A FIR was filmed against singer Bilal Saeed and actor Saba Qamar in relation to the music video for the song Qubool, which was filmed at the Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore.
The case was registered at Akbari Police Station in Lahore following a complaint from lawyer Farhat Manzoor.
In the report, the filming of a video clip in the mosque damaged public religious sentiment. In addition, it has also called for tough measures against the mosque administration. Earlier this month, Manzoor filed a petition to file a related lawsuit against the artists.
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Since the song's release, both Saeed and Qamar, who have both played and directed the video, have received flags about the topic on social media. Saeed then apologized to the public in a video posted on social media.
“We know what happened in the last few days hurt you deeply,” he captioned it. We as Muslims, as decent people and as artists, will never trivialize or tolerate the respect of Islam or any other religion, race, caste, color or creed.
When we unknowingly hurt the feelings of others, we all apologize sincerely
Speaking of the song, Saeed said, “Saba Qamar and I recently filmed a Nikkah scene in the Wazir Khan Mosque that caused a lot of misunderstanding and hurt many people's emotions. Many thought we were doing a dance sequence that it was not. . "t true. "
He added, “Alhamdulilah, I am a Muslim and grew up in a Muslim family. I can't even think of doing anything that ignores my religion. I solemnly affirm in the name of Allah that we have not played or danced any music in the mosque and that the witness to this is the administration of the mosque. "