Tag: Nayab

  • Yumna Zaidi’s Nayab selected for Jaipur Film Festival

    Yumna Zaidi’s Nayab selected for Jaipur Film Festival

    Marking a milestone moment for Pakistan cinema, ‘Nayab’  has been selected for the Jaipur International Film Festival to be held in India from August 28 to 30.

    The recognition is a follow-up accomplishment to its recent success after the film won the ‘Best Foreign Film’ award at World Film Festival in Cannes.  Directed by Umair Nasir Ali, Nayab also won the Best First Time Film Maker award in the feature film category.

    The film is written by Basit Naqvi and Ali Abbas Naqvi The cast of the film includes Yumna Zaidi, Usama Khan, Ehteshamuddin, Faryal Mehmood Adnan Siddiqui, Mohammad Fawad Khan and Javed Sheikh.

    Umair Nasir Ali shared a story on his Instagram with the caption, “This Independence Day, we are delighted to share that Pakistan’s celebrations have become even more special with the official selection of our film “Nayab” at the 9th Jaipur International Film Festival in India., Nayab is a project close to our hearts, and this recognition is a testament to the hard work and passion of everyone involved. From our EPs to our Production Boys.

    Adding to this joy , our nation has also celebrated a remarkable achievement at the Paris 2024 Olympics , where Arshad Nadeem secured a Gold Medal , surpassing India. These moments in cinema and sports fill us with immense pride as Pakistani continues to shine on the global stage.”

  • Yumna Zaidi’s award-winning Film ‘Nayab’ set for TV release

    Yumna Zaidi’s award-winning Film ‘Nayab’ set for TV release

    After winning the best foreign film award at World Film Festival held in Cannes, Nayab is set to make its TV premiere on Hum TV.

    The film is written by Basit Naqvi, Ali Abbas Naqvi and directed by Umair Nasir Ali. The cast includes Yumna Zaidi, Usama Khan, Ehteshamuddin, Adnan Siddiqui, and Javed Sheikh.

    Hum TV stated on its Instagram page: “Experience the magic of Nayab all over again! Join us for its television premiere on HUM TV, featuring the incredible performances of Yumna Zaidi and Usama Khan. Coming soon!”

    The story of the film is centered around a young woman determined to break stereotypes by playing cricket for Pakistan’s national team. Her brother, who was once a rising star himself, struggles with his past.

  • Pakistan’s ‘Nayab’ wins at festival in Cannes

    Pakistan’s ‘Nayab’ wins at festival in Cannes

    Pakistani film ‘Nayab’ has won the ‘Best Foreign Film’ award at World Film Festival in Cannes. The film, directed by Umair Nasir Ali, also won the Best First Time Film Maker award in the feature film category. The film is written by Basit Naqvi, Ali Abbas Naqvi

    The story of the film is centered around a young woman determined to break stereotypes by playing cricket for Pakistan’s national team. Her brother, who was once a rising star himself, struggles with his past.

    The director posted a picture on Instagram with the caption, “Happy to share our film “Nayab” won Best Foreign Film and Best First Time Filmmaker (Feature) at the World Film Festival in Cannes – Remember the Future! April 2024 -Despite limited festival opportunities after commercial theatrical release locally and globally, these awards bring us great joy. Thanks to the entire Nayab Team for making “Nayab” possible! Specially @rumina_umair @aliabbasnaqvi88 & @m.basit.naqvi for being there since the inception of the idea which we started in 2019.”

    Yumna Zaidi who played the character of Nayab also posted a picture on her Instagram with the caption, “Nayab” my real star ”

    Note: The prestigious Cannes Film Festival ended on May 25. Don’t confuse it with the World Film Festival in Cannes, a separate monthly competition held in the same city.

  • Usama Khan dreams of tying the knot with Maya Ali

    Usama Khan dreams of tying the knot with Maya Ali

    Usama Khan , the hero of the recently released Pakistani film Nayab, has admitted that he likes actress Maya Ali.

    Usama Khan participated in a show to talk about his debut film ‘Nayab’.

    Answering a question during the conversation he said he has a crush on actresses Mahira Khan and Maya Ali in the Pakistani showbiz industry and wants to work with both of them.

    The actor said, “I have mentioned about my liking many times, so Maya will also know that I like her.”

    On Usama’s answer, the host asked, “If you want to express your love, who will you express your love to?” On this the actor laughingly said, “If I have to express myself, I will do it with Maya Ali because she is unmarried.”
    When the host asked Maya Ali about her thoughts on marriage, the actor said, “It is too early to say anything about it.”

  • Watch: Yumna Zaidi shows off the coolest moves at a family wedding

    Watch: Yumna Zaidi shows off the coolest moves at a family wedding

    Pakistan’s favourite actress, Yumna Zaidi, has a hidden talent: the girl can dance up a storm. A video of Zaidi dancing in a native style on a song from her debut film ‘Nayab’ has gone viral on social media.

    Yumna Zaidi shared the clip on Instagram where she can be seen wearing a red traditional oriental dress at a wedding ceremony.

    In the caption she wrote that this is her new favorite desi dance number from her upcoming film ‘Nayab’.

    The official poster of Yamuna Zaidi’s debut film ‘Nayab’ has been released. The film, directed by Umair Nisar Ali, sees the actress playing the role of a cricketer.

  • Usama Khan, Yumna Zaidi set to star together in sports film ‘Nayab’

    Usama Khan, Yumna Zaidi set to star together in sports film ‘Nayab’

    It is confirmed now that actor Usama Khan will star along side nation’s darling Yumna Zaidi in the sports film ‘Nayab’. This will be the first time the two will be co-starring together on the big screen.

    Yumna Zaidi set expectations high when in an interview with Independent Urdu, the actress revealed that her character Nayab is a girl from Karachi who dreams of becoming a cricketer, but is hesitant to follow her dreams, fearing patriarchal society backlash.

    “It’s a brilliant story and it is meaningful,” the ‘Tere Bin’ actress gushed. “The whole team is trying their best to execute it the way it should be. Now that we’ve chosen good content, we want to do justice with it so that the audience also enjoys it when they go to the cinema.”

    Speaking about how much she has been practicing to learn how to play cricket, admitting that she had never picked up a bat or ball before this shoot.

    “I believe that cricket is almost a craze in Pakistan but I don’t know why or how but I had never picked a bat or ball before this shoot. I have been practising a lot. From the initial ABCs of cricket to practice matches on the final pitch, it’s been a long process and I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

    But Yumna elaborated that she did her best to learn all she could about the sport in an effort to do justice to her character, to avoid stereotyping the role

    “When you’re trying to perfect an accent for a role, or representing a tribe in a drama, you have to work very hard to avoid stereotyping them. It’s the same with this role. All of my attention, my focus has been here. I want to do justice to this character, to this girl who worships cricket.”

    Yumna became uber-popular with her portrayal of Meerab in the drama ‘Tere Bin’. Her co-lead and real-life best friend Wahaj Ali has gone to greater heights with the Green Entertainment drama ’22 Qadam’. We are happy to witness the two consistently setting the bar higher, and reviving the sports genre that the Pakistani entertainment industry truly needed.