British-Pakistani artist Riz Ahmed recently hosted the premiere of his upcoming comedy series\u00a0Bait, set to debut on Amazon Prime Video on March 25. The event brought together a vibrant mix of South Asian musicians, comedians, and creatives from across the diaspora, including several notable Pakistani stars.<\/p>\n
Ahmed, who was raised in Wembley, London, has long been a prominent voice in both film and music. Beyond his acting career, he is also part of the hip-hop duo Swet Shop Boys, further implementing his influence in global pop culture.<\/p>\n
Among the Pakistani attendees were musicians Natasha Noorani and Grammy winner, Arooj Aftab. Noorani shared glimpses from the evening on Instagram, captioning her post, \u201clast night was a movie fr.\u201d Her photos featured appearances alongside artists and creators including Veyah, Jay Sean, Anik Khan, and Kareem Rahma.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Curator and cultural commentator Jasmine Wahi, also known as\u00a0browngirlcurator,\u00a0also posted a series of moments from the night, including photos with prominent figures such as Hasan Minhaj and Shruti Raya.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t an ad, I just really enjoyed the show and the tamasha! And creative work that highlights the specific experiences of the Subcontinental diaspora should be amplified (when they\u2019re good)!\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n
Adding to the night\u2019s highlights, chart-topping singer Jay Sean, known for his classics\u00a0Down\u00a0and\u00a0Ride it,\u00a0performed a new track called\u00a0Pulling Me Back.The premiere also drew a range of South Asian entrepreneurs, including fashion figures like Mina Hasan, who shared clips of the performances on her Instagram stories.<\/p>\n
Overall, the premiere stood as more than just a celebration of a new series, but one to commemorate South Asian talent and storytelling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
British-Pakistani artist Riz Ahmed recently hosted the premiere of his upcoming comedy series\u00a0Bait, set to debut on Amazon Prime Video on March 25. The event brought together a vibrant mix of South Asian musicians, comedians, and creatives from across the diaspora, including several notable Pakistani stars. Ahmed, who was raised in Wembley, London, has long …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2524"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2530,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524\/revisions\/2530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}