A film is not just made. A lot of hard work, money, aspirations, expectations and time goes into simply planning a film, let alone executing its production. From finding the right screenwriters to pen scripts that would appeal to the masses, securing funding, finding the right talent to create scenarios and locations aptly suited to the story, getting the right directors helming the ship, steering his actors in the right direction, to the editors making a full-fledged entertaining product, there is so much work to be done before a movie can hit theatres. The makers work day and night, but then something happens, and the project has to be shelved. Such is the case with Faysal Qureshi and Yasra Rizvi, who penned notes after announcing the news regarding their shelved films.
Senti Aur Mental
Among the shelved films being discussed, Yasra Rizvi’s project, Senti Aur Mental is included. The film, with its interesting teaser/trailer had caught the attention of many, and when Yasra announced that she had lost a lot of money shelving the project, a couple of followers did advise her to release it on an OTT platform too.
“I lost a lot of money and hardwork shelving this venture probably because it wasn’t good enough work or maybe I evolved during all the waiting but either way to tell you the truth it didn’t upset me as much as one would imagine,” said Yasra in an Instagram post.
The trailer of the film had brought across a comic ride for the audience and had received appreciation for its comic timing and funny anecdotes. Senti Aur Mental starred Irfan Khoosat, Beo Zafar, Nimra Bucha, Laila Wasti, Laila Zuberi, Saifi Hassan, Javed Jamal, Sajeer ud Din Khalifa, Sabiha Hashim, Sohail Sameer, Arez Ahmed, Faryal Mehmood, Zain Afzal, Jenaan Hussain, Faisal Imtiaz, Roha Qazi, Zille Huma, Iman Sumair and Kiran Siddiqui in pivotal roles and was being directed by Yasra Rizvi herself.
Sorry – A Love Story
Faysal Qureshi recently announced in a social media post that he was shelving Sorry – A Love Story for good. According to Faysal, he and Sohail had faced a lot of problems while shooting Sorry on part of a couple of people and then COVID struck following which the conditions of the industry didn’t sound feasible enough for releasing the film. The Bashar Momin star announced that he wanted to apologize to his fans for shelving this film that he referred to as ‘his baby.’
Faysal and Sohail also released a short teaser of Sorry for the fans who had been eagerly waiting for the movie. The teaser brought across an intriguing story of love and loss – something that would have definitely appealed to the masses. From the teaser, the background score, the cinematography, to the storyline and performances, all came across as remarkable, making us wish that Sorry could have seen the light of day.
Sorry was announced back in 2018 and initially starred Zahid Ahmed, Faysal Qureshi, Aamina Shaikh and Sonya Hussyn. Following internal issues, Sonya walked out of the film and Faryal Mehmood filled her role. According to Zahid Ahmed in an interview to a leading daily, Sorry was a romantic drama revolving around the theme of love; love between a boyfriend and a girlfriend, love between a husband and wife, love after having children, and love after separation.
It is rather unfortunate that these shelved films will not see the light of day. Let us hope the makers find a way to revive these projects, for us to be able to experience the work that has gone into the vision.
