ON THE HOTSEAT- ANNIE KHALID

  1. Welcome back in the game, Annie! What should we be expecting from your new song after your old times gift to us in the form of the peppy hit ‘Mahiya’? And why did you make us wait so long ever since?

After Mahiya I released two albums and a dozen singles! Including a collaboration with a Norwegian boy band (song was in Europe top 5 on iTunes) and also a collaboration with Grammy award winner Beenie Man.

  1. We can’t get over your doting little daughter who has taken after your luscious curls! What are her cutest habits so far that simply melts your heart all the more? And the not-so-cute habits you wish she grows out from real soon? J

I love the way she sleeps, with her hand on my face. Her face has to be touching mine and I think she finds comfort and peace in it and it helps her sleep. Also I love how she’s always giving me kisses and hugs, I can never ever get enough! There’s no habit I dislike, I love everything she says and does!

 

Today we’d like to shoot your way some rapid-fire questions to know more about you! Are you ready?

Are you more of a hunter or a gatherer?

Neither.

More of an introvert or an extrovert?

I’m a mixture of both to be honest

 

We finish the interview and you step outside the office and find a lottery ticket that ends up winning $10 million. What would you do?  

I would donate that money to the charity I work with that helps people in Kashmir, Afghanistan, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia and many other countries. It would go towards helping them build a sustainable life and a better future for their children.

 

What do you think about when you’re alone in your car?

I think about when I’m going to see Isha again and I get excited.

 

What’s your favorite ’90s jam?  

Bye Bye Bye and Sync or anything by Britney Spears J

 

If you could be any animal in the world, what animal would you be and why?

I’d be a bird so I could travel the world for free.

 

What was the last gift you gave someone? 

To my daughter.

What were you like in high school? 

I was a tom boy and a popular kid.

 

What sports you played too well back in school?

I played basketball very well and represented my school on a national level. Also won many awards and medals too

 

Bollywood to you is…? And a fave bolly movie?

Bollywood is an escape from reality, don’t have a favorite.

 

Hollywood to you is…? And a fave holly movie?

Hollywood to me is a million faces with dreams. Favorite movie is Mean Girls!

 

What’s the last thing you watched on TV and why did you choose to watch it?

Last thing I watched was master chef Australia because it’s my favorite show.

 

 

What do you want to be when you grow older? 

I want to be someone whose life revolves around philanthropy and making other people’s lives better. Also I want to have a lot of kids and be a happy homemaker.

 

What inspires you?

People with stories of resilience!

 

What scares you?

Anything bad happening to the people I love.

 

 

What ticks you off?

Having to be fake with fake people.

 

Teach me something I don’t know in the next five minutes.

Banging your head against a wall burns 150 Kcals and hour :p

What are you known for?

Mahiya

What are you infamous for?

My curls

 

What do you work toward in your free time?

My clothing business and my hair products range launching soon

 

What’s the most interesting thing about you that we wouldn’t learn from your resume alone? 

That I have an overwhelming capacity to love, that I am extremely empathetic and emotional

 

How would you rate your memory?

Not bad as I write in a diary.

 

 

Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday?

Sunday Monday Tuesday…

 

Describe the color yellow to somebody who is blind. 

Warm like a ray of sun beaming on your face.

 

You’ve been given an elephant. You can’t give it away or sell it. What would you do with the elephant?

Nurture it and give it a home

 

Who would win a fight between Spiderman and Batman?

Neither would win

 

How would you convince someone to do something they didn’t want to do?

I wouldn’t. I’d never make someone do something they didn’t want to.

 

Your favorite musician – female in Pakistan?

I love all the women musicians in Pakistan, everyone has their own style and bring something unique to the table.

 

Your favorite musician – male in Pakistan?

Ali Azmat and Atif and Aslam. But then everyone else is superb too!

 

The one all-time classic diva you insanely admire is…

Angelina Jolie

 

The one all-time classic heart throb that you can’t get over ever is…

There is none. I can get over anyone.

 

Black or white?

Black

 

Day or night?

Night

 

 

Your man or your girlfriends?

My man!

Siblings or best friends?

Siblings

 

Heels or snickers? 

Snickers

 

Good hair day or glowing skin?  Choose one strictly.

Good hair day

 

70s’ fashion or 80s’?

Neither, fashion from the 60’s needs to make a comeback!

 

Black n white pictures or colored?

Coloured

 

The beach or the mountains?

Beach

 

Flowers or candles?

Candles

 

Candlelit dinner or a movie night out?

Night out

 

Cat or dog?

Dogs

 

Your favorite makeup artist?

Hudabeauty

 

And your favorite photographer?

Don’t have one

 

Favorite music video director?

No one in particular

 

A country you visited and wish to visit again?

Jordan

 

And you long to visit…?

London right now cuz I miss my parents

 

Your best meal is… ?

Japanese with my man

 

Describe your perfect winter evening look on a semi-casual occasion?

A long knit dress with knee high boots and an overcoat

 

When you hear ‘Runway Pakistan’, what do you picture it as at an instant?

A catwalk!

  1. Welcome back in the game, Annie! What should we be expecting from your new song after your old times gift to us in the form of the peppy hit ‘Mahiya’? And why did you make us wait so long ever since?

After Mahiya I released two albums and a dozen singles! Including a collaboration with a Norwegian boy band (song was in Europe top 5 on iTunes) and also a collaboration with Grammy award winner Beenie Man.

  1. We can’t get over your doting little daughter who has taken after your luscious curls! What are her cutest habits so far that simply melts your heart all the more? And the not-so-cute habits you wish she grows out from real soon? J

I love the way she sleeps, with her hand on my face. Her face has to be touching mine and I think she finds comfort and peace in it and it helps her sleep. Also I love how she’s always giving me kisses and hugs, I can never ever get enough! There’s no habit I dislike, I love everything she says and does!

 

Today we’d like to shoot your way some rapid-fire questions to know more about you! Are you ready?

Are you more of a hunter or a gatherer?

Neither.

More of an introvert or an extrovert?

I’m a mixture of both to be honest

 

We finish the interview and you step outside the office and find a lottery ticket that ends up winning $10 million. What would you do?  

I would donate that money to the charity I work with that helps people in Kashmir, Afghanistan, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia and many other countries. It would go towards helping them build a sustainable life and a better future for their children.

 

What do you think about when you’re alone in your car?

I think about when I’m going to see Isha again and I get excited.

 

What’s your favorite ’90s jam?  

Bye Bye Bye and Sync or anything by Britney Spears J

 

If you could be any animal in the world, what animal would you be and why?

I’d be a bird so I could travel the world for free.

 

What was the last gift you gave someone? 

To my daughter.

What were you like in high school? 

I was a tom boy and a popular kid.

 

What sports you played too well back in school?

I played basketball very well and represented my school on a national level. Also won many awards and medals too

 

Bollywood to you is…? And a fave bolly movie?

Bollywood is an escape from reality, don’t have a favorite.

 

Hollywood to you is…? And a fave holly movie?

Hollywood to me is a million faces with dreams. Favorite movie is Mean Girls!

 

What’s the last thing you watched on TV and why did you choose to watch it?

Last thing I watched was master chef Australia because it’s my favorite show.

 

 

What do you want to be when you grow older? 

I want to be someone whose life revolves around philanthropy and making other people’s lives better. Also I want to have a lot of kids and be a happy homemaker.

 

What inspires you?

People with stories of resilience!

 

What scares you?

Anything bad happening to the people I love.

 

 

What ticks you off?

Having to be fake with fake people.

 

Teach me something I don’t know in the next five minutes.

Banging your head against a wall burns 150 Kcals and hour :p

What are you known for?

Mahiya

What are you infamous for?

My curls

 

What do you work toward in your free time?

My clothing business and my hair products range launching soon

 

What’s the most interesting thing about you that we wouldn’t learn from your resume alone? 

That I have an overwhelming capacity to love, that I am extremely empathetic and emotional

 

How would you rate your memory?

Not bad as I write in a diary.

 

 

Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday?

Sunday Monday Tuesday…

 

Describe the color yellow to somebody who is blind. 

Warm like a ray of sun beaming on your face.

 

You’ve been given an elephant. You can’t give it away or sell it. What would you do with the elephant?

Nurture it and give it a home

 

Who would win a fight between Spiderman and Batman?

Neither would win

 

How would you convince someone to do something they didn’t want to do?

I wouldn’t. I’d never make someone do something they didn’t want to.

 

Your favorite musician – female in Pakistan?

I love all the women musicians in Pakistan, everyone has their own style and bring something unique to the table.

 

Your favorite musician – male in Pakistan?

Ali Azmat and Atif and Aslam. But then everyone else is superb too!

 

The one all-time classic diva you insanely admire is…

Angelina Jolie

 

The one all-time classic heart throb that you can’t get over ever is…

There is none. I can get over anyone.

 

Black or white?

Black

 

Day or night?

Night

 

 

Your man or your girlfriends?

My man!

Siblings or best friends?

Siblings

 

Heels or snickers? 

Snickers

 

Good hair day or glowing skin?  Choose one strictly.

Good hair day

 

70s’ fashion or 80s’?

Neither, fashion from the 60’s needs to make a comeback!

 

Black n white pictures or colored?

Coloured

 

The beach or the mountains?

Beach

 

Flowers or candles?

Candles

 

Candlelit dinner or a movie night out?

Night out

 

Cat or dog?

Dogs

 

Your favorite makeup artist?

Hudabeauty

 

And your favorite photographer?

Don’t have one

 

Favorite music video director?

No one in particular

 

A country you visited and wish to visit again?

Jordan

 

And you long to visit…?

London right now cuz I miss my parents

 

Your best meal is… ?

Japanese with my man

 

Describe your perfect winter evening look on a semi-casual occasion?

A long knit dress with knee high boots and an overcoat

 

When you hear ‘Runway Pakistan’, what do you picture it as at an instant?

A catwalk!