![]() ![]() How did you cast the trio of Adnan, Sanam and Aamina for Cake? How has been the experience of working with them so far?Īsim Abbasi: I was extremely lucky and humbled to have such great actors come on board for Cake, simply after reading the script. Hard prep for the film started in October 2016. We spent roughly six months on the first draft of the script, and then a few more months working on revised drafts and working with script doctors in the UK. I wanted my first feature film to be as truthful to the realities of life as a film can be. How and when were you hit with the idea of Cake and, especially, making a feature film in Pakistan?Īsim Abbasi: I have been writing and making short films in the UK for some years, but my roots are here in Pakistan and I believe that the nascent stage our film industry is at right now, there is room to make diverse range of films, and build a true cinema going culture. Cake is certainly not a “masala” film, with gratuitous item songs, but for audiences wanting a truly emotional, cathartic experience, “Cake” will be a real treat with its share of laughs and tears. Is it a commercial film or an offbeat/parallel cinema stuff?Īsim Abbasi: I find the differentiation between commercial and parallel very arbitrary, as any film that does well and is loved by audiences, is by default a commercial film. ![]() Expect powerhouse performances from the entire cast, and strong, cinematic visuals. What is ‘Cake’ about and what to expect from it?Īsim Abbasi: Cake is essentially a story about passage of time and how choices and mistakes made in the past effect our present. In this insightful and intelligent interview, Asim Abbasi also spoke about the revival of cinema in Pakistan and influence of Bollywood on Pakistan film industry. To know further about the movie and what to expect from it, we got in touch with the director himself. ‘Cake’ is his first full length feature film and being shot in Karachi, interior Sindh and London.īesides it being a coming-of-age drama with “story having many layers” like that of a cake, we know very little about this intriguingly titled project. He has previously made several short films in the UK including ‘Little Red Roses’ (2015), ‘Whore’ (2013) and ‘Once a Man’ (2013) and won accolades for them. The film has been in making for couple of months and is lined up to release by end of this year.Īlso Read: Get ready for sweet treat of ‘Cake’ starring Adnan, Aamina and SanamĪsim Abbasi studied Economics at London School of Economics and Global Cinema at School of Oriental and African Studies, UK. ‘Cake’ is not a dessert but a film starring the dynamic trio of Adnan Malik, Aamina Sheikh and Sanam Saeed. Among them is the UK-based Pakistani filmmaker Asim Abbasi, who is on our radar since he revealed he’s making ‘Cake’ for us earlier this year. The future of our film industry, undoubtedly, lies on the shoulders of these men and women, coming up with novel ideas and big plans to change the face of cinema. Many directors are debuting at the silver screen in coming months and years with several interesting projects in the pipeline. ![]()
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