In a recent interview with host Sidra Iqbal, Pakistani actor Navin Waqar delved into society’s pervasive judgmental nature and shed light on the challenges and consequences of being in the public eye. Expressing her concern over people’s tendency to revel in the downfalls of others, Navin stated, “I don’t know what it is about people in general, but they enjoy watching someone fall from grace.
“They enjoy watching people dive. They get pleasure from it, they like to slander someone. So in that sense, we are a very litigious society,” the 39-year-old claimed.
Navin highlighted society’s tendency to accept one side of the story without regard for the full story and bemoaned the lack of a fair hearing. “We are not hearing both sides of the story. We listen to one side of the story and say we know all there is to know. You don’t know,” she added. “You don’t know what the other side of the coin is. Don’t judge it until you see it. I don’t think people even want to.”
According to Navin, “People don’t think about it because they have what they want. A spicy problem. So why would they listen to someone who wants to rob it of spice.” The actor also highlighted the sensationalism surrounding the news and its rapid spread without fact-checking. She insisted: “If a message spreads, it will ensure that the same message spreads everywhere. They won’t stop and say this report isn’t true.”
Navin, who shared her personal experience of online trolling and its consequences, revealed the poignant lessons she learned from the ordeal. She said that her experience has taught her that hard times will tell you who your friend is, while good times will invite many people who are only pretending to be friends.
Earlier in January, Navin sat down for an introspective interview with host Adnan Faisal to talk about the intricacies of her personal and professional life and offer fans a rare glimpse into her thoughts and experiences.
She began by sharing deep insight into her emotional journey, expressing how her heartbreak shaped her. She revealed: “I was terribly heartbroken and when I put it back together I took a lot of things out of it. Like, don’t trust everyone blindly…I don’t have what it takes to endure tragedy. I’m a very sensitive person.”
“When I fight with my boyfriend, I feel like my world is ending until we’re friends again… I can’t sleep, I have nightmares and I’m so scared: what if I lose this person?” Navin continued. “MashAllah, I am blessed enough to have people in my life whose absence I simply cannot imagine.” When you mend your heart after a breakup, you take things from it like trust. You have to prove yourself to me… Anyone can use words, words don’t work anymore.’
