VJ-turned-actress Madiha Imam recently made her big screen debut with Bollywood film Dear Maya opposite Manisha Koirala. She has received mostly positive reviews for her portrayal of a 14-year-old girl, Anna, in the film. However, it is unfortunate that we couldn’t watch the film in Pakistan as it didn’t release here.
VJ-turned-actress Madiha Imam recently made her big screen debut with Bollywood film Dear Maya opposite Manisha Koirala. She has received mostly positive reviews for her portrayal of a 14-year-old girl, Anna, in the film. However, it is unfortunate that we couldn’t watch the film in Pakistan as it didn’t release here. In an interview with Instep, Imam revealed that Dear Maya wasn’t supposed to release in any other country besides India. It has nothing to do with relations between Pakistan and India.
“This is something I knew from the beginning since it was a small film,” Imam told Instep. “It depends on the distributors actually and they had no clue that a Pakistani actress would come on board. So they decided on a certain number of screens for the film in India. The film didn’t have a strong backing to be released in any other country including Pakistan. I was slightly saddened by it. I was aware that it won’t release anywhere else but still I was hoping that it might release in Pakistan since I was associated with the project. But the producers had their own limitations.”
Nonetheless, it is a proud moment to see young Imam playing a pivotal role in the film and shining on the big screen. We hope to watch the film soon.
