{"id":345891,"date":"2022-01-29T16:40:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T11:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=345891"},"modified":"2022-01-29T19:43:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T14:43:11","slug":"parizaad-actors-open-up-about-experience-with-the-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/parizaad-actors-open-up-about-experience-with-the-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Cried When I First Read the Script,&#8217; Says Ahmed Ali Akbar, Parizaad Actors Open Up About Experience With The Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the final episode of the drama serial <strong><em>Parizaad<\/em><\/strong> was aired in theaters, fans are letting it all soak in. Meanwhile, the cast didn&#8217;t make it easier with their press conference after the episode was screened.<\/p>\n<p>From Ushna Shah opening up about the love, she received for playing Naheed. Despite being a member of the biz for ages. She even talked about how fans came up to her, and now recognize her as &#8216;the girl from Parizaad&#8217;, not actress Ushna Shah.<\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CZSDTp7BgFA\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netizens-call-out-ahmed-ali-akbar-for-blackface-in-pari-zaad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netizens Call Out Ahmed Ali Akbar For Blackface in &#8216;Pari Zaad&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>On the other hand, Saboor Aly talked about always wanting to work with <strong><em>Stop Watch<\/em><\/strong> famed Ahmed Ali Akbar. Then she finally got to do so as &#8216;Bubbly&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>Mujhay koi drama bhi milta, mein kehti mujhay Ahmed kay saath cast kar dein<\/em>, (Whenever I&#8217;d be offered a drama, I would ask them to cast Ahmed with me.)&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She also opened up about her wish of wanting to work with Shehzad Kashmiri. Going on to thank the director and writer Hashim Nadeem for the project.<\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CZSDEq2h2c9\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Ali Akbar voiced how he too was apprehensive about playing <strong><em>Parizaad<\/em><\/strong> due to the character&#8217;s appearance, probably because of the blackface. The issue caused quite a stir on social media as creators and artist alike was slammed for casting a light-skinned actor with blackface make-up for the role of a dark-skinned man. When they should have just cast a dark-skinned actor.<\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CZSHaSphRgq\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/why-is-parizaad-being-compared-to-danish-from-meray-paas-tum-ho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Is Parizaad Being Compared to &#8216;Danish&#8217; From Meray Paas Tum Ho?<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Then Zahid an assistant director and Salman his manager convinced him to at least read the script first.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;So I read the script and I cried for the first time after reading something. Then I connected with the character to the extent that the way his (Parizaad&#8217;s) looks not only became secondary, but tertiary. I connected so much with the human inside, and related so much, I knew I had to do this.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Did you watch the last episode of Parizaad in theaters? What did you think? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the final episode of the drama serial Parizaad was aired in theaters, fans are letting it all soak in. Meanwhile, the cast didn&#8217;t make it easier with their press conference after the episode was screened. From Ushna Shah opening up about the love, she received for playing Naheed. Despite being a member of the biz for ages. 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