Hania Amir making an appearance in the Asim Azhar song has triggered the meme makers
By now, more than one and half million people have seen the new Asim Azhar song. Quite a few have shared their disappointment with the storyline of the song being rather problematic. One interesting aspect, that almost everyone agrees is, that the song is visually stunning with talented people making appearances in almost every single frame.
Among so many talented people, Hania Amir is another name who who makes her appearance in the new Asim Azhar song, at 5:38 minute mark in the video, almost toward the end
Hania’s appearance comes at a point where the song has for the past five and a half minutes perpetuated the idea that women are gold diggers who will swindle every guy they meet (five in this song, to be exact). Hania is shown to, and I’m assuming here, try and “balance” this by showing that guys are superficial hopeless romantics. Sadly, this does nothing to show guys or girls in any better a light. The song is just reinforcing dangerous perceptions about interaction between men and women.
Of course, people were quick to notice the very small cameo made by Hania Amir in the new Asim Azhar song and they had quite a few things to say about it
While some questioned her role in the song
Why Hania Amir was there in #TumTum ? @AsimAzharr
— Kanza Sohail (@KanzaSohail98) July 2, 2020
Others had answers for it
Asim azhar adding Hania Amir just to give the song a final 𝓣𝓸𝓾𝓬𝓱 pic.twitter.com/FofgeN8KrV
— pain (@painndotcom) July 2, 2020
Hania amir ka role ganay mn presentation ki first title slide or end mn thank you slide jesa hai😂😂 pic.twitter.com/EgbggwOe66
— maggie fista😍 (@maggiefista444) July 2, 2020
Many tried to find the humor in comparisons to the very sexist objectification that Hania’s seen portrayed
seniors after watching new junior in the university😂#haniaamir #TumTum pic.twitter.com/mjSwShqJZF
— Huba e Zainab (@e_huba) July 3, 2020
14 Years Nibba In Mandi 🤦#haniaamir pic.twitter.com/30qPZUyr4s
— Libra (@Ameer_libra) July 3, 2020
People even had comparisons for the role Hania Amir played in the Asim Azhar song to their own lives’ situations
The effort Hania Amir put in the song is the same as i do for online classes#TumTum pic.twitter.com/bC2s6D1DCl
— Fasih✨ (@IamFasih_) July 2, 2020
#haniaamir role is same as my role is in my family.. pic.twitter.com/vOF5qrzYGi
— Dhaniya_Podina (@dhaniya_podina) July 3, 2020
The role of Hania Amir in the song is same as mine in the group projects: pic.twitter.com/qmqi67E6jZ
— carvedilol (@medliferants) July 2, 2020
Hania Role is same as Buzdar Role in Punjab Govt 😂#haniaamir #TumTum pic.twitter.com/6NLhGTYuAB
— Shafiq Siddiq (@shafiqsiddiq283) July 3, 2020
Basically, the consensus about her role in the music video was this
#haniaamir
if you ever feel useless look at this 😂 pic.twitter.com/JrWfr87Coq— Haris Khan (@iamharisok) July 3, 2020
There’s also an interesting conspiracy theory that the music video is basically a 6 minute summary of Hania’s own drama ‘Dil Ruba‘ where Hania’s playing the role of a TikTok star, swindling… get ready for this… five guys
It mean's all the hate goes to Hania amir??😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/4VDNNyifkX
— Umaima❤ (@dafa___hoo) July 2, 2020
Now whether there’s any truth to these rumors or not, we shall see.
Other people have also taken it upon themselves to replace Hania Amir from the Asim Azhar song with other famous folks
Now this looks better rather than sleeveless hania amir#TumTum 😂 pic.twitter.com/9jvkycKw9L
— zeeشhan (@ShanzeeSayz) July 2, 2020
who did this?😂 #haniaamir #TumTum pic.twitter.com/edfmL0Eury
— Ertuğrul ❤️ (@khizar_janjua1) July 3, 2020
Deleted scene of #TumTum#haniaamir pic.twitter.com/888SWPF1EG
— Abdul Moiz (@AbdulMo39651194) July 3, 2020
Some are going as far as comparing this song with the infamous Ko Ko Korina
Yeh waise kuch ziada hogaya, itna bhi bura nahi tha yeh song.
Finally a song has come to give strong competition to Ko Ko Korina Thank U #AsimAzhar for #TumTum #haniaamir pic.twitter.com/hZq7Mgzjim
— Hamza Kaleem Butt (@hamzabutt61) July 3, 2020
Others are imagining the reaction Hania Amir and Asim Azhar might have to all these reactions to the song
After seeing public reaction on tumtum hania amir and her crew: pic.twitter.com/CgNfq0F7oR
— Aena🌻. (@InsaneAena) July 2, 2020
Well, whatever the talent on the song might think, the public has spoken. Yes, the song is visually stunning, great technical stuff but the kind of story that it portrays is archaic at best, and dangerous at worst. Here’s hoping that our media can take on the responsibility of using art to actually enable people to learn important life lessons through their entertainment.
What are your thoughts about the song and Hania’s 13-second appearance? Sound off in the comments below.
Cover image via: Asim Azhar / YouTube