2020 is going to be lit for the Pakistan film industry because from where I see it, it’s going to be raining films.
The first look of ace TVC and music director Jalal Rumi’s upcoming feature film Kahay Dil Jidhar, with Junaid Khan and Mansha Pasha in the lead has been shared on social media. The poster has a fun and millennial feel to it.
While Mansha previously stole the show in Pakistan’s official entry to the Oscars, Laal Kabootar, Kahay Dil Jidhar, will mark Junaid’s debut on the big screen.
When asked what made him choose this film, Junaid exclusively told The Current, “I have been offered a lot of films since my cameo appearance in Bin Roye (2014), but to be honest none of them clicked with me. Over the years I’ve gone through multiple scripts and I finally settled upon this one. It matched my expectations and the team associated with it is amazing, so here we are.”
“Though it’s a commercial film, it comes with a strong message and I hope it has the impact we’re aiming for,” he added.
Meanwhile, while sharing the poster of the film on Instagram Junaid had wrote, “It takes a lot of drive and passion to make a film and I am quite satisfied with how we have shot this one. Looking forward to bringing this out to you guys. Excited and nervous at the same time.”
Sharing details about his character in the film, Junaid revealed that he will be a playing a policeman in the film.
On working with Mansha again, Junaid shared,”Mansha and I have done television together and it was a wonderful experience. She’s very cooperative, professional and is a great performer. We’re very comfortable with each other.”
When asked what he feels in missing in the Pakistan film industry, Junaid said, “We are in need of good scriptwriters who understand the needs of film writing.”
“Apart from that, I think the genre of action has not been properly explored in Pakistan mainly because such films are very time-consuming and expensive. I’m a huge fan of out of the box action films like Hobbs and Shaw and I hope we can such grand films in Pakistan.”
Meanwhile, Mansha also shared the poster on Instagram and wrote, “Something exciting is coming your way! It’s something I’ve never done before and frankly, all the best things in life come with some risk! I’m super excited to be working along with this team of kind people! Stay tuned!”
Kahay Dil Jidhar has been written and produced by Kamran Bari, who will also be seen in it. Veteran actor Sajid Hasan is also part of the cast.
While a release date has not yet been announced, it is expected to release sometime next year.
