Tag: Kamala Khan

  • ‘I’ll go become a carpenter’: Ms Marvel star Saagar Shaikh speaks up on supporting Palestine

    ‘I’ll go become a carpenter’: Ms Marvel star Saagar Shaikh speaks up on supporting Palestine

    Pakistani-American Muslim actor Saagar Shaikh has given a masterclass to other Hollywood actors on how to remain true to your principles, even when it costs you your livelihood.

    The actor was speaking at the ‘Salaam Nerds’ podcast where he spoke about his role as Kamala’s brother, Amir in ‘Ms Marvel’, adding that he was okay with putting his career on the line if it meant speaking up for Palestine.

    “I don’t give a f*** if my job is on the line, because I’ll find another one. I’ll become a carpenter if I have to.”

    Truly an iconic move, and all of X (formerly Twitter) agrees.

    Prominent Hollywood actors are getting dropped by talent agencies or fired from projects for speaking up for Palestine. Hollywood legend Susan Sarandon was dropped by her talent agency after she went viral for attending pro-Palestinian protests, and Jenna Ortega chose to step out of the ‘Scream 7’ franchise after Spyglass Entertainment l fired Melissa Barrera for pro-Palestine posts on social media.

  • Pakistani ‘Superhero’ Ms Marvel receives three Emmy nominations

    Pakistani ‘Superhero’ Ms Marvel receives three Emmy nominations

    Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s ‘Ms Marvel’ has bagged three nominations at the Emmy awards, becoming the only Marvel series to be nominated.

    The series was nominated for Outstanding Picture Editing For A Limited Series, Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, and Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series (Original Dramatic Score).

    The series will be competing next to some other popular series such as Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Cabinet Of Curiosities’, ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’, and Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’.

    Ms Marvel made international waves last year as the first Pakistani superhero led Marvel series. It centers around Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American Muslim girl, who on discovering a powerful bangle, realises that she is a superhero. Pakistani actors Fawad Khan, Mehwish Hayat, Nimra Bucha and Samina Ahmed also starred in the show.

    Another Pakistani documentary “The Accused: Damned Or Devoted” written and directed by Muhammad Ali Naqvi has made waves by being nominated at the prestigious awards. The documentary explores the rise of the late chief of the political party Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who was determined to protect Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws.

    HBO had scored the most Emmy nominations, with Succession scoring 27 nominations including Outstanding Drama Series, for which the studio’s other critically acclaimed series like ‘The Last Of Us’, ‘The White Lotus’ and ‘House Of The Dragon’ are also competing.

  • Marvel to feature Muslim-Pakistani superhero Kamala Khan in blockbuster Avengers game

    Marvel to feature Muslim-Pakistani superhero Kamala Khan in blockbuster Avengers game

    Kamala Khan is all set to be a part of Marvel’s blockbuster gaming roster joining superheroes like Iron Man, Hulk and Captain America. Khan is a Muslim-American teenager of Pakistani heritage, who has shape-shifting abilities.

    According to BBC, Marvel’s Avengers are assembling again, not for a movie, but for a blockbuster video game. The game’s publisher, Square Enix announced that Marvel Avengers would include Kamala Khan as one of its main playable characters and make her central to the plot.

    Kamala Khan was co-created by Marvel editor and director Sana Amanat in 2014. Sana Amanat is a Muslim-American herself, she wanted to create a character young girls of similar background could identify with and look up to.

    Sana Amanat

    Maria Afsar, a 25 years old gamer said, “When I saw the announcement she is going to be in the game and of the main characters, I just thought I’ve literally been waiting for something like this for my whole life. I saw nothing like this when I was young.”

    Kamala Khan will be featured as Ms Marvel Moniker. Ms Marvel Moniker has been used by several white characters in Marvel comic books since 1976, including Sharon Ventura and Dr Karlo Sofen.

    In 2014, readers were introduced to Kamala Khan, a 16-years-old Pakistani-American growing up in Jersey City. She has shapeshifting abilities and she happens to be a fan-girl of the Avengers.

    Making history along the way, she became the Marvel’s first Muslims character to lead her own comic books series.