Featuring Shehzad Roy and Faisal Qureshi as the
legendary duo of Allan and Nanha
[KARACHI, 6th November 2018] Pakistan’s most multi-faceted
personality Shehzad Roy and Pakistan’s most clever comic genius Faisal Qureshi
are all set to star as the legendary duo of Allan and Nanha
in the feature film adaptation of ALIF NOON. Based on the iconic
comedy television series by Pakistan Television Network, ALIF NOON originally
featured actor Kamal Ahmed Rizvi as Allan, who also wrote the show, with
comedian Rafi Khawar as Nanha.
The
original TV show was aired in the 1960’s in black and white mode and
transitioned to colour, with repeats being televised even into the eighties.
The show revolved around two main characters: Allan, a clever
business-minded person looking to earn fast money by any means necessary, and Nanha,
Allan’s
stooge, an innocent and gullible person from a rural area who loved his country
and always dreamt of earning an honest living. Nanha, who wasn’t
familiar with the norms of the new society and used by Allan as the 'front man'
for his ‘tricks’, would always unintentionally expose Allan’s devious plot by
speaking the truth to the public.
This
2019, the National Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime [UNODC], multi-faceted musician, humanitarian and philanthropist Shehzad
Roy will be making his feature film debut as ‘Allan’ in the cinematic
adaptation of ALIF NOON along with Pakistani Television personality, actor,
writer, director, producer and humorist Faisal Qureshi as ‘Nanha’. Written by Faisal
Qureshi, ALIF NOON also marks his directorial debut for the big
screen.
The
official news was revealed via Twitter by Shehzad Roy himself who in turn
received massive support and encouragement from various media personalities
including superstar Ali Zafar, iconic pop-rock bank Strings, Ziauddin
Yousafzai; education activist and father of Malala Yousafzai, film director Nabeel
Qureshi, Politician Jibran Nasir and TV anchor Hamid Mir.
“ALIF
NOON is a revival of a classic comedy and
famous characters but with a modern twist. The characters will not be from
80's. ALIF NOON is infact a new
modern version of them belonging to today’s era, so whoever has seen the old
classic and even the new generation who didn’t will be able to enjoy.” said Faisal Qureshi.
ALIF
NOON is all set to
be a thought provoking, satirical action-comedy experience that aims to portray
Allan
and Nanha
in present times whilst dealing with challenges and the advancement of today's
society.
What
is likely to be music to the ears of 60s, 70s and early 80s Pakistanis, the
next generation will now be able to experience the legendary Allan
and Nanha!
Details
about the cast and crew will be released later in 2019.