Islamabad, Jan. 2 -- Imagine receiving a New Year's message from none other than Cristiano Ronaldo, the world's biggest football sensation. That's exactly what happened to Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane or so it seemed! The star couldn't contain her excitement when she spotted a direct message on Instagram from Ronaldo's official account wishing her a "Happy New Year."

Overwhelmed with joy, Mawra shared a screenshot of the message on her Instagram stories, captioning it, "Year is made," followed by a white heart emoji and a crying face emoji.

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However, upon further digging, we found that the message wasn't a personal note to Mawra but rather a part of Ronaldo's Broadcast Channel, a feature on Instagram allowing in...