Short Profile
1 Waqar Zaka, the only VJ , who creates the program himself since Waqar works as a concept writer at THE MUSIK Channel & does the complete direction & editing of his own shows. Currently Executive Producer of Living on the Edge (Pakistan most wanted youth reality show).
2 Waqar did his electrical Engineering from NED University of Engineering & Technology.
3 First & the only Host of any dare based reality show in the World who has performed dares himself & also broken the World Record of Kissing 19 Cobras previously held by a Snake charmer of Thailand. (Hosts of shows like Fear Factor or Guinness Book has never performed or attempted any dare themselves)
4 Created XPOSED a show which practically solved the issues of common people rather then just discussing it as other hosts do in most of the Live shows & it was in this show that Waqar saved a bus from getting burned during a protest against load shedding at Nishat Cinema , Saddar & made the people to stop protesting by blocking the M.A. Jinnah Road where other news channels were just recording the event.
5 Created the first Dare based reality show of Pakistan Living on the Edge, which is currently rated as the top reality show of PAKISTAN.
6 The objective of Living on the edge Pakistan tour is to go to the major 5 to 6 cities of each Pakistani Province, take open auditions , on the basis of attitude & common sense to answer & bear the pressure that VJ Waqar puts in the audition to select the best from each city, later through a series of dares, one wins the title of the most daring person of the city & that title is given by the City or District Nazim, after that a contest among cities for the title of the most daring person of the Province and finally there will be a Grand Final deciding who stand out as the most daring person of Pakistan.
7 These dares include tasks like staying under water for maximum time to getting specific things from wild animals cage to public services dares like collecting maximum charity for certain cause, in short you will see ordinary Pakistani people performing extraordinary things to become the most daring person of Pakistan.
8 The show is popular as viewers get to see wired to amazing Pakistani people & its not your usual VJ based typical live show.
9 The most important & unique thing that attracts the viewers the most is the presentation style of Living on the Edge & its promos, amazing selection of background music, entire treatment of the show is done as if you are watching some suspense filled Movie as the montages are perfectly placed & this credit goes to Waqar who introduced a new style of editing & presenting a reality show in Pakistan which no other director is able to accomplish. That is the reason many other channels tried to start a reality show after Waqar’s but unable to get the success due their show’s presentation weakness.
10 Direction , editing , Promo making & specially placement of background music are the main skills of Waqar which makes all of his shows equivalent to any international standard reality show. Truly, Waqar is a real talent!
11 The name of the show ‘Living on the Edge’ was later copied by a British reality show.
Interview Question
Please answer the following questions. We prefer one-liner answers as this is more reader friendly.
1. Full Name Waqar Zaka
2. Nick Name(s) : Wak Zak
3. Number of winters you have seen? 28
4. What were your teen years like? Enjoyed every minute of it
5. What made you interested in VJ? will to stand out in the public
6. When did you realize your potential? At the Age of 17
7. Describe yourself in three words? Helpful Workholic Devil
8. Recent crush don’t have the time to think about this.
9. 5 songs in your i-pod All songs of NooriJ
10. In your bed room, one will find ….. my editing machine getting heated up all the time
11. In your DVD player…. dont have a DVD playerL
12. The next CD you’re going to buy …. CALL’s new album
13. Most adorable thing about you …. I can be the most helpful person for you
14. Favourite punch line …. Expect the unexpected
15. One true confession …. When it comes to work…yes Iam selfish
16. One big fear ….. More Economic Disaster in Pakistan
17. On Sundays, you … hangout with friends
18. Which song makes you crazy …. Raat Jagey by Noori
19. Fashion statement …. Don’t give a …..abt it
20. Perfect Idea to relax…. Late night Crabbing at Kameri.
21. Which is the craziest compliment you got from a fan …. Not exactly a compliment but…“I will cut my hand right now If you don’t say that You love me…in Lahore”
22. Are you a brand conscious/ Your favourite label …. Nothing specific…Any thing that suits me
23. What comes to mind when you hear:
· Music addiction
· Sea comfort
· Chocolate buy it for my gf
· Radio I am driving
· Camera lets workJ
.Closing Statement
If you don’t like this country please GET OUT NOW.
Here is a short video profile of Waqar Zaka created by IBA students:
