{"id":220136,"date":"2019-04-01T12:25:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T07:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=220136"},"modified":"2019-04-01T12:25:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T07:25:40","slug":"karachi-crime-novel-the-party-worker-is-coming-to-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/karachi-crime-novel-the-party-worker-is-coming-to-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Karachi Crime Novel &#8216;The Party Worker&#8217; is Coming to Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan has bagged its own Netflix project based on the work of famous Pakistani author Omar Shahid Hamid.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0project will be based on a book by Omar Shahid Hamid. The writer himself broke the news via Twitter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Not only are\u00a0web series catching on in Pakistan, now we&#8217;re also making a Netflix debut.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 42-year-old author tweeted that his book<em>\u00a0The Party Worker<\/em>\u00a0is being adapted into a Netflix\u00a0film or series. Omar announced that he has signed\u00a0a deal with the streaming giant.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Funny you should mention it. Just signed a film\/series deal for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThePartyWorker?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThePartyWorker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/netflixherewecome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#netflixherewecome<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ifallelsefailsHumtvzindabad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ifallelsefailsHumtvzindabad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HmpXvJwsLJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/HmpXvJwsLJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Omar Shahid Hamid (@omarshamid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omarshamid\/status\/1111574162986930176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Rajdhani,Poppins,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/indian-man-fired-and-deported-from-uae-for-celebrating-christchurch-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Man Fired and Deported from UAE for Celebrating Christchurch Attack<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>First Ever Netflix Original Series from Pakistan?<\/h3>\n<p>The author spilled the beans when Twitter was holding a discussion on what Pakistan\u2019s Netflix original would be like if there was one (now we know).<\/p>\n<p>Omar responded directly to one tweet that suggested his acclaimed book <em>The Party Worker<\/em>\u00a0should be adapted into a Netflix original project. To this Omar responded that a series was already in the works.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A story based in karachi&#39;s political\/mafia past. Infact there is a novel by omer shahid hamid on it: the partyworker<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rafia \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@FuzoolBakwas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FuzoolBakwas\/status\/1111554591043305473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Rajdhani,Poppins,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/this-pakistani-chef-in-dubai-makes-legendary-biryani-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Pakistani Chef in Dubai Makes Legendary Biryani [Video]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About &#8216;The Party Worker&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Omar Shahid&#8217;s <em>The Party Worker<\/em> is a story which depicts Karachi&#8217;s criminal mafia, in cautiously divided chapters.<\/p>\n<p>Each chapter of the book is dedicated to one character from the book. The characters all deliver their particular perspectives in this underworld and &#8216;<em>give birth to varying consequences to the eventual truth<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The book is set in the midst of violence in chaos-torn\u00a0Karachi.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Rajdhani,Poppins,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/delhi-crime-is-a-new-netflix-drama-about-indias-most-infamous-rape-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Delhi Crime&#8221; is a New Netflix Drama About India&#8217;s Most Infamous Rape Case<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Omar Shahid Hamid is currently working as a police officer. He&#8217;s also the son of Malik Shahid Hamid, the former Managing Director of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC). Shahid was murdered by workers of a political party, who were threatened by his attempts to combat corrupt practices in Karachi&#8217;s only power utility.<\/p>\n<p>Omar&#8217;s other literary works include <em>The Prisoner<\/em> and <em>The Spinner&#8217;s Tale<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-220168\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/omar-shahid-books.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/omar-shahid-books.jpg 528w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/omar-shahid-books-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/omar-shahid-books-364x329.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/omar-shahid-books-53x48.jpg 53w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/omar-shahid-books-106x96.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan has bagged its own Netflix project based on the work of famous Pakistani author Omar Shahid Hamid. The\u00a0project will be based on a book by Omar Shahid Hamid. The writer himself broke the news via Twitter. Not only are\u00a0web series catching on in Pakistan, now we&#8217;re also making a Netflix debut. The 42-year-old author tweeted that his book\u00a0The Party [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/karachi-crime-novel-the-party-worker-is-coming-to-netflix\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":220139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1296,2199,1293,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-220136","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"category-featured","9":"category-lollywood","10":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"The project will be based on Omar Shahid's best-selling novel about Karachi.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/omer-shahid-hamids-the-party-worker-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/omer-shahid-hamids-the-party-worker-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/omer-shahid-hamids-the-party-worker.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Books","Featured","Lollywood","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Karachi Crime Novel \u2018The Party Worker\u2019 is Coming to Netflix","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1296,2199,1293,1297&exclude=220136","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220136"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=220136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}