Mehreen Jabbar, a renowned name of TV, made first feature film Ramchand Pakistani (2008) at the time when the revival of the cinema still seemed a remote idea in Pakistan. Although the film was not a game changer but it expanded the space for serious subject-oriented movies in Pakistan and helped in promoting the Pakistani content abroad especially across the border, as it starred the famous Indian actress Nandita Das in a lead role.
The prolific director, who has been working incessantly for TV since then, is finally returning to the silver screen with another film which is, this time, entirely different from what she made earlier. Her next venture Dobara Phir Se is a lighthearted romantic drama shot in New York and Karachi.
The ensemble cast of the film includes the names of young and rising stars Adeel Hussain, Sanam Saeed, Hareem Farooq, Tooba Siddiqui, Shaz Khan and Ali Kazmi. Adeel Hussain (Ho Mann Jahan), Sanam Saeed (Bachaana) and Shaz Khan (Moor) have already created a niche in the film industry with their prior work, whereas it will be really exciting to see the rest of the cast debuting at the silver screen (Ali Kazmi has worked in an international film before).
The film also stars veteran actress and evergreen beauty Atiqa Odo, who will be seen after several years in a film. She played Shaan Shahid’s mother in Mujhe Chaand Chahye back in 2000 and had only been working for TV since then.
With such an amazing cast the film seems to offer something really refreshing and nouveau for the Pakistani newage cinema, as also promised from the first look posters of the film released recently.
Dobara Phir Se, home production of ARY Films, is produced by Salman Iqbal and co-produced by Mehreen Jabbar and Jerjees Seja. The film is scheduled for Eid-ul-Fitr release.
The first teaser video of the film is releasing this Friday. We could not have waited any further.
