Talents like Sajal Ali cannot go unnoticed anywhere
You have talent everywhere in the world. The main part is that it should flower. If it gets the right kind of opportunities, it will definitely show its worth. You have some of the finest talent in the Indian film industry. Similarly, the Pakistani film industry is not behind in any way. Actors like Fawad Khan, Sajal Ali, and Mahira Khan have not only set the screens on fire in Pakistan but have also shone on this side of the Indus River as well.
They have done memorable roles in Hindi films in the Bollywood industry. Bollywood has always this fixation with the Urdu language. Right since the 1950s, you can see the influence of this beautiful language in Bollywood films. The advantage is the closeness to the Hindi language. However, most of the Urdu words have a poetic kind of feeling. Hence, this language is the best when it comes to describing romance. Some of the most beautiful songs in Indian films have a high smattering of Urdu words and phrases.
How does the Indian film industry know of these Pakistani film stars? No Pakistani film releases in India. The only way they reach the eyes and ears of Indians is through the reviewing websites like Reviewit.pk. This website has made names like Fawad Khan as household names in India along with the Indian film stars.
Seeing one such review, the Hindi film industry offered Fawad Khan a role in the film, Kapoor & Sons where he performed the role of a homosexual individual. He literally stole the show from right under the noses of some of the prominent Indian film stars as well. He has also done a memorable role in Karan Johar’s film, ‘Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil’. However, Fawad Khan had to face some unsavory comments from a section of a political party in India known for creating such problems on the basis of religion.
Films, as such do not subscribe to any religious faiths. They are purely commercial with their main objective being earning profit and giving good quality entertainment to the public.
Similarly, Sajal Ali performed an admirable role as Sridevi’s daughter in the film, Mom. Now, Sridevi is a reserved actress not known to praise any of her co-stars. That Sajal Ali earned the praise of no less a person than Sridevi speaks volumes of her talent and performing skills. Her film has just released where she plays the role of a rape survivor with absolute genuineness.
Mahira Khan is a famous name in the Pakistani film industry. She had a burning ambition to play a role alongside the Indian Badshah, Shahrukh Khan. She got this opportunity in the film, Raees. She played a memorable role in the film. However, due to the prevailing tension between the two nations, India and Pakistan, her role was almost cut. However, sanity prevailed in the end and Indians got the chance to visit some rare talent from Pakistan.
These are just three examples of Pakistani stars that made big in other industries because of the positive reviews from websites like Reviewit.pk.