Jami Mahmood (Director of O21) have mentioned
that he and Azaan Sami Khan (Producer of O21) had got the rights of a Crime Fiction Novel
“The Prisoner” Written by Omar Shahid Hamid. They already started preproduction
and script sessions.
Synopsis of Novel “The Prisoner”:
On an unusually cold December evening in
Karachi, American journalist Jon Friedland is kidnapped from one of the city's
poshest neighbourhoods. His captors plan to post a video of his execution on
Christmas Day. The kidnapping has come at a bad time, embarrassing the
Pakistani government in front of their US allies. The clock is ticking. Will
the police and Intelligence Agencies recover Friedman alive?
The story careens through the streets of
Karachi, taking the reader into an all too real world of jihadis, corrupt
police officers, and bloodthirsty political henchmen – all placed together in a
city where no one is quite what they seem.
About “The Prisoner” writer:
Omar Shahid Hamid served with Pakistan's Karachi
police for 12 years, during which time he was targeted by various terrorist
groups and criminal outfits. He received his Masters in Criminal Justice Policy
from the London School of Economics, and his Masters in Law from University
College London.
By Admin : Yasser Bilal
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