Conversations
Selected interviews.
Stafford Grammar School
Luleå International Film Festival
My love for cinema inspired me to make films
A first feature shot in Pakistan through power cuts and producer disputes. Character led writing, independent finance, and finishing a decade old film with AI.
“I think filmmaking, in essence, is adapting and finding solutions to situations.”
Stockholm City Film Festival
Truth is my inspiration as a film director
Directing Canon: Knocked Out from Stockholm while the shoot ran in Toronto. Training in Sheffield and Belgrade. Why fiction still needs truth at its heart.
“There has to be a heart to a film.”
Västerås Filmfestival
Script Shop
The Old Man in the Lake
On the short screenplay. An old woman’s grief, and a family trying to keep her from drowning in it.
The Express Tribune
Driving into the night
Writing Driven before setting foot in Pakistan. Choosing the crime thriller because it crosses borders. How Western and Pakistani film sets differ.
Dawn
Driven to portray a different Pakistan
The Lahore launch of Driven. On setting stereotypes aside and showing a different Pakistan.