After her big Bollywood debut, Saba Qamar will now be seen playing Qandeel Baloch, a social media sensation who was murdered by her brother in a name of honour. The first look of the controversial biopic ‘Qandeel’ is out and receiving severe criticisms from the fans.
In an interview to Mid-Day, Qamar supports Baloch and said, “The perception was that Qandeel Baloch made inappropriate videos, but no one knows why she did it… She did it to earn money and support her family. She wasn’t educated, but dreamt of becoming famous. She didn’t have any other option to fulfill her dreams apart from taking to social media. She tried to do regular jobs, but wherever she went, she was exploited”.
“If anyone, it’s the people who need to be blamed for making Qandeel a social media sensation. If no one had followed her, she would not have made what she did. It’s they who are responsible for her death,” she added.
A short story highlighting the issue of honour killing in Pakistan will unfold on a local TV channel Urdu 1.
She also asserted that the biopic is not entertaining but showcase the difficulties she faced during her life. “Either this show manages to change the way our community thinks, or I die doing it,” Qamar concluded.
Apart from this, Saba Qamar has been receiving praises for her Bollywood debut film ‘Hindi Medium’. The movie also stars Irrfan Khan in a lead role.