Excerpts from an old interview of Musaddiq Malek after he had worked as the AD in JPNA2
What made you decide to choose this field?
It may come across as something unusual but PTV has been an immense inspiration. I grew up watching dramas on the channel and over time I realised that this was my calling. I have also been fascinated and intrigued by Urdu literature.
Who in the Pakistani film industry inspires you?
It’s hard to name people because almost everyone I’ve come across in the industry has inspired me. But since I have to take names, I’ll say Qazi Wajid, Moin Akhtar and Faris Shafi.
As far as film inspirations are concerned, Pakistani films such as Bol and more recently Asim Abbasi’s brilliant cinematic experience Cake have triggered my creativity and motivated me.
From Bollywood, my favourite film will have to be Tamasha and from Hollywood Vanilla Sky, Lovers of the Arctic Circle, and Requiem for a Dream.
What would be your dream project and dream cast?
There are a lot of stories I want to tell and every single one of them is close to my heart. There is no dream cast as such but there are a couple of people I would love to direct such as Sanam Saeed. She’s a phenomenal performer. I would also love to work with Saba Parvez and Kalki Koelchin.
What other genres would you like to explore?
Rom-coms and thrillers.
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