Indian fans are telling Saba Qamar that ‘Angrezi Medium‘ just wasn’t the same without her. The actor’s Bollywood debut Hindi Medium was so well received that it led to a sequel film.
Unfortunately with the Bollywood ban on Pakistani artists, Kareena Kapoor replaced the Baghi actress for the sequel Angrezi Medium.
Saba Qamar recently held an Instagram live-session with her fans and some Indian fans spilled the tea on Angrezi Medium.
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Turns out the audience didn’t bite the idea of replacing the lead female.
“Barely anybody watched it, it was even made available on streaming platforms but there was no hype,”
In fact, the film isn’t doing well on the Indian digital streaming platform Hotstar either. Fans just weren’t feeling the spin-off film.
Replacing Saba Qamar may have turned the follow-up film into a spin-off. Meanwhile, Bollywood has remained firm that the Bollywood ban would affect Pakistan more than India.
Hindi Medium (2017) cast Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar as the leads. When the film ended up bagging USD $45 million at the global box-office, producer Dinesh Vijan decided on creating a sequel.
“The response we have got is phenomenal. The entire unit of Hindi Medium, including Irrfan and Saba, who look cool as a couple on-screen, should be repeated in a film. There is definitely scope for a sequel. We would certainly explore it.”
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Angrezi Medium was released on March 13, 2020, and didn’t hit cinemas in Pakistan due to the Bollywood ban.
