{"id":357774,"date":"2022-04-21T00:31:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T19:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=357774"},"modified":"2022-04-21T00:32:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T19:32:26","slug":"bilal-abbas-khan-almost-didnt-play-maahir-in-dobara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bilal-abbas-khan-almost-didnt-play-maahir-in-dobara\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilal Abbas Khan Almost Didn&#8217;t Play &#8216;Maahir&#8217; in Dobara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bilal Abbas Khan and Hadiqa Kiani really made waves with their roles in &#8216;<strong><em>Dobara<\/em><\/strong>&#8216;. However, did you know that the <strong><em>Pyar Ke Sadqey<\/em><\/strong> actor might not have been cast for the role of &#8216;Maahir&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He was actually the second choice for the role as<em><strong> Diyar-e-Dil<\/strong> <\/em>actor Osman Khalid Butt was first approached with the script.<\/p>\n<p>How do we know this? During his appearance on Nida Yasir\u2019s Good Morning Pakistan, when asked if he regrets passing a script, he named <strong><em>Dobara<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cUsually, I don\u2019t feel any regret because when I read [the script], I can tell whether it&#8217;s powerful enough or not. Also, sometimes you feel like you won\u2019t fit well in the character and that you won\u2019t be able to portray it with honesty.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the <strong><em>Chupke Chupke<\/em><\/strong> star, he regrets not being able to take up the Danish Nawaz\u2019s project. The drama serial is now famed for the performances by Bilal Abbas Khan and Hadiqa Kiani.<\/p>\n<p>At the time he couldn&#8217;t find room in his schedule to take up the drama serial. The shooting for the drama serial came too soon after <strong><em>Chupke Chupke<\/em><\/strong> and he couldn&#8217;t take on the project.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDobara, which was directed by Danish Nawaz. At the time, I was stuck in Karachi because of Covid and I was also shifting. Chupke Chupke had also taken off. I had a lot of commitments and responsibilities in Islamabad that I had to fulfil, and the shoots were starting very soon after Chupke Chupke. So, unfortunately, I couldn\u2019t do it. But after watching five to ten episodes [of Dobara] and even after reading the script, I found it very interesting.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-pfe-rja_tza\" 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-pfe-rja_tza\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/PFE-rJA_tzA?start=4232&amp;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\/PFE-rJA_tzA?start=4232&#038;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\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\/mahira-khan-on-baarwan-khiladi-if-i-wanted-it-to-be-a-foremost-hit-id-ask-fawad-to-play-a-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahira Khan On Baarwan Khiladi: &#8216;If I Wanted It To Be A Foremost Hit, I&#8217;d Ask Fawad To Play A Role&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the writer and director shared how he wants to kickstart his own production house too.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI have thought about getting into production. I\u2019ve always been very interested in direction and gathering a team. Writing is something I\u2019ve been doing for some time. Just trying to take it to the next level now.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bilal Abbas Khan and Hadiqa Kiani really made waves with their roles in &#8216;Dobara&#8216;. However, did you know that the Pyar Ke Sadqey actor might not have been cast for the role of &#8216;Maahir&#8217;. He was actually the second choice for the role as Diyar-e-Dil actor Osman Khalid Butt was first approached with the script. How do we know this? 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