Like our followers, we are fallible: Momina Iqbal
Model and actor Momina Iqbal reminded her audience that everything is an illusion in a world where glitzy, glamorous photos of influencers and celebrities bursting onto followers’ phones with stunning shots of their opulent homes and mouthwatering days out at restaurants.
Momina, wearing a long white dress, was a guest on Ramzan Eid Aur Hum on Fuchsia TV. She marveled out loud at how quickly people update their social media accounts and said, “I just don’t understand these people who are always posting first thing in the morning!” All I want to do on my day off is unwind in bed!”
The Daal Chawal actress continued, lamenting the mob of doubters who accuse celebrities of leading flashy lives, saying, “The people who look at us think of it negatively, but we are the same as you guys.” I occasionally upload a photo that is a week old. It’s not taking place in real time.
Focusing on the discipline of Ramadan and fasting, Momina acknowledged that she would frequently find herself drawn to her phone during the day between prayers due to social media’s pervasiveness, but not after iftar. “All I want to do after iftar is eat, pray, and go to bed,” she said.
The performer, who embraces her spirituality, disclosed how she maintains a consistent relationship with God by regularly reciting the Quran and adhering to a prayer regimen, which she traces to her mother.
“My mother would always be reciting something and would always say her prayers on time,” the girl said. “It gives me peace now that I understand that this is something you have to do.”
Momina informed the audience that she has already said on record that she is highly sensitive and often hurt, thus finding serenity has not always come easily to her.
But after playing bad parts and receiving criticism from viewers for not “looking” like the archetypal villain, Momina has finally found serenity by putting aside the negative comments.
The young actor said, “I don’t care now.” She clarified, drawing strength from her negative personas, saying, “It wasn’t the audience comments that made me stronger.” That’s when I began to think like my character, and it gave me the confidence to keep going forward despite the fact that I knew that people would say whatever they wanted to say about me, whether it was good or bad.
When Momina talked about the kinds of projects she takes on, she pointed out that most of the screenplays she had worked on featured characters who were either black or white, with little opportunity for middle ground. “People can say whatever they want about me, but the only way I can represent the character is if I follow the script exactly as it is written,” she said.
2018 saw Momina make her television acting debut in Parlour Wali Larki. She went on to feature in other dramas after making her movie debut in 2019 with Daal Chawal. Momina may look forward to broadening her horizons with whatever projects come her way now that she has a few years of acting experience under her belt and has learned to rise above the whims of viewers who want to cast her in just the roles that suit her youthful features.
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