Official poster for Yumna Zaidi’s debut movie

After a lot anticipation, main tv actor Yumna Zaidi is lastly making her foray into cinema with Nayab. Helmed by director Umair Nasir Ali, the upcoming movie’s synopsis guarantees “a lady’s cricket goals, her brother’s previous and the household’s deep journey converge on this relatable coming-of-age story.” A catchy tagline seems recurrently throughout Nayab’s promotional materials which reads ‘Naam Yaad Rakhna’, calling upon followers to recollect Nayab’s title.

The Tere Bin actor will likely be essaying the titular position of Nayab, a Karachiite who has a ardour for cricket however is hesitant as a consequence of society’s stress and a scarcity of alternatives. On Saturday, Zaidi took to Instagram to disclose her movie’s first official poster. The submit was accompanied by a brief caption that learn, “Enter Nayab’s world with our first official poster, as we run into pleasure like our fearless protagonist! Be part of the dash in direction of goals, the place chaos meets ambition. Prepare for a rollercoaster experience of resilience, pleasure, and drama!”

The official Instagram deal with for Nayab named December 10 as the discharge date for the movie’s trailer on the identical day. The account has been operating in overdrive for the reason that undertaking was first teased in January, with grid posts revealing its early poster, solid and crew. With photos of cricket accolades and equipment juxtaposed with interactive posts quizzing followers about Nayab’s staff and Pakistan’s cricket, Zaidi’s debut is efficiently constructing hype.

Ambitiously branding itself as “the way forward for Pakistani cinema”, one other Instagram submit requested followers to affix the “revival of Pakistani cinema”. Whereas extra particulars concerning the story are but to be unveiled, the teasers and behind-the-scenes snippets predict a blended bag of ambition, romance, camaraderie and household.

Aside from Zaidi, the solid additionally contains Jawed Sheikh, M. Fawad Khan, Usama Khan, Ehteshamuddin, Huma Nawab, Noreen Gulwani and Hani Taha. The script is written by the famed Laal Kabootar duo Ali Abbas Naqvi and Basit Naqvi.

In an earlier interview with Unbiased Urdu, Zaidi shared that she had been supplied many movies earlier than Nayab however she had refused them and caught to TV. Nevertheless, the “sturdy content material” of Umair’s directorial received her coronary heart. “It’s a superb story and it’s significant. The entire staff is attempting their finest to execute it the best way it ought to be. Now that we’ve chosen good content material, we wish to do justice with it in order that the viewers additionally enjoys it once they go to the cinema.”

She additional added that she doesn’t comply with Pakistani cricket in any respect. “While you’re attempting to good an accent for a task, or representing a tribe in a drama, it’s important to work very arduous to keep away from stereotyping them. It’s the identical with this position. All of my consideration, my focus has been right here. I wish to do justice to this character, to this lady who worships cricket.”

Speaking about her position, she mentioned that Nayab is a “daring” lady who is aware of no bounds on the subject of her ardour. “There are rivalries within the movie as effectively. One factor I do know for certain is that individuals is not going to solely take pleasure in it but in addition relate with my character.”

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