How we live apart, why we don't live together
My
parents live their now. My brother is studying their and my father is working. I
was born in Pakistan. We have all lived here our entire lives But just lately,
everyone moved. My brother is studying there and from the time he went there his
bullying has stopped because we meet for a month every year. there Now you bully
him on call? We bully him on call and also when we meet him But not the regular
bullying anymore So who was the naughtiest? I think I was but I never got
caught Who got caught? I think Urwa would get scolded because she was older And
my brother would get scolded because he was a boy. So I got lucky and I wasn't
scolded too much Did your parents ever hit you? Not me I think my brother get
Not me and Urwa. What kind of a family did you have? I think we all were very
close, the 3 of us And we were raised by our mother.
So we were very close to
her. I have never felt that parent child relation with mom. I always felt it was
a very friendly relationship. We all were friends So you all weren't
disciplined? No, we all were friend at home. When I used to talk to my other
friends and they would tell me that they weren't even allowed to stay awake
till late and we aren't allowed to go everywhere So I used to ask mom that is
there any thing we aren't allowed to do? There was nothing Mom always used to
ask us and we would lead and she would just be watching out for us. So she just
wanted to know whatever we were doing and she used to stay very close to us. We
didn't have restrictions and nor were we distant. So what kind of talks did you
have? We would talk about everything. I think there is nothing in my life that I
haven't told mom. So there were no secrets? Sometimes I tell Mama that whenever
I see my friends doing something without telling their parents. I used to be
curious that how did they feel Have you ever bunked? No, never So you have no
secret diary? I am just so sorry to disappoint you I wish I had some fun in my
Teenage or school life So did you play with dolls in your childhood?
I played
with loads of dolls and I used to play with my brother in the outdoors then I
switched to dolls like all the girls but I was a very studious life And I used
to feel very happy. when on my result day Amma would go to school teachers used
to say that I was very intelligent Mama would feel very proud. I started feeling
greedy for that So I was my parents pet And I wanted to be the one to make my
parents proud but then we all followed this thinking I think we all wanted to
make our Mom proud. It just makes us so happy and like I talked about my
convocation. so I was more happy about my mom's presence than my own convocation. I am surprised that you wanted to study fashion? I was very confused after this
freedom is only given by parents. I wanted to become a doctor I had 87% marks in
my FSc.
I tried to do it Then I thought, it was not for me. I dropped out in both
medical and fashion designing. That I started acting I found my passion in it. How
did you come in acting? I was very active in co-curricular in school But both
Urwa and me And we both used to everything together Urwa and I used to do
theatre plays in Islamabad Plays like Mary Poppins and Chicago that were
organized in Islamabad. We used to actively participate in them from there on we
worked in ATV as it was very close to our house. So we used to host a kids show
on it after school Alternatively From there Urwa got selected. My story is
merged with Urwa's Urwa got selected as a VJ in ARY Musik. So she went to
Karachi And I went after her to Karachi and thats how we both started working
And then we got started in acting after an offer.
After that there was no
looking back I think we both found our passion in it. There are somethings that
you are wishing for unconsciously but because you think them as illogical, you
don't really pay attention to them but soon after we started acting. we found
our passion in it. It was it What was your first work? I felt very happy when I
started appearing on T.V even as a host. I was quite young when I hosted What
was your first drama? My first drama was "Meray Huzoor" on ARY. How
did you learn your lines? I used to rattle it And when I initially started
acting So how did you understand your character? I don't think I understood it
at that time. It will be wrong if I say that I did For the first 3 to 4 years. I
was only doing it because I enjoyed being in front of the camera. I just loved
the attention And I loved the audience and how it reacted when they started
recognizing me. I loved the process so I kept on doing it. I didn't understand
the seriousness of my work Its only after my bollywood movie.
I had long acting
sessions with them. I understood the medium soon after Before my movue. I sot a
drama with Haseeb Hassan and we went to California to shoot So isolation taught
me acting I don't think I understand it completely but now I know it completely
Now if I shot Jawaani or Angan It consumes me. Now I give my best to my
character or I try to in the start it was just fun and games. Do you read the
entire script? Many times And how much do you irritate the director? I irritate
them a lot. You have seen me on the set I think I really torment my director
because I have to take a lead on them I cannot create on my own I don't try my
own methods. What do you start with? I start with the script I constantly read
it. There is this book called "40 rules of love" I read that book
twice. when I was 21 And then I read it more I discovered that whenever you
reread something you always find new things I thought I should apply this on
the scripys And now I re read the scripts for a better understanding.
So I can't
even remember how many times I read Angan because I was nervous doing something
as big as Angan because my character is leading the narrative And you are
seeing the era from her eyes. SoI was very nervous. I reread it to understand it. Do you do your own research? No because I follow my character I think we have a
very privileged job. We have other people to take care of our appearance? I don't
get in those things that other people are responsible for because I don't want
to waste my potential on them as people are already hired for them. Acting well
is my only job on a set I try to keep myself occupied with just that And I am
always near my director because I am always asking questions Questions and his
suggestions. You can ask the director of Angan how much I tortured him 100
questions before every scene because it is a different era And you rehearse
with everyone? Do you enjoy that? I think all the actors understand their
responsibilities even if there is a single loop hole in 1 project now. its
really highlighted that it was not right Now everyone takes their
responsibility.
We rehearse and rerehearse for something as special as Angan as
we have to understand that time and the tragedies of independence so that we
understand and believe that we are those people Angan was a lot of hardwork And
you learn a lot from that also Yes I think that your personality changes after
every project.
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