One of the most successful Pakistani comedians is now set to make his own feature film. Umer Sharif has directed his own films before, and he returns as a director after a long hiatus from the biz.<\/p>\n
The comedian is also a television presenter, actor, writer, composer, producer, and director. Then he might as well spearhead a film. He also penned the script.<\/p>\n
Based on reports by Entertainment.pk,<\/a> Umer Sharif says that he’s geared up to direct a romantic comedy. He has already decided to cast his own son Jawad Sharif in the lead alongside a newcomer as the female lead.<\/p>\n ALSO READ<\/p>\n Zulfiqar and Tasmeena Sheikh’s ‘Succh’ Is Almost Done<\/a><\/p>\n Previously 90s era PTV drama directors Zulfiqar Sheikh and Tasmeena Sheikh have also cast their daughter in Succh<\/em><\/strong>. They waited many years to make the film.<\/p>\n Sharif will also be seen in a pivotal role in the film. He mentioned that he had previously signed prominent Indian actor Paresh Rawal for a comedic role.<\/p>\n However, when tensions between India and Pakistan heightened, India imposed a ban prohibiting Indian artists from working with anyone remotely Pakistani.<\/p>\n Now the comedian hopes to cast someone from Pakistan for this role. The filmmaker is headed to Lahore, to find an artist for that role.<\/p>\n ALSO READ<\/p>\n Be Proud of Your Pakistani Identity if You Work in India, Umer Sharif Tells Artists<\/a><\/p>\n EPK speculates Pakistani actor Sohail Ahmed will be approached for the role.<\/p>\n “Sohail Ahmed resides in Lahore and the characteristics Umer Sharif is looking for coincide with Sohail Ahmed\u2019s abilities.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The film\u2019s shooting will commence in December. So far the film\u2019s music has also been completed.<\/p>\n Umer Sharif has previously made six films including Mr 420<\/em><\/strong>, Mr. Charlie<\/em><\/strong> and Miss Fitna.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the most successful Pakistani comedians is now set to make his own feature film. Umer Sharif has directed his own films before, and he returns as a director after a long hiatus from the biz. The comedian is also a television presenter, actor, writer, composer, producer, and director. Then he might as well spearhead a film. He also […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":240234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,1293,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-240227","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-lollywood","9":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"He's casting his son as the lead.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Umer-Sharif-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Umer-Sharif-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Umer-Sharif.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Featured","Lollywood","TV & Film"],"title_text":"Comedian Umer Sharif is Making a New Movie!","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,1293,1297&exclude=240227","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240227","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=240227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240227"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=240227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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