While Fahad Mustafa is careful not to give away too much about his upcoming film ‘Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad‘, he’s vocal about his screening choices. The actor wants movies screened in theaters, not drama finales.
In his appearance on The Munshi Show, the actor and producer was speaking about his upcoming film with Mahira Khan when the subject of drama finale screenings came up.
While the first drama to be screened in theaters was the Turkish delight, ‘Ishq-e-Mamnoon‘ the trend did not catch on till now. Since the screening of the Meray Paas Tum Ho finale, many drama serials have tried to follow suit.
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Recently military drama Ehd-e-Wafa had its last episode lined up for the silver screen. The screening had to be canceled due to the Corona pandemic.
Fahad Mustafa did not shy away from criticizing the trend and said;
“Dramas and films are two entirely different mediums and there is no comparison between the two.”
The Load Wedding actor added that the film industry has worked hard to reach a certain benchmark and screening television content is just a step backward.
“We should focus on making good films. To be honest, we have worked immensely hard in the last four to five years to reach a certain level where our films can record strong earnings. So, we need to continue this thing rather than going a step back,”
Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad
The Actor-in-Law star recently wrapped up shooting for the upcoming film ‘Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad’. The film marks the first time Mahira Khan is paired up with Fahad Mustafa.
This is yet another Nabeel Qureshi directorial slated for release on Eid-ul-Fitr.
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Fahad Mustafa explained that since most Pakistani filmmakers create one film a year, they opt for a safe release date, like an Eid release.
The actor-cum-producer added that there is a lack of directors is to blame for film releases being saturated on Eid.
“There aren’t many directors. With a handful of directors that make one film a year they can’t help but stick to a safe choice ….. If they made some four films a year releases would be distributed throughout the year rather than (saturated) Eid releases.”
