News
of ‘Mai Manto’ being in its final stage had been doing rounds in the
entertainment section of newspaper and websites since the beginning of this
year. And looks like there was some authenticity in those news snippets because
the director himself has announced that the much awaited movie will see a
release by December.
Another
news which is rife about ‘Mai Manto’ is that a drama will also be aired based
on the movie. Director Khoosat who is being very tight lipped about his project
told HIP that he doesn't want to go in to details.
However,
upon speaking to Saba Qamar, who will be playing the role of Melody Queen Madam
Noor Jahan in the movie, it was revealed that the drama will only be made after
gauging audience’s response about the movie.
“Manto
was a very bold man and his speech and writings were full of prostitutes and
cuss words. We want to see if audiences can digest such content. If there is an
acceptance for the movie, only then the drama based on it will be aired.”
Speaking
further about her role, Qamar elaborates that Manto used to write about Noor
Jehan a lot, both bad and good and the legendary singer/actress was a big fan
of him because of the element of truth in his writings. Although she found it a
daunting task to portray Noor Jehan, Qamar says that she takes immense pride in
the role allotted to her.
‘Mein
Manto will make you forget Humsafar’
Referring
to Khoosat, Qamar says that all the credit for her acting should go to the
director only. She also says that Khoosat is working so hard on his role as
Manto that at times, she feels like her close friend (Khoosat) has actually
turned into Manto.
“Jis
tarah us ne mujhe Noor Jahan ki rooh mei dhal diya hai, ussi tarah mujhe Sarmad
mei Manto nazar aata hai.”
The
killer beauty Qamar lastly says that Mai Manto will be a master piece and
Humsafar doesn’t stand a chance in front of it.
“Sarmad
ne jo masterpiece bana diya hai na, mai bet kerti hun ke log isko dekh ker
Humsafar ko bhool jainge.”
The
director of famous drama ‘Humsafar’ Khoosat, who is also playing the character
of Manto in this movie, has been inspired with the literary genius since
reading his work in 9th standard. However, owing to the near death of reading
culture in our country, Khoosat thinks (and correctly so) the new generation
doesn’t know much about Manto. This is exactly what his movie aims – to educate
today’s youth about Manto’s life, the hardships he faced during the last five
years of his life and the writing masterpieces he created during that period.
Written
by Shahid Nadeem, the movie’s cast includes Mahira Khan, Saba Qamar, Imran
Abbas, Sania Saeed, Hina Khawaja, Savera Nadeem, Nadia Afgan, Nimra Bucha and
Adnan Tipu in prominent roles apart from Khoosat himself.
Originally
Posted : HIP in PAKISTAN (Written By: Ayesha Ahmed)
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