Dancing Doll: a tale of aspiration

LAHORE:While making waves for her performance in the drama serial Prem Gali, actress Anoushay Abbasi is back playing a gut-punching take of a mother’s sacrifice and love for her daughter in short-movie titled ‘Dancing Doll’ where is starring with child star Angel Kanwal.

‘Dancing Doll’ is a story of hardships a single mother goes through and the stress she takes to make sure her child’s life is better than hers. This layered tale showcases an unimaginable mother-daughter relationship, with no shortage of affection and love.

Talking about the latest release, Seemeen Naveed, the executive producer of the short-film said, ‘Family is the first institution from where an individual learns the most. She added, ‘an individual is not defined by places from where they come, but instead by the people who shape them.’ “The real star for “Dancing Doll” is the script,” according to Anoushay Abbasi. “Told in a short-film format, punches a strong meaningful message, and I so glad Pakistan now has a platform like See Prime giving us actors as chance to tell such stories and showcase our craft,” she said.

Penned by Wasiq Ali and directed by Mohsin Talat, the latest short film is co-produced by Ali Hussain and Mahib Bukhari. The film features Anoushay Abbasi, Faizan Khawaja and child-star Angel Kanwal.