{"id":257540,"date":"2020-04-13T10:43:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T05:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=257540"},"modified":"2020-04-13T10:43:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T05:43:49","slug":"homeland-finally-casts-a-pakistani-actor-as-an-army-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/homeland-finally-casts-a-pakistani-actor-as-an-army-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeland Finally Casts A Pakistani Actor as an Army General"},"content":{"rendered":"

While we do see Pakistani-American and British-Pakistani actors in Western productions, how often do you see a native Pakistani actor in these same productions? One of the lucky few to make the list is Adnan Jaffar, who made it onto the Homeland S8<\/em><\/strong> cast.<\/p>\n

War drama Homeland<\/em><\/strong> Season 4 brought the story into Pakistan. In that season, it was Indian actors who were cast for the roles of Pakistani characters. This time around, the producers decided to change their casting methods.<\/p>\n

Adnan Jaffar is the first Pakistani actor to actually be cast for a Pakistani character in Homeland<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Adnan Jaffar as ‘General Aziz’ Homeland S8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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More about Adnan Jaffar<\/h3>\n

According to Siasat.pk<\/a>, the Jackson Heights<\/em><\/strong> actor was picked up based on his Netflix portfolio. The only one of his projects available on Netflix is Pinky Memsaab<\/em><\/strong>. He can be seen as General Aziz in episode nine titled, ‘In Full Flight’.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Homeland people were looking for an English-speaking actor with a South Eastern face and since I have a presence on Netflix (thanks to a couple of films), their search led to me. I was approached through a casting person who sent me an audition script, which I promptly recorded and sent back. They took a few weeks and luckily, the production team cast me in the character,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With his appearance in action movies like Jalibee<\/em><\/strong> and Project Ghazi<\/em><\/strong>, Adnan Jaffar was a good choice for the part. We’ve seen previously seen Adnan Jaffar play a military officer in telefilm Laal<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Even though General Aziz only has a cameo in Homeland S8<\/em><\/strong>, it’s good to see a Pakistani artist essay the role of a Pakistani character. Routinely these roles go to Indian actors, based on how ‘all brown people look the same’ to Western casting couches.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaying a Pakistani Army officer was a proud moment for me. Usually in Hollywood, most of the time they cast Indian actors in the role of a Pakistani because the Indian entertainment industry is so well connected with them, and has been for decades. We are quite alienated, hence I consider my Homeland cameo as an ice breaker,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Better late then never, but this is the last season of Homeland<\/em><\/strong> so about time.<\/p>\n\n

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