Dananeer Mobeen

content creator known for 'pawri hori hai'

Compiled from 1 recorded interview. Every statement below is drawn from the passage cited beside it.

Dananeer Mobeen is an actress and influencer. Mobeen has said opportunities came in during Covid, but travel and personal restrictions stopped her from taking them. She has said she turned down large offers because she could not connect with those projects.

Early life and background

Mobeen's family is from Peshawar, and she spent most of her childhood there because her father was posted to hard areas. Her father is a serving army brigadier. Her family has also been posted in Rawalpindi. She has travelled since childhood, including abroad on deputations. [1]

She has a younger brother. She has said her father is a creative painter and her mother is a professional painter. She has also said her mother and aunts were an inspiration to her from childhood, that she developed her sense of fashion from the women in her family, and that she got her voice from her grandmother, mother and aunts. [1]

Education

Mobeen's schooling took place in Peshawar, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Karachi and Islamabad. She completed her A-levels and planned to start university in September. She planned to study International Relations and Politics, an LSE external degree. She chose the subject because she thought it would help her prepare for CSS, which she has said she had always wanted to do. She ruled out law because it would have been too demanding alongside her work. [1]

The 'pawri hori hai' video

Mobeen uploaded a video that she had never expected to blow up in the way it did. Someone screen recorded it and put it on a meme page on Facebook. She has said she received videos of the trend from the UK, the US, Australia, Dubai, Turkey, Russia and Africa. She has also said that, for a lot of people, this was the first time a meme had gone truly commercial. [1]

Later work

Mobeen has said opportunities came in during Covid, but travel and personal restrictions stopped her from taking them. She has said she turned down large offers because she could not connect with those projects. She is working on her own songs and plans to release new songs soon after Eid. She would like to pursue singing on a professional scale, and she has said she is steering clear of acting for now, as she has not had much interest in it. [1]

Skincare and makeup brand

Mobeen is building a makeup and skincare brand. She has said she has registered the company for the brand and is working on the product. She has said she does not want to build a brand and then sell it. She has also said that settling after one achievement would be a negative step for her. [1]

Views

Mobeen has said Instagram and YouTube are much milder places than Facebook and Twitter. She has said people in Pakistan are often not happy for each other and feel jealous. She has said culture develops when many people start using and hearing something, and that people are not built to read all the commentary about themselves. [1]

She has said creators who pass 100,000 followers have audiences from many towns and cultures. She has also said she sees nothing wrong with spearheading a movement internationally for the people of her country and her generation. She has said she wants to bring talented people along with her rather than go alone. [1]

Personal life

Mobeen has said her parents kept her grounded, empowered her and did not restrict her avenues. She has said they let her travel to Karachi alone with her sister. She has described her family as somewhat conservative, and has said her army background comes with some restrictions. [1]

She has said she keeps her family on the same page by talking to them about everything. She has said she would not have been where she is without her family's support. She has said she felt overwhelmed early on and told her mother so. She has also said she can count her closest friends on her fingers, that she has seen people change around her, and that she is still the same person she was three months before. [1]

She has said negativity from people who wrong her does not stay in her mind. She has said people message her describing her as a girl from Peshawar who is doing this. [1]

Timeline

2019
Made her Instagram account public.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-05-19 How Dananeer Mobeen's "Pawri Ho Rahi Hai" went viral - and what came after Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

What is Dananeer Mobeen known for?

Dananeer Mobeen is known for the viral 'pawri hori hai' video. She uploaded a video she had never expected to blow up in the way it did. She has said she received videos of the trend from the UK, the US, Australia, Dubai, Turkey, Russia and Africa.[1]

Where is Dananeer Mobeen from?

Dananeer Mobeen's family is from Peshawar. She spent most of her childhood there because her father, an army brigadier, was posted to hard areas. Her family has also been posted in Rawalpindi.[1]

Where did Dananeer Mobeen study?

Dananeer Mobeen's schooling took place in Peshawar, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Karachi and Islamabad. She completed her A-levels and planned to study International Relations and Politics, an LSE external degree. She chose the subject because she thought it would help her prepare for CSS.[1]

When did Dananeer Mobeen make her Instagram account public?

Dananeer Mobeen made her Instagram account public in 2019. It began as a private page where she posted her pictures. After going public she posted outfits, daily life, routines and vlogs.[1]

What is Dananeer Mobeen working on?

Dananeer Mobeen is working on her own songs and plans to release new songs soon after Eid. She is also building a makeup and skincare brand. She has said she has registered the company for the brand and is working on the product.[1]

Is Dananeer Mobeen planning to act?

Dananeer Mobeen has said she is steering clear of acting for now, as she has not had much interest in it. She has said she would like to pursue singing on a professional scale.[1]

References

  1. How Dananeer Mobeen's "Pawri Ho Rahi Hai" went viral - and what came after . Thought Behind Things , 2021-05-19.
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  1. Dananeer Mobeen is known as the 'pawri hori hai' girl, after a viral video. In conversation with Dananeer Mobeen, the ‘pawri hori hai’ girl, this episode explores her journey before & after her viral video.
  2. Her father is a serving army brigadier. my father is from the army. He's a brigadier, he's serving.
  3. Her family is from Peshawar. Um we're from Peshawar. So, very conservative place.
  4. Most of her childhood was spent in Peshawar, because her father was posted to hard areas. my childhood was most of my childhood was spent in Peshawar because my father used to get posted to hard areas jaise Siachen and everything.
  5. Her schooling took place in Peshawar, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Karachi and Islamabad. my schooling has been all over the place, Peshawar, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Karachi, Islamabad.
  6. Her family was posted in Rawalpindi at the time of recording. Currently we're posted in Rawalpindi.
  7. She has travelled since childhood, including abroad on deputations. I've been traveling since as long as I can remember. And of course abroad as well, deputations pe.
  8. She has said her mother and aunts were an inspiration to her from childhood. I remember my khalas, my annies, my mom herself, they've been an inspiration for me since as long as I can remember.
  9. She has said she developed her sense of fashion from the women in her family. I got I I you know developed a sense of fashion from them, I learned from them, I was inspired
  10. She has said her father is a creative painter. And my father, my father is crazy creative. Really? He is such an amazing painter.
  11. She has said her mother is a professional painter. my amma paints. She is a pro painter.
  12. She has said she got her voice from her grandmother, mother and aunts. I got my voice from my grandmother, my mother, my khalas, they have beautiful voices, all of them.
  13. She has a younger brother. Yeah, I have a younger brother, yeah.
  14. She has said her parents kept her grounded. Toh they've kept me grounded, they've kept me humble.
  15. She has said her parents empowered her and did not restrict her avenues. They uplifted me, they empowered me, they did not restrict my avenues.
  16. She has said her parents let her travel to Karachi alone with her sister. They let me travel to Karachi alone, me and my sister, we stayed there.
  17. She has said she keeps her family on the same page by talking to them about everything. I keep my family, my siblings, my parents on the same page. I talk to them about everything.
  18. Her Instagram began as a private page where she posted her pictures. Toh I started off, it was a private page. I used to put my pictures and everything.
  19. She made her Instagram account public in 2019. Yeah, it was 2019. I officially made it public and I've you know, I established my social presence.
  20. After going public she posted outfits, daily life, routines and vlogs. I started posting that, my outfits, my daily life, my routine. I started vlogging as well.
  21. She uploaded the video that later went viral, which she had never expected to blow up. one fine day I uploaded a video Mhm. uh video that I had never imagined in a million years would blow up the way it did.
  22. She completed her A-levels and planned to start university in September. I just got done with my A-levels and I'm going to start my university in September.
  23. She planned to study International Relations and Politics, an LSE external degree. I'm going to do the IR and Politics wala um the degree the external degree, the one that you get from LSE, but I'm going to do it from TMUC.
  24. She chose International Relations and Politics because she thought it would help her prepare for CSS. So I went ahead with IR and Politics because that is something that I think would help me prepare for CSS beforehand.
  25. She has said she had always wanted to do CSS. So before all of this, I I had always wanted to do CSS.
  26. She ruled out law because it would have been too demanding alongside her work. because Law would have been too taxing considering my workflow and I have to take all of this alongside.
  27. Someone screen recorded the video and put it on a meme page on Facebook. Toh somebody screen recorded the video and they put it on a meme page on Facebook.
  28. She has said she received videos of the trend from the UK, the US, Australia, Dubai, Turkey, Russia and Africa. So I was getting videos from the UK, the US, I was getting videos from Australia, Dubai, Turkey, um, Russia, Africa, right?
  29. She had worked as a content creator for about a year and a half before the video went viral. And because I had been working as a content creator for the past one and a half year.
  30. She has said she felt overwhelmed early on and told her mother so. amma, main bahut overwhelm ho rahi hoon, yeh kya ho raha hai?
  31. She has said Instagram and YouTube are much milder places than Facebook and Twitter. Phir humein yeh bhi pata hai ki YouTube aur Instagram is a lot more mellower than these two platforms.
  32. She has said people in Pakistan are often not happy for each other and feel jealous. We're not happy for each other. We're innately very jealous
  33. She has said culture develops when many people start using and hearing something. Culture aapka is tarike se develop hota hai. It's a, what a lot of people suddenly start doing, start using, start hearing.
  34. She has said that, for a lot of people, this was the first time a meme had gone truly commercial. Because for a lot of people, this was the first time that a meme had gone truly commercial.
  35. She has said she has seen people change around her. I have seen people change around me.
  36. She has said she can count her closest friends on her fingers. I can count my best friends, my close people on my fingers.
  37. She has said negativity from people who wrong her does not stay in her mind. mere saath agar koi bura kare toh mujhe zyada negativity meri zyada dimaag mein stay nahi karti.
  38. She has said she turned down large offers because she could not connect with those projects. Bahut bade-bade offers maine refuse kar diye, because main it was good money, but I didn't, I couldn't connect to that project.
  39. She has said she is still the same person she was three months before. Woh jo main pehle thi teen mahine pehle, abhi bhi main exactly wahi insaan hoon.
  40. She has said creators who pass 100,000 followers have audiences from many towns and cultures. Phir jab hum 100 100k cross karte hain, toh kaafi had tak hamare paas mukhtalif dehaat se log bhi aa chuke hote hain, mukhtalif shehron se bhi log aa chuke hote hain, cultures bahut farq ho jaate hain.
  41. She has said people message her describing her as a girl from Peshawar who is doing this. Mujhe kitne logon ke messages aa rahe hain ki oh you are a girl from Peshawar who is doing this.
  42. She has said she sees nothing wrong with spearheading a movement internationally for the people of her country and her generation. if I can spearhead a movement internationally for the people of my country for our generation, what is wrong with it?
  43. She has said she wants to bring talented people along with her rather than go alone. I don't want all of this alone. I want people who have talent, who have potential to be with me.
  44. She is working on her own songs. I'm I'm I'm working on my own songs.
  45. She plans to release new songs soon after Eid. so I'm coming out with new songs, inshallah soon after Eid.
  46. She would like to pursue singing on a professional scale. something that I think I would love to do on a professional scale
  47. She has said she is steering clear of acting for now, as she has not had much interest in it. because acting wali side pe mera itna interest nahi tha, toh I abhi filhaal ke liye I am steering clear from that.
  48. She is building a makeup and skincare brand. Toh yeh jaise makeup and skincare brand hai, it's called Neer by Dana Neer.
  49. She has said she has registered the company for the brand and is working on the product. I've registered the company, you've done the legalities, I'm just working on the product.
  50. She has said she does not want to build a brand and then sell it. Yeh nahi karna ki bana liya, company bana di, bech do.
  51. She has said settling after one achievement would be a negative step for her. ek bahut negative cheez hogi ki main sochu achha yeh achieve ho gaya, ab baith jao.
  52. She has said opportunities came in during Covid, but travel and personal restrictions stopped her from taking them. Haan to opportunities did come in but because of Covid, travel restrictions and personal restrictions I couldn't jump on it.
  53. She has said her family is somewhat conservative. dusra meri family bhi thodi si conservative hai
  54. She has said her army background comes with some restrictions. coming from the background that I have, army ka bhi ek woh tha, thoda sa wahan se restriction hai
  55. She has said she would not have been where she is without her family's support. My family has been a huge support through it. Toh I think I wouldn't have been here if it wasn't for the support of my family.
  56. She has said people are not built to read all the commentary about themselves. We are not evolved as human beings to read all of that stuff about ourselves.
  57. She has said Instagram was an outlet for her thoughts and creativity. I think social media, especially Instagram, was an outlet for me.