Versatile actor, Anoushay Abbasi has been getting a lot of attention and appreciation for her role in the currently airing Prem Gali, latest short film Dancing Girl and upcoming drama Raqs e Bismil. She has been giving praiseworthy performances back to back and we love her script selection.
Speaking exclusively to Something Haute, Anoushay shared the secret to her recent success; good content. “I sign scripts where I get a margin to perform and a character that has an importance in the overall flow of the story.”
“The script of Raqs e Bismil made me sign the project, the story is fantastic and my character (Sakina) has a lot of shades in it,” she said speaking about the drama that has everyone’s attention these days. “My expectations are really high because the project is so relatable for the audience and it’s full of excitement.”
She also plays a strong and resilient character in Prem Gali that has won the fans.
“Prem Gali is a different project for me altogether; it wasn’t like every other project. It was a grand project, the cast, the set, the director, there was teamwork in it, everything about it was exciting, I loved every bit of the script,” she said thanking viewers for the love they’ve given her character.
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Speaking of her short film Dancing Doll, she said the experience was the best by far. “I did a drama with this film’s director, Mohsin Talat about 14 years ago as a child star playing the lead role and now I became his main lead in the short film; I don’t have words to explain how happy I am for achieving this,” she shared.
“The shooting pattern of the film is different, the acting is different; it was a whole new experience for me and I absolutely loved it.”
Also, addressing the future of digital content in Pakistan, she said that this is a good opportunity. “I feel it’s getting there and COVID and lockdown have inevitably lead to a bigger demand and desire in the audiences for good content.”
Display of violence has become casual and slapping women has become a norm in our dramas. We asked the actor to share her thoughts and if she would be okay with taking a slap or two for a script.
“I don’t think there’s a problem in it because it’s just our industry who focuses on these kinds of petty things, in other industries people have been murdering other people and smashing their heads with blood splashing everywhere, bullets going through the body and so much more violence but we watch them and never complain,” Anoushay replied, clarifying that sometimes it is the demand of the script. “I believe if the story demands a thappar then it’s absolutely okay to do it.”
Other than these projects, Anoushay has recently completed the shoot for Anjum Shehzad’s web series for ZEE5, Abdullahpur Ka Devdas along with Bilal Abbas Khan and Sarah Khan.
