In an Instagram Live interview with Indian journalist Faridoon Shaharyar, Humaima, who plays Daro Nattni in Bilal Lashari’s remake of the 1979 cult classic Maula Jatt, said that her director gave her the following two instructions: “(A) Do not watch the original Maula Jatt. and (b) use Eva Green’s persona from 300: Rise of an Empire as inspiration.
In “Maula Jatt,” Daro loves Noori just as much as I do, said Humaima Malick of Feroze.
She continued by expressing gratitude to Shaan Shahid, a seasoned actor-director, and Lashari for helping her perform by giving her advice on how to maintain a sensual outlook while displaying some hypermasculine emotions like fury, pride, and hatred. “
Humaima, not Fawad Khan, preferred flirting with the camera, which was another intriguing Daro finding. “I was flirting with the camera more than the guy. Regarding her sequences with Maula in the movie, she noted that Daro had to embrace herself unconditionally.
She acknowledged that the scenes were electrifying to see, though, and gave Fawad the credit for helping to make it happen. Daro romanticises her brother. The most resilient person in her life is him. He preserved her and made her live like a princess among a tribe of men who were hostile to her.
As a result, when she first meets Maula, she examines him from head to toe and falls in love with him the moment he has the courage to tell her about Makha’s (Gohar Rasheed) murder.
Fawad is the type of character that works so hard for everyone to shine in the moment, she continued. He is what I refer to as Pakistan’s Aamir Khan. Fawad would contact me at the end of each day of the shoot to compliment me on how well I did. That truly meant a lot to me.
Humaima acknowledged that it was challenging to avoid appearing “vulgar” or “weak” in situations given the conflicting feelings she had to portray on screen. We performed this scene with the wooden Mashal lights in a vault, a teh khana, in one of the mediaeval forts in Lahore since the dialogues were challenging.
It was smokey, and the fight scene was challenging since I had to convey lust and desire in addition to being bright and sensuous. As a guy, I had to woo Maula. Daro recently wore the turban; she is strong and courageous enough to court Maula.
When asked what made TLOMJ such a smashing hit, Humaima credited director Bilal’s vision and writer Nasir Adeeb’s faith in and dedication to the project. It is a very difficult job to hand over that badge of honour to someone else to carry forward with a completely different outlook if someone has made Mughal-e-Azam. The original language of the movie was English.
In order to get the dialogues translated into Punjabi, Bilal first composed them in English after receiving the script from Nasir Adeeb sahab. They didn’t find a middle ground. It took Nasir Sahab a long time to transition from Bilal’s interpretation of Maula Jatt to his traditional Punjabi legend style. And I’m pleased with Bilal for honouring his commitments and compromises.
There seems to be no way to talk to Humaima about her old Emraan Hashmi movie without doing so. “I’m not sorry or embarrassed about that. We shouldn’t have any restrictions, I’m an artist, she proclaimed.
“I must, however, apologise to my country for not anticipating their response. Strong, independent women are misunderstood in Pakistan. I believe that through working together, we have erased 90% of Emraan’s sins. Even if I share a photo from my Umrah, someone will comment on it on him.
Faridoon mentioned how close she is to her brother Feroze Khan as she transitioned from her career to personal life. She said with a smile, “Woh meri jaan hai (he is my life). If I were a heart, he would be my heartbeat; alternatively, if I were zameen, I would be my asmaan ( and if I am the land, he is my sky). Feroze loves me just as much as I love him, and there are no conditions or restrictions in our relationship.
She made similarities using her movie, “I love Feroze, and he loves me in the same manner as Daro loved Noori and Noori loved Daro. We adore each other so much.”
She recalled an incident to illustrate the extent her brother went to make her happy. Feroze gave her a handwritten letter from Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan on her birthday, she said. “My brother gave me a handwritten letter by Amitabh Bachchan with his image and signature for my birthday. It is the cutest thing and is framed in my office. He hailed me fortunate and addressed me as “Humaima sahiba.”
She stated what the letter said, describing how he encouraged her to keep working hard as she does and even expressed his appreciation for the preliminary work she had completed. That is how much he loves me, and I love him just as much, if not more, she said.
