by Zeeshan Mahmood
As more and more people are making foray into the business of filmmaking we are seeing more and more diversified combination of people teaming up to give Pakistani cinema a breath of fresh air. One perfect example of this trend is an upcoming film Dekh Magar Pyaar Se (DMPS) a passionate project of Asad ul Haq who has taken a varied assemblage of talented and creative people on board to make film a memorable experience for himself and the audience.
Dekh Magar Pyaar Se is a rom-com featuring ravishing Humaima Malik, who will be seen in a Pakistani film four years after release of Bol, and introducing dazzling Sikander Rizvi, the grandson of Madam Noor Jahan. Along with the leading stars DMPS team is comprised of some of the established people of their fields which includes Ali Murtaza, the ace marketer, as film producer; Nicholas D. Knowland, BAFTA award winning Director of Photography, as official DoP; HSY as the fashion/design lead and Saima Rashid Bargfrede as the lead stylist. The OST of the film is done by leading band SOCH, who got international fame with their song “Awari” in a Hindi film last year.
The list does not end here and there is another prominent name associated with the project: Saba Imtiaz. Saba Imtiaz is a freelance journalist and author and her work appears in leading national and international news media including The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor and The Guardian. Her debut novel Karachi, You’re Killing Me achieved international recognition and is being adapted into a Hindi film in Bollywood.
