Ever since Yasir Hussain proposed to Iqra Aziz last summer, fans of the two have been eager to see them working their natural chemistry on screen, together. So when news broke last fall that the hot duo had signed an action-comedy film titled Half Fry, our expectations-o-meter naturally shot up quite high. The combination of Iqra’s fierce spunk and Yasir’s street-smart brand of comedy could potentially translate to silver-screen magic.
However, we have learned that the film as of now, is not quite happening. Confirming the news to Galaxy Lollywood, the film’s male lead Yasir Hussain said: “We only shot for that project for a day, and Iqra did not even get to face the camera. The film essentially didn’t make it to the floors, and as to why that happened, the director can tell you better.”
Half Fry was to be helmed by Abu Aleeha who had previously made Kataksha and Tevar, both the pictures having released last year. Photographs from the film’s first day of shoot in Karachi had created quite a stir on social media, and later it was even announced that Faryal Mehmood and Faizan Khawaja had joined the film’s cast. An Eid-ul-Fitr release was supposed to be on the cards, as well.
As it turns out, all of that basically boiled down to a game of smoke and mirrors and the actual status of the project is that it is shelved, for now.
However, fans of Iqra Aziz and Yasir Hussain will not be disappointed for long as the two would be sharing screen space in the currently on-air television show Jhooti, whereas Yasir is also shooting for his new horror-comedy Peechay To Dekho.
As for Half Fry, it seems the film turned out to be a bad egg, in the end.
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