The director of 3 Bahadur series and the only Pakistani with two Academy Awards, Sharmeen Obaid, is all set to commence work on her next project titled, Sitara.

With Pakistan’s first animated trilogy (3 Bahadur) having already seen its final installment, we were expecting Sharmeen to move to her next soon. Sitara is going to be yet another animated superhero trilogy, and it will also be Pakistan’s first animated feature to witness an international release. The film will hit screens in mid-2019.

In an interview to Galaxy Lollywood, Sharmeen had already hinted at her next film, which she said would also be an animated project. “As a filmmaker, mein samajhti hun that when you reach that stage, you should come up with new characters, new ways to cultivate superheroes, so once 3 bahadur finishes, we have a new superhero trilogy, an animated one,” she said in her answer to a question.

On a Path, Less Travelled

While a lot of fans may want Sharmeen to make a live action film, or maybe her take on Romcom, it seems the Oscar winner wants to opt for a path less travelled. At least for now. She maintains, “My career has always been about making films that are different. Whether it is documentaries or animation or virtual reality, that is my calling.”

“…I think we have wonderful directors in Pakistan who make mainstream films. My calling is children, women, minorities, and different subjects. That is the kind of films that I make. One day, maybe I would make a live action film, but for now, no,” she further added.”

With Sharmeen’s announcement of superhero trilogy, Sitara, the list of exciting Pakistani films for 2019 grows further. We hope the film will prove to be as fresh as 3 Bahadur felt in its time.

Looking at her past work, one thing is for sure, Sitara too will have some social message embedded in it, and will be a film for kids to watch with their parents. Here is all the best to team Sharmeen for her future ventures.