One of the most critically acclaimed Pakistani films of 2018 — Cake — has made name for itself locally and internationally. The film, which features Aamina Sheikh, Sanam Saeed, Adnan Malik, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Mohammad Ahmed in pivotal roles, will soon be available on international streaming platform, Netflix.
Director of Cake, Asim Abbasi took to Twitter and announced that the film will be available on Netflix after two weeks on May 15.
Just heard a rumour that Cake is coming to Netflix on May 15th. ?â€â™€ï¸ #cakethefilm #eksaalbaad
— Asim Abbasi (@IllicitusProduc) April 30, 2019
Later, one of the cast members Adnan Malik also posted the news on his Instagram story.
Screengrab: Adnan Malik
Read: ‘Cake’ drops out of the Oscar race
Cake was also Pakistan’s contender for the Oscars foreign-language category this year. Though the film dropped out of the Oscar race in the final nine that were shortlisted, it was shown to the jury members of the Oscar committee in Los Angeles. Cake has also been nominated in all five film categories of the 18th Lux Style Awards including Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Playback Singer.
