Actor and model Ali Raza, who stole hearts as Murad in the hit drama serial Noor Jahan, recently appeared as a guest on the Miss Dramatic YouTube channel, where he revealed that he received an offer from Yash Raj Films.
The host, Wajiha Jawaid, asked, “What offer did you receive from Yash Raj?”
Ali replied, “I once received a message from Yash Raj Films casting, specifically from YRF casting, which is an authentic and official page.”
“A lady named Shaam Ma’am handled it. She messaged me saying, ‘There’s a feature film, and we want you to do it, so please send your contact details.’I sent my contact details, and we had a conversation. They sent me a monologue from ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ and said there’s a scene Ranbir has already done, and they wanted to see how I would do it in my style,” he recalled.
“It was during Ramadan, so I was fasting. I set up the camera and lights and did the scene. I sent it to them, and they liked it. We had more conversations, and they asked for more details. At that point, I thought they must have known I was from Pakistan, but they didn’t. That became a bit of an issue.”
When the agency proceeded to book Ali’s tickets, he informed them that he was from Lahore, Pakistan. They responded, “Why didn’t you mention this before?” He replied, “You didn’t ask, but my phone number starts with +92, the code for Pakistan. You should’ve noticed.”
According to Ali, they were still interested, and so was he, as he felt that he was closer to this big opportunity.
He recalled them saying, “If we ever shoot outside [India], we’ll contact you,” the Muhabbat Gumshuda Meri actor added.
Ali Raza currently starring in two dramas, Duniyapur and Iqtidar.
