Some thoughts on MALAL by Umera herself on her facebook note: ===========================================
As Malal is starting this Saturday I found it important to make a comment on the serial. This is my second original screenplay after my first serial Wujood-e-Laraib that aired in 2004 (the rest have all been adaptations)... and that is why I am really looking forward to your feedback . This is also my second serial with Mehreen Jabbar; one of the finest directors that we have in Pakistan. After Doraha we were very much aware of the kind and the amount of expectations that viewers would be having from our next serial. It was easy for us to do a sequel of Doraha or a project very similar to it and hit the jackpot again. But that is not what we believe in. Success of a project becomes meaningless when it creatively stifles you. It is always fun to break the mantra and come up with something new and daring. That is the only way we can refine your tastes. Malal stands at a 180-degree shift from Doraha in its theme, treatment, issues, class and cast. You will get disappointed if you kept on comparing the two while watching it. That is my only fear. I never believe in bragging about a project beforehand. Still I will like to say that our cast and crew have given their optimum best. That is my verdict. However, you are the ultimate judge of the quality and success of a project. So I leave it to you. I read a quote somewhere a few days ago...'' Take the shot even when your knees are shaking."....I loved it. So Malal Team Is Taking The Shot:)....don't ask if our knees are shaking or not:):):)
.......and some thoughts of the Director Mehreen Jabbar on the note of Umera on facebook:
Mehreen Jabbar:
Umera jee, thanks for writing the note. I do agree with you that Malal is 180 degrees different from Doraha in terms of its storyline and treatment but I really enjoyed working on it and am looking forward to seeing the audience reaction. It is definitely a storyline that is not being explored in our serials and is away from the mainstream. The ... Read Moreserial was shot in New York and Karachi and is the first serial to be filmed on 35mm (film) lenses so the look will be slightly different. The team was a mixture of Pakistani and American crew members and we shot in very very cold temperatures so apologies if sometimes the actors mouths are trembling ;)
I love working with Umera because of the realism of her stories and her dialogue and the effort she puts in characterizations instead of just plots.
I think Malal will be a serial that needs to be savored and enjoyed araam sey, episode by episode.
Fingers crossed!
Warm regards.
October 4 at 6:11pm