door – but the label trending lately is one that has completely turned her ‘good’ girl image on its head. has changed He took just a three-second clip of her dance number from the upcoming rom-com Karachi to Lahore in which the much-loved television actress gets herself into the negative.

“How could she do that!” A furious fan shouted on the social media platform under a clip of the video. “Shame on us for copying Bollywood,” declared another. Aag’s three-second ‘teaser’ comes from a song in the film and the frame focuses on her waist, dancing in a skimpy bra. Public opinion on the teaser is clearly divided, with some condemning and others praising her moves and her new sexy avatar, but it’s the magnitude of the response that has left the pint-sized actress quite surprised. .

“People are going ballistic, man!” Ayesha exclaims as we sit down to chat. “I can’t believe that one little clip can start all these conversations on the internet and make people so judgmental! I actually find the hysteria quite funny because I’ve never seen it myself. Not taken that seriously and it’s funny that other people are thinking about it so strongly.”

The interview is taking place after midnight – given Ayesha’s busy shooting schedule and her refusal to compromise on her social life, it’s practically impossible to cut it down during the day. However, despite the one-hour delay, she remains true to the characters she portrays on screen – full of life and lively. She’s had a busy day but that’s done nothing to dampen her infectious style.

Sitting cross-legged on the floor and brushing off the morning’s make-up, the actress admitted that the negative reactions that have come her way have left her frustrated. “You know what’s ironic? My character in the film is a completely domestic, homely girl, yet everyone is jumping to conclusions based on a three-second clip. My character is in a difficult situation. It needs to be put out, and the result is that it’s not even an item number, because there’s nothing good about it,” he clarifies.

During this interview, and even in a previous conversation, the actress has gone to great lengths to point out all the reasons why Karachi to Lahore’s ‘Totti Frooti’, like Mehwish Hayat’s ‘Billi’, is an item no. does not qualify as ‘Youth’ in the guise of unknown persons or border guards. But if you ask us, it’s a case of potato-potato. Call it what you will, the song has Ayesha adorably dressed in a ghaghra choli ensemble, no matter how tastefully shot it is.

For television audiences, who have come to love Ayesha in the long-running sitcom Bilbale where her portrayal of a spoiled rich girl is popular but safely within the comfort zone of what we women call Expect behavior, his sudden appearance in a dance. The numbers have proven difficult to digest. It was a risk to do something that was perceived as an immediate threat to the public’s condemnation of actresses who deviated from the stereotypes of the characters by casting them as poor or vamps.

It’s a risk Ayesha took on purpose and she’s sure it will pay off. “At the end of the day, you need to be convinced in the role you’ve been given. When I started doing bubbles, even a sleeveless shirt ruffled feathers but I convinced her because it These are the kind of clothes that a spoiled rich girl wears. Also, see what I did It’s the kind of stuff people wear to weddings these days,” she asserts.

While Karachi to Lahore may have been Ayesha’s big screen debut, it wasn’t the first film she signed. It will be a star-studded invasion, said to be Pakistan’s most expensive film ever. The action-packed film ‘War’, which has a real-life, 72-hour anti-terror operation at its heart, pits Ayesha against big names like Shaan, Adnan Siddiqui and Humayun Saeed.

The two film projects on his plate right now couldn’t be more different – one is a small-scale home production and the other is a big banner project with a mega budget. One is the kind of light fare she has been starring in while the other takes her completely out of her comfort zone.

“Invasion has been my most challenging role till date. My character is the moral compass of the story. She is taken out of her everyday existence and goes through a traumatic experience. I love to see that kind of intensity. It was a physically and mentally intimidating experience to go into a really dark place,” she recalls.

The highly-anticipated film was slated to release last November but with a substantial amount of shooting still to come, it is eyeing a July 2015 premiere. Aisha is noncommittal about whether that’s likely to happen (which isn’t a good sign) but is quick to defend the delay.

“The film has been shot all over Pakistan, often in high-risk areas or places that are not easily accessible, so it took us a while to complete the project,” she explains.

Ask her about the alleged relationship between her and her male lead Bilal Ashraf in the film, and she is horrified. “Come on man, people will say anything! He’s like a friend to me!” And while we are on the topic of siblings, we bring up her on-screen brother Fawad Khan, who every girl wants to romance and was meant to portray sisterly love in the serial Zindagi Gulzar Hai.

This elicits a loud laugh from her. I have known Fawad since I was in college. We were part of the same underground music scene in Lahore – he was with EP and I was with my college band. We have had some great times and practically grew up together. He was always very cute and very talented but no, I could never think of him ‘that way’ and I didn’t mind playing his sister.

And if you are wondering, her alleged marriage with Ali Kazmi is also just an internet hoax. “This is really the weirdest rumor I’ve ever heard about me. If you look at my Wikipedia page, it mentions Ali Kazmi as my spouse, which is weird! Another crazy rumor that All I heard recently is that I went under the knife and had weight loss surgery!”

The basis for this last one is easy to understand. Ayesha has been looking exceptionally good of late and her toned body, chiseled cheekbones and glossy hair must have set tongues wagging the less fortunate. Even now, with her makeup completely off, hair pulled back and dressed in a simple T-shirt, she’s beaming.

“I have made a complete lifestyle change. I have cut out all junk and processed food from my life and have adopted a natural diet. The change has been miraculous. I have never exercised in my life. , still I’ve been successful at it. I lose more weight than people who eat pure and desi and it’s hard work and you shouldn’t expect to look good without working for,” she declares. “Sometimes I think my true calling in life was to be a nutritionist!”

Add that to her already long list of accomplishments – theater star, television actress, host, musician, painter and soon-to-be film actress – and you can see why Ayesha is a cut above the competition despite her diminutive frame. After all, good things come in small packages, they say.