{"id":259595,"date":"2020-04-24T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=259595"},"modified":"2020-04-24T14:00:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T09:00:27","slug":"indian-fans-admit-angrezi-medium-wasnt-the-same-without-saba-qamar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/indian-fans-admit-angrezi-medium-wasnt-the-same-without-saba-qamar\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Fans Admit &#8216;Angrezi Medium&#8217; Wasn&#8217;t the Same without Saba Qamar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indian fans are telling Saba Qamar that &#8216;<strong><em>Angrezi Medium<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; just wasn&#8217;t the same without her. The actor&#8217;s Bollywood debut <strong><em>Hindi Medium<\/em><\/strong> was so well received that it led to a sequel film.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately with the Bollywood ban on Pakistani artists, Kareena Kapoor replaced the <strong>Baghi<\/strong> actress for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt8907986\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">sequel<\/a> <strong><em>Angrezi Medium<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Saba Qamar recently held an Instagram live-session with her fans and some Indian fans spilled the tea on <strong><em>Angrezi Medium<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_UMf8KD3w2\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/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: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/kareena-kapoor-will-play-a-hardcore-cop-in-angrezi-medium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kareena Kapoor Will Play A Hardcore Cop in &#8220;Angrezi Medium&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Turns out the audience didn&#8217;t bite the idea of replacing the lead female.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBarely anybody watched it, it was even made available on streaming platforms but there was no hype,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In fact, the film isn&#8217;t doing well on the Indian digital streaming platform Hotstar either. Fans just weren&#8217;t feeling the spin-off film.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hindi Medium<\/em><\/strong> (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.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-rzlfeocuvhi\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-rzlfeocuvhi\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/rzlfeocUVhI?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/rzlfeocUVhI?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\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: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/sonam-kapoor-is-more-concerned-about-her-film-not-launching-in-pakistan-than-kashmir-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonam Kapoor Is More Concerned About Her Film Not Launching in Pakistan Than Kashmir Tensions<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>Angrezi Medium<\/em><\/strong> was released on March 13, 2020, and didn&#8217;t hit cinemas in Pakistan due to the Bollywood ban.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian fans are telling Saba Qamar that &#8216;Angrezi Medium&#8216; just wasn&#8217;t the same without her. The actor&#8217;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. 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