Fahad Mustafa Channels Mir Taqi Mir, Iman Ali Makes A Comeback In This New Film

Long in production, Anjum Shehzad's Mah-e-Mir is at least set to release in cinemas on 6 May.

The producers released an official trailer which mixes scenes from the initial teaser with new visuals and more of Sarmad Sehbai's lovely dialogue.

Mah-e-Mir dances between the present and the past, as Fahad Mustafa stars as a writer struggling to grasp the mystique of the writer Mir Taqi Mir and then takes on the guise of the artist himself when the film travels back to the Mughal epoch. Iman Ali stars as Mir's object of yearning and her character is said to have a metaphorical importance in the film.

"I would prefer not to give away an excess but Mah-e-Mir is a film with a lot of subtexts. It's a film about thoughts. And Obviously, about Mir Taqi Mir too," shared the director Anjum Shehzad with Images.

"The film was shot for the most part in Karachi and we utilized detailed sets for a lot of the scenes," he included.

"The cast and crew are exceptional excited that the film is finally going to be released. It's now close to what we want it to look like," Anjum said, referring to the deferred release of the film, which was prior slated for a November 2015 release.

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Refused ‘PK’ because of ‘Kapoor & Sons’: Fawad Khan

Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Khan has uncovered he refused to star in Rajkumar Hirani’s blockbuster PK since he had committed to his upcoming film "Kapoor & Sons".

“When I was approached by the film producer, I totally lost my mind because I got such a good opportunity. But unfortunately, I couldn't commit as I had already given my commitment to "Kapoor & Sons". I just let any opportunities go when I am aware of all the aspects, but I regret it when I've to leave an opportunity due to commitment problems, which is in the case of PK,” said Fawad.

The actor was offered the role of the Pakistani character in the film, who falls in love with Anushka Sharma’s character. The role then arrived into Sushant Singh Rajput’s lap. The film, starring superstar Aamir Khan, went on to become the highest-grossing film in the history of Hindi cinema, collecting more than Rs300 crore at the box office.

Fawad’s debut film Khoobsurat had released only three months before PK and he could have two releases in 2014 if he had done PK. The gap between Khoobsurat and Kapoor & Sons would not have seemed so big, considering he did not have any release in 2015.

"Kapoor & Sons", directed by Shakun Batra and also starring Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt, is releasing on 18 March.

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