Shehzad Roy and Faisal Qureshi, after so many delays, have finally resumed working on their passion project “Alif Noon”. Starring with these two in this film is Sajal Aly who just confirmed the news by sharing a photo of the three together with the hashtag of the film.
“Alif Noon” was announced some six years ago and was supposed to mark the acting debut of evergreen singer Shehzad Roy and the directorial debut in films for Faisal Qureshi, the latter then went on to make his debut as film director with Fawad Khan starrer “Money Back Guarantee” (2022).
Earlier this year there were speculations of Sajal Aly and Mehwish Hayat as being part of this much delayed project. While nothing has been confirmed about Hayat yet, Sajal Aly has now officially confirmed her association with the project.
“Alif Noon” is a film adaptation of a comedy series by same name starring Kamal Ahmed Rizvi as Allan and Rafi Khawar as Nanha. The series first aired on PTV in 1965 and later another season aired in 1982. In the film adaptation, Roy will by essaying the role of ‘Allan’ while Qureshi will be playing the iconic role of ‘Nanha’.
In one of his earlier interviews with a local daily, Qureshi said: “The film will be a revival of a classic comedy and its famous characters but with a modern twist. The characters will not exactly be what people have seen in the original show but instead, be a new version of them belonging to today’s era. We’re looking at things with a different angle so that even people who didn’t watch the original can enjoy the film.”
“Alif Noon” is expected to release in first half of 2025. Stay tuned for more updates.
