No matter how tragic or fantastical the love story is, it’s crucial that the actors have chemistry to make the audience feel the characters’ desire for one another. Saba Qamar and Hamza Khawaja were the “perfect example” of on-screen chemistry for Sarmad Khoosat’s Kamli universe. Some on-screen couples create unmatchable sparks, almost palpable energy.
After a successful four-week run in theatres, Khoosat posted a clip to his Instagram account showing Hina and Amaltas’s Qamar and Khwaja (Hina and Amaltas) gazing into each other’s deep eyes during a screen test before filming.
Going to look at their match, Khoosat was delighted that the actors truly personified the characters in addition to being sold on the on-screen couple.
Khoosat wrote, “The word chemistry is quite liberally used (and misused) for the dynamics that two (or more) actors exude on screen. The alchemy of such profound chemistry is a mystery to me. I’m not entirely sure of the recipe or alchemy behind it. Even though talking about my own work may come off as conceited, if there was ever going to be a picture-perfect representation of acting chemistry between two actors, this would be it.
He revealed additional information about the shot, saying that despite the stress of the actual shoot, the Akhri Station director slept soundly after this screen test. After many weeks of practice sessions and rehearsals, we finally recorded this screen test.
If I remember correctly, we only did two takes before calling the session a wrap. Despite my worries about the shoot the following morning, I slept soundly because I was happy and sure that these two gorgeous actors, Saba Qamar and Hamza Khawaja, ARE my Hina and Amaltas.
Sania Saeed, Nimra Bucha, and Omair Rana all play significant roles in the haunting story Kamli, which is about love, loss, and grief in a setting of conventional chaos.
