{"id":98202,"date":"2025-08-30T04:36:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T04:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/farhan-saeed-kinza-hashmis-film-ludo-faces-backlash-before-release\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T04:36:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T04:36:44","slug":"farhan-saeed-kinza-hashmis-film-ludo-faces-backlash-before-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/farhan-saeed-kinza-hashmis-film-ludo-faces-backlash-before-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Farhan Saeed & Kinza Hashmi\u2019s film Ludo faces backlash before release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The newly announced romantic comedy Ludo, starring renowned Pakistani actors Farhan Saeed and Kinza Hashmi, has stirred disappointment among audiences even before its release. The casting decision has drawn public criticism, particularly after the duo\u2019s previous drama Shireen Farhad failed to make an impact.<\/p>\n

Farhan Saeed, celebrated for his performances in hit dramas such as Udaari, Mere Humsafar, and Suno Chanda, has recently struggled to maintain that momentum. While his fans have been eagerly anticipating a fresh comeback, the announcement of Ludo with the same co-star has left many disheartened. Kinza Hashmi, despite her popularity and charm in roles like those in Khushboo Mein Basay Khat, hasn\u2019t been able to sway the public in this pairing.<\/p>\n

Directed and written by Abu Aleeha, the film is set in Karachi, but early reactions on social media have been overwhelmingly skeptical. Viewers have expressed frustration, with comments like \u201cWhy pair them again?\u201d, \u201cChoose talent, not friendship,\u201d and \u201cGive us something fresh not another flop.\u201d<\/p>\n

The audience\u2019s disappointment suggests that expectations from Ludo are already under pressure. Whether the film can change public opinion remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The newly announced romantic comedy Ludo, starring renowned Pakistani actors Farhan Saeed and Kinza Hashmi, has stirred disappointment among audiences even before its release. The casting decision has drawn public criticism, particularly after the duo\u2019s previous drama Shireen Farhad failed to make an impact. Farhan Saeed, celebrated for his performances in hit dramas such as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/396574214_farhan-saeed-and-kinza-hashmi-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-showbiz"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t