Lux Style Awards – Best Of Pakistan’s Superstars On Stage

Be it Mehwish Hayat, in a fiery Fahad-Hussayn ensemble, storming the stage with the confidence of a trailblazer and daring her detractors to be more accepting of her achievements, or the new Lux girl Saba Qamar, who changed into four designer outfits during the course of the night, each projecting a strong side of her personality — from the simple and elegant, off-white gown by Zaheer Abbas, to the bold, heavily-sequined, tea-pink suit with cape by Hussain Rehar.

Both Hayat and Qamar paid glowing tributes to yesteryear’s Lollywood actress Shabnam, who had flown in especially from Dhaka, Bangladesh, along with son Ronny Ghosh, to receive her Lifetime Achievement award. This was decidedly the best part of the show and also saw Maya Ali, Meera, and Asad Siddiqi perform on remixed versions of the songs originally filmed on Shabnam and her costar of most films, Nadeem Baig.

Atif Aslam’s soulful rendition of ‘Mujhe Dil Se Na Bhulana,’ a memorable track from the legendary screen couple’s longest-running film, “Aina” (1977), capped the segment.

But the Lux Style Awards also had its share of criticism for the show’s stance on sexual harassment.

When the LSA’s nominations were announced, many stars dropped out of the running, saying they did not want to share a platform with an industry figure accused of sexual harassment. Ali Zafar, who was accused of harassment last year by Meesha Shafi, was nominated for ‘Best Actor’ for his role in “Teefa in Trouble.”

Nevertheless, no changes were made to the awards lineup, and in a statement signed ‘The Film Jury, Lux Style Awards 2019‘, the LSA’s film jury stated that the jury decision was entirely independent of both the LSA management and Unilever Pakistan, which sponsors the event.

The event was however stolen away when Yasir Hussain surprised everyone when he publicly expressed his feelings for his lady love, Iqra Aziz, who was seated away in the audience. Hussain went down on his knees to propose to her, a ring in hand. An overwhelmed Aziz nervously accepted the ring.

It sure was an eventful evening. Check out the complete list of winners of the Lux Style Awards 2019 right here: