The film ‘Joyland’ by Saim Sadiq has most recently impressed Bollywood star, Priyanka Chopra. The actor, whose comments against Pakistan have frequently infuriated people, sent her love to Pakistan’s Oscar-nominated film. Priyanka Chopra praises Pakistan’s Oscar-nominated film ‘Joyland’.
Taking to Twitter, the former Miss World shared, “Joyland is truly a joy to watch. Bravo to the entire team for bringing this story to life. It’s a must-watch.” She went on to tag the Joyland team in her tweet.
#Joyland is truly a joy to watch. Bravo to the entire team for bringing this story to life. It's a must watch@SaimSadiq14 @ApoorvaGC @maggiebriggs17 @Malala @rizwanahmed Alina Khan, Ali Junejo, Sohail Sameer, Sania Saeed, Abdullah Siddiqui, Rasti Farooq
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— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) January 17, 2023
Priyanka Chopra praises Pakistan’s Oscar-nominated film ‘Joyland’. Later, Sadiq thanked the Indian actor. Chopra has also expressed her support for India’s Oscar entry. She recently hosted screenings for SS Rajamouli’s epic RRR and The Last Film Show in Los Angeles.
Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist and the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, as well as the British-Pakistani artist Riz Ahmed, who has won Oscars and Emmys, support Joyland. The couple joined Sadiq’s honourable movie as executive producers.
The Academy revealed earlier this month that fifteen films, including Pakistan’s Joyland, had moved to the next round of voting in the International Feature Film category. The film directed by Sadiq keeps making headlines as it becomes the first local entry to advance after being shortlisted.
Along with films from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, South Korea, and Sweden, The Last Film Show, an entry from India, also made the cut.
Joyland, which won the Cannes LGBTQ Palm award for outstanding LGBT, queer, or feminist-themed film, includes a daring picture of a transgender dancer in Pakistan that originally gained attention. It depicts the narrative of the youngest son in a patriarchal family who is expected to have a boy with his wife, and it is a tale of the sexual revolution. Instead, he joins an exotic dancing club and develops feelings for the trans woman who runs it.
Joyland, written and directed by Sadiq and produced by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, Apoorva Guru Charan, and Lauren Mann, stars Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gillani, Salman Peerzada, Sohail Sameer and Sania Saeed.
