Islamabad, August 27th, 2019 — The 8th annual South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF) comes to Washington DC this September where two of Pakistan’s most celebrated films in the last year will be screened.
“Baaji,” Saqib Malik’s thriller starring Meera, Amna Ilyas and Osman Khalid Butt will play on the big screen in DC on September 21st. The festival runs from September 20 to 22 where Malik will be on hand for the screening and to answer audience questions following its premiere.
“Baaji” tells the story of Meera (played by Meera) who is trying to hold onto her fame, with many of the controversies written into the film borrowed from Meera’s real life. Ilyas plays Neha a young woman from a rough background to works her way to become Meera’s most trusted confidant and eventually a star in her own right, and Butt plays a mysterious film director Rohail.
Joining “Baaji” from Pakistan is the critical and commercial darling “Laal Kabootar.” The film directed by Kamal Khan and written by Ali Abbas Naqvi is a crime action thriller starring Ahmed Ali Akbar and Mansha Pasha as Adeel and Aaliyah who find themselves working together to solve their own traumas to the backdrop of Karachi.
Both films will be screened with subtitles for the diverse audience.
Pakistani blockbusters hit US silver screens
Pakistani blockbusters hit US silver screens
- “Baaji” and “Laal Kabootar” will be screened as part of South Asian Film Festival 2019
- The flicks will be screened with subtitles for diverse audience
